9-Letter Words Containing ALV

There are 20 9-letter words that contain ALV. 7 are common words, such as GALVANISE and GALVANISM. A rarer one is VALVELETS. In this set, S is the most frequent open letter (17 words). 2 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 20

galvanisegalvanismgalvanizesalvagingsalvationunivalvesvalvelessalveolarsalveolatecalvariascalvariescalvitiesmalvasiasmalvoisiesalvagerscalvariumsalvageessalvarsantrivalvesvalvelets

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Words
20 (7 common words)
Common example
galvanise
Rare example
valvelets
Doubled letters
2
Ending in S
11
Most frequent letter
S (17)

Questions

How many 9-letter words containing alv are there?

20. 7 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

GALVANISE is among the common words in this set.