5-Letter Words Containing C and V
There are 69 five-letter words containing C and V, including 19 common puzzle answers. These are the words with the letters C and V anywhere in the word, in any order. A handy list for Wordle and other five-letter word games.
Popular 5-Letter Puzzle Words Containing C and V
Common puzzle answers are everyday words of the kind word puzzles choose as solutions, most common first. Plurals and rare words are valid guesses but rarely answers, so they're listed separately below.
- COVER Something that lies over or on top of something else to protect or conceal it
- VOICE The sound produced when a person speaks or sings
- CIVIL Polite and courteous in behavior toward others
- VOCAL Relating to or using the singing voice
- CURVE A line or surface that bends smoothly without sharp angles
- CIVIC Relating to a city or citizenship
- HAVOC Widespread destruction or chaos
- CRAVE To have a strong desire or appetite for something
- CARVE Cut into a material to form a shape or design
- VICAR A member of the clergy representing another in a parish
- CURVY Having curves or a curved shape
- VOUCH To give personal assurance or guarantee for something
More Common Puzzle Answers
- COVEN
- EVICT
- CLOVE
- COVET
- COVEY
- VOCAB
- CAVIL
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Useful Pattern Information
- Most common first letter: C (62%), V (33%), H (1%)
- Most common last letter: E (22%), S (16%), Y (12%)
- Most common additional vowel: E, in 49% of these words
- C is most often the first letter (62%)
- V is most often the third letter (33%)
- Letters that most often appear alongside: E, A, I, O, H
- Most have 2 vowels (74%)
- 22% contain a repeated letter
- 19 of the 69 are common puzzle answers (28%)
Other Valid Words
50 additional dictionary words contain both C and V — valid guesses, though rarely answers. Most common first.
- CAVES
- CHEVY
- VICES
- CONVO
- CAVED
- VICHY
- CLEVE
- COVES
- CLAVE
- CHIVE
- VETCH
- CIVET
- CHAVS
- VACAY
- CALVE
- VOCES
- VINCA
- CUVEE
- CHAVA
- CAVER
- VOICI
- COVED
- VACUO
- CIVVY
- CHIVA
- CHAVE
- VICUS
- VACUA
- CAVUS
- VACAS
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- VATIC
- CIVES
- CAVAS
- COVIN
- VICED
- CAVEL
- CAVIE
- CHIVY
- VINIC
- CIVIE
- CARVY
- CHIVS
- CLAVI
- VAREC
- VAUCH
- CRUVE
- SCHAV
- VACUI
- CEZVE
- VRAIC
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Generated from the TurnWord word database, the dictionary behind the Word Solver and Word Bot. Common puzzle answers are our curated answer list, the everyday words word puzzles tend to use as answers — not the official answer list of any game; every other word is a valid guess. Counts and statistics are computed from this list. Word database updated September 19, 2026.