7-Letter Words Matching __I___A

There are 23 7-letter words that match __I___A. 2 are common words, such as CHIMERA and SPIRAEA. A rarer one is TRITOMA. In this set, R is the most frequent open letter (11 words). 2 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 23

chimeraspiraeaaciculaariettabritskabritzkachiasmakeitloaprimulaskimmiaspiculaspirulaweigelaepisciaoviparapaisanaphiltraquinelaquininarhizomashicksaspinulatritoma

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Words
23 (2 common words)
Common example
chimera
Rare example
tritoma
Doubled letters
2
Ending in S
0
Most frequent letter
R (11)

Questions

How many 7-letter words matching __i___a are there?

23. 2 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

CHIMERA is among the common words in this set.