10-Letter Words Matching ____V__O__

There are 12 10-letter words that match ____V__O__. 8 are common words, such as ACTIVATORS and CADAVEROUS. A rarer one is SALIVATORS. 2 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 12

activatorscadaverousexcavatorsinnovatorsmotivatorsomnivorousredevelopsrenovatorsinnovatorytwelvefoldcodevelopssalivators

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Words
12 (8 common words)
Common example
activators
Rare example
salivators
Doubled letters
2
Ending in S
10

Questions

How many 10-letter words matching ____v__o__ are there?

12. 8 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

ACTIVATORS is among the common words in this set.