8-Letter Words Matching __IR____

There are 111 8-letter words that match __IR____. 53 are common words, such as CHIRPIER and CHIRPING. A rarer one is WHIRRIES. In this set, S is the most frequent open letter (73 words). 22 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 111

Common words

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About this list

Words
111 (53 common words)
Common example
chirpier
Rare example
whirries
Doubled letters
22
Ending in S
37
Most frequent letter
S (73)

Questions

How many 8-letter words matching __ir____ are there?

111. 53 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

CHIRPIER is among the common words in this set.