8-Letter Words Matching _I_____I

There are 15 8-letter words that match _I_____I. 9 are common words, such as CICERONI and DIGERATI. A rarer one is SIGNIORI. In this set, R is the most frequent open letter (10 words). 3 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 15

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Words
15 (9 common words)
Common example
ciceroni
Rare example
signiori
Doubled letters
3
Ending in S
0
Most frequent letter
R (10)

Questions

How many 8-letter words matching _i_____i are there?

15. 9 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

CICERONI is among the common words in this set.