6-Letter Words Matching S___V_

There are 18 6-letter words that match S___V_. 12 are common words, such as SALIVA and SCURVY. A rarer one is SHELVY. In this set, E is the most frequent open letter (14 words). 4 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 18

salivascurvysheaveshelveshriveshroveskivvysleevestarvestrivestroveswervesleavesteeveschavsscrivesheeveshelvy

About this list

Words
18 (12 common words)
Common example
saliva
Rare example
shelvy
Doubled letters
4
Ending in S
1
Most frequent letter
E (14)

Questions

How many 6-letter words matching s___v_ are there?

18. 12 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

SALIVA is among the common words in this set.