5-letter words starting with V
There are 234 five-letter words that start with V in Unscrambly's open word list; the highest scoring is VOZHD at 21 points. I is the most common second letter, in 73 of them, and the average score is 9.7 points.
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V is a four-point tile that rarely doubles and almost never ends a common English word, which quietly limits where it can go. These 234 words are 1.9% of all 12,578 five-letter words, and V is the 19th most common first letter at this length. The solver above is already set to 5 letters starting with V, so typing your rack shows only the ones your tiles can make.
For Wordle, VESTA is a strong guess from this list: of the familiar words with five different letters, it uses the letters found in the most of these 234 words.
5-letter words starting with V in numbers
- Words
- 234
- Highest scoring
- VOZHD 21 pts
- Average score
- 9.7 pts
- With a definition
- 121 (52%)
- A51
- E52
- I73
- L3
- O41
- R6
- U7
- Y1
Highest-scoring 5-letter words starting with v
5-letter words starting with V (234)
All 234 are listed: the 50 highest scoring first, then the rest, taken in turn from every second letter; within each, words with a dictionary definition come first.
Frequently asked questions
How many 5 letter words start with V?
234, which is 1.9% of the 12,578 five-letter words in Unscrambly's list. 121 of them have a dictionary definition.
What is the best 5 letter word starting with V for Scrabble?
VOZHD scores 21 points before bonus squares. Next come VEZIR (17), VIBEX (17) and VIZIR (17). The average is 9.7 points.
Which letter most often comes second in 5 letter words starting with V?
I, in 73 of the 234 (31%). E follows with 52.
What is a good Wordle guess that starts with V?
VESTA. Among the familiar words on this list with five different letters, it uses the letters that appear in the most of these 234 words, so one guess tests a big share of the candidates.