9-Letter Words Matching _____R_D_

There are 24 9-letter words that match _____R_D_. 5 are common words, such as DESPERADO and DOWNGRADE. A rarer one is VIVERRIDS. In this set, E is the most frequent open letter (19 words). 2 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 24

desperadodowngradeelectrodeinfraredspurebredsanhydridecolubridselateridsglycerideovertradetaligradetellurideantheridsconelradsdihybridseupatridshomebredslampyridsoutstrideoutstrodepolybridssubworldsultraredsviverrids

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Words
24 (5 common words)
Common example
desperado
Rare example
viverrids
Doubled letters
2
Ending in S
14
Most frequent letter
E (19)

Questions

How many 9-letter words matching _____r_d_ are there?

24. 5 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

DESPERADO is among the common words in this set.