8-Letter Words Matching ____OV__

There are 52 8-letter words that match ____OV__. 26 are common words, such as APPROVAL and APPROVED. A rarer one is ZELKOVAS. In this set, E is the most frequent open letter (47 words). 12 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 52

Common words

approvalapprovedapprovesbehoovedbehoovescordovandiscoverhangoverholdoverhungoverimprovedimproves
approvalapprovedapprovesbehoovedbehoovescordovandiscoverhangoverholdoverhungoverimprovedimprovesleftovermakeovermoreoverpulloverpushoverreprovedreprovesrolloverstopovertakeoverturnoverunprovedunprovenwalkoverapproverbedcovercommovedcommoveshandoverimprovernonwovenpassoverpavlovasreprovalreproverslipoverwingovercognovitflopovermismovedmismovesnonnoveloutlovedoutlovesoutmovedoutmovesslivovicunglovedungloveszelkovas

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Words
52 (26 common words)
Common example
approval
Rare example
zelkovas
Doubled letters
12
Ending in S
11
Most frequent letter
E (47)

Questions

How many 8-letter words matching ____ov__ are there?

52. 26 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

APPROVAL is among the common words in this set.