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Words containing VA

Words that have the letters VA 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 2,237 playable words containing VA in Wordtide's English dictionary. The most common length is 9 letters, and the longest word is ANTIDERIVATIVES. The highest-scoring is ZYZZYVAS, worth 40 points.

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Popular words containing VA

PRIVATIZATION27
EQUIVALENTS24
CONCEIVABLY23
CONSERVATIVES23
EQUIVALENT23
UNBELIEVABLY23
CONSERVATIVE22
CONCEIVABLE21
UNBELIEVABLE21
AVAILABILITY20
DISADVANTAGES20
ADVANTAGEOUS19
DERIVATIVE19
DISADVANTAGE19
BELIEVABLE18
CONSERVATION18
INNOVATIVE18
INVARIABLY18

Highest-scoring words containing VA

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

ZYZZYVAS40
ZYZZYVA39
EXTRAVAGANZAS32
EXTRAVAGANZA31
OVARIECTOMIZED31
INEQUIVALVED30
VASECTOMIZING30
NONEQUIVALENCES30
OVEREXTRAVAGANT30
VASCULARIZATION30
ADJECTIVALLY29
CONJUNCTIVAE29

3-letter words containing VA (10)

AVA7
OVA7
VAC9
VAN7
VAR7
VAS7
VAT7
VAU8
VAV11
VAW10

4-letter words containing VA (34)

DEVA9
DIVA9
FAVA11
JAVA16
KAVA11
KIVA11
KVAS11
LAVA8
LEVA8
NOVA8
OVAL8
ULVA9
VACS10
VAGI9
VAIL8
VAIN8
VAIR8
VALE8
VAMP12
VANE8
VANG9
VANS8
VARA8
VARS8
VARY10
VASA8
VASE8
VAST8
VATS8
VATU9
VAUS9
VAVS12
VAWS11
VIVA12

5-letter words containing VA (73)

AJIVA17
ARVAL9
AVAIL9
AVANT9
AVAST9
BRAVA11
DEVAS10
DIVAN10
DIVAS10
EVADE10
FAVAS12
GUAVA11
HALVA11
INVAR9
JAVAS17
KAVAS12
KIVAS12
KVASS12
LARVA9
LAVAS9
NAVAL9
NOVAE9
NOVAS9
OVALS9
OVARY11
PAVAN11
RIVAL9
SHIVA11
SYLVA11
ULVAS10
VACUA12
VAGAL10
VAGUE11
VAGUS11
VAKIL12
VALES9
VALET9
VALID10
VALOR9
VALUE10
VALVE13
VAMPS13
VANDA10
VANED10
VANES9
VANGS10
VAPID12
VAPOR11
VARIX15
VARUS10
VARVE13
VASES9
VASTS9
VASTY11
VATIC11
VATUS10
VAULT10
VAUNT10
VIVAS13
VOLVA13

The 60 most common shown, 13 rarer words not listed. All 5-letter words

6-letter words containing VA (128)

AJIVAS18
AVAILS10
AVATAR10
CANVAS12
COEVAL12
CRAVAT12
DIVANS11
EVADED12
EVADES11
GUAVAS12
INVADE11
KUVASZ22
LARVAE10
LARVAL10
MIKVAH17
RAVAGE11
REVAMP14
RIVALS10
SALIVA10
SAVAGE11
SAVANT10
SVARAJ18
SYLVAN12
VACANT12
VACATE12
VACUUM16
VAGARY13
VAGUER12
VAINER10
VAINLY12
VALETS10
VALISE10
VALKYR15
VALLEY12
VALOUR11
VALUED12
VALUES11
VALVED15
VALVES14
VAMPED15
VANDAL11
VANISH12
VANITY12
VANNED11
VAPORS12
VAPOUR13
VARIED11
VARIES10
VARLET10
VARVED15
VASSAL10
VASTER10
VASTLY12
VATTED11
VAULTS11
VAUNTS11
VIVACE16
VIVARY16
VULVAE15
VULVAL15

The 60 most common shown, 68 rarer words not listed. All 6-letter words

7-letter words containing VA (220)

