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Words containing AV

Words that have the letters AV in a row, in that order: handy when a board square or a clue gives you a chunk to build around. All playable on Wordtide's board. There are 1,621 playable words containing AV in Wordtide's English dictionary. The most common length is 8 letters, and the longest word is ARIBOFLAVINOSES. The highest-scoring is DEMISEMIQUAVERS, worth 33 points.

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Popular words containing AV

AVAILABILITY20
MICROWAVE20
CONTRAVENTION19
UNAVOIDABLE19
BEHAVIOUR18
FAVORABLE18
FAVOURING18
GRAVITATIONAL18
UNAVAILABLE18
BEHAVING17
FAVOURED17
BEHAVED16
BEHAVIOR16
FAVORING16
FAVORITES16
PAVEMENT16
AVAILABLE15
BEHAVES15

Highest-scoring words containing AV

Points are Wordtide tile values before bonus squares. Rare letters pay most: J, Q and Z are worth 9, X is 7.

DEMISEMIQUAVERS33
EXTRAVAGANZAS32
DEMISEMIQUAVER32
EXTRAVAGANZA31
OVEREXTRAVAGANT30
EXTRAVEHICULAR29
CIRCUMNAVIGATED28
MULTIWAVELENGTH28
CIRCUMNAVIGATES27
QUAVERINGLY27
EXTRAVAGANCY27
EXTRAVAGANCIES27

3-letter words containing AV (6)

AVA7
AVE7
AVO7
LAV7
TAV7
VAV11

4-letter words containing AV (27)

AVER8
AVES8
AVID9
AVOS8
AVOW11
CAVE10
CAVY12
DAVY11
EAVE8
FAVA11
FAVE11
GAVE9
HAVE10
JAVA16
KAVA11
LAVA8
LAVE8
LAVS8
NAVE8
NAVY10
PAVE10
RAVE8
SAVE8
TAVS8
VAVS12
WAVE11
WAVY13

5-letter words containing AV (99)

AGAVE10
AVAIL9
AVAST9
AVERS9
AVERT9
AVIAN9
AVOID10
AVOWS12
BRAVE11
BRAVO11
CAVED12
CAVES11
CAVIL11
CRAVE11
DAVIT10
EAVES9
FAVAS12
FAVES12
FAVOR12
FAVUS13
GAVEL10
GRAVE10
GRAVY12
GUAVA11
HAVEN11
HAVES11
HAVOC13
HEAVE11
HEAVY13
JAVAS17
KAVAS12
KNAVE12
LEAVE9
MAVEN11
NAVAL9
NAVEL9
NAVES9
NAVVY15
PAVED12
PAVES11
PEAVY13
RAVED10
RAVEL9
RAVEN9
RAVES9
SAVED10
SAVER9
SAVES9
SAVOR9
SAVVY15
SCHAV13
SHAVE11
SLAVE9
STAVE9
SUAVE10
WAVED13
WAVER12
WAVES12
WAVEY14
WEAVE12

The 60 most common shown, 39 rarer words not listed. All 5-letter words

6-letter words containing AV (175)

AVENGE11
AVENUE11
AVOIDS11
AVOWAL13
AVOWED14
BEAVER12
BEHAVE14
BRAVED13
BRAVER12
BRAVES12
BRAVOS12
CAVEAT12
CAVERN12
CAVIAR12
CAVING13
CAVITY14
CAVORT12
CLEAVE12
CRAVED13
CRAVES12
DEAVES11
FAVORS13
FAVOUR14
FLAVOR13
GAVELS11
GRAVED12
GRAVEL11
GRAVEN11
GRAVER11
GRAVES11
HAVENS12
HAVING13
HEAVED13
HEAVEN12
HEAVES12
LAVISH12
LEAVED11
LEAVES10
OCTAVE12
PAVING13
QUAVER19
RAVAGE11
RAVING11
RAVISH12
SAVAGE11
SAVING11
SAVORY12
SHAVED13
SHAVEN12
SHAVER12
SHAVES12
SHEAVE12
SLAVES10
TRAVEL10
WAVERS13
WAVIER13
WAVING14
WEAVED14
WEAVER13
WEAVES13

The 60 most common shown, 115 rarer words not listed. All 6-letter words

7-letter words containing AV (261)

