8-Letter Words Matching ____IR__

There are 76 8-letter words that match ____IR__. 40 are common words, such as ACQUIRED and ACQUIRES. A rarer one is VAMPIRIC. In this set, E is the most frequent open letter (55 words). 2 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 76

Common words

acquiredacquiresbesmirchbonfiresbusgirlscatbirdsconfirmscowbirdscowgirlsdispiritenquiredenquires
acquiredacquiresbesmirchbonfiresbusgirlscatbirdsconfirmscowbirdscowgirlsdispiritenquiredenquiresesquiresflatironfoxfiresgridirongunfiresimpairedinquiredinquirerinquiresinspiredinspiresinspiritjaybirdsmisfiredmisfirespismiresredbirdsrepairedrepairerrequiredrequiresrespiredrespiresseabirdsunfairerunfairlyunpairedvampiresacquireraffairesarmoiresenquirerinspirerlempirasoilbirdsavodiresdiapiricesquiredfatbirdshaywireshetairaihetairasimpairermadeirasmilliremnonviraloutfiredoutfirespareiraspoxvirusprefiredprefiresproviralprovirusreovirusrequirerrimfiressaltiressubviralsunbirdssuspiredsuspiresunhairedvampiric

About this list

Words
76 (40 common words)
Common example
acquired
Rare example
vampiric
Doubled letters
2
Ending in S
40
Most frequent letter
E (55)

Questions

How many 8-letter words matching ____ir__ are there?

76. 40 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

ACQUIRED is among the common words in this set.