11-letter words with V as the 2nd letter

There are 470 11-letter words with V as the second letter, led by OVERWHELMED and other O-starting entries.

470 wordsTop pick OVERWHELMEDHighest score OVERCOMPLEX 27

9 of 470 are everyday words (2%). Mostly rare words: great for Scrabble, tough for daily puzzles.

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E is the most common 2nd letter in 11-letter words (4,891 words); J is the rarest (7). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Best words to play first 470 · most-used first

OVERWHELMED₂₃
OVERLOOKING₁₉
EVANGELICAL₁₇
OVERLAPPING₁₉
EVERLASTING₁₅
EVALUATIONS₁₄
OVERFLOWING₂₁
OVERARCHING₂₀
OVERHEATING₁₈
OVERCROWDED₂₁
EVAPORATION₁₆
OVERPOWERED₂₀
OVERBEARING₁₇
OVERTURNING₁₅
EVACUATIONS₁₆
EVANGELISTS₁₅
OVERLOADING₁₆
OVERZEALOUS₂₃
OVERREACTED₁₇
EVENTUALITY₁₇
OVERHANGING₁₉
EVIDENTIARY₁₈
OVERHAULING₁₈
EVAPORATING₁₇
OVERFISHING₂₁
OVERSTEPPED₁₉
OVERCHARGED₂₁
OVERWROUGHT₂₁
OVERSTATING₁₅
OVERHEARING₁₈
EVAPORATIVE₁₉
EVISCERATED₁₇
OVERWRITTEN₁₇
OVEREXCITED₂₄
OVERSHADOWS₂₁
EVANESCENCE₁₈
OVERSTUFFED₂₁
OVERPAYMENT₂₁
OVEREXPOSED₂₄
OVERRUNNING₁₅
OVERDRESSED₁₆
OVERWRITING₁₈
OVERGRAZING₂₅
OVERMATCHED₂₂
OVERWORKING₂₂
OVERCLOCKED₂₃
OVERPLAYING₂₀
OVERSTAYING₁₈

Showing the top 48 of 470 words. See every valid word

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A to Z. Includes rare and Collins-only words. Linked tiles open the word's meaning, score and rhymes.

