10-Letter Words Matching __N_V_____

There are 12 10-letter words that match __N_V_____. 9 are common words, such as BENEVOLENT and INNOVATING. A rarer one is RENOVATIVE. In this set, O is the most frequent open letter (12 words). 5 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 12

benevolentinnovatinginnovationinnovativeinnovatorsomnivorousrenovatingrenovationrenovatorsinnovatorymonovalentrenovative

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Words
12 (9 common words)
Common example
benevolent
Rare example
renovative
Doubled letters
5
Ending in S
3
Most frequent letter
O (12)

Questions

How many 10-letter words matching __n_v_____ are there?

12. 9 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

BENEVOLENT is among the common words in this set.