4-Letter Words Matching _I_T

There are 40 4-letter words that match _I_T. 32 are common words, such as DIET and DINT. A rarer one is FIXT. In this set, L is the most frequent open letter (12 words). 2 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 40

Common words

dietdintdirtfiatfistgiftgiltgirtgisthilthinthist
dietdintdirtfiatfistgiftgiltgirtgisthilthinthistjiltkiltliftliltlintlistmiltmintmistmittmixtpintriftriotsiftsilttilttintwiltwistairtbittcistkistpietbintdiptfixt

About this list

Words
40 (32 common words)
Common example
diet
Rare example
fixt
Doubled letters
2
Ending in S
0
Most frequent letter
L (12)

Questions

How many 4-letter words matching _i_t are there?

40. 32 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

DIET is among the common words in this set.