7-Letter Words Matching ___V_S_

There are 21 7-letter words that match ___V_S_. 17 are common words, such as ATAVISM and ATAVIST. A rarer one is PREVISE. In this set, A is the most frequent open letter (15 words). 2 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 21

atavismatavistbravestcanvassdervishfauvismfauvistgravestharvestknavishmauvestnaivestpeevishprovisoprovostslavishsuavestmauvishlievestparviseprevise

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Words
21 (17 common words)
Common example
atavism
Rare example
previse
Doubled letters
2
Ending in S
1
Most frequent letter
A (15)

Questions

How many 7-letter words matching ___v_s_ are there?

21. 17 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

ATAVISM is among the common words in this set.