9-Letter Words Matching _____AV__

There are 23 9-letter words that match _____AV__. 4 are common words, such as AFFIDAVIT and CONCLAVES. A rarer one is TIPSTAVES. In this set, S is the most frequent open letter (19 words). 2 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 23

affidavitconclavesflyleaveslifesaverburgravesheatwavesmargravesoutbravedoutbravestealeaveswayleavesendleaveskavakavaslavalavasoverfavoroversavedoversavespiassavaspostcavaepostcavalpretraveltimesavertipstaves

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Words
23 (4 common words)
Common example
affidavit
Rare example
tipstaves
Doubled letters
2
Ending in S
14
Most frequent letter
S (19)

Questions

How many 9-letter words matching _____av__ are there?

23. 4 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

AFFIDAVIT is among the common words in this set.