7-Letter Words Matching ____VA_

There are 20 7-letter words that match ____VA_. 8 are common words, such as ARRIVAL and BOLIVAR. A rarer one is SUBOVAL. In this set, L is the most frequent open letter (11 words). 2 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 20

arrivalbolivarcaravanminivanremovalrevivalsalivassamovarestivalgenevasmedevacmitzvahcasavascoaevaldativalhalavahmitsvahoctavalottavassuboval

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Words
20 (8 common words)
Common example
arrival
Rare example
suboval
Doubled letters
2
Ending in S
4
Most frequent letter
L (11)

Questions

How many 7-letter words matching ____va_ are there?

20. 8 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

ARRIVAL is among the common words in this set.