9-Letter Words Matching ____L_V__

There are 16 9-letter words that match ____L_V__. 7 are common words, such as ACYCLOVIR and CONCLAVES. A rarer one is OVERLOVES. In this set, E is the most frequent open letter (14 words). 2 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 16

acyclovirconclavesfoxglovesladylovesredeliverspillovertruelovesbookloverunbelovedfolkliveshalfliveslavalavasoverlivedoverlivesoverlovedoverloves

About this list

Words
16 (7 common words)
Common example
acyclovir
Rare example
overloves
Doubled letters
2
Ending in S
9
Most frequent letter
E (14)

Questions

How many 9-letter words matching ____l_v__ are there?

16. 7 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

ACYCLOVIR is among the common words in this set.