9-Letter Words Matching ____V_T__

There are 33 9-letter words that match ____V_T__. 22 are common words, such as ACTIVATED and ACTIVATES. A rarer one is SALIVATOR. In this set, E is the most frequent open letter (28 words). 3 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 33

Common words

activatedactivatesactivatorenervatedenervatesexcavatedexcavatesexcavatorinnovatedinnovatesinnovatormotivated
activatedactivatesactivatorenervatedenervatesexcavatedexcavatesexcavatorinnovatedinnovatesinnovatormotivatedmotivatesmotivatorrenovatedrenovatesrenovatorsalivatedsalivatestitivatedtitivatesuninvitedenervatorestivatedestivatessynovitisderivatesovervotedovervotespyruvatesreinvitedreinvitessalivator

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Words
33 (22 common words)
Common example
activated
Rare example
salivator
Doubled letters
3
Ending in S
14
Most frequent letter
E (28)

Questions

How many 9-letter words matching ____v_t__ are there?

33. 22 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

ACTIVATED is among the common words in this set.