Words Starting With V
Every English word that starts with "V". Filter by length or suffix to narrow results for Scrabble, crosswords, and more.
173 words found
15 Letter Words1
13 Letter Words1
12 Letter Words3
11 Letter Words3
10 Letter Words13
9 Letter Words18
8 Letter Words17
7 Letter Words34
6 Letter Words30
5 Letter Words28
4 Letter Words18
3 Letter Words7
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About These Words
This list holds 173 words, running from 3 to 15 letters and averaging 6.8 letters apiece. The commonest length is 7 letters, covering 34 of them.
The letters that turn up in the most of these words are v (173), i (109), e (108), a (87), t (77). Vowels make up 43% of all the letters here, close to the usual balance for English.
For Scrabble, these words average 11.5 points before any board bonuses. The highest scorer is VULNERABILITY at 21, followed by VULNERABILITIES, VASECTOMY and VELOCIRAPTOR. 173 of them (100%) contain a letter worth four or more. 34 are exactly seven letters, so they clear your rack for the 50-point bonus.
The longest entries are VULNERABILITIES at 15 letters, while the shortest come in at 3: VAN, VET and VIA.
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Frequently Asked Questions
How many words starting with "V" are there?+
Our dictionary lists 173 words starting with "V". They run from 3 to 15 letters, and 7-letter entries are the most common with 34 of them.
Which of these words starting with "V" scores highest in Scrabble?+
VULNERABILITY is the highest scorer at 21 points before board bonuses, ahead of VULNERABILITIES, VASECTOMY and VELOCIRAPTOR. The list averages 11.5 points per word, and 173 of them use a letter worth four or more.
What are the shortest words starting with "V"?+
The shortest are VAN, VET, VIA, VIE and VIG at 3 letters. Short words like these are the ones worth memorising — they are what let you squeeze a play into a tight board.
What are the longest words starting with "V"?+
VULNERABILITIES is the longest at 15 letters. 34 of these words are exactly seven letters, which clears your rack in Scrabble for the 50-point bingo bonus.
Are words starting with "V" useful in word games?+
Vowels account for 43% of the letters across this list, roughly the usual balance for English. The letters appearing in the most of these words are V, I, E. Every word here is valid in standard English dictionaries, though individual games use their own official word lists.