5-letter words with V as the third letter

There are 231 five-letter words with V as the third letter. Pinning a letter to an exact slot is the core of Wordle strategy: a green tile fixes a position, and this is the full list of answers that still fit. V never doubles and never ends a common English word, which quietly limits where it can go.

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Every word below is exactly five letters with V in the third position, shown with its Scrabble score. Common picks include advew, aiver, anvil, arval and arvos. Feed the letters you already know into the Wordle helper to narrow a specific puzzle further.

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

WordScoreLength
jivey185
bevvy165
bivvy165
civvy165
jived165
divvy155
javas155
javel155
jiver155
jives155

5-letter words with V as the third letter (231)

advew12aiver8anvil8arval8arvos8bavin10bevel10bever10bevor10bevue10bevvy16bivia10bivvy16bovid11cavas10caved11cavel10caver10caves10cavie10cavil10cives10civet10civic12civie10civil10civvy16coved11coven10cover10coves10covet10covey13covin10cuvee10daven9davit9devas9devel9devil9devon9devot9divan9divas9dived10diver9dives9divis9divna9divos9divot9divvy15doved10doven9dover9doves9dovie9duvet9eaved9eaves8eeven8eevns8elvan8elver8elves8envoi8envoy11erven8ervil8favas11favel11faver11faves11favor11favus11fever11fiver11fives11fovea11gavel9gavot9gived10given9giver9gives9gyved13gyves12haven11haver11haves11havoc13hevea11hived12hiver11hives11hovea11hoved12hovel11hoven11hover11hoves11invar8javas15javel15jived16jiver15jives15jivey18juves15juvie15kaval12kavas12kevel12kevil12kivas12lavas8laved9laver8laves8lavra8lavvy14levee8level8lever8leves8levin8levis8lived9liven8liver8lives8livid9livor8livre8lovat8loved9lover8loves8lovey11luvvy14maven10mavie10mavin10mavis10meved11meves10moved11mover10moves10movie10naval8navar8navel8naves8navew11navvy14nevel8never8neves8nevus8nival8novae8novas8novel8novum10oaves8orval8pavan10paved11paven10paver10paves10pavid11pavin10pavis10pivot10raved9ravel8raven8raver8raves8ravin8revel8revet8revie8revue8rival8rivas8rived9rivel8riven8river8rives8rivet8roved9roven8rover8roves8saved9saver8saves8savey11savin8savor8savoy11savvy14seven8sever8siver8syver11tavah11tavas8taver8ulvas8urvas8vivas11vivat11vivda12viver11vives11vivid12waved12waver11waves11wavey14wived12wiver11wives11woven11yeven11yeves11

Frequently asked questions

How many 5-letter words have V as the third letter?

Our dictionary lists 231 five-letter words with V in the third position.

How do I use this list for Wordle?

If your third tile turned green as V, this is your candidate list. Cross off any word that uses a letter you have already ruled out, and prefer a guess that tests new letters.

What is a common example?

ADVEW is a common five-letter word with V as its third letter.

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