8-Letter Words Matching ____AV__

There are 56 8-letter words that match ____AV__. 20 are common words, such as AIRWAVES and BAKLAVAS. A rarer one is UPHEAVES. In this set, E is the most frequent open letter (45 words). 5 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 56

Common words

airwavesbaklavasbereavedbereavescassavascentavosdepraveddepravesdisfavorenclavesendeavorengraved
airwavesbaklavasbereavedbereavescassavascentavosdepraveddepravesdisfavorenclavesendeavorengravedengraverengravesenslavedenslavesreweavedreweavesunshavenupheavalamadavatavadavatenslaverinweavedinweavesunshavedunweavedunweavesbereaverbeslavedconcavedconcavesdeleaveddeleavesdepraverdissaveddissavesdistavesexclavesmoshavimnonnavaloutcaviloutravedoutravesoutsavorpahlavispeccavispiasavasprecavaeprecavalreshavedreshavenreshavesupheavedupheaverupheaves

About this list

Words
56 (20 common words)
Common example
airwaves
Rare example
upheaves
Doubled letters
5
Ending in S
23
Most frequent letter
E (45)

Questions

How many 8-letter words matching ____av__ are there?

56. 20 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

AIRWAVES is among the common words in this set.