13-letter words with V as the 2nd letter

13-letter words with V as the second letter number 256; most begin with O, and OVEREMPHASIZE leads the scoring table at 32 points.

256 wordsTop pick OVERESTIMATEDHighest score OVEREMPHASIZE 32

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Z

E is the most common 2nd letter in 13-letter words (2,456 words); Z is the rarest (1). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Best words to play first 256 · most-used first

OVERESTIMATED₁₉
OVERSTATEMENT₁₈
OVERCONFIDENT₂₂
OVERSHADOWING₂₄
OVERABUNDANCE₂₁
OVERPOPULATED₂₁
OVERQUALIFIED₂₉
OVERWINTERING₂₀
EVENTUALITIES₁₆
OVERSTRETCHED₂₂
OVERESTIMATES₁₈
EVOLUTIONISTS₁₆
OVERSENSITIVE₁₉
OVERACHIEVING₂₅
OVERSATURATED₁₇
OVERDEVELOPED₂₃
OVERACHIEVERS₂₄
OVERVALUATION₁₉
OVEREMPHASIZE₃₂
EVERLASTINGLY₂₀
OVERDIAGNOSIS₁₈
OVERAMBITIOUS₂₀
OVERANALYZING₂₉
OVERINDULGING₁₉
OVERPROTECTED₂₁
OVERBURDENING₂₀
OVERREACTIONS₁₈
OVEREXTENDING₂₅
OVEREMOTIONAL₁₈
OVERTREATMENT₁₈
OVEREXTENSION₂₃
OVEREXPLOITED₂₆
OVERCOMMITTED₂₃
OVERPRODUCING₂₂
OVERCORRECTED₂₁
OVERINDULGENT₁₈
OVERBEARINGLY₂₂
OVERDIAGNOSED₁₉
OVERMEDICATED₂₂
OVERSCHEDULED₂₃
OVERPROMISING₂₁
OVOVIVIPAROUS₂₄
OVERSTIMULATE₁₈
OVERDRAMATIZE₂₈
OVEREXPANSION₂₅
OVERNUTRITION₁₆
OVERWEIGHTING₂₄
EVANGELICALLY₂₂

