7-Letter Words Matching ____VE_

There are 132 7-letter words that match ____VE_. 81 are common words, such as ACTIVES and ALCOVES. A rarer one is ZOUAVES. In this set, R is the most frequent open letter (84 words). 13 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 132

Common words

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About this list

Words
132 (81 common words)
Common example
actives
Rare example
zouaves
Doubled letters
13
Ending in S
45
Most frequent letter
R (84)

Questions

How many 7-letter words matching ____ve_ are there?

132. 81 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

ACTIVES is among the common words in this set.