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5 letter words with V

Every five-letter word that contains V, grouped by where the V sits, with Scrabble and Words With Friends scores shown separately, Wordle letter stats, definitions and filters.

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V can sit in any slot · 997 words in our list

The short answer

There are 997 five words with V in this list. V is most often the first letter, and the most common last letter is E. The top face-value Scrabble score is 29 for vizzy.

997five V words in our list

34%start with V

21%end in E

10.0average Scrabble face score

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The complete list

All 5 letter words with V

Grouped by where V first appears. The small number is the face-value Scrabble score.

V is the 1st letter (343)

VA78 words

vacay¹³vache¹³vacoa¹⁰vacua¹⁰vacuo¹⁰vaded¹⁰vades⁹vadim¹¹vadis⁹vagal⁹vagas⁹vague⁹vagus⁹vails⁸vaire⁸vairs⁸vairy¹¹vajra¹⁵vakas¹²vakia¹²vakil¹²vales⁸valet⁸valew¹¹valid⁹valis⁸valmy¹³valor⁸valsa⁸valse⁸value⁸valva¹¹valve¹¹valyl¹¹vamos¹⁰vamps¹²vampy¹⁵vance¹⁰vanda⁹vaned⁹vanes⁸vangs⁹vanir⁸vants⁸vaped¹¹vaper¹⁰vapes¹⁰vapid¹¹vapor¹⁰vappa¹²varan⁸varas⁸varda⁹vardy¹²varec¹⁰vares⁸varia⁸vario⁸varix¹⁵varna⁸varus⁸varve¹¹vasal⁸vases⁸vasts⁸vasty¹¹vates⁸vatic¹⁰vatus⁸vauch¹³vaudy¹²vault⁸vaunt⁸vaute⁸vauts⁸vawte¹¹vaxed¹⁶vaxes¹⁵

VE81 words

veale⁸veals⁸vealy¹¹vedda¹⁰vedet⁹vedic¹¹vedro⁹veena⁸veeps¹⁰veers⁸veery¹¹vefry¹⁴vegan⁹vegas⁹veges⁹vegie⁹vegos⁹vehme¹³veils⁸veily¹¹veins⁸veiny¹¹vejoz²⁴velal⁸velar⁸velds⁹veldt⁹veles⁸velic¹⁰vells⁸velte⁸velum¹⁰venae⁸venal⁸vends⁹vendu⁹vened⁹veney¹¹venge⁹venie⁸venin⁸venom¹⁰venta⁸vents⁸venue⁸venus⁸vepse¹⁰veray¹¹verbs¹⁰verby¹³verde⁹verdi⁹verek¹²verey¹¹verge⁹vergi⁹verpa¹⁰verra⁸verre⁸verry¹¹versa⁸verse⁸verso⁸verst⁸verts⁸vertu⁸verty¹¹verus⁸verve¹¹vespa¹⁰vesta⁸vests⁸vetch¹³veter⁸vetus⁸veuve¹¹vexed¹⁶vexer¹⁵vexes¹⁵vexil¹⁵vezir¹⁷

VI110 words

viage⁹vials⁸viand⁹vibed¹¹vibes¹⁰vibex¹⁷vibey¹³vibix¹⁷vicar¹⁰viced¹¹vices¹⁰vichy¹⁶vicia¹⁰vicki¹⁴vicky¹⁷vicua¹⁰vicus¹⁰video⁹vidry¹²vidua⁹vidya¹²viers⁸views¹¹viewy¹⁴vifda¹²viffs¹⁴vigas⁹vigia⁹vigil⁹vigor⁹vijao¹⁵vijay¹⁸vilde⁹viler⁸villa⁸ville⁸villi⁸vills⁸vimen¹⁰vimpa¹²vinal⁸vinas⁸vinca¹⁰vince¹⁰vinci¹⁰vinea⁸vined⁹viner⁸vines⁸vinet⁸vinew¹¹vingt⁹vinic¹⁰vinny¹¹vinod⁹vinos⁸vinta⁸vints⁸vinum¹⁰vinyl¹¹viola⁸viold⁹viols⁸viper¹⁰viral⁸vired⁹vireo⁸vires⁸virga⁹virge⁹virgo⁹virid⁹virls⁸viron⁸virtu⁸virus⁸visas⁸vised⁹vises⁸visie⁸visit⁸visne⁸vison⁸visor⁸vista⁸visto⁸vitae⁸vital⁸vitas⁸vitex¹⁵vitis⁸vitra⁸vitro⁸vitry¹¹vitta⁸viuva¹¹vivas¹¹vivat¹¹vivax¹⁸vivda¹²vivek¹⁵viver¹¹vives¹¹vivid¹²vivos¹¹vivre¹¹vixen¹⁵vizir¹⁷vizor¹⁷vizzy²⁹

