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Words with P and V

P (3 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 1,974 playable words with both P and V in Wordtide's English dictionary. The most common length is 10 letters, and the longest word is ANTICOMPETITIVE. The highest-scoring is HYPERCIVILIZED, worth 35 points.

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Popular words with both P and V

PRIVATIZATION27
COMPARATIVELY25
COMPREHENSIVE25
PRODUCTIVITY24
PROVOCATIVE23
IMPROVEMENTS22
RESPECTIVELY22
COMPARATIVE21
COMPETITIVE21
DEVELOPMENTS21
EXPENSIVE21
EXPLOSIVE21
IMPROVEMENT21
PERSPECTIVE21
PROSPECTIVE21
REPRESENTATIVES21
DESCRIPTIVE20
DEVELOPMENT20

Highest-scoring words with both P and V

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

HYPERCIVILIZED35
OVEREMPHASIZING34
OVEREMPHASIZED33
OVEREMPHASIZES32
OVERSPECIALIZED32
SUPERCIVILIZED32
OVERCAPITALIZED32
OVOVIVIPAROUSLY32
PARAMYXOVIRUSES32
PROVINCIALIZING32
OVEREMPHASIZE31
OVERSPECIALIZES31

4-letter words with both P and V (4)

PAVE10
SPIV10
VAMP12
VEEP10

5-letter words with both P and V (21)

PARVE11
PARVO11
PAVAN11
PAVED12
PAVER11
PAVES11
PAVID12
PAVIN11
PAVIS11
PEAVY13
PEEVE11
PIVOT11
POOVE11
PRIVY13
PROVE11
SPIVS11
VAMPS13
VAPID12
VAPOR11
VEEPS11
VIPER11

6-letter words with both P and V (44)

IMPROV14
PAREVE12
PARVIS12
PARVOS12
PAVANE12
PAVANS12
PAVEED13
PAVERS12
PAVING13
PAVINS12
PAVIOR12
PAVISE12
PEAVEY14
PEEVED13
PEEVES12
PELVES12
PELVIC14
PELVIS12
PIVOTS12
PLOVER12
POOVES12
PREVUE13
PRIVET12
PROVED13
PROVEN12
PROVER12
PROVES12
PURVEY15
REPAVE12
REVAMP14
SPAVIE12
SPAVIN12
UPDIVE14
UPDOVE14
UPHOVE15
VAMPED15
VAMPER14
VAPORS12
VAPORY14
VAPOUR13
VEEPEE12
VESPER12
VESPID13
VIPERS12

7-letter words with both P and V (103)

APPROVE15
CAPTIVE15
DEPRAVE14
DEPRIVE14
DEVELOP14
ENVELOP13
IMPROVE15
OVERLAP13
OVERPAY15
PALAVER13
PARVENU14
PASSIVE13
PAVINGS14
PAVLOVA17
PECCAVI17
PEEVING14
PEEVISH15
PENSIVE13
PERVADE14
PERVERT13
PIVOTAL13
PIVOTED14
PLOVERS13
POPOVER15
POVERTY15
PREVAIL13
PREVENT13
PREVIEW16
PRIVACY17
PRIVATE13
PRIVETS13
PRIVIER13
PRIVIES13
PROVERB15
PROVIDE14
PROVING14
PROVISO13
PROVOKE16
PROVOST13
PURVEYS16
PURVIEW17
REPROVE13
REVAMPS15
UNPAVED15
UPCURVE17
VAMPING16
VAMPIRE15
VAMPISH17
VAPOURS14
VESPERS13

The 50 most common shown, 53 rarer words not listed. All 7-letter words

8-letter words with both P and V (181)

ADAPTIVE15
APPROVAL16
APPROVED17
APPROVES16
CAPTIVES16
DEPRAVED16
DEPRAVES15
DEPRIVED16
DEPRIVES15
DEVELOPS15
DISPROVE15
ENVELOPE14
ENVELOPS14
IMPROVED17
IMPROVES16
OVERLAPS14
OVERPASS14
OVERSTEP14
PAVEMENT16
PERCEIVE16
PERVADED16
PERVADES15
PERVERSE14
PIVOTING15
POSITIVE14
PRESERVE14
PREVENTS14
PREVIEWS17
PREVIOUS15
PRIMEVAL16
PROVABLE16
PROVABLY18
PROVERBS16
PROVIDED16
PROVIDER15
PROVIDES15
PROVINCE16
PROVOKED18
PROVOKES17
PULLOVER15
PUNITIVE15
PURVEYOR17
PUSHOVER17
PUTATIVE15
REPROVED15
REVAMPED17
UNPROVEN15
UPHEAVAL17
VAMPIRES16
VAPORIZE22

The 50 most common shown, 131 rarer words not listed. All 8-letter words

9-letter words with both P and V (239)

APPROVALS17
APPROVING18
CAPTIVATE17
CAPTIVITY19
DECEPTIVE18
DEPRAVING17
DEPRAVITY18
DEPRIVING17
DEVELOPED17
DEVELOPER16
DISPROVED17
ENVELOPES15
EXPANSIVE21
EXPENSIVE21
EXPLETIVE21
EXPLOSIVE21
IMPASSIVE17
IMPROVING18
IMPROVISE17
IMPULSIVE18
OVERPOWER18
OVERPRICE17
PASSIVELY17
PAVEMENTS17
PENKNIVES18
PERCEIVED18
PERCEIVES17
PERVASIVE19
PRESERVED16
PRESERVES15
PREVALENT15
PREVENTED16
PREVIEWED19
PREVIEWER18
PRIMITIVE17
PRIVATELY17
PRIVATIZE23
PRIVILEGE16
PROVIDING17
PROVISION15
PROVOKING19
PULVERIZE24
PUSHOVERS18
REPULSIVE16
REVAMPING18
SUPERVISE16
UPHEAVALS18
VAPORIZED24
VAPORIZES23
VIEWPOINT18

The 50 most common shown, 189 rarer words not listed.

