9-Letter Words Matching _A___V___

There are 22 9-letter words that match _A___V___. 14 are common words, such as CAPTIVATE and CAPTIVITY. A rarer one is TANTIVIES. In this set, S is the most frequent open letter (17 words). 9 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 22

captivatecaptivitycarnivalscarnivoregallivanthangoverslawgiversmakeoversmaneuversmassivelypassivelypassivitytakeoverswalkoverscarnivorahandoverspassivatepassivismpassivizepassivistpassoverstantivies

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Words
22 (14 common words)
Common example
captivate
Rare example
tantivies
Doubled letters
9
Ending in S
10
Most frequent letter
S (17)

Questions

How many 9-letter words matching _a___v___ are there?

22. 14 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

CAPTIVATE is among the common words in this set.