5-Letter Words Starting With V
160 five-letter words start with V; 50 of them are common words, shown in bold. Common words are where Wordle answers come from.
Best Wordle guesses
Ranked by how many green and yellow tiles each word turns up, on average, against the common words Wordle answers come from.
| # | Word | Green | Yellow |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | voter | 0.47 | 1.06 |
| 2 | valet | 0.47 | 1.05 |
| 3 | votes | 0.39 | 1.02 |
| 4 | valor | 0.35 | 1.06 |
| 5 | value | 0.42 | 0.97 |
| 6 | verse | 0.47 | 0.92 |
| 7 | viral | 0.33 | 1.07 |
| 8 | vents | 0.26 | 1.10 |
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161 words starting with V
- videocommon
- valuecommon
- voicecommon
- visitcommon
- viewscommon
- votescommon
- votedcommon
- viruscommon
- validcommon
- vitalcommon
- venuecommon
- villacommon
- versecommon
- vocalcommon
- valvecommon
- votercommon
- viralcommon
- vinylcommon
- vegancommon
- vaultcommon
- vaguecommon
- vodkacommon
- veinscommon
- vividcommon
- vistacommon
- voguecommon
- vergecommon
- venomcommon
- vinescommon
- vaporcommon
- vibescommon
- violacommon
- vomitcommon
- visascommon
- verbscommon
- vowedcommon
- vicarcommon
- vowelcommon
- ventscommon
- vipercommon
- vigilcommon
- valorcommon
- voltscommon
- vestscommon
- valetcommon
- vouchcommon
- vasescommon
- vigorcommon
- vicescommon
- vialscommon
- visor
- volta
- vixen
- voila
- vying
- veils
- verve
- vexed
- voids
- vitae
All 160 five-letter words
Starting with VA 35
vacua vagal vague vagus vails vairs vakil vales valet valid valor valse value valve vamps vanda vaned vanes vangs vapid vapor varas varia varix varna varus varve vasal vases vasts vasty vatic vatus vault vaunt
Starting with VE 38
veals vealy veena veeps veers veery vegan vegie veils veins veiny velar velds veldt velum venae venal vends venge venin venom vents venue verbs verge verse verso verst verts vertu verve vesta vests vetch vexed vexer vexes vexil
Starting with VI 52
vials viand vibes vicar viced vices vichy video viers views viewy vigas vigil vigor viler villa villi vills vimen vinal vinas vinca vined vines vinic vinos vinyl viola viols viper viral vireo vires virga virid virls virtu virus visas vised vises visit visor vista vitae vital vitta vivas vivid vixen vizir vizor
Starting with VO 27
vocal voces vodka vodun vogie vogue voice voids voila voile volar voled voles volta volte volti volts volva vomer vomit voted voter votes vouch vowed vowel vower
Starting with VR 3
vroom vrouw vrows
Starting with VU 4
vuggs vuggy vughs vulgo
Starting with VY 1
vying
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Questions people ask
How many five-letter words start with V?
Our list has 160. 50 of them are common everyday words; the rest are rarer words you are more likely to meet in Scrabble or a crossword than in conversation. The list is a public-domain English word list, sorted by how often each word appears in everyday writing.
What are the most common five-letter words that start with V?
VIDEO, VALUE, VOICE, VISIT, VIEWS — in that order, by how often they appear in everyday English.
What is the best Wordle guess that starts with V?
VOTER. Against the common five-letter words Wordle draws its answers from, it turns up 0.47 green and 1.06 yellow tiles on average — more than any other word on this list. The method is the same as on our Best Wordle Starting Words page.