10-Letter Words Matching _____IR___

There are 25 10-letter words that match _____IR___. 9 are common words, such as ANTIVIRALS and BACKFIRING. A rarer one is RIBAVIRINS. In this set, A is the most frequent open letter (17 words). 3 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 25

Common words

antiviralsbackfiringconspiracyconspiringdespairingovertiringperspiringreaffirmedsemicircleduumviratequadriremesapphirine
antiviralsbackfiringconspiracyconspiringdespairingovertiringperspiringreaffirmedsemicircleduumviratequadriremesapphirineantipiracycoadmiringcochairingcochairmancochairmendespairershardwiringoutwhirledoverdirectovergirdedquagmirierredshirtedribavirins

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Words
25 (9 common words)
Common example
antivirals
Rare example
ribavirins
Doubled letters
3
Ending in S
3
Most frequent letter
A (17)

Questions

How many 10-letter words matching _____ir___ are there?

25. 9 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

ANTIVIRALS is among the common words in this set.