8-Letter Words Matching ____VA__

There are 38 8-letter words that match ____VA__. 19 are common words, such as AARDVARK and ACTIVATE. A rarer one is SUBOVATE. In this set, E is the most frequent open letter (23 words). 3 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 38

Common words

aardvarkactivatearrivalsbolivarscaravanscleavageenervateexcavateinnovateminivansmotivaterelevant
aardvarkactivatearrivalsbolivarscaravanscleavageenervateexcavateinnovateminivansmotivaterelevantremovalsrenovaterevivalssalivarysalivatesamovarstitivateacervateadjuvantestivateparavanepyruvateboshvarkcoaevalsderivategalavantgalivantgrievanthalavahsmedevacsmitsvahsmitzvahsreinvadestravagestravaigsubovate

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Words
38 (19 common words)
Common example
aardvark
Rare example
subovate
Doubled letters
3
Ending in S
12
Most frequent letter
E (23)

Questions

How many 8-letter words matching ____va__ are there?

38. 19 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

AARDVARK is among the common words in this set.