7-Letter Words Matching _I_V___

There are 16 7-letter words that match _I_V___. 7 are common words, such as CIVVIES and DIVVIED. A rarer one is SILVICS. In this set, S is the most frequent open letter (13 words). 3 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 16

civviesdivvieddivviesnirvanasievingsilverssilverymikvothsilvernkidvidslievestmikvahsmikvehsrieverssilvanssilvics

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Words
16 (7 common words)
Common example
civvies
Rare example
silvics
Doubled letters
3
Ending in S
9
Most frequent letter
S (13)

Questions

How many 7-letter words matching _i_v___ are there?

16. 7 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

CIVVIES is among the common words in this set.