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Words containing V
Words that have the letter V anywhere in them: handy when a board square or a clue gives you one letter to build around. All playable on Wordtide's board. There are 14,174 playable words containing V in Wordtide's English dictionary. The most common length is 8 letters, and the longest word is ACQUISITIVENESS. The highest-scoring is ZYZZYVAS, worth 40 points.
Popular words containing V
- PRIVATIZATION27
- SUBJECTIVE27
- CIVILIZATION26
- EXCLUSIVELY26
- CIVILIZING25
- COMPARATIVELY25
- COMPREHENSIVE25
- EFFECTIVELY25
- EFFECTIVENESS25
- EXCESSIVELY25
- OBJECTIVE25
- ADJECTIVE24
- CIVILIZED24
- EQUIVALENTS24
- INCONVENIENCING24
- OVERWHELMING24
- PRODUCTIVITY24
- CIVILIZES23
Highest-scoring words containing V
Points are Wordtide tile values before bonus squares. Rare letters pay most: J, Q and Z are worth 9, X is 7.
- ZYZZYVAS40
- SUBJECTIVIZING40
- ZYZZYVA39
- SUBJECTIVIZED39
- SUBJECTIVIZES38
- SUBJECTIVIZE37
- VENTRILOQUIZING37
- VENTRILOQUIZED36
- HYPERCIVILIZED35
- VENTRILOQUIZES35
- OVEREMPHASIZING34
- VENTRILOQUIZE34
3-letter words containing V (34)
- AVA7
- AVE7
- AVO7
- DEV8
- EVE7
- GUV9
- IVY9
- LAV7
- LEV7
- LUV8
- OVA7
- REV7
- TAV7
- VAC9
- VAN7
- VAR7
- VAS7
- VAT7
- VAU8
- VAV11
- VAW10
- VEE7
- VEG8
- VET7
- VEX13
- VIA7
- VIE7
- VIG8
- VIM9
- VIS7
- VOE7
- VOW10
- VOX13
- VUG9
4-letter words containing V (146)
- AVID9
- AVOW11
- CAVE10
- COVE10
- DIVE9
- DOVE9
- EAVE8
- ENVY10
- EVEN8
- EVER8
- EVES8
- EVIL8
- FIVE11
- GAVE9
- GIVE9
- HAVE10
- HIVE10
- HOVE10
- LAVA8
- LEVY10
- LIVE8
- LOVE8
- MOVE10
- NAVY10
- NOVA8
- OVAL8
- OVEN8
- OVER8
- OVUM11
- PAVE10
- RAVE8
- REVS8
- SAVE8
- VAIN8
- VANE8
- VANS8
- VARY10
- VASE8
- VAST8
- VATS8
- VEAL8
- VEER8
- VEIL8
- VEIN8
- VEND9
- VENT8
- VERB10
- VERY10
- VEST8
- VICE10
- VIED9
- VIEW11
- VILE8
- VOID9
- VOTE8
- VOWS11
- WAVE11
- WAVY13
- WIVE11
- WOVE11
The 60 most common shown, 86 rarer words not listed. All 4-letter words
5-letter words containing V (454)
- ABOVE11
- ALIVE9
- AVOID10
- BRAVE11
- CIVIL11
- COVER11
- CURVE12
- DEVIL10
- DIVED11
- DIVES10
- DRIVE10
- DROVE10
- EVENS9
- EVENT9
- EVERY11
- EVILS9
- FAVOR12
- FEVER12
- FIVER12
- GIVEN10
- GIVES10
- GLOVE10
- GRAVE10
- HALVE11
- HAVOC13
- HEAVY13
- LEAVE9
- LEVEL9
- LIVED10
- LIVER9
- LIVES9
- LOVED10
- MOVED12
- MOVES11
- MOVIE11
