5-Letter Words Containing P and V
There are 43 five-letter words containing P and V, including 7 common puzzle answers. These are the words with the letters P 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 P 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.
- PROVE To show or demonstrate that something is true
- VAPOR A substance in gas form, especially one normally liquid or solid
- PIVOT A central point or shaft on which something turns or rotates
- PRIVY Informed about something secret or not generally known
- VIPER A venomous snake with hollow fangs in the upper jaw
- PEEVE To annoy or irritate someone; also, a grievance or cause of annoyance
- VAPID Lacking liveliness, interest, or significance; dull
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Useful Pattern Information
- Most common first letter: P (72%), V (26%), S (2%)
- Most common last letter: S (28%), E (16%), Y (14%)
- Most common additional vowel: A, in 58% of these words
- P is most often the first letter (72%)
- V is most often the fourth letter (40%)
- Letters that most often appear alongside: A, E, R, S, O
- Most have 2 vowels (72%)
- 28% contain a repeated letter
- 7 of the 43 are common puzzle answers (16%)
Other Valid Words
36 additional dictionary words contain both P and V — valid guesses, though rarely answers. Most common first.
- PAVED
- VESPA
- VAMPS
- PAVES
- PERVY
- PERVS
- VAPES
- PEAVY
- PAVER
- PAVAN
- PARVO
- VAMPY
- VAPER
- PAVIN
- VAPED
- PAVON
- PERVE
- SPIVS
- PREVE
- PAVIS
- PARVE
- PERVO
- PAVIE
- PAVEN
- PAVAS
- POOVE
- PAVID
- PIVOS
- POVOS
- POOVY
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- VEEPS
- PLAVS
- PEEVO
- VOIPS
- PAREV
- PAVVY
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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.