10-Letter Words Matching _A___V____

There are 17 10-letter words that match _A___V____. 8 are common words, such as CAPTIVATED and CAPTIVATES. A rarer one is PASSIVISTS. In this set, I is the most frequent open letter (15 words). 8 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 17

captivatedcaptivatescaptivatorcarnivoresgallivantslasciviousmaneuveredvaudevillelabiovelarpassivatedpassivismspassivizedpassivizesmaneuvererparvoviruspassivatespassivists

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Words
17 (8 common words)
Common example
captivated
Rare example
passivists
Doubled letters
8
Ending in S
9
Most frequent letter
I (15)

Questions

How many 10-letter words matching _a___v____ are there?

17. 8 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

CAPTIVATED is among the common words in this set.