10-Letter Words Matching _E_____V__

There are 21 10-letter words that match _E_____V__. 10 are common words, such as DEFECTIVES and DEFENSIVES. A rarer one is TENTATIVES. In this set, E is the most frequent open letter (21 words). 5 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 21

defectivesdefensivesdetectiveskerchievesmeatloavesrecessivesrediscoverreflexivessensitiveswerewolvessemibrevessemiquaverdetersivesgerundivesreapprovedreapprovesreengravedreengravesreobservedreobservestentatives

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Words
21 (10 common words)
Common example
defectives
Rare example
tentatives
Doubled letters
5
Ending in S
16
Most frequent letter
E (21)

Questions

How many 10-letter words matching _e_____v__ are there?

21. 10 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

DEFECTIVES is among the common words in this set.