8-Letter Words Ending in IRE

There are 25 8-letter words that end in IRE. 11 are common words, such as BACKFIRE and BARBWIRE. A rarer one is SAUTOIRE. In this set, A is the most frequent open letter (13 words). 2 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 25

Common words

backfirebarbwirecampfireconspireovertireperspirequagmiresapphirespitfiresurefirewildfirebalefire
backfirebarbwirecampfireconspireovertireperspirequagmiresapphirespitfiresurefirewildfirebalefirebushfiredrumfirehellfireportfiresamphiretripwirecamphirecasimirecoadmirehangfirehardwirepostfiresautoire

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Words
25 (11 common words)
Common example
backfire
Rare example
sautoire
Doubled letters
2
Ending in S
0
Most frequent letter
A (13)

Questions

How many 8-letter words ending in ire are there?

25. 11 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

BACKFIRE is among the common words in this set.