8-Letter Words Matching __EI____

There are 20 8-letter words that match __EI____. 7 are common words, such as FREIGHTS and GNEISSES. A rarer one is SPEISSES. In this set, S is the most frequent open letter (19 words). 3 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 20

freightsgneissesobeisantsheikdomsleighedsleightstheisticgreisenssteinbokcleidoicdreidelsfleishiggneissicpleiadessheitansskeiningsleigherspeilingspeiringspeisses

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Words
20 (7 common words)
Common example
freights
Rare example
speisses
Doubled letters
3
Ending in S
8
Most frequent letter
S (19)

Questions

How many 8-letter words matching __ei____ are there?

20. 7 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

FREIGHTS is among the common words in this set.