5-Letter Words Matching _EV__

There are 22 5-letter words that match _EV__. 12 are common words, such as BEVEL and DEVIL. A rarer one is NEVES. In this set, E is the most frequent open letter (14 words). 2 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 22

beveldevilfeverleveelevellevernevernevusrevelrevuesevenseverbevvykevellevinrevetbevordevasdeveldevonkevilneves

About this list

Words
22 (12 common words)
Common example
bevel
Rare example
neves
Doubled letters
2
Ending in S
3
Most frequent letter
E (14)

Questions

How many 5-letter words matching _ev__ are there?

22. 12 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

BEVEL is among the common words in this set.