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Words with A and V

A (1 points) and V (5 points) together make for big tiles. These words use both letters, in any order and any place, and every one is playable on Wordtide's board. There are 7,635 playable words with both A and V in Wordtide's English dictionary. The most common length is 9 letters, and the longest word is ACQUISITIVENESS. The highest-scoring is ZYZZYVAS, worth 40 points.

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Popular words with both A and V

PRIVATIZATION27
CIVILIZATION26
COMPARATIVELY25
ADJECTIVE24
EQUIVALENTS24
CONCEIVABLY23
CONSERVATIVES23
EQUIVALENT23
EXHAUSTIVE23
PROVOCATIVE23
UNBELIEVABLY23
ACHIEVEMENTS22
CONSERVATIVE22
ABBREVIATING21
ABBREVIATIONS21
ACHIEVEMENT21
ADMINISTRATIVE21
ADVERTISEMENTS21

Highest-scoring words with both A and V

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

ZYZZYVAS40
ZYZZYVA39
OVEREMPHASIZING34
EXCOMMUNICATIVE34
OVEREMPHASIZED33
UNEQUIVOCABLY33
DEMISEMIQUAVERS33
EXTRAVAGANZAS32
OVEREMPHASIZES32
OVERSPECIALIZED32
DEMISEMIQUAVER32
OVERCAPITALIZED32

3-letter words with both A and V (15)

AVA7
AVE7
AVO7
LAV7
OVA7
TAV7
VAC9
VAN7
VAR7
VAS7
VAT7
VAU8
VAV11
VAW10
VIA7

4-letter words with both A and V (67)

AVER8
AVID9
AVOW11
CAVE10
CAVY12
DAVY11
DEVA9
DIVA9
EAVE8
FAVA11
FAVE11
GAVE9
HAVE10
JAVA16
KAVA11
KIVA11
KVAS11
LAVA8
NAVE8
NAVY10
NOVA8
OVAL8
PAVE10
RAVE8
SAVE8
ULVA9
UVEA9
VACS10
VAGI9
VAIN8
VALE8
VAMP12
VANE8
VANG9
VANS8
VARY10
VASE8
VAST8
VATS8
VATU9
VAUS9
VAVS12
VAWS11
VEAL8
VIAL8
VIGA9
VISA8
VIVA12
WAVE11
WAVY13

The 50 most common shown, 17 rarer words not listed. All 4-letter words

5-letter words with both A and V (213)

ABOVE11
ALIVE9
AVOID10
AVOWS12
BRAVE11
BRAVO11
CALVE11
CARVE11
CAVED12
CAVES11
CRAVE11
EVADE10
FAVOR12
GAVEL10
GRAVE10
GRAVY12
HALVE11
HAVEN11
HAVES11
HAVOC13
HEAVE11
HEAVY13
LEAVE9
MAUVE12
NAIVE9
OVARY11
PAVED12
PAVES11
RAVED10
RAVES9
RIVAL9
SAVED10
SAVES9
SAVVY15
SHAVE11
SLAVE9
VAGUE11
VALID10
VALUE10
VALVE13
VAPOR11
VICAR11
VITAL9
VOCAL11
VODKA13
WAIVE12
WAVED13
WAVER12
WAVES12
WEAVE12

The 50 most common shown, 163 rarer words not listed. All 5-letter words

6-letter words with both A and V (400)

ACTIVE12
ADVENT11
ADVERB13
ADVERT11
ADVICE13
ADVISE11
ARRIVE10
AVOIDS11
AVOWAL13
AVOWED14
BEHAVE14
CAVEAT12
CAVITY14
FAVORS13
FAVOUR14
FLAVOR13
HALVES12
HAVING13
HEAVEN12
INVADE11
JOVIAL18
LEAVED11
LEAVES10
NATIVE10
QUAVER19
RAVING11
REVAMP14
REVEAL10
RIVALS10
SAVING11
SLAVES10
STARVE10
TRAVEL10
TRIVIA10
VACUUM16
VALLEY12
VALUED12
VALUES11
VALVED15
VALVES14
VANISH12
VARIED11
VARIES10
VASTLY12
VERBAL12
VIABLE12
VISUAL11
WAIVED14
WAVING14
WEAVED14