AVALANCHING₂₀
AVANTURINES₁₄
AVENGEMENTS₁₇
AVENTURINES₁₄
AVERAGENESS₁₅
AVERRUNCATE₁₆
AVERTIMENTS₁₆
AVGOLEMONOS₁₇
AVIAPHOBIAS₂₁
AVIAPHOBICS₂₃
AVIATRESSES₁₄
AVICULTURES₁₆
AVIOPHOBIAS₂₁
AVIOPHOBICS₂₃
AVOCATIONAL₁₆
AVOIRDUPOIS₁₇
AVOUCHMENTS₂₁
AVUNCULARLY₁₉
AVUNCULATES₁₆
AVVOGADORES₁₉
EVACUATIONS₁₆
EVAGINATING₁₆
EVAGINATION₁₅
EVALUATIONS₁₄
EVANESCENCE₁₈
EVANGELIARS₁₅
EVANGELIARY₁₈
EVANGELICAL₁₇
EVANGELISED₁₆
EVANGELISER₁₅
EVANGELISES₁₅
EVANGELISMS₁₇
EVANGELISTS₁₅
EVANGELIZED₂₅
EVANGELIZER₂₄
EVANGELIZES₂₄
EVANISHMENT₁₉
EVAPORATING₁₇
EVAPORATION₁₆
EVAPORATIVE₁₉
EVAPORATORS₁₆
EVASIVENESS₁₇
EVENTRATING₁₅
EVENTRATION₁₄
EVENTUALISE₁₄
EVENTUALITY₁₇
EVENTUALIZE₂₃
EVENTUATING₁₅
EVENTUATION₁₄
EVERBEARING₁₇
EVERLASTING₁₅
EVERYWHENCE₂₅
EVIDENTIARY₁₈
EVINCEMENTS₁₈
EVISCERATED₁₇
EVISCERATES₁₆
EVISCERATOR₁₆
EVITERNALLY₁₇
EVOCATIVELY₂₂
EVOLUTIONAL₁₄
EVOLVEMENTS₁₉
IVERMECTINS₁₈
KVETCHINESS₂₃
OVARIECTOMY₂₁
OVERABOUNDS₁₇
OVERACHIEVE₂₂
OVERACTIONS₁₆
OVERADJUSTS₂₂
OVERANALYSE₁₇
OVERANALYZE₂₆
OVERANXIETY₂₄
OVERANXIOUS₂₁
OVERARCHING₂₀
OVERAROUSAL₁₄
OVERARRANGE₁₅
OVERASSERTS₁₄
OVERBALANCE₁₈
OVERBEARING₁₇
OVERBEATING₁₇
OVERBETTING₁₇
OVERBIDDERS₁₈
OVERBIDDING₁₉
OVERBILLING₁₇
OVERBLANKET₂₀
OVERBLOUSES₁₆
OVERBLOWING₂₀
OVERBOILING₁₇
OVERBOOKING₂₁
OVERBORROWS₁₉
OVERBOUNDED₁₈
OVERBRAKING₂₁
OVERBREATHE₁₉
OVERBRIDGED₁₉
OVERBRIDGES₁₈
OVERBRIEFED₂₀
OVERBRIMMED₂₁
OVERBROWING₂₀
OVERBROWSED₂₀
OVERBROWSES₁₉
OVERBULKING₂₁
OVERBURDENS₁₇
OVERBURNING₁₇
OVERBURTHEN₁₉
OVERBUSYING₂₀
OVERCALLING₁₇
OVERCAREFUL₁₉
OVERCARRIED₁₇
OVERCARRIES₁₆
OVERCASTING₁₇
OVERCATCHES₂₁
OVERCAUTION₁₆
OVERCHARGED₂₁
OVERCHARGES₂₀
OVERCHILLED₂₀
OVERCLAIMED₁₉
OVERCLASSES₁₆
OVERCLEANED₁₇
OVERCLEARED₁₇
OVERCLOCKED₂₃
OVERCLOUDED₁₈
OVERCLOYING₂₀
OVERCOACHED₂₂
OVERCOACHES₂₁
OVERCOATING₁₇
OVERCOLORED₁₇
OVERCOLOURS₁₆
OVERCOMMITS₂₀
OVERCOMPLEX₂₇
OVERCONCERN₁₈
OVERCONSUME₁₈
OVERCONTROL₁₆
OVERCOOKING₂₁
OVERCOOLING₁₇
OVERCORRECT₁₈
OVERCOUNTED₁₇
OVERCOVERED₂₀
OVERCRAMMED₂₁
OVERCRAWING₂₀
OVERCROPPED₂₁
OVERCROWDED₂₁
OVERCROWING₂₀
OVERCUTTING₁₇
OVERDECKING₂₂
OVERDESIGNS₁₆
OVERDEVELOP₂₀
OVERDEVIATE₁₈
OVERDIRECTS₁₇
OVERDOSAGES₁₆
OVERDRAUGHT₁₉
OVERDRAWERS₁₈
OVERDRAWING₁₉
OVERDRESSED₁₆
OVERDRESSES₁₅
OVERDRINKER₁₉
OVERDRIVING₁₉
OVERDUBBING₂₀
OVERDUSTING₁₆
