6-Letter Words Matching __E_V_

There are 12 6-letter words that match __E_V_. 6 are common words, such as CLEAVE and SHEAVE. A rarer one is WHERVE. In this set, E is the most frequent open letter (11 words). 3 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 12

cleavesheaveshelvesleeveswervetwelvegreavesleavesteevesheeveshelvywherve

About this list

Words
12 (6 common words)
Common example
cleave
Rare example
wherve
Doubled letters
3
Ending in S
0
Most frequent letter
E (11)

Questions

How many 6-letter words matching __e_v_ are there?

12. 6 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

CLEAVE is among the common words in this set.