7-Letter Words Matching _E____I

There are 14 7-letter words that match _E____I. 2 are common words, such as MENISCI and TERMINI. A rarer one is VENTURI. In this set, N is the most frequent open letter (8 words). 4 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 14

menisciterminicembalipeccavidenariihellerihexereilecythilekythinegronipenuchisecondisenariiventuri

About this list

Words
14 (2 common words)
Common example
menisci
Rare example
venturi
Doubled letters
4
Ending in S
0
Most frequent letter
N (8)

Questions

How many 7-letter words matching _e____i are there?

14. 2 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

MENISCI is among the common words in this set.