VL4 words

vlach¹³vleis⁸vlies⁸vlogs⁹

VO53 words

voars⁸vobis¹⁰vocab¹²vocal¹⁰vocat¹⁰voces¹⁰voddy¹³voder⁹vodka¹³vodou⁹vodum¹¹vodun⁹voema¹⁰vogie⁹vogue⁹vogul⁹voice¹⁰voids⁹voila⁸voile⁸voips¹⁰volae⁸volar⁸voled⁹voles⁸volet⁸volga⁹volks¹²volow¹¹volta⁸volte⁸volti⁸volto⁸volts⁸volva¹¹volve¹¹vomer¹⁰vomit¹⁰voraz¹⁷votal⁸voted⁹voter⁸votes⁸vouch¹³vouge⁹vouli⁸voulu⁸voust⁸vowed¹²vowel¹¹vower¹¹voxel¹⁵vozhd²¹

VR6 words

vraic¹⁰vrils⁸vroom¹⁰vrous⁸vrouw¹¹vrows¹¹

VU9 words

vucom¹²vuggs¹⁰vuggy¹³vughs¹²vughy¹⁵vulgo⁹vulns⁸vulva¹¹vutty¹¹

VY2 words

vyase¹¹vying¹²

V is the 2nd letter (91)

avahi¹¹avail⁸avale⁸avant⁸avars⁸avast⁸avell⁸avels⁸avena⁸avens⁸aveny¹¹avera⁸avern⁸avers⁸avert⁸avery¹¹avgas⁹avian⁸avick¹⁴aview¹¹avile⁸avine⁸avion⁸avise⁸aviso⁸avize¹⁷avoid⁹avoir⁸avoke¹²avoue⁸avour⁸avowe¹¹avows¹¹avyze²⁰dvigu¹⁰evade⁹evang⁹evans⁸evase⁸eveck¹⁴evene⁸evens⁸event⁸evert⁸every¹¹evese⁸evets⁸evhoe¹¹evict¹⁰evils⁸evite⁸evohe¹¹evoke¹²ivied⁹ivies⁸ivory¹¹ivray¹¹kvass¹²kvell¹²kvint¹²mvule¹⁰ovals⁸ovant⁸ovary¹¹ovate⁸ovels⁸ovens⁸overs⁸overt⁸ovest⁸ovile⁸ovine⁸ovism¹⁰ovist⁸ovoid⁹ovoli⁸ovolo⁸ovula⁸ovule⁸svelt⁸uvala⁸uvate⁸uveal⁸uveas⁸uviol⁸uvito⁸uvres⁸uvrou⁸uvula⁸uvver¹¹xviii¹⁵

V is the 3rd letter (321)

