10-Letter Words Matching ______AV__

There are 24 10-letter words that match ______AV__. 10 are common words, such as AUTOCLAVES and BALACLAVAS. A rarer one is SUPERWAVES. In this set, E is the most frequent open letter (22 words). 2 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 24

autoclavesbalaclavasmeatloavesmicrowavedmicrowavesmisbehavedmisbehavespikestavesriboflavinshortwavesbrainwavesdrawshaveslandgravesmisbehaverpalsgravessemiquavershinleavesautoclavedcowlstavesflagstaveslongleavesreengravedreengravessuperwaves

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Words
24 (10 common words)
Common example
autoclaves
Rare example
superwaves
Doubled letters
2
Ending in S
17
Most frequent letter
E (22)

Questions

How many 10-letter words matching ______av__ are there?

24. 10 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

AUTOCLAVES is among the common words in this set.