5 letter words starting with V

5 letter words starting with V that end in A 17 words

Seventeen words, and this is all of them. VODKA, VILLA, VIOLA and VISTA are the everyday four. VULVA, VOLVA, VACUA, VANDA, VARIA, VARNA, VEENA, VINCA, VIRGA, VITTA, VOILA, VOLTA and VESTA make up the rest, and the pattern behind them is worth noticing: an A on the end of a V word almost always means the word came into English from Latin, Italian or Sanskrit rather than growing here.

• vacua
• vanda
• varia
• varna
• veena
• vesta
• villa
• vinca
• viola
• virga
• vista
• vitta
• vodka
• voila
• volta
• volva
• vulva

5 letter words starting with V with an S at the end 49 words

Forty nine words, roughly a third of the page, and on a board that final S is the most valuable of the five squares, because it can be hooked onto a word already played and score both at once. VOTES, VIEWS, VINES, VEILS and VENTS are the ones anybody would produce. VUGGS, VUGHS, VROWS, VIRLS and VATUS are the entries an opponent will reach for the dictionary over, and all five survive the check.

• vagus
• vails
• vairs
• vales
• vamps
• vanes
• vangs
• varas
• varus
• vases
• vasts
• vatus
• veals
• veeps
• veers
• veils
• veins
• velds
• vends
• vents
• verbs
• verts
• vests
• vexes
• vials
• vibes
• vices
• viers
• views
• vigas
• vills
• vinas
• vines
• vinos
• viols
• vires
• virls
• virus
• visas
• vises
• vivas
• voces
• voids
• voles
• volts
• votes
• vrows
• vuggs
• vughs

5 letter V words with an expensive tile in them 8 words

Eight words, the complete set, and every single one of them pairs the V with an X or a Z. Not one five letter word starting with V contains a J or a Q. VIXEN and VEXED are the two anybody knows. VEXER, VEXES, VEXIL, VARIX, VIZIR and VIZOR are the rest, and since a V is already four points, these are the highest scoring plays available on the whole page.

• varix
• vexed
• vexer
• vexes
• vexil
• vixen
• vizir
• vizor

5 letter words starting with V where every letter differs 116 words

A hundred and sixteen of the 161, which is a high proportion and easy to explain: 157 of the words on this page take a vowel straight after the V, and once a word has spent its first two squares on two different characters it rarely doubles back. VAULT, VIPER, VOTER, VIRUS and VOCAL are the strongest picks for an opening guess. VERVE and VIVID are exactly the shapes this section excludes.

• vague
• vagus
• vails
• vairs
• vakil
• vales
• valet
• valid
• valor
• valse
• value
• vamps
• vaned
• vanes
• vangs
• vapid
• vapor
• varix
• varus
• vasty
• vatic
• vatus
• vault
• vaunt
• veals
• vealy
• vegan
• veils
• veins
• veiny
• velar
• velds
• veldt
• velum
• venal
• vends
• venom
• vents
• verbs
• verso
• verst
• verts
• vertu
• vesta
• vetch
• vexil
• vials
• viand
• vibes
• vicar
• viced
• vices
• vichy
• video
• viers
• views
• viewy
• vigas
• vigor
• viler
• vimen
• vinal
• vinas
• vinca
• vined
• vines
• vinos
• vinyl
• viola
• viols
• viper
• viral
• vireo
• vires
• virga
• virls
• virtu
• virus
• vised
• visor
• vista
• vitae
• vital
• vixen
• vizor
• vocal
• voces
• vodka
• vodun
• vogie
• vogue
• voice
• voids
• voila
• voile
• volar
• voled
• voles
• volta
• volte
• volti
• volts
• vomer
• vomit
• voted
• voter
• votes
• vouch
• vowed
• vowel
• vower
• vrouw
• vrows
• vughs
• vulgo
• vying

5 letter words with a V that is not in first position 294 words

Two hundred and ninety four words carry a V somewhere other than the opening square, and almost all of them keep it in the middle: ABOVE, GIVEN, HEAVY, RIVER and SEVEN are the shape. The end of a word is the one place a V will not go. Out of 8,636 five letter words in this dictionary only two finish on one, GANEV and SCHAV, and neither of them starts with a V either.