advew¹²aevia⁸aevum¹⁰aiver⁸alvah¹¹alvan⁸alvar⁸alvia⁸alvin⁸alvus⁸amvis¹⁰anvil⁸arval⁸arvee⁸arvel⁸arvos⁸bavin¹⁰bevel¹⁰bever¹⁰bevil¹⁰bevor¹⁰bevue¹⁰bevvy¹⁶bivia¹⁰bivvy¹⁶bovey¹³bovid¹¹bovld¹¹cavae¹⁰caval¹⁰cavas¹⁰cavea¹⁰caved¹¹cavel¹⁰caver¹⁰caves¹⁰cavey¹³cavia¹⁰cavie¹⁰cavil¹⁰cavin¹⁰cavum¹²cavus¹⁰cives¹⁰civet¹⁰civic¹²civie¹⁰civil¹⁰civvy¹⁶coved¹¹coven¹⁰cover¹⁰coves¹⁰covet¹⁰covey¹³covid¹¹covin¹⁰cuvee¹⁰daven⁹daver⁹david¹⁰davis⁹davit⁹deval⁹devas⁹devel⁹devex¹⁶devil⁹devis⁹devon⁹devos⁹devot⁹devow¹²divan⁹divas⁹dived¹⁰divel⁹diver⁹dives⁹divet⁹divia⁹divid¹⁰divis⁹divna⁹divos⁹divot⁹divus⁹divvy¹⁵doved¹⁰doven⁹dover⁹doves⁹dovey¹²dovie⁹duvet⁹eaved⁹eaver⁸eaves⁸eeven⁸eevns⁸elvan⁸elven⁸elver⁸elves⁸elvet⁸elvis⁸envoi⁸envoy¹¹erven⁸ervil⁸ervum¹⁰favas¹¹favel¹¹faver¹¹faves¹¹favor¹¹favus¹¹fever¹¹fiver¹¹fives¹¹fovea¹¹gavel⁹gavia⁹gavot⁹gived¹⁰given⁹giver⁹gives⁹givey¹²givin⁹gyved¹³gyves¹²havel¹¹haven¹¹haver¹¹haves¹¹havoc¹³hevea¹¹heved¹²hived¹²hiver¹¹hives¹¹hovea¹¹hoved¹²hovel¹¹hoven¹¹hover¹¹hoves¹¹imvia¹⁰invar⁸invoy¹¹irvin⁸javan¹⁵javas¹⁵javel¹⁵javer¹⁵jived¹⁶jiver¹⁵jives¹⁵jivey¹⁸juves¹⁵juvia¹⁵juvie¹⁵kaval¹²kavas¹²kaver¹²kevan¹²kevel¹²kever¹²kevil¹²kevin¹²kevyn¹⁵khvat¹⁵kivas¹²kiver¹²kovil¹²laval⁸lavas⁸laved⁹laver⁸laves⁸lavic¹⁰lavra⁸lavvy¹⁴levas⁸levee⁸level⁸leven⁸lever⁸leves⁸levet⁸levin⁸levir⁸levis⁸lived⁹liven⁸liver⁸lives⁸livid⁹livor⁸livre⁸lovat⁸loved⁹lovee⁸lover⁸loves⁸lovey¹¹lovie⁸luvvy¹⁴maven¹⁰mavie¹⁰mavin¹⁰mavis¹⁰meved¹¹meves¹⁰moved¹¹mover¹⁰moves¹⁰movie¹⁰naval⁸navar⁸navel⁸naves⁸navet⁸navew¹¹navig⁹navis⁸navvy¹⁴nevat⁸nevel⁸neven⁸never⁸neves⁸nevoy¹¹nevus⁸nival⁸novae⁸novas⁸novel⁸novem¹⁰novum¹⁰novus⁸oaves⁸orval⁸orvet⁸ouvre⁸pavan¹⁰paved¹¹paven¹⁰paver¹⁰paves¹⁰pavia¹⁰pavid¹¹pavin¹⁰pavis¹⁰pivot¹⁰raved⁹ravel⁸raven⁸raver⁸raves⁸ravey¹¹ravin⁸revay¹¹revel⁸rever⁸revet⁸revie⁸revue⁸rival⁸rivas⁸rived⁹rivel⁸riven⁸river⁸rives⁸rivet⁸roved⁹roven⁸rover⁸roves⁸rovet⁸ruvid⁹saved⁹saver⁸saves⁸savey¹¹savin⁸savor⁸savoy¹¹savvy¹⁴seven⁸sever⁸sevum¹⁰sivan⁸siver⁸syver¹¹tavah¹¹tavas⁸taver⁸tavoy¹¹tiver⁸tovah¹¹tovar⁸tovet⁸ulvan⁸ulvas⁸urvas⁸waved¹²waver¹¹waves¹¹wavey¹⁴wevet¹¹wived¹²wiver¹¹wives¹¹woven¹¹wyver¹⁴yeven¹¹yeves¹¹yoven¹¹

V is the 4th letter (218)

