8-Letter Words Matching _____VA_

There are 34 8-letter words that match _____VA_. 14 are common words, such as APPROVAL and ARCHIVAL. A rarer one is ZYZZYVAS. In this set, L is the most frequent open letter (24 words). 5 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 34

Common words

approvalarchivalbaklavascarnivalcassavascordovanfestivalintervalmedievalprimevalsurvivalupheaval
approvalarchivalbaklavascarnivalcassavascordovanfestivalintervalmedievalprimevalsurvivalupheavalyeshivahyeshivasamadavatavadavatcorrivalcultivargingivaepavlovasreprovalshrievalaestivaldeprivalgingivalkhedivalnonnavalnonrivaloutrivalpiasavasprecavaeprecavalzelkovaszyzzyvas

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Words
34 (14 common words)
Common example
approval
Rare example
zyzzyvas
Doubled letters
5
Ending in S
7
Most frequent letter
L (24)

Questions

How many 8-letter words matching _____va_ are there?

34. 14 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

APPROVAL is among the common words in this set.