10-Letter Words Ending in VES

There are 77 10-letter words that end in VES. 42 are common words, such as ADJECTIVES and AFTERLIVES. A rarer one is WOODSTOVES. In this set, I is the most frequent open letter (54 words). 15 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 77

Common words

adjectivesafterlivesautoclavescorrosivesdefectivesdefensivesdetectivesdirectivesexclusivesexecutivesexpletivesexplosives
adjectivesafterlivesautoclavescorrosivesdefectivesdefensivesdetectivesdirectivesexclusivesexecutivesexpletivesexplosivesfricativeshousewivesincentivesintensivesinvectivesjackkniveskerchievesmeatloavesmicrowavesmisbehavesnarrativesnonactivesnonnativesobjectivesobsessivesoffensivesoperativesoverdrivespartitivespikestavesprimitivespurgativesrecessivesreflexivessensitivesshortwavesthemselvesundeceiveswerewolvesyourselvesaardwolvesbrainwavescookstovesdigestivesdrawknivesdrawshaveslandgravespalsgravessemibrevesshinleavesadventivescalmativescausativeschamplevescowlstavesdetersiveseffectivesflagstavesforehoovesformativesgerundivesimplosivesinceptivesintrusiveslongleavesmooncalvesprivativesreapprovesreengravesreobservessuperwavessuperwivestentativesunreserveswoodstoves

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Words
77 (42 common words)
Common example
adjectives
Rare example
woodstoves
Doubled letters
15
Ending in S
77
Most frequent letter
I (54)

Questions

How many 10-letter words ending in ves are there?

77. 42 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

ADJECTIVES is among the common words in this set.