Showing the top 48 of 256 words. See every valid word

All valid words 256

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

AVAILABLENESS₁₈
AVERAGENESSES₁₇
AVERRUNCATING₁₉
AVERRUNCATION₁₈
AVERRUNCATORS₁₈
AVICULTURISTS₁₈
AVOCATIONALLY₂₁
AVOIRDUPOISES₁₉
EVANGELIARIES₁₇
EVANGELIARION₁₇
EVANGELIARIUM₁₉
EVANGELICALLY₂₂
EVANGELICISMS₂₁
EVANGELISTARY₂₀
EVAPORABILITY₂₃
EVAPORIMETERS₂₀
EVAPOROGRAPHS₂₄
EVAPOROMETERS₂₀
EVASIVENESSES₁₉
EVENTUALISING₁₇
EVENTUALITIES₁₆
EVENTUALIZING₂₆
EVERLASTINGLY₂₀
EVISCERATIONS₁₈
EVOCATIVENESS₂₁
EVOLUTIONISMS₁₈
EVOLUTIONISTS₁₆
KVETCHINESSES₂₅
OVARIECTOMIES₂₀
OVARIOTOMISTS₁₈
OVERABOUNDING₂₀
OVERABSTRACTS₂₀
OVERABUNDANCE₂₁
OVERACHIEVERS₂₄
OVERACHIEVING₂₅
OVERADJUSTING₂₅
OVERADVERTISE₂₀
OVERALERTNESS₁₆
OVERAMBITIOUS₂₀
OVERAMPLIFIED₂₄
OVERANALYSING₂₀
OVERANALYZING₂₉
OVERANXIETIES₂₃
OVERARRANGING₁₈
OVERASSERTING₁₇
OVERASSERTION₁₆
OVERASSERTIVE₁₉
OVERASSESSING₁₇
OVERATTENTION₁₆
OVERATTENTIVE₁₉
OVERBALANCING₂₁
OVERBEARINGLY₂₂
OVERBEJEWELED₂₉
OVERBLEACHING₂₄
OVERBORROWING₂₂
OVERBREATHING₂₂
OVERBUILDINGS₂₀
OVERBURDENING₂₀
OVERBURTHENED₂₂
OVERCANOPYING₂₄
OVERCAREFULLY₂₄
OVERCAUTIONED₁₉
OVERCIVILISED₂₂
OVERCIVILIZED₃₁
OVERCOLOURING₁₉
OVERCOMMITTED₂₃
OVERCONCERNED₂₁
OVERCONFIDENT₂₂
OVERCONSCIOUS₂₀
OVERCONSTRUCT₂₀
OVERCONSUMING₂₁
OVERCORRECTED₂₁
OVERCREDULITY₂₂
OVERCREDULOUS₁₉
OVERCROWDINGS₂₃
OVERDECORATED₂₀
OVERDECORATES₁₉
OVERDEMANDING₂₁
OVERDEPENDENT₂₀
OVERDESIGNING₁₉
OVERDETERMINE₁₉
OVERDEVELOPED₂₃
OVERDEVIATING₂₁
OVERDIAGNOSED₁₉
OVERDIAGNOSES₁₈
OVERDIAGNOSIS₁₈
OVERDIRECTING₂₀
OVERDISCOUNTS₁₉
OVERDIVERSITY₂₃
OVERDOCUMENTS₂₁
OVERDOMINANCE₂₁
OVERDRAMATICS₂₁
OVERDRAMATISE₁₉
OVERDRAMATIZE₂₈
OVEREAGERNESS₁₇
OVEREARNESTLY₁₉
OVEREDUCATING₂₀
OVEREDUCATION₁₉
OVERELABORATE₁₈
OVEREMBELLISH₂₃
OVEREMOTIONAL₁₈
OVEREMPHASISE₂₃
OVEREMPHASIZE₃₂
OVERENAMOURED₁₉
OVERENCOURAGE₁₉
OVERENERGETIC₁₉
OVERENGINEERS₁₇
OVERESTIMATED₁₉
OVERESTIMATES₁₈
OVEREVALUATED₂₀
OVEREVALUATES₁₉
OVEREXCITABLE₂₇
OVEREXCITEDLY₂₉
OVEREXERCISED₂₆
OVEREXERCISES₂₅
OVEREXERTIONS₂₃
OVEREXPANDING₂₇
OVEREXPANSION₂₅
OVEREXPLAINED₂₆
OVEREXPLOITED₂₆
OVEREXPOSURES₂₅
OVEREXTENDING₂₅
OVEREXTENSION₂₃
OVEREXUBERANT₂₅
OVERFATIGUING₂₁
OVERFERTILISE₁₉
OVERFERTILIZE₂₈
OVERFLOWINGLY₂₆
OVERFOCUSSING₂₂
OVERFULFILLED₂₃
OVERFULNESSES₁₉
OVERGLAMORISE₁₉
OVERGLAMORIZE₂₈
OVERGOVERNING₂₁
OVERHARVESTED₂₃
OVERHASTINESS₁₉
OVERIDEALISED₁₈
OVERIDEALISES₁₇
OVERIDEALIZED₂₇
OVERIDEALIZES₂₆
OVERIMPRESSED₂₁
OVERIMPRESSES₂₀
OVERINDULGENT₁₈
OVERINDULGING₁₉
OVERINFLATING₂₀
OVERINFLATION₁₉
OVERINFORMING₂₂
OVERINGENIOUS₁₇
OVERINGENUITY₂₀
OVERINSISTENT₁₆
OVERINSURANCE₁₈
OVERINTENSELY₁₉
OVERINTENSITY₁₉
OVERINTERPRET₁₈
OVERINVESTING₂₀
OVERISSUANCES₁₈
OVERLABOURING₁₉
OVERLAUNCHING₂₂
OVERLAVISHING₂₃
OVERLEAVENING₂₀
OVERLENGTHENS₂₀
OVERLORDSHIPS₂₂
OVERMASTERING₁₉
OVERMEASURING₁₉
OVERMEDICATED₂₂
OVERMEDICATES₂₁
OVERMODESTIES₁₉
OVERMODULATED₂₀
OVERMULTITUDE₁₉
OVERNOURISHED₂₀
OVERNOURISHES₁₉
OVERNUTRITION₁₆
OVEROPERATING₁₉
OVEROPTIMISMS₂₂
OVEROPTIMISTS₂₀
OVERORGANISED₁₈
OVERORGANISES₁₇
OVERORGANIZED₂₇
OVERORGANIZES₂₆
OVERORNAMENTS₁₈
OVERPACKAGING₂₆
OVERPEDALLING₂₀
OVERPERSUADED₂₀
OVERPERSUADES₁₉
OVERPICTURING₂₁
OVERPOPULATED₂₁
OVERPOPULATES₂₀
OVERPREDICTED₂₂
OVERPREPARING₂₁
OVERPRESCRIBE₂₂
OVERPRESSURED₁₉
OVERPRESSURES₁₈
OVERPROCESSED₂₁
OVERPROCESSES₂₀
OVERPRODUCING₂₂
OVERPROGRAMED₂₂
OVERPROMISING₂₁
OVERPROMOTING₂₁
OVERPROTECTED₂₁
OVERQUALIFIED₂₉
OVERREACHINGS₂₂
OVERREACTIONS₁₈
OVERRECKONING₂₃
OVERREGULATED₁₈
OVERREGULATES₁₇
OVERRELIANCES₁₈
OVERREPORTING₁₉
OVERREPRESENT₁₈
OVERRESPONDED₂₀
OVERSAMPLINGS₂₁
OVERSATURATED₁₇
OVERSATURATES₁₆
OVERSCHEDULED₂₃
OVERSCHEDULES₂₂
OVERSECRETING₁₉
OVERSECRETION₁₈
OVERSENSITIVE₁₉
OVERSERIOUSLY₁₉
OVERSERVICING₂₂
OVERSHADOWING₂₄
OVERSHOWERING₂₃
OVERSLAUGHING₂₁
OVERSPECULATE₂₀
OVERSPREADING₂₀
OVERSTABILITY₂₁
OVERSTATEMENT₁₈
OVERSTIMULATE₁₈
OVERSTRAINING₁₇
OVERSTRESSING₁₇
OVERSTRETCHED₂₂
OVERSTRETCHES₂₁
OVERSTRUCTURE₁₈
OVERSUBSCRIBE₂₂
OVERSUPPLYING₂₄
OVERSWEETENED₂₀
OVERSWEETNESS₁₉
OVERTALKATIVE₂₃
OVERTAXATIONS₂₃
OVERTHWARTING₂₃
OVERTIGHTENED₂₁
OVERTREATMENT₁₈
OVERUTILISING₁₇
OVERUTILIZING₂₆
OVERVALUATION₁₉
OVERVIOLENTLY₂₂
OVERWEATHERED₂₃
OVERWEENINGLY₂₃
OVERWEIGHTING₂₄
OVERWHELMINGS₂₅
OVERWINTERING₂₀
OVERWITHHOLDS₂₆
OVERWRESTLING₂₀
OVERZEALOUSLY₂₈
OVIPOSITIONAL₁₈
OVOVIVIPARITY₂₇
OVOVIVIPAROUS₂₄

