9-Letter Words Matching ____A__V_

There are 40 9-letter words that match ____A__V_. 17 are common words, such as CAUSATIVE and COMBATIVE. A rarer one is LAUDATIVE. 7 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 40

Common words

causativecombativeemulativeevocativeformativefricativeimitativeiterativelucrativenarrativenonnativenormative
causativecombativeemulativeevocativeformativefricativeimitativeiterativelucrativenarrativenonnativenormativeoperativepervasivepurgativetalkativetentativeassuasivecalmativecollativeeducativeemanativeexudativegustativehortativeisolativemediativeoxidativeplacativeportativeprivativeprobativeradiativesiccativesummativeviolativeagitativecorrasiveembracivelaudative

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Words
40 (17 common words)
Common example
causative
Rare example
laudative
Doubled letters
7
Ending in S
0

Questions

How many 9-letter words matching ____a__v_ are there?

40. 17 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

CAUSATIVE is among the common words in this set.