- PROVE11
- RAVED10
- SAVED10
- SHOVE11
- VAGUE11
- VALID10
- VALUE10
- VALVE13
- VENDS10
- VENUE10
- VERBS11
- VICAR11
- VIDEO10
- VIEWS12
- VINYL11
- VIRUS10
- VOCAL11
- VOICE11
- VOMIT11
- VOTED10
- VOUCH14
- VOWEL12
- WAVED13
- WAVES12
- WIVES12
The 60 most common shown, 394 rarer words not listed. All 5-letter words
6-letter words containing V (888)
- ACTIVE12
- ADVENT11
- ADVERT11
- ADVICE13
- ADVISE11
- AVOIDS11
- BEHAVE14
- CAVEAT12
- CLEVER12
- CONVEY14
- COVERS12
- CURVES13
- DERIVE11
- DEVICE13
- DEVOID12
- DIVIDE12
- DIVING12
- EVENLY12
- EVOLVE14
- FAVORS13
- FAVOUR14
- FLAVOR13
- GIVING12
- HALVES12
- HAVING13
- HEAVEN12
- INVOKE13
- LIVELY12
- LOVELY12
- MOTIVE12
- MOVIES12
- MOVING13
- NOVICE12
- OVERLY12
- PROVED13
- PROVEN12
- PROVES12
- REMOVE12
- REVIEW13
- SHELVE12
- SURVEY13
- THIEVE12
- TWELVE13
- VACUUM16
- VALLEY12
- VALUED12
- VALVES14
- VANISH12
- VASTLY12
- VECTOR12
- VENDED12
- VERBAL12
- VERIFY15
- VIABLE12
- VICTIM14
- VIEWED14
- VIEWER13
- VOICES12
- VOLUME13
- WAVING14
The 60 most common shown, 828 rarer words not listed. All 6-letter words
7-letter words containing V (1,388)
- ABUSIVE14
- ACHIEVE15
- ADVANCE14
- ADVISED13
- APPROVE15
- ARCHIVE15
- AVOIDED13
- BEHAVED16
- BEHAVES15
- BELIEVE13
- BELOVED14
- CONVERT13
- CONVICT15
- COVERED14
- DEPRIVE14
- DERIVED13
- DEVELOP14
- DEVICES14
- DEVIOUS13
- DEVISED13
- DEVOTED13
- DIVIDED14
- DIVORCE14
- EVOLVED16
- EVOLVES15
- FAVORED15
- FAVOURS15
- FLAVOUR15
- FOREVER14
- FORGAVE15
- FORGIVE15
- GRAVITY14
- HEAVILY15
- HOWEVER16
- IMPROVE15
- INVOKED15
- INVOKES14
- INVOLVE15
- OBVIOUS14
- POVERTY15
- PREVIEW16
- PRIVACY17
- PROVIDE14
- PROVING14
- PROVOKE16
- REMOVED14
- REVIEWS14
- SURVEYS14
- SURVIVE16
- VACANCY17
- VAGUELY15
- VARYING14
- VEHICLE15
- VERDICT14
- VICIOUS14
- VICTIMS15
- VICTORY15
- VIEWING15
- VOLUMES14
- WHOEVER16
The 60 most common shown, 1,328 rarer words not listed. All 7-letter words
8-letter words containing V (2,151)
- AARDVARK16
- ACHIEVED17
- ACHIEVES16
- ACTIVELY16
- ACTIVITY16
- ADVANCED16
- ADVANCES15
- ADVISORY15
- ADVOCATE15
- APPROVAL16
- APPROVED17
- APPROVES16
- ARCHIVED17
- ARCHIVES16
- BEHAVING17
- BEHAVIOR16
- BELIEVED15
- CIVILIZE22
- CONCEIVE16
- CONVICTS16
- CONVINCE16
- COVERAGE15
- COVERING15
- DEPRIVED16
- EVERYDAY17
- EVOLVING17
- FAVORING16
- FAVOURED17
- FORGIVEN16
- FORGIVES16
- IMPROVED17
- IMPROVES16