The 50 most common shown, 350 rarer words not listed. All 6-letter words

7-letter words with both A and V (674)

ABUSIVE14
ACHIEVE15
ADVANCE14
ADVERSE12
ADVERTS12
ADVISED13
ADVISER12
ADVISES12
ADVISOR12
APPROVE15
ARCHIVE15
ARRIVAL11
ARRIVED12
ARRIVES11
AVERAGE12
AVOIDED13
BEHAVED16
BEHAVES15
FAVORED15
FAVOURS15
FLAVOUR15
FORGAVE15
GRAVITY14
HEAVENS13
HEAVIER13
HEAVILY15
INVADED13
INVADES12
INVALID12
LEAVING12
MASSIVE13
NATIVES11
OVERLAP13
PASSIVE13
PREVAIL13
PRIVACY17
PRIVATE13
REMOVAL13
SAVINGS12
STARVED12
VACANCY17
VAGUELY15
VALUING13
VARIETY13
VARIOUS12
VARYING14
VILLAGE12
VINTAGE12
VIRTUAL12
VOLTAGE12

The 50 most common shown, 624 rarer words not listed. All 7-letter words

8-letter words with both A and V (1,056)

AARDVARK16
ACHIEVED17
ACHIEVES16
ACTIVATE14
ACTIVELY16
ACTIVITY16
ADVANCED16
ADVANCES15
ADVISERS13
ADVISING14
ADVISORY15
ADVOCATE15
APPROVAL16
APPROVED17
APPROVES16
ARCHIVED17
ARCHIVES16
AVOIDING14
BEHAVING17
BEHAVIOR16
CIVILIAN14
COVERAGE15
CREATIVE14
EVERYDAY17
FAVORING16
FAVORITE15
FAVOURED17
FESTIVAL15
HANGOVER15
HEAVIEST14
INVADING14
LAVATORY14
MEDIEVAL15
MOTIVATE14
OVERCAME16
OVERHEAD15
PAVEMENT16
SURVIVAL17
VACATION14
VALIDITY15
VALUABLE15
VANISHED15
VANISHES14
VARIABLE14
VARIANCE14
VERBALLY16
VERBATIM16
VERTICAL14
VISUALLY15
WHATEVER17

The 50 most common shown, 1,006 rarer words not listed. All 8-letter words

9-letter words with both A and V (1,099)

ACHIEVING18
ACTIVATED16
ACTIVATES15
ADDICTIVE17
ADJECTIVE24
ADVANCING17
ADVANTAGE15
ADVENTURE15
ADVERSELY16
ADVERTISE14
ADVISABLE16
ADVOCATED17
ADVOCATES16
APPROVING18
ARCHIVING18
AVAILABLE15
BEHAVIOUR18
DEVASTATE14
DEVIATION14
ENDEAVOUR15
ENVISAGED15
ENVISAGES14
EVALUATED15
EVALUATES14
FAVORABLE18
FAVORITES16
FAVOURING18
MARVELOUS16
MASSIVELY17
MICROWAVE20
MOTIVATED16
MOTIVATES15
OVERDRAFT17
OVERHEADS16
OVERLOADS14
PREVALENT15
PRIVATELY17
RELEVANCE15
REVEALING14
TRAVELING14
TRAVELLED14
TRIVIALLY15
VACANCIES17
VACATIONS15
VANDALISM16
VANISHING16
VARIABLES15
VEGETABLE16
VIRTUALLY16
VOLUNTARY16

The 50 most common shown, 1,049 rarer words not listed.

10-letter words with both A and V (1,053)

ABBREVIATE18
ACTIVATING17
ACTIVITIES16
ADVANTAGES16
ADVENTURES16
ADVERTISED16
ADVERTISES15
ADVOCATING18
AGGRESSIVE16
ATTRACTIVE16
BELIEVABLE18
CHANGEOVER19
CUMULATIVE20
DERIVATIVE19
DEVASTATED16
DEVASTATES15
ENVISAGING16
EQUIVALENT23
EVALUATING16
EVALUATION15
EVENTUALLY17
EXHAUSTIVE23
IMPERATIVE18
INDICATIVE17
INDIVIDUAL17
INEVITABLE16
INEVITABLY18
INITIATIVE14
INNOVATION14
INNOVATIVE18
INVALIDATE15
INVALUABLE17
INVARIABLY18
INVITATION14
IRRELEVANT14
MARVELLOUS17
MOTIVATING17
MOTIVATION16
OVERLOADED16
RELATIVELY16
RELATIVITY16
REVELATION14
TRAVELLING15
VARIATIONS14
VEGETABLES17
VEGETARIAN15
VERTICALLY18
VOCABULARY21
VULNERABLE17
WHATSOEVER19

The 50 most common shown, 1,003 rarer words not listed.

