10-Letter Words Matching S___V_____

There are 16 10-letter words that match S___V_____. 9 are common words, such as SALIVATING and SALIVATION. A rarer one is STRAVAIGED. In this set, I is the most frequent open letter (13 words). 4 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 16

salivatingsalivationscrivenerssemivowelsshrivelingshrivelledsleevelessstarvationstarvelingscurvinesssexivalentsubaveragesalivatorssleeveletsstravagingstravaiged

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Words
16 (9 common words)
Common example
salivating
Rare example
stravaiged
Doubled letters
4
Ending in S
6
Most frequent letter
I (13)

Questions

How many 10-letter words matching s___v_____ are there?

16. 9 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

SALIVATING is among the common words in this set.