abave¹⁰above¹⁰agave⁹ajava¹⁵ajiva¹⁵alive⁸amove¹⁰anova⁸atavi⁸awave¹¹beeve¹⁰belve¹⁰bhava¹³blive¹⁰brava¹⁰brave¹⁰bravi¹⁰bravo¹⁰breva¹⁰breve¹⁰brevi¹⁰calve¹⁰carve¹⁰carvy¹³cezve¹⁹chave¹³chavs¹³cheve¹³chevy¹⁶chive¹³chivs¹³chivw¹⁶chivy¹⁶clava¹⁰clave¹⁰clavi¹⁰clavy¹³cleve¹⁰clive¹⁰clove¹⁰convo¹⁰corve¹⁰corvo¹⁰couve¹⁰crave¹⁰cravo¹⁰cruve¹⁰cueva¹⁰curve¹⁰curvy¹³daeva⁹daiva⁹deave⁹deeve⁹deevs⁹delve⁹derve⁹dervs⁹dhava¹²djave¹⁶dowve¹²drave⁹drive⁹drove⁹drovy¹²eleve⁸emove¹⁰erava⁸erevs⁸eruvs⁸etuve⁸fauve¹¹flava¹¹flavo¹¹galvo⁹glave⁹glove⁹goave⁹grave⁹gravs⁹gravy¹²greve⁹grove⁹grovy¹²guava⁹halva¹¹halve¹¹heave¹¹heavy¹⁴helve¹¹herve¹¹hoove¹¹houve¹¹huave¹¹jahve¹⁸jarvy¹⁸keeve¹²kerve¹²kieve¹²kievs¹²kirve¹²knave¹²knive¹²krivu¹²laevo⁸larva⁸larve⁸leave⁸leavy¹¹lieve⁸loave⁸lurve⁸malva¹⁰marvy¹³mauve¹⁰mieve¹⁰mikva¹⁴mirvs¹⁰molvi¹⁰moove¹⁰murva¹⁰naeve⁸naevi⁸naive⁸neive⁸nerve⁸nervy¹¹nieve⁸njave¹⁵ogive⁹oliva⁸olive⁸omovs¹⁰parve¹⁰parvo¹⁰peavy¹³peeve¹⁰perve¹⁰pervo¹⁰pervs¹⁰pervy¹³poove¹⁰poovy¹³preve¹⁰privy¹³prove¹⁰quave¹⁷reave⁸reeve⁸reive⁸rieve⁸roove⁸saiva⁸salva⁸salve⁸salvo⁸salvy¹¹sauve⁸scove¹⁰scovy¹³seave⁸seavy¹¹selva⁸senvy¹¹serve⁸servo⁸shave¹¹sheva¹¹shiva¹¹shive¹¹shivs¹¹shivy¹⁴shove¹¹sieva⁸sieve⁸sievy¹¹silva⁸skive¹²skivy¹⁵slave⁸slavi⁸slavs⁸slive⁸slove⁸snivy¹¹soave⁸solve⁸sorva⁸spave¹⁰spivs¹⁰stave⁸steve⁸stive⁸stivy¹¹stove⁸suave⁸sueve⁸suevi⁸supvr¹⁰swive¹¹sylva¹¹tarve⁸teave⁸thave¹¹tirve⁸torve⁸trave⁸trove⁸turvy¹¹waive¹¹warve¹¹wauve¹¹weave¹¹wolve¹¹wrive¹¹yerva¹¹youve¹¹yrivd¹²

V is the 5th letter (24)

admov¹¹anniv⁸behav¹³bonav¹⁰deriv⁹equiv¹⁷fconv¹³ganev⁹gconv¹¹iconv¹⁰immov¹²indiv⁹intsv⁸lulav⁸mordv¹¹ollav⁸parev¹⁰pshav¹³rajiv¹⁵schav¹³sclav¹⁰struv⁸thruv¹¹trouv⁸

Words with two Vs (28)

bevvy¹⁶bivvy¹⁶civvy¹⁶divvy¹⁵lavvy¹⁴luvvy¹⁴navvy¹⁴savvy¹⁴uvver¹¹valva¹¹valve¹¹varve¹¹verve¹¹veuve¹¹viuva¹¹vivas¹¹vivat¹¹vivax¹⁸vivda¹²vivek¹⁵viver¹¹vives¹¹vivid¹²vivos¹¹vivre¹¹volva¹¹volve¹¹vulva¹¹

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Where does V sit?

Position of V in five-letter words

Words are counted by their first V, so each word appears once. Words with two Vs are listed separately below.

Slot 1343 · 34%vacay, vache, vacoa

Slot 291 · 9%avahi, avail, avale

Slot 3321 · 32%advew, aevia, aevum

Slot 4218 · 22%abave, above, agave

Slot 524 · 2%admov, anniv, behav

Everyday words

Common 5 letter words with V

The full list includes rare words. These 80 are the ones you are most likely to meet in puzzles, writing and classrooms.

videoleveleveryvisitvaluemovieneverabovegiveneventdaviddrivecoverriverviewsleavevoicevalidcivilgivesvegassevenlivessteveheavyserveavoidvirusmovedvotesdavisdevelkevinnovellovedsavedlivedvillavinylaliveprovemovesgrovevenuevitalvistasolvedevillovesliverevansfavorvalvecurvewavesvotedslavehavencivicsaverolivelovervocalfeverroverelvisnavalverseivorygravedevonsavesnerveverdewivesviralchevydoverdrovevault

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Which letters keep company with V?

Among the 997 words in our list, these are the eight letters that appear most often alongside V. They make good second guesses once V is confirmed.

E603

A465

I366

S278

R274

O257

L233

N168

Vowel pairs

The most common adjacent vowel pairs in these words are IE (28), EA (24), IA (17), EE (16), OU (16).

