9-Letter Words Matching _A_____V_

There are 13 9-letter words that match _A_____V_. 5 are common words, such as BALACLAVA and CAUSATIVE. A rarer one is LAUDATIVE. In this set, E is the most frequent open letter (12 words). 2 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 13

balaclavacausativenarrativepartitivetalkativecalmativecaressivefactitivelandgravepalsgraveradiativewaldgravelaudative

About this list

Words
13 (5 common words)
Common example
balaclava
Rare example
laudative
Doubled letters
2
Ending in S
0
Most frequent letter
E (12)

Questions

How many 9-letter words matching _a_____v_ are there?

13. 5 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

BALACLAVA is among the common words in this set.