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Words with L and V

L (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 5,595 playable words with both L and V in Wordtide's English dictionary. The most common length is 9 letters, and the longest word is ADVISABLENESSES. The highest-scoring is VENTRILOQUIZING, worth 37 points.

  • CIVILIZATION26
  • EXCLUSIVELY26
  • CIVILIZING25
  • COMPARATIVELY25
  • EFFECTIVELY25
  • EXCESSIVELY25
  • CIVILIZED24
  • EQUIVALENTS24
  • OVERWHELMING24
  • CIVILIZES23
  • CONCEIVABLY23
  • CONVINCINGLY23
  • EQUIVALENT23
  • EXTENSIVELY23
  • OVERWHELMED23
  • UNBELIEVABLY23
  • CIVILIZE22
  • EXCLUSIVE22

Highest-scoring words with both L and V

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

  • VENTRILOQUIZING37
  • VENTRILOQUIZED36
  • HYPERCIVILIZED35
  • VENTRILOQUIZES35
  • VENTRILOQUIZE34
  • UNEQUIVOCABLY33
  • OVERSPECIALIZED32
  • CONJUNCTIVELY32
  • OVERCIVILIZED32
  • SUPERCIVILIZED32
  • OVERCAPITALIZED32
  • OVOVIVIPAROUSLY32

3-letter words with both L and V (3)

  • LAV7
  • LEV7
  • LUV8

4-letter words with both L and V (25)

  • EVIL8
  • LAVA8
  • LAVE8
  • LAVS8
  • LEVA8
  • LEVO8
  • LEVY10
  • LIVE8
  • LOVE8
  • LUVS9
  • OVAL8
  • ULVA9
  • VAIL8
  • VALE8
  • VEAL8
  • VEIL8
  • VELA8
  • VELD9
  • VIAL8
  • VILE8
  • VILL8
  • VIOL8
  • VIRL8
  • VOLE8
  • VOLT8

5-letter words with both L and V (118)

  • ALIVE9
  • ANVIL9
  • AVAIL9
  • CALVE11
  • CIVIL11
  • CLOVE11
  • DELVE10
  • DEVIL10
  • ELVES9
  • EVILS9
  • GAVEL10
  • GLOVE10
  • HALVE11
  • HOVEL11
  • LARVA9
  • LEAVE9
  • LEVEE9
  • LEVEL9
  • LEVER9
  • LIVED10
  • LIVEN9
  • LIVER9
  • LIVES9
  • LIVID10
  • LOVED10
  • LOVER9
  • LOVES9
  • NAVAL9
  • NAVEL9
  • NOVEL9
  • OLIVE9
  • OVALS9
  • RAVEL9
  • REVEL9
  • RIVAL9
  • SALVE9
  • SLAVE9
  • SOLVE9
  • VALET9
  • VALID10
  • VALOR9
  • VALUE10
  • VALVE13
  • VAULT10
  • VEILS9
  • VIGIL10
  • VINYL11
  • VITAL9
  • VOCAL11
  • VOWEL12

The 50 most common shown, 68 rarer words not listed. All 5-letter words

6-letter words with both L and V (269)

  • AVOWAL13
  • CLEVER12
  • DRIVEL11
  • ELEVEN10
  • EVENLY12
  • EVOLVE14
  • FLAVOR13
  • GLOVES11
  • HALVED13
  • HALVES12
  • JOVIAL18
  • LEAVED11
  • LEAVES10
  • LEVELS10
  • LIVELY12
  • LIVEST10
  • LIVING11
  • LOVELY12
  • LOVERS10
  • LOVING11
  • NOVELS10
  • OVERLY12
  • PELVIC14
  • REVEAL10
  • REVOLT10
  • RIVALS10
  • SHELVE12
  • SILVER10
  • SLAVES10
  • SOLVED11
  • SOLVES10
  • SWIVEL13
  • TRAVEL10
  • TWELVE13
  • VALLEY12
  • VALUED12
  • VALUES11
  • VALVED15
  • VALVES14
  • VASTLY12
  • VELVET14
  • VERBAL12
  • VESSEL10
  • VIABLE12
  • VILIFY15
  • VIOLIN10
  • VISUAL11
  • VOLUME13
  • VOWELS13
  • WOLVES13

The 50 most common shown, 219 rarer words not listed. All 6-letter words

7-letter words with both L and V (454)

