6-Letter Words Matching R__V__

There are 12 6-letter words that match R__V__. 3 are common words, such as REEVED and REEVES. A rarer one is RIEVER. In this set, E is the most frequent open letter (12 words). 3 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 12

reevedreevesrevvedreavedreaverreavesrenvoireavowreivedreiverreivesriever

About this list

Words
12 (3 common words)
Common example
reeved
Rare example
riever
Doubled letters
3
Ending in S
3
Most frequent letter
E (12)

Questions

How many 6-letter words matching r__v__ are there?

12. 3 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

REEVED is among the common words in this set.