OVEREAGERLY₁₈
OVEREARNEST₁₄
OVEREATINGS₁₅
OVEREDITING₁₆
OVEREDUCATE₁₇
OVEREMOTING₁₇
OVEREXCITED₂₄
OVEREXCITES₂₃
OVEREXERTED₂₂
OVEREXPANDS₂₄
OVEREXPLAIN₂₃
OVEREXPLOIT₂₃
OVEREXPOSED₂₄
OVEREXPOSES₂₃
OVEREXTENDS₂₂
OVERFALLING₁₈
OVERFATIGUE₁₈
OVERFAVORED₂₁
OVERFEARING₁₈
OVERFEEDING₁₉
OVERFILLING₁₈
OVERFISHING₂₁
OVERFLIGHTS₂₁
OVERFLOODED₁₉
OVERFLOWING₂₁
OVERFLUSHES₂₀
OVERFOCUSED₂₀
OVERFOCUSES₁₉
OVERFOLDING₁₉
OVERFORWARD₂₁
OVERFRAUGHT₂₁
OVERFREEDOM₂₀
OVERFREIGHT₂₁
OVERFULFILL₂₀
OVERFULFILS₂₀
OVERFULNESS₁₇
OVERFUNDING₁₉
OVERGALLING₁₆
OVERGANGING₁₇
OVERGARMENT₁₇
OVERGEARING₁₆
OVERGETTING₁₆
OVERGILDING₁₇
OVERGIRDING₁₇
OVERGLANCED₁₈
OVERGLANCES₁₇
OVERGLAZING₂₅
OVERGLOOMED₁₈
OVERGOADING₁₇
OVERGORGING₁₇
OVERGOVERNS₁₈
OVERGRADING₁₇
OVERGRAINED₁₆
OVERGRAINER₁₅
OVERGRASSED₁₆
OVERGRASSES₁₅
OVERGRAZING₂₅
OVERGREENED₁₆
OVERGROWING₁₉
OVERGROWTHS₂₁
OVERHAILING₁₈
OVERHANDING₁₉
OVERHANDLED₁₉
OVERHANDLES₁₈
OVERHANGING₁₉
OVERHARVEST₂₀
OVERHASTILY₂₀
OVERHAULING₁₈
OVERHEAPING₂₀
OVERHEARING₁₈
OVERHEATING₁₈
OVERHENTING₁₈
OVERHITTING₁₈
OVERHOLDING₁₉
OVERHONORED₁₈
OVERHUNTING₁₈
OVERIMPRESS₁₈
OVERINDULGE₁₆
OVERINFLATE₁₇
OVERINFORMS₁₉
OVERINSURED₁₅
OVERINSURES₁₄
OVERINTENSE₁₄
OVERINVESTS₁₇
OVERISSUING₁₅
OVERJUMPING₂₆
OVERKEEPING₂₁
OVERKILLING₁₉
OVERLABORED₁₇
OVERLABOURS₁₆
OVERLANDERS₁₅
OVERLANDING₁₆
OVERLAPPING₁₉
OVERLARDING₁₆
OVERLAYINGS₁₈
OVERLEAPING₁₇
OVERLEARNED₁₅
OVERLEATHER₁₇
OVERLEAVENS₁₇
OVERLENDING₁₆
OVERLENGTHS₁₈
OVERLETTING₁₅
OVERLIGHTED₁₉
OVERLITERAL₁₄
OVERLOADING₁₆
OVERLOCKERS₂₀
OVERLOCKING₂₁
OVERLOOKERS₁₈
OVERLOOKING₁₉
OVERLORDING₁₆
OVERMANAGED₁₈
OVERMANAGER₁₇
OVERMANAGES₁₇
OVERMANNING₁₇
OVERMANTELS₁₆
OVERMASTERS₁₆
OVERMASTING₁₇
OVERMATCHED₂₂
OVERMATCHES₂₁
OVERMATTERS₁₆
OVERMEASURE₁₆
OVERMELTING₁₇
OVERMILKING₂₁
OVERMODESTY₂₀
OVERMOUNTED₁₇
OVERMUSCLED₁₉
OVERNETTING₁₅
OVERNIGHTED₁₉
OVERNIGHTER₁₈
OVERNOURISH₁₇
OVEROBVIOUS₁₉
OVEROFFICED₂₃
OVEROFFICES₂₂
OVEROPERATE₁₆
OVERPACKAGE₂₃
OVERPACKING₂₃
OVERPAINTED₁₇
OVERPARTING₁₇
OVERPASSING₁₇
OVERPAYMENT₂₁
OVERPEDALED₁₈
OVERPEERING₁₇
OVERPEOPLED₁₉
OVERPEOPLES₁₈
OVERPERCHED₂₂
OVERPERCHES₂₁
OVERPICTURE₁₈
OVERPITCHED₂₂
OVERPITCHES₂₁
OVERPLAIDED₁₈
OVERPLANNED₁₇
OVERPLANTED₁₇
OVERPLAYING₂₀
OVERPLOTTED₁₇
OVERPLUSSES₁₆
OVERPOISING₁₇