10-letter words with both P and V (288)

CAPTIVATED19
CAPTIVATES18
COMPULSIVE21
DEVELOPERS17
DEVELOPING18
DISAPPROVE19
DISPROVING18
DISRUPTIVE18
EXPLETIVES22
EXPLOSIVES22
EXPRESSIVE22
IMPERATIVE18
IMPERVIOUS19
IMPOVERISH20
IMPRESSIVE18
IMPROVISED19
OVERLAPPED19
OVERPOWERS19
OVERPRICED19
OVERPRICES18
PERCEIVING19
PERCEPTIVE20
POSITIVELY18
PRESERVING17
PREVENTING17
PREVENTION16
PREVENTIVE20
PREVIEWERS19
PREVIEWING20
PREVIOUSLY19
PRIMITIVES18
PRIVATIZED25
PRIVATIZES24
PRIVILEGED18
PRIVILEGES17
PRODUCTIVE20
PROVIDENCE19
PROVISIONS16
PULVERIZED26
PULVERIZES25
REPETITIVE16
RESPECTIVE18
SUPERVISED18
SUPERVISES17
SUPERVISOR17
SUPPORTIVE19
UNPROVOKED21
VAPORIZING25
VIEWPOINTS19
VOLUPTUOUS19

The 50 most common shown, 238 rarer words not listed.

11-letter words with both P and V (281)

CAPTIVATING20
CAPTIVITIES19
COMPARATIVE21
COMPETITIVE21
COOPERATIVE19
DEPRAVITIES18
DEPRIVATION18
DESCRIPTIVE20
DEVELOPMENT20
DISAPPROVAL20
DISAPPROVED21
DISAPPROVES20
EVAPORATING18
IMPERATIVES19
IMPROVEMENT21
IMPROVISING20
IMPULSIVELY22
INEXPENSIVE23
OVERLAPPING20
OVERPOWERED21
OVERPRICING20
OVERPRINTED18
OVERSTEPPED20
PERSEVERING18
PERSPECTIVE21
PRECONCEIVE21
PREROGATIVE18
PREVENTABLE19
PREVENTIVES21
PRIVATISING18
PRIVATIZING26
PRIVILEGING19
PROGRESSIVE18
PROHIBITIVE21
PROSPECTIVE21
PROVINCIALS19
PROVISIONAL17
PROVISIONED18
PROVOCATION19
PROVOCATIVE23
PULVERISING19
PULVERIZING27
SPECULATIVE20
SUPERLATIVE18
SUPERVISING19
SUPERVISION18
SUPERVISORS18
SUPERVISORY20
UNDEVELOPED20
VIDEOTAPING19

The 50 most common shown, 231 rarer words not listed.

12-letter words with both P and V (287)

APPRECIATIVE22
APPREHENSIVE22
COMPARATIVES22
COMPULSIVELY25
CONSUMPTIVES23
COOPERATIVES20
DEPRIVATIONS19
DEVELOPMENTS21
DISAPPROVING22
EAVESDROPPED22
EXPLOITATIVE24
EXPRESSIVELY26
IMPOVERISHED23
IMPOVERISHES22
IMPRESSIVELY22
IMPROVEMENTS22
IMPROVIDENCE23
IRRESPECTIVE20
OVEREXPOSING25
OVEREXPOSURE25
OVERPOWERING22
OVERPRINTING19
OVERPRODUCED23
OVERSIMPLIFY25
OVERSLEEPING19
OVERSTEPPING21
PERCEPTIVELY24
PERSEVERANCE20
PERSPECTIVES22
PERSUASIVELY21
POCKETKNIVES26
PRECONCEIVED23
PRECONCEIVES22
PREEMPTIVELY24
PREROGATIVES19
PRESERVATION18
PRESERVATIVE22
PRODUCTIVELY24
PRODUCTIVITY24
PROGRESSIVES19
PROVISIONING19
PROVOCATIONS20
REPRODUCTIVE22
RESPECTIVELY22
SUPERLATIVES19
SUPERVISIONS19
UNPRIVILEGED21
UNPRODUCTIVE23
VAPORIZATION26
VITUPERATIVE23

The 50 most common shown, 237 rarer words not listed.

How common are they?

1,974 of the 167,814 words on Wordtide's English board (1.2%) are with both P and V. Most of them, 288, have 10 letters. 0 of them have the two letters side by side.

Other letter pairs

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 P and V?

Wordtide's English dictionary (the public-domain ENABLE list without offensive words) has 1,974 words with both P and V, from 4 to 15 letters long.

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

HYPERCIVILIZED, worth 35 points with Wordtide letter values before bonus squares. Close behind: OVEREMPHASIZING (34), OVEREMPHASIZED (33) and OVEREMPHASIZES (32).

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

PRIVATIZATION, COMPARATIVELY, COMPREHENSIVE, PRODUCTIVITY, PROVOCATIVE and IMPROVEMENTS. These are the everyday ones, ranked by how familiar they are in ordinary English.

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