- INVOKING16
- INVOLVED17
- INVOLVES16
- JUVENILE21
- MOVEMENT16
- OVERCAME16
- OVERCOME16
- OVERFLOW18
- OVERVIEW19
- PAVEMENT16
- PERCEIVE16
- PROVIDED16
- PROVOKED18
- PROVOKES17
- RECOVERY16
- REVIEWED16
- SURVIVAL17
- SURVIVED18
- SURVIVES17
- VEHICLES16
- VELOCITY16
- VERBALLY16
- VERBATIM16
- VERIFIED16
- VICINITY16
- WHATEVER17
- WHENEVER17
- WHEREVER17
The 60 most common shown, 2,091 rarer words not listed. All 8-letter words
9-letter words containing V (2,101)
- ACHIEVING18
- ACTIVATED16
- ADDICTIVE17
- ADJECTIVE24
- ADVANCING17
- ADVERSELY16
- ADVISABLE16
- ADVOCATED17
- APPROVING18
- ARCHIVING18
- BEHAVIOUR18
- CIVILIZED24
- CIVILIZES23
- CONCEIVED18
- CONCEIVES17
- CONVICTED18
- CONVINCED18
- CONVINCES17
- DEFECTIVE19
- DEFENSIVE17
- DEPRIVING17
- DEVELOPED17
- DISCOVERY18
- EFFECTIVE21
- EVERYBODY20
- EXCESSIVE21
- EXCLUSIVE22
- EXECUTIVE22
- EXPENSIVE21
- EXPLOSIVE21
- EXTENSIVE19
- FAVORABLE18
- FAVOURING18
- FORGIVING18
- FRIVOLOUS17
- IMPROVING18
- INVOLVING18
- MASSIVELY17
- MICROWAVE20
- MOVEMENTS17
- OBJECTIVE25
- OBVIOUSLY18
- OFFENSIVE19
- OVERCOMES17
- OVERDRAFT17
- OVERPRICE17
- OVERWHELM20
- PERCEIVED18
- PERCEIVES17
- PREVIEWER18
- PRIMITIVE17
- PRIVATELY17
- PROVIDING17
- PROVOKING19
- REVIEWING17
- SURVIVING19
- VACANCIES17
- VERIFYING19
- VIEWPOINT18
- WHICHEVER22
The 60 most common shown, 2,041 rarer words not listed.
10-letter words containing V (1,900)
- ABBREVIATE18
- ACTIVATING17
- ADVOCATING18
- BELIEVABLE18
- CHANGEOVER19
- CIVILISING17
- CIVILIZING25
- COLLECTIVE18
- CONCEIVING19
- CONTRIVING17
- CONVERSELY18
- CONVERTING17
- CONVICTING19
- CONVICTION18
- CONVINCING19
- CUMULATIVE20
- DEFINITIVE18
- DERIVATIVE19
- DEVELOPERS17
- DEVELOPING18
- DIRECTIVES17
- DISCOVERED18
- EQUIVALENT23
- EVENTUALLY17
- EVERYTHING19
- EVERYWHERE21
- EXHAUSTIVE23
- GOVERNMENT17
- IMPERATIVE18
- IMPRESSIVE18
- INDICATIVE17
- INDIVIDUAL17
- INEVITABLY18
- INNOVATIVE18
- INTERVIEWS17
- INVALUABLE17
- INVARIABLY18
- MARVELLOUS17
- MOTIVATING17
- OVERCOMING19
- OVERLOOKED18
- OVERPRICED19
- OVERPRICES18
- OVERWHELMS21
- PERCEIVING19
- POSITIVELY18
- PREVIOUSLY19
- PRIMITIVES18
- PRIVILEGED18
- PRODUCTIVE20
- RESPECTIVE18
- SUBJECTIVE27
- SUCCESSIVE19
- SUPERVISED18
- THEMSELVES18
- VERTICALLY18
- VIEWPOINTS19
- VIGOROUSLY18
- VOCABULARY21
- WHATSOEVER19
The 60 most common shown, 1,840 rarer words not listed.
