7-Letter Words Matching __V___Y

There are 21 7-letter words that match __V___Y. 13 are common words, such as CAVALRY and CIVILLY. A rarer one is RAVELLY. In this set, L is the most frequent open letter (17 words). 6 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 21

cavalrycivillydevilrylevellylividlylovablynoveltypovertyrevelryrivalrysavouryseventyvividlyloverlymovablynovellysaveloycavallydovekeynavallyravelly

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Words
21 (13 common words)
Common example
cavalry
Rare example
ravelly
Doubled letters
6
Ending in S
0
Most frequent letter
L (17)

Questions

How many 7-letter words matching __v___y are there?

21. 13 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

CAVALRY is among the common words in this set.