8-Letter Words Matching _V____S_

There are 20 8-letter words that match _V____S_. 7 are common words, such as EVENNESS and EVILLEST. A rarer one is OVERWISE. In this set, E is the most frequent open letter (19 words). 7 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 20

evennessevillestevilnessovercastoverdoseoverpasssveltestaviaristavidnessovertaskovalnessoverbusyovereasyoverfastoverfishoverjustoverlushoverpastoverrashoverwise

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Words
20 (7 common words)
Common example
evenness
Rare example
overwise
Doubled letters
7
Ending in S
5
Most frequent letter
E (19)

Questions

How many 8-letter words matching _v____s_ are there?

20. 7 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

EVENNESS is among the common words in this set.