8-Letter Words Matching ____R_V_

There are 14 8-letter words that match ____R_V_. 3 are common words, such as CONTRIVE and DISPROVE. A rarer one is RESTROVE. In this set, E is the most frequent open letter (13 words). 0 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 14

contrivedisprovemangroveburgravemargraveoutbravecoderiveisogrivsmisdrivemisdroveoutdriveoutdroverestriverestrove

About this list

Words
14 (3 common words)
Common example
contrive
Rare example
restrove
Doubled letters
0
Ending in S
1
Most frequent letter
E (13)

Questions

How many 8-letter words matching ____r_v_ are there?

14. 3 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

CONTRIVE is among the common words in this set.