11-letter words containing V (1,653)
- ABBREVIATED20
- ABBREVIATES19
- ACHIEVEMENT21
- ADVENTUROUS18
- ADVERTISING17
- ANNIVERSARY17
- COMPARATIVE21
- COMPETITIVE21
- CONCEIVABLE21
- CONCEIVABLY23
- CONSECUTIVE20
- CONTROVERSY19
- CONVENIENCE19
- CONVENTIONS17
- CONVERSIONS17
- CONVICTIONS19
- DESCRIPTIVE20
- DESTRUCTIVE19
- DEVASTATING17
- DEVELOPMENT20
- DISCOVERIES18
- DISCOVERING19
- DISTINCTIVE18
- EFFECTIVELY25
- ENVIRONMENT17
- EQUIVALENTS24
- EXCESSIVELY25
- EXCLUSIVELY26
- EXTENSIVELY23
- GOVERNMENTS18
- IMAGINATIVE18
- IMPROVEMENT21
- INDIVIDUALS18
- INEFFECTIVE23
- INFORMATIVE20
- INTERACTIVE17
- INTERVIEWED19
- INVOLVEMENT21
- OBSERVATION17
- OVERLOADING17
- OVERLOOKING19
- OVERPRICING20
- OVERWHELMED23
- OVERWRITING19
- OVERWRITTEN18
- PERSPECTIVE21
- PRIVILEGING19
- PROSPECTIVE21
- PROVISIONAL17
- PROVOCATIVE23
- RESTRICTIVE17
- SELECTIVELY19
- SENSITIVITY17
- SUPERVISING19
- SUPERVISION18
- SUPERVISORS18
- UNAVAILABLE18
- UNAVOIDABLE19
- UNIVERSALLY18
- VOLUNTARILY18
The 60 most common shown, 1,593 rarer words not listed.
12-letter words containing V (1,307)
- ABBREVIATING21
- ABBREVIATION20
- ACHIEVEMENTS22
- ADVANTAGEOUS19
- AFFIRMATIVES24
- ALTERNATIVES16
- AVAILABILITY20
- CIRCUMVENTED24
- CIVILISATION18
- CIVILIZATION26
- CONCLUSIVELY23
- CONSERVATION18
- CONSERVATIVE22
- CONSTRUCTIVE21
- CONVENIENTLY20
- CONVENTIONAL18
- CONVERSATION18
- CONVINCINGLY23
- DEVELOPMENTS21
- DISADVANTAGE19
- DIVERSIFYING23
- EFFERVESCENT24
- ENVIRONMENTS18
- EQUIVALENTLY27
- EVOLUTIONARY19
- EXPRESSIVELY26
- EXTRAVAGANCE25
- FIGURATIVELY23
- HEAVYWEIGHTS26
- IMPOVERISHED23
- IMPROVEMENTS22
- INCONVENIENT18
- INDIVIDUALLY21
- INTERVENTION16
- INTERVIEWING20
- INVESTIGATED18
- INVESTIGATES17
- IRRESPECTIVE20
- NEVERTHELESS18
- OBSERVATIONS18
- OVERCROWDING23
- OVERSHADOWED23
- OVERWHELMING24
- PRECONCEIVED23
- PRODUCTIVITY24
- QUANTITATIVE25
- REJUVENATING26
- REJUVENATION25
- RENDEZVOUSED27
- RENDEZVOUSES26
- RESERVATIONS16
- RESPECTIVELY22
- SUPERVISIONS19
- UNBELIEVABLE21
- UNBELIEVABLY23
- UNCONVINCING22
- UNIVERSITIES17
- VERIFICATION21
- VOCIFEROUSLY24
- VOLUNTEERING18
The 60 most common shown, 1,247 rarer words not listed.
How common are they?
14,174 of the 167,814 words on Wordtide's English board (8.4%) are containing V. Most of them, 2,151, have 8 letters. 2,695 start with V, 17 end with it and 11,463 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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How many words are there containing V?
Wordtide's English dictionary (the public-domain ENABLE list without offensive words) has 14,174 words containing V, from 3 to 15 letters long.
What is the highest-scoring word containing V?
ZYZZYVAS, worth 40 points with Wordtide letter values before bonus squares. Close behind: SUBJECTIVIZING (40), ZYZZYVA (39) and SUBJECTIVIZED (39).
What are the most common words containing V?
PRIVATIZATION, SUBJECTIVE, CIVILIZATION, EXCLUSIVELY, CIVILIZING and COMPARATIVELY. These are the everyday ones, ranked by how familiar they are in ordinary English.
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