5-Letter Words Matching _E__I

There are 17 5-letter words that match _E__I. 3 are common words, such as CELLI and GENII. A rarer one is TERAI. In this set, T is the most frequent open letter (7 words). 6 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 17

celligeniitempifermipennirectiseraibennicercicestimediipettisegnisengisentiteloiterai

About this list

Words
17 (3 common words)
Common example
celli
Rare example
terai
Doubled letters
6
Ending in S
0
Most frequent letter
T (7)

Questions

How many 5-letter words matching _e__i are there?

17. 3 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

CELLI is among the common words in this set.