8-Letter Words Matching J_R_____

There are 16 8-letter words that match J_R_____. 3 are common words, such as JEREMIAD and JERKIEST. A rarer one is JERSEYED. 4 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 16

jeremiadjerkiestjuristicjarositejeroboamjerrycanjuratoryjargonedjargoneljargoonsjarheadsjarldomsjarovizejerreedsjerricanjerseyed

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Words
16 (3 common words)
Common example
jeremiad
Rare example
jerseyed
Doubled letters
4
Ending in S
4

Questions

How many 8-letter words matching j_r_____ are there?

16. 3 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

JEREMIAD is among the common words in this set.