8-Letter Words Matching ___V_E__

There are 12 8-letter words that match ___V_E__. 8 are common words, such as CLAVIERS and CURVIEST. A rarer one is LEAVIEST. 2 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 12

clavierscurviestheaviestnerviestpreviewspriviestpurviewssavviestbouviersbreviersflivversleaviest

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Words
12 (8 common words)
Common example
claviers
Rare example
leaviest
Doubled letters
2
Ending in S
6

Questions

How many 8-letter words matching ___v_e__ are there?

12. 8 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

CLAVIERS is among the common words in this set.