Words Containing V
100 wordsV appears in over ten thousand English words, making it far more common than its distinctive sound suggests. From everyday verbs to technical terminology, this letter bridges Latin roots and modern coinages with equal ease.
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1Pattern Guide
Insights and recommendations for these words.
The letter V rewards strategic thinking in word games. Its moderate point value and flexible positioning open up scoring opportunities that flashier letters can't match.
Vocabulary & Language
Linguistic patterns and usage statistics
V rarely appears at the end of English words—a quirk inherited from Latin spelling conventions. Most V-words cluster around predictable roots: 'vid/vis' (seeing), 'ven/vent' (coming), and 'voc/vok' (calling). The prefix 'over-' alone generates hundreds of entries, from everyday words to technical compounds.
Total Words
10,128
3.4% of dictionary
Avg Length
9.7 letters
3.6 syllables
Top Scrabble
HEMIDEMISEMIQUAVER
40 points
Longest Word
COUNTERREVOLUTIONARY
20 letters
Parts of Speech
V-words skew heavily toward nouns at 52%, with adjectives claiming an unusually high 31%. The average length of 9.7 letters suggests V appears frequently in compound words and technical vocabulary rather than short, common terms.
Middle English and Latin dominate V-words, reflecting how the letter entered English primarily through scholarly and ecclesiastical channels. The chain from CULVERT shows typical layering: French borrowed from Latin, then English borrowed from French. Many V-words preserve this Romance language fingerprint, explaining why they often feel slightly formal.
Word Games
High-value words for board games
Short (2-4)
Medium (5-7)
(Judaism) a precept or commandment of the Jewish law
long-established Hungarian breed of tall light-footed but sturdy white dog; used also as a hunting dog
Long (8+)
a musical note having the time value of a sixty-fourth of a whole note
inflammation of the cornea and conjunctiva
Short (2-4)
Medium (5-7)
(Judaism) a precept or commandment of the Jewish law
long-established Hungarian breed of tall light-footed but sturdy white dog; used also as a hunting dog
Long (8+)
inflammation of the cornea and conjunctiva
a musical note having the time value of a sixty-fourth of a whole note
MITZVAH demonstrates the scoring gap between games—24 points in Scrabble versus 25 in WWF. The real strategic difference emerges with J-adjacent plays: JAVA and JIVE both score 17 in WWF compared to 14 in Scrabble, making J+V combinations more valuable in Words With Friends. SOVKHOZ scores identically at 26 in both games, offering reliable high-value plays regardless of platform.
Wordle
5-letter words for daily puzzles
Good Starters (E, A, R, S, T)
BRAVE and GRAVE test the common -AVE ending while checking frequent consonants B, R, and G. SERVE covers both E positions and the useful RS combination.
Length Extremes
Longest and shortest valid words
Short V-words are rare because V almost never ends English words. The abundance of 8+ letter words reflects V's role in prefixes like 'over-' and suffixes like '-ative' and '-ive.'
Hidden Gems
Rare but valid words to surprise opponents
failing to accomplish an intended result
"an abortive revolt"
attire worn for sport or for casual wear
tropical American plants with basal rosettes of fibrous sword-shaped leaves and flowers in tall spikes; some cultivated for ornament or for fiber
having the same consonant at the beginning of each stressed syllable
"alliterative verse"
ALLITERATIVE means having the same consonant at the beginning of each stressed syllable. Beyond its literary definition, this 12-letter word offers excellent tile management—it uses common letters and clears an awkward double-L from your rack.
Popular crossword answers
Words frequently used in crossword puzzles with common clues.