9-Letter Words Matching ___V___S_

There are 21 9-letter words that match ___V___S_. 12 are common words, such as ALIVENESS and BRAVENESS. A rarer one is UNEVENEST. In this set, E is the most frequent open letter (18 words). 11 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 21

alivenessbravenesscleverestgalvanisegalvanismgravenessheavinessnervelessnervinessprivatestsuavenessvalvelesscurvinessnaivenesscleverishflavoristgravelessprivatiseprivatismpulveriseunevenest

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Words
21 (12 common words)
Common example
aliveness
Rare example
unevenest
Doubled letters
11
Ending in S
11
Most frequent letter
E (18)

Questions

How many 9-letter words matching ___v___s_ are there?

21. 12 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

ALIVENESS is among the common words in this set.