10-Letter Words Matching ____C__V__

There are 18 10-letter words that match ____C__V__. 13 are common words, such as ADJECTIVAL and ADJECTIVES. A rarer one is MOONCALVES. In this set, E is the most frequent open letter (17 words). 3 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 18

adjectivaladjectivesautoclavesbalaclavasdefectivesdetectivesdirectivesinvectivesnonactivesobjectivesundeceivedundeceiveswoodcarverswitchoverunreceivedautoclavedeffectivesmooncalves

About this list

Words
18 (13 common words)
Common example
adjectival
Rare example
mooncalves
Doubled letters
3
Ending in S
12
Most frequent letter
E (17)

Questions

How many 10-letter words matching ____c__v__ are there?

18. 13 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

ADJECTIVAL is among the common words in this set.