5-Letter Words With V
454 five-letter words contain V; 159 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 | avert | 0.31 | 1.33 |
| 2 | saver | 0.58 | 1.03 |
| 3 | raven | 0.44 | 1.15 |
| 4 | carve | 0.51 | 1.03 |
| 5 | crave | 0.54 | 1.00 |
| 6 | overt | 0.27 | 1.26 |
| 7 | trove | 0.49 | 1.05 |
| 8 | voter | 0.47 | 1.06 |
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455 words containing V
- nevercommon
- everycommon
- videocommon
- givencommon
- levelcommon
- leavecommon
- abovecommon
- eventcommon
- moviecommon
- valuecommon
- livescommon
- drivecommon
- covercommon
- sevencommon
- voicecommon
- visitcommon
- givescommon
- rivercommon
- movedcommon
- lovedcommon
- heavycommon
- civilcommon
- livedcommon
- avoidcommon
- servecommon
- viewscommon
- provecommon
- alivecommon
- savedcommon
- lovescommon
- votescommon
- novelcommon
- votedcommon
- movescommon
- favorcommon
- solvecommon
- viruscommon
- validcommon
- vitalcommon
- wavescommon
- drovecommon
- bravecommon
- gravecommon
- slavecommon
- devilcommon
- lovercommon
- venuecommon
- navalcommon
- fevercommon
- villacommon
- nervecommon
- livercommon
- rivalcommon
- versecommon
- vocalcommon
- curvecommon
- havencommon
- valvecommon
- votercommon
- olivecommon
All 454 five-letter words
Starting with A 20
above agave aiver ajiva alive anvil arval arvos avail avant avast avens avers avert avgas avian avion aviso avoid avows
Starting with B 8
bevel bevor bovid brava brave bravi bravo breve
Starting with C 28
calve carve caved caver caves cavie cavil chevy chive chivy civet civic civie civil civvy clave clavi clove coved coven cover coves covet covey covin crave curve curvy
Starting with D 21
daven davit deave delve devas devel devil devon divan divas dived diver dives divot divvy doven doves drave drive drove duvet
Starting with E 16
eaved eaves elver elves envoi envoy ervil evade evens event evert every evict evils evite evoke
Starting with F 9
fauve favas faves favor favus fever fiver fives fovea
Starting with G 13
ganev gavel gavot given giver gives glove grave gravy grove guava gyved gyves
Starting with H 13
halva halve haven haver haves havoc heave heavy helve hived hives hovel hover
Starting with I 4
invar ivied ivies ivory
Starting with J 5
javas jived jiver jives jivey
Starting with K 7
kavas keeve kevel kevil kivas knave kvass
Starting with L 23
laevo larva lavas laved laver laves leave leavy levee level lever levin lieve lived liven liver lives livid livre lovat loved lover loves
Starting with M 10
marvy mauve maven mavie mavin mavis moved mover moves movie
Starting with N 17
naevi naive naval navar navel naves navvy nerve nervy never neves nevus nieve nival novae novas novel
Starting with O 14
oaves ogive olive ovals ovary ovate ovens overs overt ovine ovoid ovoli ovolo ovule
Starting with P 15
parve parvo pavan paved paver paves pavid pavin pavis peavy peeve pivot poove privy prove
Starting with R 22
raved ravel raven raver raves ravin reave reeve reive revel revet revue rival rived riven river rives rivet roved roven rover roves
Starting with S 33
salve salvo saved saver saves savin savor savoy savvy schav selva serve servo seven sever shave shiva shive shivs shove sieve silva siver skive slave soave solve spivs stave stove suave swive sylva
Starting with T 2
trave trove
Starting with U 4
ulvas uveal uveas uvula
Starting with V 160
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 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 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 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 vroom vrouw vrows vuggs vuggy vughs vulgo vying
Starting with W 10
waive waved waver waves wavey weave wived wiver wives woven
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Questions people ask
How many five-letter words contain V?
Our list has 454. 159 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 contain V?
NEVER, EVERY, VIDEO, GIVEN, LEVEL — in that order, by how often they appear in everyday English.
What is the best Wordle guess that contains V?
AVERT. Against the common five-letter words Wordle draws its answers from, it turns up 0.31 green and 1.33 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.