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8-Letter Words Matching _____IR_

There are 73 8-letter words that match _____IR_. 30 are common words, such as BACKFIRE and BARBWIRE. A rarer one is YARDBIRD. In this set, E is the most frequent open letter (42 words). 9 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 73

Common words

backfirebarbwirebluebirdboudoirscampfireconspirecorsairsdaiquiridespairsjailbirdladybirdlovebird
backfirebarbwirebluebirdboudoirscampfireconspirecorsairsdaiquiridespairsjailbirdladybirdlovebirdlyrebirdnewsgirlnondairyoutskirtovenbirdovertireperspireplaygirlquagmirereaffirmsapphireshowgirlsnowbirdsongbirdspitfiresurefireupstairswildfireautogirobalefireballgirlbellbirdbushfirecruzeirodrumfirefirebirdfunfairshangbirdhellfirehomegirlkingbirdpissoirsportfirereedbirdricebirdsamphiresurfbirdtripwirecamphirecasimirecoadmirecochairscouloirsduumviriduumvirshangfirehardwirekashmirsoutwhirlovergirdovergirtperspirypostfirequagmiryrailbirdrainbirdredshirtsautoiresautoirsshopgirlyardbird

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Words
73 (30 common words)
Common example
backfire
Rare example
yardbird
Doubled letters
9
Ending in S
11
Most frequent letter
E (42)
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Questions

How many 8-letter words matching _____ir_ are there?

73. 30 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

BACKFIRE is among the common words in this set.