ADVANCE14
ARRIVAL11
AVAILED12
AVARICE13
BRAVADO14
CANVASS13
CARAVAN13
CAVALRY15
DEVALUE13
EVADING13
EVASIVE15
INVADED13
INVADER12
INVADES12
INVALID12
LIVABLE13
LOVABLE13
MOVABLE15
PERVADE14
PREVAIL13
PRIVACY17
PRIVATE13
RAVAGED13
RAVAGES12
REMOVAL13
REVAMPS15
REVIVAL15
RIVALED12
RIVALRY13
SALVAGE12
SAVAGED13
SAVAGER12
SAVAGES12
SERVANT11
VACANCY17
VACATED14
VACATES13
VACCINE15
VACUOUS15
VACUUMS17
VAGRANT12
VAGUELY15
VAGUEST13
VALETED12
VALIDLY14
VALLEYS13
VALUING13
VALVING16
VAMPIRE15
VANDALS12
VANNING12
VAPOURS14
VARIANT11
VARIETY13
VARIOUS12
VARNISH13
VARSITY13
VARYING14
VATTING12
VAULTED13

The 60 most common shown, 160 rarer words not listed. All 7-letter words

8-letter words containing VA (332)

AARDVARK16
ACTIVATE14
ADVANCED16
ADVANCES15
APPROVAL16
CANVASED15
CANVASES14
CARAVANS14
CARNIVAL14
CAVALIER14
CHIVALRY18
CLEAVAGE15
CREVASSE14
ELEVATOR12
EVACUATE15
EVALUATE13
EXCAVATE20
FESTIVAL15
INTERVAL12
INVADING14
INVASION12
LAVATORY14
MEDIEVAL15
MOTIVATE14
MOVABLES16
PERVADED16
PERVADES15
PREVAILS14
PRIMEVAL16
PRIVATER14
PRIVATES14
PROVABLE16
PROVABLY18
RAVAGING14
RELEVANT12
REMOVALS14
REVAMPED17
REVIVALS16
SAVAGELY15
SAVAGERY15
SERVANTS12
SURVIVAL17
UPHEAVAL17
VACATING15
VACATION14
VACCINES16
VACUUMED19
VAGABOND16
VALIDITY15
VALUABLE15
VAMPIRES16
VANGUARD15
VANISHED15
VANISHES14
VANQUISH23
VAPORIZE22
VARIABLE14
VARIANCE14
VARIANTS12
VIVACITY20

The 60 most common shown, 272 rarer words not listed. All 8-letter words

9-letter words containing VA (347)

ACTIVATED16
ACTIVATES15
ADVANCING17
ADVANTAGE15
APPROVALS17
AVAILABLE15
AVALANCHE17
BOULEVARD17
CANVASING16
CANVASSED16
CAPTIVATE17
CLEAVAGES16
CULTIVATE16
CURVATURE17
DEVASTATE14
ELEVATORS13
EVACUATED17
EVACUATES16
EVALUATED15
EVALUATES14
EXCAVATED22
EXCAVATES21
FESTIVALS16
GALVANIZE22
GRIEVANCE16
IMMOVABLE19
INTERVALS13
MOTIVATED16
MOTIVATES15
PERVADING17
PERVASIVE19
PREVAILED16
PREVALENT15
PRIVATELY17
PRIVATIZE23
RELEVANCE15
REMOVABLE17
RETRIEVAL13
REVAMPING18
SALVATION13
SURVIVALS18
UPHEAVALS18
VACANCIES17
VACATIONS15
VACCINATE17
VACUUMING20
VAGABONDS17
VALUABLES16
VANDALISM16
VANDALIZE22
VANGUARDS16
VANISHING16
VAPORISED16
VAPORIZED24
VAPORIZES23
VARIABLES15
VARIATION13
VARIETIES13
VARIOUSLY16
VIVACIOUS20

The 60 most common shown, 287 rarer words not listed.

10-letter words containing VA (333)

ACHIEVABLE20
ACTIVATING17
ADVANTAGED17
ADVANTAGES16
AGGRAVATED17
AMBIVALENT18
AVALANCHES18
AVARICIOUS17
BELIEVABLE18
BOULEVARDS18
CANVASSING17
CAPTIVATED19
CAPTIVATES18
CHIVALROUS19
CONVALESCE18
CULTIVATED18
CULTIVATES17
CURVATURES18
DERIVATIVE19
DEVASTATED16
DEVASTATES15
EQUIVALENT23
EVACUATING18
EVACUATION17
EVALUATING16
EVALUATION15
EVANGELISM17
EVAPORATED17
EXCAVATING23
EXCAVATION22
GALVANIZED24
GALVANIZES23
GRIEVANCES17
INNOVATION14
INNOVATIVE18
INVALIDATE15
INVALUABLE17
INVARIABLY18
IRRELEVANT14
MOTIVATING17
MOTIVATION16
OBSERVABLE18
OBSERVANCE18
PREVAILING17
PREVALENCE18
PRIVATISED17
PRIVATIZED25
PRIVATIZES24
VACATIONED17
VACCINATED19
VACCINATES18
VACILLATED17
VAGABONDED19
VANDALIZED24
VANDALIZES23
VANQUISHED26
VANQUISHES25
VAPORISING17
VAPORIZING25
VARIATIONS14

The 60 most common shown, 273 rarer words not listed.

