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5 Letter Words Starting With V
Looking for five-letter words that begin with V? There are 234 valid 5 letter words starting with V, and 36 of them are common everyday words. The most used is video. Add your Wordle clues to the finder, or browse the lists below, sorted from most to least common. For every other letter, use our word finder for 5 letter words.
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Shows every 5 letter word you can make using only these letters. Each letter can be used as many times as you type it.
5 letter words starting with V at a glance
- Valid words
- 234
- Common words
- 36
- Most common
- video
- Top Scrabble score (common)
- vodka 13 pts
- Top Scrabble score (all)
- vozhd 21 pts
- Best Wordle guess in this set
- viral
- The 2nd letter is I in 39% of common words.
- The 3rd letter is L in 17% of common words.
- The 4th letter is E in 17% of common words.
- The 5th letter is E in 22% of common words.
Common 5 letter words starting with V (36)
The words with 5 letters starting with V you're most likely to know, most used first.
- video9
- value8
- voice10
- visit8
- voted9
- virus8
- valid9
- vital8
- venue8
- villa8
- verse8
- vocal10
- valve11
- voter8
- viral8
- vinyl11
- vegan9
- vault8
- vague9
- vodka13
- vivid12
- vista8
- vogue9
- verge9
- venom10
- vapor10
- viola8
- vomit10
- vicar10
- vowel11
- viper10
- vigil9
- valor8
- valet8
- vouch13
- vigor9
How to find a five-letter word that starts with a V
Looking for 5 letter words that start with V to solve a Wordle? The finder above already has V in the first green box; add your other clues.
A real example from our word list: the answer is VALVE, and all you know is that it starts with V, which leaves 36 common words. Open with VIRAL, the guess that splits this set most evenly.
Guess 1: VIRAL V is green and A and L are yellow, and the rest are grey. That leaves 4 possible answers: value, valve, vault and valet.
Guess 2: VALUE V, A, L and E are green, and the rest are grey. That leaves 1 possible answer.
Guess 3: VALVE All five letters are green. Solved in 3.
What comes after V?
In common words that start with V, the second letter is most often I (39%), O (25%) and A (22%). 100% have a vowel second, so if your consonant guesses keep missing, try A, E, I, O or U in the second spot.
| Starts with | Number of common words | Examples |
|---|---|---|
| VI | 14 | video, visit, virus, vital |
| VO | 9 | voice, voted, vocal, voter |
| VA | 8 | value, valid, valve, vault |
| VE | 5 | venue, verse, vegan, verge |
What the most common ones mean
- video
- nounthe visible part of a television transmission
- value
- nouna numerical quantity measured or assigned or computed
- voice
- nounthe distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
- visit
- verbgo to see a place, as for entertainment
- virus
- noun(virology) ultramicroscopic infectious agent that replicates itself only within cells of living hosts
- valid
- adjectivewell grounded in logic or truth or having legal force
- vital
- adjectiveurgently needed
- venue
- nounthe scene of any event or action (especially the place of a meeting)
- villa
- nounMexican revolutionary leader (1877-1923)
- verse
- nounliterature in metrical form
- vocal
- adjectiverelating to or designed for or using the singing voice
- valve
- nouna structure in a hollow organ (like the heart) with a flap to insure one-way flow of fluid through it
- voter
- nouna citizen who has a legal right to vote
- viral
- adjectiverelating to or caused by a virus
- vinyl
- nouna univalent chemical radical derived from ethylene
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
About 5 letter words starting with V
V is followed by a vowel at the start of nearly every English word: valid, vivid, voice, value. That makes the second letter easy to guess. Common V words include vapor, venue, verse and vigil. V is worth 4 points in Scrabble. In Wordle, V answers are uncommon, and V almost never appears twice in a word, with rare exceptions like vivid and valve.
V ranks 19 out of 26 as a first letter for 5 letter words.
Word families that start with V
V words almost always have a vowel second. VA words include vague, valor and vault. VE words include venom and verge. VI words include video, vigor, villa, vinyl, viper, viral, virus, visit, vista and vital. VO words include vocal, vodka, vogue, vomit, voter and vouch. Endings to watch for are -UE (value, vague, venue, vogue) and -AL (vital, vocal, viral). V is worth 4 points in Scrabble. For the few words where V appears in the middle, like never and river, see 5 letter words with V.
Vowels in 5 letter words starting with V
A is the most common vowel here, appearing in 47% of the common words, followed by I (47%) and E (44%). The least common is U (19%).
3% have just one vowel, like vinyl. At the other end, video, value and voice have three or more.
