10-Letter Words Matching _____OV___

There are 18 10-letter words that match _____OV___. 9 are common words, such as ACYCLOVIRS and CARRYOVERS. A rarer one is WINDHOVERS. In this set, R is the most frequent open letter (17 words). 5 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 18

acyclovirscarryoverscontrovertcrossoversdisprovinghardcoverssleepoversslipcoversspilloversantinovelsdustcoversergonovineflashoversovergovernoverlovingregroovingsoftcoverswindhovers

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Words
18 (9 common words)
Common example
acyclovirs
Rare example
windhovers
Doubled letters
5
Ending in S
12
Most frequent letter
R (17)

Questions

How many 10-letter words matching _____ov___ are there?

18. 9 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

ACYCLOVIRS is among the common words in this set.