5-Letter Words With V as the Third Letter
There are 278 five-letter words with V as the third letter, including 57 common puzzle answers. These are the words matching the pattern __V__ (an underscore is any letter). A handy list for Wordle and other five-letter word games.
Popular 5-Letter Puzzle Words With V as the Third Letter
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
- LEVEL A position on a scale of intensity, amount, or quality
- GIVEN An assumption that is taken for granted
- MOVIE A form of entertainment with moving images that tells a story
- COVER Something that lies over or on top of something else to protect or conceal it
- SEVEN The number that is one more than six
- RIVER A large natural stream of water
- CIVIL Polite and courteous in behavior toward others
- NOVEL An extended fictional work in prose, usually in the form of a story
- FAVOR An act of gracious kindness
- DEVIL An evil supernatural being or spirit
- LOVER A person who loves someone or is loved by someone
More Common Puzzle Answers
- NAVAL
- FEVER
- LIVER
- RIVAL
- HAVEN
- CIVIC
- RAVEN
- ROVER
- VIVID
- LEVER
- WOVEN
- SAVVY
- PIVOT
- HAVOC
- ENVOY
- DIVER
- SAVER
- HOVER
- MOVER
- GIVER
- SEVER
- REVEL
- SAVOY
- REVUE
- ANVIL
- COVEN
- LIVID
- DUVET
- SAVOR
- NAVEL
Show all 57 common puzzle answers All 57 common puzzle answers
- MAVEN
- COVET
- WAVER
- RIVEN
- FIVER
- RAVEL
- RIVET
- GAVEL
- LIVEN
- COVEY
- BEVEL
- DIVAN
- HOVEL
- DIVOT
- CAVIL
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Useful Pattern Information
- Most common first letter: L (10%), D (9%), R (9%)
- Most common last letter: S (25%), R (16%), N (12%)
- Most common additional vowel: E, in 70% of these words
- Letters that most often appear alongside: E, A, I, S, R
- Most have 2 vowels (83%)
- 32% contain a repeated letter
- 57 of the 278 are common puzzle answers (21%)
Other Valid Words
221 additional dictionary words have V as the third letter — valid guesses, though rarely answers. Most common first.
- LIVES
- GIVES
- MOVED
- LOVED
- LIVED
- SAVED
- LOVES
- MOVES
- WAVES
- WIVES
- SAVES
- DEVON
- CAVES
- PAVED
- DOVER
- WAVED
- LEVIN
- ELVES
- DIVES
- HIVES
- FIVES
- DOVES
- DIVAS
- CAVED
- DIVED
- HAVES
- BEVAN
- MAVIS
- FAVES
- EAVES
Show all 221 words All 221 words
- RAVES
- NEVIS
- LAVAL
- LEVEE
- LOVEY
- DEVOS
- DEVEL
- ELVEN
- LEVIS
- LAVER
- SAVIN
- NEVES
- RIVAS
- PAVES
- RAVED
- VIVRE
- COVES
- HAVEL
- LIVRE
- LOVIE
- LAVAS
- RIVES
- DEVAS
- DIVVY
- HAVER
- RAVER
- VIVES
- REVIE
- LOVAT
- CIVET
- NOVAS
- JUVIE
- PAVER
- NOVUM
- NOVAE
- PAVAN
- FOVEA
- RAVIN
- ALVAR
- ORVAL
- NEVUS
- HIVER
- BEVER
- NOVIA
- CUVEE
- DAVIT
- WAVEY
- DIVIS
- NAVES
- SIVER
- HOVEN
- CAVER
- VIVAS
- INVER
- COVED
- VIVOS
- JIVES
- ELVAN
- MAVIN
- VIVAT
- SEVAK
- PAVIN
- DEVIS
- DAVEN
- LAVRA
- NAVVY
- HIVED
- ROVED
- NEVEL
- BEVVY
- DIVEY
- NOVIO
- CIVVY
- KIVAS
- NIVEL
- PAVON
- NAVED
- HEVEA
- ENVOI
- ROVES
- LEVES
- BIVVY
- LAVES
- ROVEN
- ELVER
- HAVAN
- JIVED
- ERVEN
- GIVED
- NAVAR
- INVAR
- KAVAL
- DOVIE
- RAVEY
- RIVED
- VIVER
- TAVAS
- BEVOR
- CAVUS
- FAVER
- BOVID
- JAVAS
- FAVEL
- NIVAS
- BAVIN
- NIVAL
- PAVIS
- LOVEE
- LIVOR
- HOVEA
- CIVES
- CAVAS
- COVIN
- JAVEL
- ARVAL
- PAVIE
- GOVES
- HOVES
- HOVED
- MEVES
- WIVED
- MEVED
- LAVED
- VEVES
- DOVED
- WIVER
- TAVER
- GOVED
- PAVEN
- PAVAS
- EAVED
- PAVID
- CAVEL
- AIVER
- MAVIE
- CAVIE
- MIVEY
- FAVAS
- LEVAS
- EAVER
- REVET
- PIVOS
- SAVEY
- POVOS
- RIVEL
- JIVER
- DOVEN
- HEVEL
- OAVES
- DIVOS
- SEVIR
- JUVES
- CIVIE
- EEVER
- KEVEL
- ARVEE
- DEVOT
- ARVOS
- JIVEY
- BIVIA
- GAVOT
- KEVIL
- KAVAS
- YEVES
- EEVEN
- URVAS
- ERVIL
- FAVUS
- REVOW
- ULVAS
- RUVID
- TAVAH
- YEVEN
- NAVEW
- BEVUE
- PAVVY
- GYVES
- GYVED
- SYVER
- MIVVY
- ADVEW
- LAVVY
- GYVER
- NEVVY
- ADVTS
- DIVNA
- MUVVA
- VIVDA
- EEVNS
- AEVUM
- LUVVY
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