5-letter words with V as the fourth letter

There are 152 five-letter words with V as the fourth letter in Unscrambly's open word list; the highest scoring is CEZVE at 19 points. S is the most common first letter among them (30), and the average score is 10.4 points.

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Pinning a letter to an exact slot is the core of Wordle strategy: a green V in the fourth position leaves these 152 words as candidates. Every word below is exactly five letters with V in slot 4, shown with its Scrabble score, and examples include CEZVE, CHEVY, CHIVY, BEVVY and BIVVY. Feed the letters you already know into the Wordle helper to narrow a puzzle with a V in slot 4 further.

For Wordle, ALIVE 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 152 words.

5-letter words with V as the fourth letter in numbers

Words
152
Highest scoring
CEZVE 19 pts
Average score
10.4 pts
With a definition
79 (52%)
Words by first letter
  1. A6
  2. B8
  3. C20
  4. D9
  5. E3
  6. F2
  7. G8
  8. H6
  9. K6
  10. L9
  11. M7
  12. N8
  13. O3
  14. P12
  15. R4
  16. S30
  17. T2
  18. V5
  19. W3
  20. Y1

Highest-scoring 5-letter words with v as the fourth letter

WordScoreLength
cezve195
bevvy165
bivvy165
chevy165
chivy165
civvy165
ajiva155
divvy155
skivy155
heavy145

5-letter words with V as the fourth letter (152)

All 152 are listed: the 50 highest scoring first, then the rest, taken in turn from every first letter; within each, words with a dictionary definition come first.

Frequently asked questions

How many 5 letter words have V as the fourth letter?

Unscrambly's list has 152 five-letter words with V in the fourth position, 1.2% of all five-letter words.

How do I use this list for Wordle?

If your fourth tile turned green as V, these 152 words are your candidates. Cross off any word that uses a letter you have already ruled out, and prefer a guess that tests new letters, such as ALIVE.

What is the highest scoring 5 letter word with V as the fourth letter?

CEZVE scores 19 points in Scrabble. Next come BEVVY (16), BIVVY (16) and CHEVY (16). The average is 10.4 points.

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