9-Letter Words Matching ____IR___

There are 44 9-letter words that match ____IR___. 23 are common words, such as ACQUIRING and BESTIRRED. A rarer one is VAMPIRISH. In this set, I is the most frequent open letter (30 words). 6 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 44

Common words

acquiringbestirredconfirmeddispiritsenquiriesenquiringflatironsgridironsimpairinginquirersinquiriesinquiring
acquiringbestirredconfirmeddispiritsenquiriesenquiringflatironsgridironsimpairinginquirersinquiriesinquiringinspiringinspiritsmisdirectmisfiringrepairersrepairingrepairmanrepairmenrequiringrespiringunfairestacquirersenquirersjequiritymemoiristunstirredvampirismcoheiressesquiringimpairersinspirersmilliremsmultiroomnonvirginoutfiringprefiringprehiringrequirerssuspiringunhairingupstirredvampirish

About this list

Words
44 (23 common words)
Common example
acquiring
Rare example
vampirish
Doubled letters
6
Ending in S
15
Most frequent letter
I (30)

Questions

How many 9-letter words matching ____ir___ are there?

44. 23 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

ACQUIRING is among the common words in this set.