9-Letter Words Matching _____IR__

There are 76 9-letter words that match _____IR__. 33 are common words, such as ANTIVIRAL and BACKFIRED. A rarer one is YARDBIRDS. In this set, S is the most frequent open letter (66 words). 7 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 76

Common words

antiviralbackfiredbackfiresbarbwiresbluebirdscampfiresconspiredconspiresdaiquirisdespairedheadfirstjailbirds
antiviralbackfiredbackfiresbarbwiresbluebirdscampfiresconspiredconspiresdaiquirisdespairedheadfirstjailbirdsladybirdslovebirdslyrebirdsnewsgirlsoutskirtsovenbirdsovertiredovertiresperspiredperspiresplaygirlsquagmiresreaffirmssapphiresshowgirlssnowbirdssongbirdsspitfiresundesiredunexpiredwildfiresantivirusarbovirusautogirosbalefiresballgirlsbellbirdscruzeirosdrumfiresechovirusfirebirdshangbirdshardwiredhellfireshomegirlskingbirdsreedbirdsricebirdssamphiressurfbirdstripwiresbushfirescamphirescasimirescoadmiredcoadmirescochaireddespairerfeetfirsthangfireshardwiresmyxoviralmyxovirusoutwhirlsovergirdsrailbirdsrainbirdsredshirtsribavirinrotavirussautoiresshopgirlsunadmiredyardbirds

About this list

Words
76 (33 common words)
Common example
antiviral
Rare example
yardbirds
Doubled letters
7
Ending in S
59
Most frequent letter
S (66)

Questions

How many 9-letter words matching _____ir__ are there?

76. 33 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

ANTIVIRAL is among the common words in this set.