8-Letter Words Matching __R_V___

There are 28 8-letter words that match __R_V___. 12 are common words, such as AARDVARK and ARRIVALS. A rarer one is UPRIVERS. In this set, I is the most frequent open letter (20 words). 4 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 28

Common words

aardvarkarrivalsarrivingcaravanscaravelsderivingforeversshrivelsshrivingstrivingthrivingunravels
aardvarkarrivalsarrivingcaravanscaravelsderivingforeversshrivelsshrivingstrivingthrivingunravelsenravishmaravediparavanepyruvatearriversderivatederiversjarovizerereviewscrivingshriversstravagestravaigstriversthriversuprivers

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Words
28 (12 common words)
Common example
aardvark
Rare example
uprivers
Doubled letters
4
Ending in S
12
Most frequent letter
I (20)

Questions

How many 8-letter words matching __r_v___ are there?

28. 12 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

AARDVARK is among the common words in this set.