5-letter words with V as the third letter
There are 231 five-letter words with V as the third letter in Unscrambly's open word list; the highest scoring is JIVEY at 18 points. L is the most common first letter among them (25), and the average score is 9.9 points.
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Pinning a letter to an exact slot is the core of Wordle strategy: a green V in the third position leaves these 231 words as candidates. Every word below is exactly five letters with V in slot 3, shown with its Scrabble score, and examples include JIVEY, JIVED, BEVVY, BIVVY and CIVVY. Feed the letters you already know into the Wordle helper to narrow a puzzle with a V in slot 3 further.
For Wordle, SAVER 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 231 words.
5-letter words with V as the third letter in numbers
- Words
- 231
- Highest scoring
- JIVEY 18 pts
- Average score
- 9.9 pts
- With a definition
- 139 (60%)
- A5
- B9
- C21
- D23
- E11
- F10
- G8
- H14
- I1
- J8
- K5
- L25
- M10
- N15
- O2
- P9
- R22
- S12
- T3
- U2
- V6
- W8
- Y2
Highest-scoring 5-letter words with v as the third letter
5-letter words with V as the third letter (231)
All 231 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 third letter?
Unscrambly's list has 231 five-letter words with V in the third position, 1.8% of all five-letter words.
How do I use this list for Wordle?
If your third tile turned green as V, these 231 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 SAVER.
What is the highest scoring 5 letter word with V as the third letter?
JIVEY scores 18 points in Scrabble. Next come BEVVY (16), BIVVY (16) and CIVVY (16). The average is 9.9 points.