10-Letter Words Matching V_____E___

There are 15 10-letter words that match V_____E___. 3 are common words, such as VELVETEENS and VERMICELLI. A rarer one is VISCOMETRY. In this set, I is the most frequent open letter (12 words). 6 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 15

velveteensvermicellivolunteersvariometervideogenicvillanelleviolaceousvirescenceviscometervoltametervorticellavideotexesvideotextsvillanellaviscometry

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Words
15 (3 common words)
Common example
velveteens
Rare example
viscometry
Doubled letters
6
Ending in S
5
Most frequent letter
I (12)

Questions

How many 10-letter words matching v_____e___ are there?

15. 3 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

VELVETEENS is among the common words in this set.