9-Letter Words Matching __IR_____

There are 81 9-letter words that match __IR_____. 40 are common words, such as CHIROPODY and CHIRPIEST. A rarer one is WHIRRYING. In this set, S is the most frequent open letter (60 words). 19 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 81

Common words

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About this list

Words
81 (40 common words)
Common example
chiropody
Rare example
whirrying
Doubled letters
19
Ending in S
29
Most frequent letter
S (60)

Questions

How many 9-letter words matching __ir_____ are there?

81. 40 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

CHIROPODY is among the common words in this set.