  • ARRIVAL11
  • AVOWALS14
  • BELIEVE13
  • BELOVED14
  • BRAVELY15
  • CAVALRY15
  • CLEAVED14
  • DELIVER12
  • DEVELOP14
  • DEVOLVE16
  • EVOLVED16
  • EVOLVES15
  • FLAVOUR15
  • FLYOVER16
  • HEAVILY15
  • INVALID12
  • INVOLVE15
  • JAVELIN19
  • LEAVING12
  • MOVABLE15
  • NOVELTY13
  • OVERALL11
  • OVERLAP13
  • PREVAIL13
  • RELIEVE11
  • REMOVAL13
  • RESOLVE11
  • REVEALS11
  • REVIVAL15
  • REVOLTS11
  • REVOLVE15
  • SEVERAL11
  • SHELVES13
  • SOLVING12
  • TRAVELS11
  • TRIVIAL11
  • VAGUELY15
  • VALUING13
  • VALVING16
  • VEHICLE15
  • VELVETY17
  • VILLAGE12
  • VIOLATE11
  • VIOLENT11
  • VIRTUAL12
  • VISIBLE13
  • VISIBLY15
  • VIVIDLY18
  • VOLTAGE12
  • VOLUMES14

The 50 most common shown, 404 rarer words not listed. All 7-letter words

8-letter words with both L and V (835)

  • ACTIVELY16
  • APPROVAL16
  • BELIEVED15
  • BELIEVER14
  • BELIEVES14
  • CIVILIAN14
  • CIVILISE14
  • CIVILIZE22
  • CLEVERER14
  • DELIVERS13
  • DELIVERY15
  • DEVELOPS15
  • ELEVATOR12
  • ENVELOPE14
  • EVALUATE13
  • EVENTUAL13
  • EVOLVING17
  • FESTIVAL15
  • INTERVAL12
  • INVOLVED17
  • INVOLVES16
  • JOVIALLY22
  • JUVENILE21
  • LAVATORY14
  • MEDIEVAL15
  • OVERFLOW18
  • OVERLOAD13
  • OVERLONG13
  • OVERLOOK15
  • RELATIVE12
  • RELEVANT12
  • RELIEVED13
  • RELIEVES12
  • RESOLVED13
  • RESOLVES12
  • REVEALED13
  • REVOLTED13
  • SEVERELY14
  • SURVIVAL17
  • TRAVELED13
  • VALIDITY15
  • VALUABLE15
  • VARIABLE14
  • VEHICLES16
  • VELOCITY16
  • VERBALLY16
  • VERTICAL14
  • VILLAGES13
  • VIOLENCE14
  • VISUALLY15

The 50 most common shown, 785 rarer words not listed. All 8-letter words

9-letter words with both L and V (843)

  • ADVERSELY16
  • ADVISABLE16
  • AVAILABLE15
  • BELIEVERS15
  • BELIEVING16
  • CIVILISED16
  • CIVILISES15
  • CIVILIZED24
  • CIVILIZES23
  • CLEVEREST15
  • DELIVERED15
  • DEVELOPED17
  • DEVELOPER16
  • ENVELOPES15
  • EVALUATED15
  • EVALUATES14
  • EVIDENTLY16
  • EVOLUTION14
  • EXCLUSIVE22
  • EXPLOSIVE21
  • FAVORABLE18
  • FRIVOLOUS17
  • INCLUSIVE16
  • INVISIBLE15
  • INVOLVING18
  • MARVELOUS16
  • MASSIVELY17
  • OBVIOUSLY18
  • OURSELVES14
  • OVERLOADS14
  • OVERLOOKS16
  • OVERWHELM20
  • PREVALENT15
  • PRIVATELY17
  • PRIVILEGE16
  • RELEVANCE15
  • RELIEVING14
  • REPULSIVE16
  • RESOLVING14
  • REVEALING14
  • REVOLTING14
  • SELECTIVE15
  • TRAVELING14
  • TRIVIALLY15
  • VANDALISM16
  • VARIABLES15
  • VEGETABLE16
  • VIOLENTLY15
  • VIRTUALLY16
  • VOLUNTARY16

The 50 most common shown, 793 rarer words not listed.

10-letter words with both L and V (786)

  • BELIEVABLE18
  • CIVILISING17
  • CIVILIZING25
  • COLLECTIVE18
  • CONVERSELY18
  • CUMULATIVE20
  • DELIVERING16
  • DEVELOPERS17
  • DEVELOPING18
  • EFFUSIVELY23
  • EQUIVALENT23
  • EVALUATING16
  • EVALUATION15
  • EVENTUALLY17
  • EXCLUSIVES23
  • GALVANIZED24
  • GALVANIZES23
  • INDIVIDUAL17
  • INEVITABLE16
  • INEVITABLY18
  • INVALIDATE15
  • INVALUABLE17
  • INVARIABLY18
  • IRRELEVANT14
  • MARVELLOUS17
  • OVERLOADED16
  • OVERLOOKED18
  • OVERWHELMS21
  • POSITIVELY18
  • PREVIOUSLY19
  • PRIVILEGED18
  • PRIVILEGES17
  • PULVERIZED26
  • PULVERIZES25
  • RELATIVELY16
  • RELATIVITY16
  • REVELATION14
  • REVOLUTION15
  • TELEVISION14
  • THEMSELVES18
  • TRAVELLING15
  • VANDALIZED24
  • VEGETABLES17
  • VERTICALLY18
  • VIGOROUSLY18
  • VISUALIZED24
  • VOCABULARY21
  • VOLUNTEERS15
  • VULNERABLE17
  • YOURSELVES17

The 50 most common shown, 736 rarer words not listed.