OVERPOSTING₁₇
OVERPOWERED₂₀
OVERPRAISED₁₇
OVERPRAISES₁₆
OVERPRECISE₁₈
OVERPREDICT₁₉
OVERPREPARE₁₈
OVERPRESSED₁₇
OVERPRESSES₁₆
OVERPRICING₁₉
OVERPRINTED₁₇
OVERPRIZING₂₆
OVERPROCESS₁₈
OVERPRODUCE₁₉
OVERPROGRAM₁₉
OVERPROMISE₁₈
OVERPROMOTE₁₈
OVERPROTECT₁₈
OVERPUMPING₂₁
OVERRACKING₂₁
OVERREACHED₂₀
OVERREACHER₁₉
OVERREACHES₁₉
OVERREACTED₁₇
OVERREADING₁₆
OVERRECKONS₂₀
OVERREDDING₁₇
OVERREFINED₁₈
OVERREFINES₁₇
OVERRENNING₁₅
OVERREPORTS₁₆
OVERRESPOND₁₇
OVERRIPENED₁₇
OVERROASTED₁₅
OVERRUFFING₂₁
OVERRULINGS₁₅
OVERRUNNERS₁₄
OVERRUNNING₁₅
OVERSAILING₁₅
OVERSALTING₁₅
OVERSAUCING₁₇
OVERSCORING₁₇
OVERSECRETE₁₆
OVERSEEDING₁₆
OVERSELLING₁₅
OVERSERIOUS₁₄
OVERSERVICE₁₉
OVERSERVING₁₈
OVERSETTING₁₅
OVERSHADING₁₉
OVERSHADOWS₂₁
OVERSHARERS₁₇
OVERSHARING₁₈
OVERSHINING₁₈
OVERSHOWERS₂₀
OVERSKATING₁₉
OVERSKIPPED₂₃
OVERSLAUGHS₁₈
OVERSLEEVES₁₇
OVERSLIPPED₁₉
OVERSMOKING₂₁
OVERSOAKING₁₉
OVERSPENDER₁₇
OVERSPICING₁₉
OVERSPILLED₁₇
OVERSPREADS₁₇
OVERSTAFFED₂₁
OVERSTAINED₁₅
OVERSTARING₁₅
OVERSTATING₁₅
OVERSTAYERS₁₇
OVERSTAYING₁₈
OVERSTEERED₁₅
OVERSTEPPED₁₉
OVERSTIRRED₁₅
OVERSTOCKED₂₁
OVERSTOREYS₁₇
OVERSTORIES₁₄
OVERSTRAINS₁₄
OVERSTRETCH₁₉
OVERSTREWED₁₈
OVERSTRIDES₁₅
OVERSTRIKES₁₈
OVERSTROOKE₁₈
OVERSTUDIED₁₆
OVERSTUDIES₁₅
OVERSTUFFED₂₁
OVERSUDSING₁₆
OVERSUPPING₁₉
OVERSWAYING₂₁
OVERSWEETEN₁₇
OVERSWELLED₁₈
OVERSWOLLEN₁₇
OVERTALKING₁₉
OVERTASKING₁₉
OVERTEACHES₁₉
OVERTEDIOUS₁₅
OVERTEEMING₁₇
OVERTHINKER₂₁
OVERTHINNED₁₈
OVERTHOUGHT₂₁
OVERTHROWER₂₀
OVERTHRUSTS₁₇
OVERTHWARTS₂₀
OVERTIGHTEN₁₈
OVERTIPPING₁₉
OVERTNESSES₁₄
OVERTOILING₁₅
OVERTOPPING₁₉
OVERTOWERED₁₈
OVERTRADING₁₆
OVERTRAINED₁₅
OVERTREATED₁₅
OVERTRIMMED₁₉
OVERTRIPPED₁₉
OVERTRUMPED₁₉
OVERTRUSTED₁₅
OVERTURNERS₁₄
OVERTURNING₁₅
OVERUTILISE₁₄
OVERUTILIZE₂₃
OVERVALUING₁₈
OVERVEILING₁₈
OVERVIOLENT₁₇
OVERVIVIDLY₂₄
OVERVOLTAGE₁₈
OVERWARMING₂₀
OVERWATCHED₂₃
OVERWATCHES₂₂
OVERWATERED₁₈
OVERWEARIED₁₈
OVERWEARIES₁₇
OVERWEARING₁₈
OVERWEATHER₂₀
OVERWEENING₁₈
OVERWEIGHED₂₂
OVERWEIGHTS₂₁
OVERWETTING₁₈
OVERWHELMED₂₃
OVERWINDING₁₉
OVERWINGING₁₉
OVERWINTERS₁₇
OVERWORKING₂₂
OVERWRESTED₁₈
OVERWRESTLE₁₇
OVERWRITING₁₈
OVERWRITTEN₁₇
OVERWROUGHT₂₁
OVERYEARING₁₈
OVERZEALOUS₂₃
OVIPARITIES₁₆
OVIPAROUSLY₁₉
OVIPOSITING₁₇
OVIPOSITION₁₆
OVIPOSITORS₁₆
OVULIFEROUS₁₇
SVARABHAKTI₂₃

