8-Letter Words Matching V______N

There are 18 8-letter words that match V______N. 6 are common words, such as VACATION and VENATION. A rarer one is VIOMYCIN. In this set, I is the most frequent open letter (15 words). 2 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 18

vacationvenationverbotenvexationvocationvolitionvalerianvanillinvenetianvesuvianviridianvitellinvolutionveratrinversemanversemenvigneronviomycin

About this list

Words
18 (6 common words)
Common example
vacation
Rare example
viomycin
Doubled letters
2
Ending in S
0
Most frequent letter
I (15)

Questions

How many 8-letter words matching v______n are there?

18. 6 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

VACATION is among the common words in this set.