11-letter words with both L and V (701)

  • ALTERNATIVE15
  • AMBIVALENCE21
  • BENEVOLENCE19
  • CLAIRVOYANT19
  • COLLECTIVES19
  • CONCEIVABLE21
  • CONCEIVABLY23
  • CONVALESCED20
  • CONVALESCES19
  • CONVERTIBLE19
  • DEVELOPMENT20
  • DISAPPROVAL20
  • EFFECTIVELY25
  • EQUIVALENCE26
  • EQUIVALENTS24
  • EXCESSIVELY25
  • EXCLUSIVELY26
  • EXTENSIVELY23
  • GALVANIZING25
  • IMPULSIVELY22
  • INDIVIDUALS18
  • INVOLVEMENT21
  • IRREVOCABLY21
  • OBJECTIVELY29
  • OVERFLOWING22
  • OVERLAPPING20
  • OVERLOADING17
  • OVERLOOKING19
  • OVERWHELMED23
  • PRIVILEGING19
  • PROVISIONAL17
  • PULVERIZING27
  • QUALITATIVE24
  • RECURSIVELY20
  • SELECTIVELY19
  • SPECULATIVE20
  • TENTATIVELY17
  • UNAVAILABLE18
  • UNAVOIDABLE19
  • UNDEVELOPED20
  • UNEQUIVOCAL27
  • UNFAVORABLE21
  • UNIVERSALLY18
  • VANDALIZING25
  • VICARIOUSLY20
  • VISUALIZING25
  • VIVACIOUSLY24
  • VOLUNTARILY18
  • VOLUNTEERED17
  • WAVELENGTHS21

The 50 most common shown, 651 rarer words not listed.

12-letter words with both L and V (581)

  • AGGRESSIVELY20
  • ALTERNATIVES16
  • AVAILABILITY20
  • BENEVOLENCES20
  • CIVILISATION18
  • CIVILIZATION26
  • CLAIRVOYANCE22
  • CLAIRVOYANTS20
  • COLLECTIVELY22
  • CONCLUSIVELY23
  • CONVALESCENT20
  • CONVALESCING21
  • CONVENIENTLY20
  • CONVENTIONAL18
  • CONVERTIBLES20
  • CONVINCINGLY23
  • DEVELOPMENTS21
  • DISBELIEVING20
  • EQUIVALENTLY27
  • EVANGELISTIC19
  • EVOLUTIONARY19
  • EXPRESSIVELY26
  • FIGURATIVELY23
  • GALLIVANTING18
  • GOVERNMENTAL19
  • IMPRESSIVELY22
  • INCONCLUSIVE21
  • INDIVIDUALLY21
  • INVALIDATING18
  • INVISIBILITY20
  • INVOLVEMENTS22
  • INVULNERABLE19
  • IRRELEVANCES18
  • NEVERTHELESS18
  • OVERSLEEPING19
  • OVERWHELMING24
  • PERSUASIVELY21
  • RESPECTIVELY22
  • SILVERSMITHS20
  • SUCCESSIVELY23
  • SUPERLATIVES19
  • SURVEILLANCE19
  • UNBELIEVABLE21
  • UNBELIEVABLY23
  • UNFORGIVABLE23
  • UNPRIVILEGED21
  • UNRESERVEDLY20
  • VOCABULARIES21
  • VOCIFEROUSLY24
  • VOLUNTEERING18

The 50 most common shown, 531 rarer words not listed.

How common are they?

5,595 of the 167,814 words on Wordtide's English board (3.3%) are with both L and V. Most of them, 843, have 9 letters. 433 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 L and V?

Wordtide's English dictionary (the public-domain ENABLE list without offensive words) has 5,595 words with both L and V, from 3 to 15 letters long.

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

VENTRILOQUIZING, worth 37 points with Wordtide letter values before bonus squares. Close behind: VENTRILOQUIZED (36), HYPERCIVILIZED (35) and VENTRILOQUIZES (35).

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

CIVILIZATION, EXCLUSIVELY, CIVILIZING, COMPARATIVELY, EFFECTIVELY and EXCESSIVELY. These are the everyday ones, ranked by how familiar they are in ordinary English.

Can I play these words in Wordtide?

Yes. Every word listed is valid on Wordtide's English board, a free word game on one endless board shared by players worldwide. Try the Daily Seven for a quick game: no download or sign-up.

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