10-Letter Words Matching ____V___R_

There are 12 10-letter words that match ____V___R_. 8 are common words, such as ACTIVATORS and BEHAVIOURS. A rarer one is SALIVATORS. In this set, S is the most frequent open letter (11 words). 2 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 12

activatorsbehavioursdeliverersexcavatorsinnovatorsmotivatorsrenovatorsscrivenersinnovatorycaravanersrecovererssalivators

About this list

Words
12 (8 common words)
Common example
activators
Rare example
salivators
Doubled letters
2
Ending in S
11
Most frequent letter
S (11)

Questions

How many 10-letter words matching ____v___r_ are there?

12. 8 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

ACTIVATORS is among the common words in this set.