8-Letter Words Matching _____I_I

There are 16 8-letter words that match _____I_I. 5 are common words, such as DAIQUIRI and GRAFFITI. A rarer one is ZECCHINI. In this set, R is the most frequent open letter (8 words). 4 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 16

daiquirigraffitilinguiniumbilicizucchinitzatzikidaishikiduumvirimalihiniouistitiparchisipecoriniprincipistrobilitrochilizecchini

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Words
16 (5 common words)
Common example
daiquiri
Rare example
zecchini
Doubled letters
4
Ending in S
0
Most frequent letter
R (8)

Questions

How many 8-letter words matching _____i_i are there?

16. 5 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

DAIQUIRI is among the common words in this set.