8-Letter Words Ending in VES

There are 80 8-letter words that end in VES. 43 are common words, such as ABSOLVES and ACHIEVES. A rarer one is UPHEAVES. In this set, I is the most frequent open letter (47 words). 12 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 80

Common words

absolvesachievesairwavesalewivesapprovesarchivesbeehivesbehalvesbehoovesbelievesbereavesbivalves
absolvesachievesairwavesalewivesapprovesarchivesbeehivesbehalvesbehoovesbelievesbereavesbivalvescaptivesconnivescursivesdeceivesdepravesdeprivesdeservesdevolvesenclavesengravesenslavesforgivesimprovesinvolveslowlivesmidlivesmidwivesmissivesobservesoutlivespassivesreceivesrelievesreprovesreservesresolvesrevolvesreweavesskydivessurvivesunnervescommovesinweavesmisgivesoldwivesplosivesrecurvesunweavescodrivesconcavesdecurvesdeleavesdissavesdistaveselativesexclaveshuswivesincurvesinnervesjussiveskhedivesmislivesmismovesnonlivesoutgivesoutlovesoutmovesoutravesprelivesredrivesreshavesscrievesshrievesstativesunglovesunreevesupcurvesupheaves

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Words
80 (43 common words)
Common example
absolves
Rare example
upheaves
Doubled letters
12
Ending in S
80
Most frequent letter
I (47)

Questions

How many 8-letter words ending in ves are there?

80. 43 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

ABSOLVES is among the common words in this set.