7-Letter Words Matching ___EV__

There are 20 7-letter words that match ___EV__. 11 are common words, such as BEDEVIL and FOREVER. A rarer one is UNLEVEL. In this set, E is the most frequent open letter (19 words). 5 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 20

bedevilforevergrievedgrievergrieveshoweversleevedsleevesthievedthieveswhoevergenevasmedevaccoaevalenfeverrelevessheevessteevedsteevesunlevel

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Words
20 (11 common words)
Common example
bedevil
Rare example
unlevel
Doubled letters
5
Ending in S
7
Most frequent letter
E (19)

Questions

How many 7-letter words matching ___ev__ are there?

20. 11 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

BEDEVIL is among the common words in this set.