7-Letter Words Matching ____AV_

There are 26 7-letter words that match ____AV_. 11 are common words, such as BAKLAVA and BEREAVE. A rarer one is RESHAVE. In this set, E is the most frequent open letter (22 words). 3 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 26

Common words

baklavabereavecassavacentavoconcavedepraveenclaveengraveenslaveforgavereweaveairwave
baklavabereavecassavacentavoconcavedepraveenclaveengraveenslaveforgavereweaveairwaveexclaveinweavemisgavepeccaviunweaveupheavedeleavedissaveoutgaveoutravepahlavipiasavaprecavareshave

About this list

Words
26 (11 common words)
Common example
baklava
Rare example
reshave
Doubled letters
3
Ending in S
0
Most frequent letter
E (22)

Questions

How many 7-letter words matching ____av_ are there?

26. 11 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

BAKLAVA is among the common words in this set.