5-Letter Words Matching _E_V_

There are 22 5-letter words that match _E_V_. 13 are common words, such as DELVE and HEAVE. A rarer one is SELVA. In this set, E is the most frequent open letter (14 words). 4 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 22

delveheaveheavyhelveleavenervenervypeevereeveserveservoverveweavebevvypervsreavereivedeavekeeveleavypeavyselva

About this list

Words
22 (13 common words)
Common example
delve
Rare example
selva
Doubled letters
4
Ending in S
1
Most frequent letter
E (14)

Questions

How many 5-letter words matching _e_v_ are there?

22. 13 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

DELVE is among the common words in this set.