8-Letter Words Matching __I_R___

There are 52 8-letter words that match __I_R___. 21 are common words, such as APIARIES and APIARIST. A rarer one is WHITRACK. In this set, S is the most frequent open letter (33 words). 16 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 52

Common words

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Words
52 (21 common words)
Common example
apiaries
Rare example
whitrack
Doubled letters
16
Ending in S
22
Most frequent letter
S (33)

Questions

How many 8-letter words matching __i_r___ are there?

52. 21 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

APIARIES is among the common words in this set.