11-letter words containing VA (281)

ADVANCEMENT20
ADVANTAGING18
AGGRAVATING18
AGGRAVATION17
AMBIVALENCE21
CANVASBACKS24
CAPTIVATING20
CAPTIVATION19
CONCEIVABLE21
CONCEIVABLY23
CONVALESCED20
CONVALESCES19
CULTIVATING19
CULTIVATION18
DEPRIVATION18
DERIVATIONS16
DERIVATIVES20
DEVASTATING17
DEVASTATION16
DISAPPROVAL20
EQUIVALENCE26
EQUIVALENTS24
EVACUATIONS18
EVALUATIONS16
EVANGELICAL18
EVANGELISTS16
EVANGELIZED25
EVANGELIZES24
EVAPORATING18
EVAPORATION17
EXCAVATIONS23
EXTRAVAGANT22
GALLIVANTED17
GALVANISING17
GALVANIZING25
INNOVATIONS15
INVALIDATED17
INVALIDATES16
INVARIABLES17
IRRELEVANCE17
MOTIVATIONS17
OBSERVANCES19
OBSERVATION17
OBSERVATORY19
PERCEIVABLE21
PRIVATISING18
PRIVATIZING26
RENOVATIONS15
RESERVATION15
UNAVAILABLE18
VACATIONING18
VACCINATING20
VACCINATION19
VACILLATING18
VAGABONDING20
VALEDICTORY20
VANDALISING17
VANDALIZING25
VANQUISHING27
VIVACIOUSLY24

The 60 most common shown, 221 rarer words not listed.

12-letter words containing VA (216)

ADJECTIVALLY29
ADVANCEMENTS21
ADVANTAGEOUS19
AGGRAVATIONS18
AMBIVALENTLY22
AVAILABILITY20
AVARICIOUSLY21
CHIVALROUSLY23
CONJUNCTIVAE29
CONJUNCTIVAL29
CONJUNCTIVAS29
CONSERVATION18
CONSERVATISM20
CONSERVATIVE22
CONSERVATORS18
CONSERVATORY20
CONTRIVANCES20
CONVALESCENT20
CONVALESCING21
DEACTIVATING20
DEPRIVATIONS19
DEVALUATIONS18
DISADVANTAGE19
EQUIVALENCES27
EQUIVALENTLY27
EVANGELISTIC19
EVANGELIZING26
EXTRAVAGANCE25
EXTRAVAGANZA31
GALLIVANTING18
GALVANOMETER19
INEQUIVALVED30
INVALIDATING18
INVALIDATION17
IRRELEVANCES18
IRRELEVANTLY18
MAIDSERVANTS19
MOTIVATIONAL18
MULTIVARIATE19
OBSERVATIONS18
PRESERVATION18
PRESERVATIVE22
PREVARICATED21
PREVARICATES20
PREVARICATOR20
REACTIVATING19
REACTIVATION18
REEVALUATING18
RESERVATIONS16
REVALUATIONS17
UNBELIEVABLE21
UNBELIEVABLY23
UNCULTIVATED21
UNDERVALUING20
UNFORGIVABLE23
UNVANQUISHED29
VACCINATIONS20
VACILLATIONS18
VAINGLORIOUS18
VAPORIZATION26

The 60 most common shown, 156 rarer words not listed.

How common are they?

2,237 of the 167,814 words on Wordtide's English board (1.3%) are containing VA. Most of them, 347, have 9 letters. 646 start with VA, 48 end with it and 1,543 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 VA?

Wordtide's English dictionary (the public-domain ENABLE list without offensive words) has 2,237 words containing VA, from 3 to 15 letters long.

What is the highest-scoring word containing VA?

ZYZZYVAS, worth 40 points with Wordtide letter values before bonus squares. Close behind: ZYZZYVA (39), EXTRAVAGANZAS (32) and EXTRAVAGANZA (31).

What are the most common words containing VA?

PRIVATIZATION, EQUIVALENTS, CONCEIVABLY, CONSERVATIVES, EQUIVALENT and UNBELIEVABLY. These are the everyday ones, ranked by how familiar they are in ordinary English.

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