Nouns, verbs and adjectives
By main meaning (WordNet), there are 26 nouns, 6 adjectives and 3 verbs.
Nouns include video, value and voice. Adjectives include valid, vital and vocal. Verbs include visit, vomit and vouch.
Best Wordle guesses that start with V
Top guesses, with the average number of the 36 common words each leaves: VIRAL (2.4), VIOLA (2.6), VALOR (2.7), VALUE (2.7) and VALET (2.7).
22% repeat a letter, and one has a double letter: villa.
Highest-scoring 5 letter words starting with V in Scrabble
Top common words: vodka (13), vouch (13) and vivid (12). All valid words: vozhd (21), vizir (17) and vizor (17). 16 words reach 15 points or more.
All 234 valid 5 letter words starting with V198 rarer words accepted in Scrabble and Wordle, not shown above. Plurals are marked.
- views11plural
- votes8plural
- vegas9plural
- venus8
- veins8plural
- vines8plural
- vibes10plural
- visas8plural
- verbs10plural
- vowed12
- vents8plural
- volts8plural
- vests8plural
- vases8plural
- vices10plural
- vials8plural
- visor8
- volta8
- vixen15
- voila8
- vying12
- veils8plural
- verve11
- vexed16
- voids9plural
- vitae8
- varna8
- vichy16
- verso8
- vroom10
- vardy12
- vamps12plural
- vespa10
- vesta8
- vocab12
- vlogs9plural
- veers8plural
- vapid11
- volte8
- voles8plural
- varus8
- vagus9
- venal8
- voxel15
- vanda9
- vanes8plural
- velar8
- viner8
- varia8
- veena8
- vetch13
- vives11plural
- vagal9
- verry11
- veiny11
- vales8plural
- villi8
- vertu8
- vires8plural
- voile8
- vireo8
- verts8plural
- voces10
- visto8
- vitas8plural
- virtu8
- vinca10
- veldt9
- valse8
- vakil12
- vampy15
- vodou9
- volks12plural
- vexes15plural
- varas8plural
- veale8
- volar8
- vivas11plural
- vison8
- vitex15
- vilde9
- velum10
- viols8plural
- vivat11
- verra8
- virge9
- venge9
- veles8plural
- varan8
- valis8plural
- veges9plural
- virga9
- vises8plural
- varix15
- veery11
- vomer10
- vitta8
- vrouw11
- vaunt8
- vegie9
- vibey13
- vinos8plural
- vills8plural
- vodun9
- vacua10
- verst8
- vares8plural
- vinal8
- vends9plural
- viler8
- volva11
- vails8plural
- vasty11
- viver11
- vizir17
- vinas8plural
- vulgo9
- vatic10
- vizor17
- vasal8
- varve11
- viers8plural
- volve11
- vulns8plural
- vells8plural
- vigia9
- volti8
- vaded10
- vades9plural
- vaire8
- vairs8plural
- vairy11
- vakas12
- vaned9
- vangs9plural
- vants8plural
- varec10
- vasts8plural
- vatus8plural
- vauch13
- vaute8
- vauts8plural
- vawte11
- veals8plural
- vealy11
- veeps10plural
- vegos9plural
- vehme13
- veily11
- velds9plural
- venae8
- veney11
- venin8
- vexer15
- vexil15
- vezir17
- viand9
- vibex17
- viced11
- viewy14
- vifda12
- vigas9plural
- vimen10
- vined9
- vinew11
- vinic10
- vints8plural
- viold9
- vired9
- virid9
- virls8plural
- vised9
- visie8
- visne8
- vivda12
- vleis8plural
- vlies8
- voars8plural
- voddy13
- voema10
- vogie9
- voips10plural
- volae8
- voled9
- volet8
- vouge9
- voulu8
- vower11
- vozhd21
- vraic10
- vrils8plural
- vrous8plural
- vrows11plural
- vuggs10plural
- vuggy13
- vughs12plural
- vughy15
- vutty11
Questions people ask
How many 5 letter words starting with V are there?
234 valid words; 36 of them are common everyday words.
What is a five-letter word that starts with a V?
The most common is video. Other everyday examples are value, voice and visit.
What is the best Wordle guess that starts with V?
viral, leaving about 2.4 possible answers on average.
Which 5 letter word starting with V scores the most in Scrabble?
Among common words, vodka scores 13 points. Among all valid words, vozhd scores 21.
What 5 letter words start with V and end with E?
E is the most common last letter for these words (8 of the common words). Examples: value, voice, venue and verse.
Do more 5 letter words start with V or end with V?
234 valid 5 letter words start with V, compared with 4 that end with it.
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