AVARICE13
AVENGED13
AVERAGE12
AVOCADO14
AVOIDED13
AVOWALS14
AVOWING15
BEAVERS13
BEHAVED16
BEHAVES15
BEREAVE13
BRAVADO14
BRAVELY15
BRAVERY15
BRAVEST13
BRAVING14
CARAVAN13
CAVALRY15
CAVEATS13
CAVERNS13
CAVORTS13
CLEAVED14
CLEAVER13
CLEAVES13
CONCAVE15
CRAVING14
DEPRAVE14
DISAVOW15
FAVORED15
FAVOURS15
FLAVORS14
FLAVOUR15
FORGAVE15
GRAVELY14
GRAVING13
GRAVITY14
HEAVENS13
HEAVIER13
HEAVIES13
HEAVILY15
HEAVING14
JAVELIN19
LEAVING12
OCTAVES13
QUAVERS20
RAVAGED13
SAVAGED13
SAVINGS12
SAVOURY14
SAVVIED16
SAVVIER15
SAVVIES15
SHAVERS13
SHAVING14
SHEAVES13
TRAVELS11
WAVERED15
WAVIEST14
WEAVERS14
WEAVING15

The 60 most common shown, 201 rarer words not listed. All 7-letter words

8-letter words containing AV (312)

AVAILING13
AVENGING14
AVERAGED14
AVERAGES13
AVERTING13
AVOCADOS15
AVOIDING14
BEAVERED15
BEHAVING17
BEHAVIOR16
BEREAVED15
BEREAVES14
CARAVANS14
CAVALIER14
CAVITIES14
CAVORTED15
CLEAVAGE15
CLEAVERS14
CLEAVING15
CRAVINGS15
DEPRAVED16
DEPRAVES15
DISAVOWS16
DISFAVOR16
ENDEAVOR13
ENGRAVED14
ENGRAVER13
EXCAVATE20
FAVORING16
FAVORITE15
FAVOURED17
FLAVORED16
FLAVOURS16
GRAVELED14
HEAVENLY16
HEAVIEST14
JAVELINS20
LAVATORY14
LAVISHED15
LAVISHER14
LAVISHES14
MAVERICK19
PAVEMENT16
PAVILION14
QUAVERED22
RAVAGING14
RAVISHED15
RAVISHES14
SAVAGELY15
SAVAGERY15
SAVAGING14
SAVOURED14
SAVVIEST16
SAVVYING19
TRAVELED13
TRAVESTY14
UNSAVORY15
UPHEAVAL17
WAVEFORM20
WAVERING16

The 60 most common shown, 252 rarer words not listed. All 8-letter words

9-letter words containing AV (248)

AFFIDAVIT20
AGGRAVATE15
AVAILABLE15
AVALANCHE17
AVERAGING15
AVOIDABLE16
AVOIDANCE16
BEAVERING16
BEHAVIOUR18
BEREAVING16
CAVALIERS15
CAVALRIES15
CAVORTING16
CLEAVAGES16
DEPRAVING17
DEPRAVITY18
DISAVOWED18
DISFAVORS17
EAVESDROP16
ENDEAVORS14
ENDEAVOUR15
ENGRAVERS14
ENGRAVING15
ENSLAVING14
EXCAVATED22
EXCAVATES21
FAVORABLE18
FAVORABLY20
FAVORITES16
FAVOURING18
FLAVORING17
FLAVOURED18
GRAVELING15
GRAVELLED15
GRAVEYARD17
GRAVITATE14
HEAVINESS15
LAVENDERS14
LAVISHEST15
LAVISHING16
MAVERICKS20
MICROWAVE20
MISBEHAVE19
NAVIGABLE16
NAVIGATED15
NAVIGATES14
NAVIGATOR14
PAVEMENTS17
PAVILIONS15
QUAVERING23
RAVELLING14
RAVISHING16
SAVOURIER14
SAVOURIES14
SAVOURING15
SCAVENGER16
TRAVELING14
TRAVELLED14
UNRAVELED15
UPHEAVALS18

The 60 most common shown, 188 rarer words not listed.

10-letter words containing AV (187)

AFFIDAVITS21
AFTERSHAVE19
AGGRAVATED17
AGGRAVATES16
AVALANCHES18
AVARICIOUS17
AVIATRIXES20
BEHAVIORAL18
CADAVEROUS18
CAVALCADES19
CAVALRYMAN20
CAVALRYMEN20
CLAVICHORD21
CONTRAVENE16
DISAVOWALS18
DISAVOWING19
DISFAVORED19
EAVESDROPS17
ENDEAVORED16
ENDEAVOURS16
ENGRAVINGS16
EXCAVATING23
EXCAVATION22
EXCAVATORS22
FAVORITISM19
FLAVORINGS18
FLAVOURING19
GRAVELLING16
GRAVESTONE15
GRAVEYARDS18
GRAVITATED16
GRAVITATES15
HAVERSACKS21
HEAVENLIER16
HEAVENWARD20
INTERWEAVE17
LAVATORIES14
MICROWAVED22
MICROWAVES21
MISBEHAVED21
MISBEHAVES20
NAVIGATING16
NAVIGATION15
NAVIGATORS15
RAVELLINGS15
RAVENOUSLY17
RIBOFLAVIN19
SAVAGERIES15
SAVOURIEST15
SCAVENGERS17
SHORTWAVES19
TRAVELLERS14
TRAVELLING15
TRAVERSING15
TRAVESTIED15
TRAVESTIES14
UNRAVELING16
UNRAVELLED16
UNWAVERING19
WAVELENGTH20

The 60 most common shown, 127 rarer words not listed.

