5-Letter Words Matching __IR_

There are 61 5-letter words that match __IR_. 37 are common words, such as AFIRE and AMIRS. A rarer one is YAIRD. In this set, S is the most frequent open letter (30 words). 4 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 61

Common words

afireamirsbairncairnchirpdairyemirsfairsfairyflirthairshairy
afireamirsbairncairnchirpdairyemirsfairsfairyflirthairshairyheirslairdlairsmoirepairsquirequirkquirtshireshirkshirrshirtskirtsmirkspirespirystirsswirlthirdtwirlweirdweirswhirlwhirrwhirscairdchirkchirmchirrcoirsnairaskirlskirrstirkzairechiroguirokeirsmairsmbiramoiranoirsspirtstirpthirltwirpvairswairsyaird

About this list

Words
61 (37 common words)
Common example
afire
Rare example
yaird
Doubled letters
4
Ending in S
16
Most frequent letter
S (30)

Questions

How many 5-letter words matching __ir_ are there?

61. 37 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

AFIRE is among the common words in this set.