8-Letter Words Matching _____VE_

There are 215 8-letter words that match _____VE_. 114 are common words, such as ABSOLVED and ABSOLVES. A rarer one is UPHEAVES. In this set, R is the most frequent open letter (132 words). 28 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 215

Common words

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About this list

Words
215 (114 common words)
Common example
absolved
Rare example
upheaves
Doubled letters
28
Ending in S
80
Most frequent letter
R (132)

Questions

How many 8-letter words matching _____ve_ are there?

215. 114 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

ABSOLVED is among the common words in this set.