11-letter words ending in V

The entire qualifying set is one word: KALASHNIKOV. It begins with K, ends with V, and appears in Collins but not in ENABLE or NWL2023. That single match makes the clue exceptionally narrow beside the 12,484 eleven-letter words that end in S.

11-letter words ending in V at a glance

• Exactly one eleven-letter word ends in V in a tournament dictionary: KALASHNIKOV.
• Collins includes it; ENABLE and NWL2023 each include zero.
• The match starts with K and ends with V.
• At 25 points, KALASHNIKOV is the sole and top-scoring entry.

Why is the V ending so rare at eleven letters?

The gap is extreme: eleven-letter words ending in S number 12,484, against one ending in V. Nearby W endings number 17 and U endings number 2, and even K has 64. V is the rarest of these same-length groups, so a broad ending-letter guess list gives little help.

Across the V-ending lists, the counts are 16 at three letters, 12 at four, 4 at five, 3 at six, 1 at seven, 5 at eight, and 1 at both nine and eleven. The count rises from seven to eight letters, then falls again; shorter patterns do not predict the eleven-letter answer. Filtering by exact length and final letter beats a broad search for rare V words.

How to use 11-letter words ending in V as a clue

For an exact clue, lock down the length and final V first, then check the single candidate KALASHNIKOV. Its K opening gives you a second fixed point: the sole entry begins with K, so another starting letter rules it out immediately. The remaining letters are not a separate list of alternatives; there is no second match to compare.

At 25 points, KALASHNIKOV is also the highest scorer, but that rank is automatic because the set contains one word. Its frequency count is zero in the common-word band, a reminder that a valid Collins entry can still be a poor everyday guess. Confirm the game’s dictionary before committing.