8-letter words starting with V
There are 690 eight-letter words that start with V in Unscrambly's open word list; the highest scoring is VIZCACHA at 27 points. I is the most common second letter, in 217 of them, and the average score is 13.5 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 690 words are 1.7% of all 40,530 eight-letter words, and V is the 20th most common first letter at this length. The solver above is already set to 8 letters starting with V, so typing your rack shows only the ones your tiles can make.
8-letter words starting with V in numbers
- Words
- 690
- Highest scoring
- VIZCACHA 27 pts
- Average score
- 13.5 pts
- With a definition
- 335 (49%)
- A170
- E199
- I217
- L2
- O87
- R2
- U13
Highest-scoring 8-letter words starting with v
8-letter words starting with V (690)
These 300 of the 690 are a spread sample: the 50 highest scoring first, then words taken in turn from every second letter; within each, words with a dictionary definition come first. The solver above searches all of them for your tiles, and the free JSON API has the full word lists.
Frequently asked questions
How many 8 letter words start with V?
690, which is 1.7% of the 40,530 eight-letter words in Unscrambly's list. 335 of them have a dictionary definition.
What is the best 8 letter word starting with V for Scrabble?
VIZCACHA scores 27 points before bonus squares. Next come VEHMIQUE (25), VANQUISH (23) and VOWELIZE (23). The average is 13.5 points.
Which letter most often comes second in 8 letter words starting with V?
I, in 217 of the 690 (31%). E follows with 199.