5-Letter Words Matching N_V__

There are 12 5-letter words that match N_V__. 8 are common words, such as NAVAL and NAVEL. A rarer one is NEVES. In this set, A is the most frequent open letter (8 words). 1 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 12

navalnavelnavesnevernevusnovaenovasnovelnavarnavvynivalneves

About this list

Words
12 (8 common words)
Common example
naval
Rare example
neves
Doubled letters
1
Ending in S
4
Most frequent letter
A (8)

Questions

How many 5-letter words matching n_v__ are there?

12. 8 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

NAVAL is among the common words in this set.