5-Letter Words Containing N and V
There are 133 five-letter words containing N and V, including 29 common puzzle answers. These are the words with the letters N 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 N 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.
- NEVER Not ever; at no time in the past or future
- GIVEN An assumption that is taken for granted
- EVENT Something that happens at a particular place and time
- SEVEN The number that is one more than six
- NOVEL An extended fictional work in prose, usually in the form of a story
- VENUE The place where an event or action occurs
- NAVAL Connected with or belonging to a navy
- NERVE A bundle of fibers that transmits signals between the brain and body
- HAVEN A place of safety or shelter
- VINYL Shiny and tough flexible plastic used especially for floor coverings
- VEGAN A person who eats no animal or dairy products at all
- RAVEN A large black bird with a straight bill and long wedge-shaped tail
More Common Puzzle Answers
- NAIVE
- VENOM
- WOVEN
- ENVOY
- AVIAN
- ANVIL
- COVEN
- NAVEL
- VYING
- MAVEN
- RIVEN
- LIVEN
- DIVAN
- KNAVE
- NERVY
- OVINE
- VAUNT
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Useful Pattern Information
- Most common first letter: V (36%), N (23%), E (7%)
- Most common last letter: N (31%), S (17%), E (12%)
- Most common additional vowel: E, in 64% of these words
- N is most often the fifth letter (31%)
- V is most often the third letter (46%)
- Letters that most often appear alongside: E, A, I, S, O
- Most have 2 vowels (76%)
- 29% contain a repeated letter
- 29 of the 133 are common puzzle answers (22%)
Other Valid Words
104 additional dictionary words contain both N and V — valid guesses, though rarely answers. Most common first.
- DEVON
- VENUS
- VEINS
- VINES
- LEVIN
- AVANT
- VENTS
- OVENS
- CONVO
- VINNY
- BEVAN
- VIXEN
- NEVIS
- VARNA
- NUEVO
- EVENS
- ELVEN
- SAVIN
- NEVES
- VENTI
- VENAL
- VANES
- VANDA
- VINER
- VEENA
- NOVAS
- VEINY
- NOVUM
- NOVAE
- PAVAN
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- RAVIN
- NIEVE
- NEVUS
- AVION
- VINCA
- NOVIA
- NAVES
- HOVEN
- INVER
- VISON
- ELVAN
- MAVIN
- VINHO
- VENGE
- PAVIN
- DAVEN
- NAVVY
- VARAN
- NEVEL
- NOVIO
- NIVEL
- PAVON
- NAVED
- VANGA
- ENVOI
- ROVEN
- VINOS
- HAVAN
- VODUN
- ERVEN
- AVENS
- VINAL
- VENDS
- NAVAR
- INVAR
- KNIVE
- GANEV
- VINAS
- NIVAS
- BAVIN
- NIVAL
- COVIN
- VULNS
- VINED
- VINTS
- VANED
- VENIN
- AVINE
- PAVEN
- VENAS
- VANGS
- VANTS
- VENEY
- VIAND
- DOVEN
- VIMEN
- VINIC
- SNIVE
- NOOVE
- VINEW
- EEVEN
- VISNE
- NEIVE
- SENVY
- VENAE
- VENDU
- YEVEN
- VISNA
- NAVEW
- NAEVE
- NEVVY
- NAEVI
- DIVNA
- EEVNS
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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.