11-letter words with both A and V (987)

ABBREVIATED20
ABBREVIATES19
ACHIEVEMENT21
ADVENTUROUS18
ADVERTISING17
AFFIRMATIVE23
ALTERNATIVE15
AMBIVALENCE21
ANNIVERSARY17
COMMUTATIVE22
COMPARATIVE21
CONCEIVABLE21
CONCEIVABLY23
CONVEYANCES21
DEVASTATING17
DISAPPROVED21
EQUIVALENCE26
EQUIVALENTS24
EXCAVATIONS23
EXTRAVAGANT22
GALVANIZING25
HEAVYWEIGHT25
IMAGINATIVE18
INDIVIDUALS18
INFORMATIVE20
INTERACTIVE17
INVESTIGATE16
IRREVOCABLY21
MICROWAVING23
MISBEHAVING22
MISBEHAVIOR21
OBSERVATION17
OVERLOADING17
PRIVATIZING26
PROVISIONAL17
PROVOCATIVE23
QUALITATIVE24
REJUVENATED25
REJUVENATES24
RESERVATION15
TENTATIVELY17
UNAVAILABLE18
UNAVOIDABLE19
UNEQUIVOCAL27
UNIVERSALLY18
VANDALIZING25
VANQUISHING27
VISUALIZING25
VIVACIOUSLY24
VOLUNTARILY18

The 50 most common shown, 937 rarer words not listed.

12-letter words with both A and V (773)

ABBREVIATING21
ABBREVIATION20
ACHIEVEMENTS22
ADVANCEMENTS21
ADVANTAGEOUS19
AFFIRMATIVES24
AGGRESSIVELY20
ALTERNATIVES16
APPRECIATIVE22
APPREHENSIVE22
AVAILABILITY20
BEREAVEMENTS20
CIVILISATION18
CIVILIZATION26
CLAIRVOYANCE22
CLAIRVOYANTS20
COMPARATIVES22
CONSERVATION18
CONSERVATISM20
CONSERVATIVE22
CONSERVATORY20
CONVALESCENT20
CONVALESCING21
CONVENTIONAL18
CONVERSATION18
DISADVANTAGE19
DISAPPROVING22
EAVESDROPPED22
EQUIVALENTLY27
EVOLUTIONARY19
EXTRAVAGANCE25
FIGURATIVELY23
HEAVYWEIGHTS26
INDIVIDUALLY21
INVESTIGATED18
INVESTIGATES17
OBSERVATIONS18
OVERCHARGING22
OVERSHADOWED23
PERSUASIVELY21
PRESERVATIVE22
QUANTITATIVE25
REJUVENATING26
REJUVENATION25
RESERVATIONS16
UNBELIEVABLE21
UNBELIEVABLY23
UNFORGIVABLE23
VERIFICATION21
VOCABULARIES21

The 50 most common shown, 723 rarer words not listed.

How common are they?

7,635 of the 167,814 words on Wordtide's English board (4.5%) are with both A and V. Most of them, 1,099, have 9 letters. 3,572 of them have the two letters side by side.

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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 with both A and V?

Wordtide's English dictionary (the public-domain ENABLE list without offensive words) has 7,635 words with both A and V, from 3 to 15 letters long.

What is the highest-scoring word with both A and V?

ZYZZYVAS, worth 40 points with Wordtide letter values before bonus squares. Close behind: ZYZZYVA (39), OVEREMPHASIZING (34) and EXCOMMUNICATIVE (34).

What are the most common words with both A and V?

PRIVATIZATION, CIVILIZATION, COMPARATIVELY, ADJECTIVE, EQUIVALENTS and CONCEIVABLY. These are the everyday ones, ranked by how familiar they are in ordinary English.

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