Letters by positionIn 89% of these words the 3rd letter is E.

1st letter

O86%
E9%
A4%

3rd letter

E89%
A6%
I4%

4th letter

R87%
N6%
P2%

9th letter

I38%
E8%
N7%

10th letter

N34%
E34%
T6%

11th letter

G31%
S27%
D20%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses

Score spreadMost of these words score 17 in Scrabble; OVERCOMPLEX tops the list with 27. Scores before board bonuses.

1414 points: 21 words
15 points: 41 words
1616 points: 55 words
17 points: 92 words
1818 points: 72 words
19 points: 62 words
2020 points: 36 words
21 points: 44 words
2222 points: 14 words
23 points: 18 words
2424 points: 7 words
25 points: 4 words
2626 points: 3 words
27 points: 1 words

Word	Scrabble	Words With Friends	Dictionaries
OVERCOMPLEX	27	32	All three
OVERANALYZE	26	28	All three
OVERJUMPING	26	34	Collins only
OVERPRIZING	26	30	All three
OVERGRAZING	25	29	All three
EVANGELIZED	25	29	All three
EVERYWHENCE	25	26	Collins only
OVERGLAZING	25	30	Collins · NWL
OVEREXCITED	24	26	All three
OVEREXPOSED	24	26	All three
EVANGELIZER	24	28	Collins · NWL
OVERANXIETY	24	25	All three

This pattern has a strong opening-letter bias: most matches start with O, and many familiar examples begin with OVER-. EVANGELICAL and EVAPORATION show the other major route, starting with E. Only 9 entries count as common by frequency, so the full set reaches well beyond everyday vocabulary; 380 of the matches have definitions.

The pattern at a glance

470 tournament-dictionary entries put V in position two.
OVERWHELMED, OVERLOOKING, and OVERLAPPING are recognizable O-starting examples.
406 words begin with O; E is next, with 41.
Only 9 entries fall among the most frequent English words.
OVERCOMPLEX leads the scoring examples at 27 points.

What stands out in 11-letter words with V as the second letter?

The O-starting cluster dominates: OVERWHELMED, OVERCROWDED, and OVERPOWERED all fit the pattern. That shared OVER- opening is a useful recognition shortcut, but it does not describe every answer. EVANGELICAL, EVAPORATION, and EVALUATIONS put V in the same position without beginning with O.

The opening counts make the imbalance clear. O accounts for 406 matches, while E accounts for 41 and A for 20. Just three entries start with I, K, or S combined, so a candidate with one of those openings is an exception rather than the pattern’s typical shape.

Which matches score well, and what should you watch for?

OVERCOMPLEX tops the scoring examples at 27 points; OVERANALYZE, OVERJUMPING, and OVERPRIZING follow close behind. These are long plays with valuable letters, not a promise of a high board score: placement and premium squares still matter. For a score-first search, check the letters you can actually place before reaching for an obscure option.

The 11-letter words with V as the second letter are not all everyday choices: only 9 meet the common-word frequency cutoff. The count combines entries appearing in at least one of ENABLE, Collins, or NWL2023, and those dictionary groups overlap. Check your game’s word list before relying on a less familiar entry.

Questions people ask

How many 11-letter words have V as the second letter?

There are 470 matches with V in position two. The group is heavily concentrated among O-starting words, including OVERWHELMED and OVERLOOKING, while EVANGELICAL and EVAPORATION are familiar E-starting examples.

What is the highest-scoring 11-letter word with V second?

OVERCOMPLEX is the top scoring example at 27 points. OVERANALYZE, OVERJUMPING, and OVERPRIZING also rank near the top, though the points you score depend on the board squares and your placement.

Do most 11-letter words with V second start with O?

Yes. Of the 470 matches, 406 begin with O, compared with 41 beginning with E and 20 with A. OVER- words make up a conspicuous cluster, but examples such as EVANGELICAL show that the pattern has other openings.

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