11-letter words containing AV (129)

ACRIFLAVINE20
AFTERSHAVES20
AGGRAVATING18
AGGRAVATION17
ANTISLAVERY17
AVOIRDUPOIS19
AVOUCHMENTS22
AVUNCULARLY21
BEHAVIORISM21
BEREAVEMENT19
BICONCAVITY23
CLAVICHORDS22
CONCAVITIES19
CONTRAVENED18
CONTRAVENES17
DEPRAVITIES18
DISAVOWABLE21
DISFAVORING20
ENDEAVORING17
ENDEAVOURED18
ENSLAVEMENT17
EXCAVATIONS23
EXTRAVAGANT22
EXTRAVAGATE22
EXTRAVASATE21
EXTRAVERTED22
FLAVORFULLY24
GRAVESTONES16
GRAVITATING17
GRAVITATION16
HEAVENLIEST17
HEAVENWARDS21
HEAVYWEIGHT25
INTERLEAVED16
INTERLEAVES15
INTERWEAVES18
INTRAVENOUS16
MICROWAVING23
MISBEHAVERS21
MISBEHAVING22
MISBEHAVIOR21
OVERFAVORED23
PAPOVAVIRUS24
QUAVERINGLY27
RAVISHINGLY20
ROTOGRAVURE17
SEMIQUAVERS26
SPOKESHAVES22
TRAVELOGUES17
TRAVESTYING18
ULTRAVACUUM22
ULTRAVIOLET16
UNAVAILABLE18
UNAVOIDABLE19
UNAVOIDABLY21
UNFAVORABLE21
UNFAVORABLY23
UNRAVELLING17
WAVELENGTHS21
WEAVERBIRDS21

The 60 most common shown, 69 rarer words not listed.

12-letter words containing AV (81)

ACRIFLAVINES21
AGGRAVATIONS18
AVAILABILITY20
AVARICIOUSLY21
AVASCULARITY21
AVERSIVENESS20
AVICULTURIST20
AVITAMINOTIC20
AVUNCULARITY22
BEAVERBOARDS21
BEHAVIORALLY22
BEHAVIORISMS22
BEHAVIORISTS20
BEREAVEMENTS20
BIOAVAILABLE20
CADAVEROUSLY22
CAVALIERISMS20
CLAVIERISTIC20
CLOVERLEAVES22
CONCANAVALIN20
CONTRAOCTAVE20
CONTRAVENING19
DEPRAVEDNESS20
DEPRAVEMENTS21
EAVESDROPPED22
EAVESDROPPER21
ENDEAVOURING19
EXCAVATIONAL24
EXTRAVAGANCE25
EXTRAVAGANCY27
EXTRAVAGANZA31
EXTRAVAGATED24
EXTRAVAGATES23
EXTRAVASATED23
EXTRAVASATES22
EXTRAVERSION22
FLAVOPROTEIN21
HEAVYHEARTED23
HEAVYWEIGHTS26
INTERLEAVING17
INTERWEAVING20
MEGAVITAMINS21
MICROGRAVITY23
MICROWAVABLE25
MISBEHAVIORS22
NAVIGABILITY21
NAVIGATIONAL17
OUTCAVILLING20
OVERFAVORING24
PHOTOENGRAVE21
PHOTOGRAVURE22
PICORNAVIRUS21
ROTOGRAVURES18
SLAVEHOLDING20
SLAVOCRACIES20
SUPERGRAVITY22
SUPRAVITALLY21
ULTRAVACUUMS23
UNAVAILINGLY20
UNWAVERINGLY23

The 60 most common shown, 21 rarer words not listed.

How common are they?

1,621 of the 167,814 words on Wordtide's English board (0.97%) are containing AV. Most of them, 312, have 8 letters. 186 start with AV, 5 end with it and 1,430 have it only in the middle.

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Every word comes from the ENABLE public-domain word list that Wordtide's English board uses, with offensive words removed. Numbers next to a word are its points from our own letter values.

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Questions

How many words are there containing AV?

Wordtide's English dictionary (the public-domain ENABLE list without offensive words) has 1,621 words containing AV, from 3 to 15 letters long.

What is the highest-scoring word containing AV?

DEMISEMIQUAVERS, worth 33 points with Wordtide letter values before bonus squares. Close behind: EXTRAVAGANZAS (32), DEMISEMIQUAVER (32) and EXTRAVAGANZA (31).

What are the most common words containing AV?

AVAILABILITY, MICROWAVE, CONTRAVENTION, UNAVOIDABLE, BEHAVIOUR and FAVORABLE. These are the everyday ones, ranked by how familiar they are in ordinary English.

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