8-Letter Words Matching ____I__I

There are 16 8-letter words that match ____I__I. 3 are common words, such as BANDITTI and GLADIOLI. A rarer one is STOTINKI. In this set, N is the most frequent open letter (9 words). 7 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 16

bandittigladiolinarcissilemniscimorbilliamphioxicapriccidoupionigingillihetairaipasticcipulvillirenminbishilingisignioristotinki

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Words
16 (3 common words)
Common example
banditti
Rare example
stotinki
Doubled letters
7
Ending in S
0
Most frequent letter
N (9)

Questions

How many 8-letter words matching ____i__i are there?

16. 3 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

BANDITTI is among the common words in this set.