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Sorted by ending

5 letter V words by last letter and last two letters

Ends	Words	Examples
-E	208	abave, above, agave, alive, amove, arvee, avale
-S	184	alvus, amvis, arvos, avars, avels, avens, avers
-A	94	aevia, ajava, ajiva, alvia, anova, avena, avera
-Y	88	aveny, avery, bevvy, bivvy, bovey, carvy, cavey
-R	76	aiver, alvar, avoir, avour, bever, bevor, caver
-D	57	avoid, bovid, bovld, caved, coved, covid, david
-L	57	anvil, arval, arvel, avail, avell, bevel, bevil
-N	54	alvan, alvin, avern, avian, avion, bavin, cavin

Ends	Words	Examples
-VE	129	abave, above, agave, alive, amove, awave
-ES	56	caves, cives, coves, dives, doves, eaves
-ER	53	aiver, bever, caver, cover, daver, diver
-ED	38	caved, coved, dived, doved, eaved, gived
-VY	35	bevvy, bivvy, carvy, chevy, chivy, civvy
-VA	34	ajava, ajiva, anova, bhava, brava, breva

Fixed start and end? Use the combine word generator or letter words ending with. Words that end in V itself: admov, anniv, behav, bonav, deriv, equiv, fconv, ganev, gconv, iconv

Letter patterns

V words with striking patterns

Silent V

No common silent-V words sit at this length — most five-letter V words sound it out.

Two Vs (28)

bevvybivvycivvydivvylavvyluvvynavvysavvyuvvervalvavalvevarveverveveuveviuvavivas

VI and VE openers

110 words start with VI and 81 start with VE in this list.

viagevialsviandvibedvibesvibexvibeyvibixvicarvicedvicesvichyviciavickivickyvicua

V with Z, X, J or Q (16)

ajavaajivaavizeavyzecezvedevexdjaveequivjahvejarvyjavanjavasjaveljaverjivedjiver

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High scorers

Highest-scoring 5 letter words with V

Word	Scrabble	Words With Friends
vizzy	29	29
vejoz	24	27
vozhd	21	21
avyze	20	20
cezve	19	21
jahve	18	20
jarvy	18	20
jivey	18	20
vijay	18	20
vivax	18	20
avize	17	18
equiv	17	19

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Words with meanings

15 five-letter V words, defined

eventverbTo occur, take place.

neveradverbAt no time; on no occasion; in no circumstance. “I finally finished, and I never want to do that again.”

vacaynounA vacation.

vagaladjectiveOf or relating to the vagus nerve.

vagueadjectiveNot clearly expressed; stated in indefinite terms.

vagusnounEllipsis of vagus nerve.

vairyadjectiveDivided into vair-bells of two or more tinctures.

vajranounA Buddhist ceremonial mace and symbol, usually interpreted as both a diamond and a thunderbolt.

vakianounAn old unit of weight, one 40th of a maund.

valetnounA man's personal male attendant, responsible for his clothes and appearance.

valewnounObsolete form of value.

validadjectiveWell-grounded or justifiable, pertinent. “I will believe him as soon as he offers a valid answer.”

valornounUS standard spelling of valour.

valsenounArchaic form of waltz.

videonounTransient visual content or media, processed with technology, especially electronic.

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Questions about 5 letter words with V

How many five-letter words contain V?

The general English word list used on this page has 997 five-letter words with V. Counts differ between dictionaries, and Scrabble-style lists are larger, so confirm in your game’s dictionary.

Where does V usually sit in a five-letter word?

In this list V is the first letter of 343, the third letter of 321, the fourth letter of 218, the second letter of 91, the fifth letter of 24.

What are common five-letter words with V?

Everyday examples include video, level, every, visit, value, movie, never, above, given, event. They are useful Wordle guesses because they use common letters.

Which five-letter V words score the most in Scrabble?

At face value the top scores are vizzy at 29 and vejoz at 24, before any bonus squares. Words With Friends uses different tile values, so totals can differ.

Are there five-letter words that end in V?

Yes: admov, anniv, behav, bonav, deriv, equiv, fconv, ganev.

Which five-letter words have a silent V?

Silent-V words are rare at this length; most five words sound the V out.

How do I find five-letter words with V in a certain position?

Use the position selector above, or type a pattern with blanks such as _ _ _ _ V in the word generator by pattern.

What is the difference between words starting with V and words containing V?

Words starting with V must begin with it. Words containing V can have it in any slot, so the list is much longer. For the start-only list use words that start with.