Letters by positionIn 91% of these words the 3rd letter is E.

1st letter

O89%
E7%
A3%

3rd letter

E91%
A5%
O3%

4th letter

R90%
N4%
P2%

11th letter

I43%
S11%
T9%

12th letter

E30%
N30%
T7%

13th letter

S29%
G25%
D17%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses

Score spreadMost of these words score 19 in Scrabble; OVEREMPHASIZE tops the list with 32. Scores before board bonuses.

1616 points: 8 words
17 points: 16 words
1818 points: 31 words
19 points: 45 words
2020 points: 38 words
21 points: 29 words
2222 points: 24 words
23 points: 21 words
2424 points: 10 words
25 points: 9 words
2626 points: 10 words
27 points: 5 words
2828 points: 4 words
29 points: 4 words
3030 points: 0 words
31 points: 1 words
3232 points: 1 words

Word	Scrabble	Words With Friends	Dictionaries
OVEREMPHASIZE	32	34	All three
OVERCIVILIZED	31	35	All three
OVERQUALIFIED	29	32	All three
OVERANALYZING	29	33	All three
OVERBEJEWELED	29	34	All three
OVEREXCITEDLY	29	31	NWL only
OVERDRAMATIZE	28	30	All three
OVERZEALOUSLY	28	31	ENABLE · NWL
OVERFERTILIZE	28	30	All three
OVERGLAMORIZE	28	32	All three
OVEREXCITABLE	27	31	Collins · NWL
OVEREXPANDING	27	32	All three

The distribution is unusually lopsided: 228 of these entries start with O, while only 28 begin with E, A, or K combined. Familiar examples include OVERCONFIDENT, OVERABUNDANCE, and EVENTUALITIES. None ranks among our common words, so treat this as a tournament-word bank rather than a list of everyday vocabulary.

At a glance: 13-letter words with V second

256 entries match the pattern in at least one tournament dictionary.
228 start with O; E, A, and K account for the rest.
75 end in S, the most common final letter; G follows with 64.
OVEREMPHASIZE scores 32 points, ahead of OVERCIVILIZED at 31.

Why do so many entries begin with O?

An O-start is the strongest first test: O accounts for 228 entries, nearly nine in ten. The repeatable OVER- family supplies OVERESTIMATED, OVERSTATEMENT, OVERCONFIDENT, and OVERPOPULATED, so a partial rack or clue containing that prefix narrows the search quickly.

Final letters add another filter. S leads at 75, G follows at 64, and D appears on 44; OVERESTIMATES and OVERSHADOWING show how endings can separate related forms. These are overlapping clues, not independent buckets: a word can start with O and end in S.

Dictionary coverage is not identical: Collins includes 221 matches, NWL2023 205, and ENABLE 171. Those counts overlap, so don't add them to estimate a total; confirm a candidate in your game's word list before committing.

How to use 13-letter words with V as the second letter

The length comparison makes this set feel narrow. The 12-letter V-second list has 379 words, this 13-letter set has 256, and the 14-letter list has 204; at nine letters, the same position reaches 525. Length alone won't predict how many candidates a pattern leaves.

Scoring is a different filter: OVEREMPHASIZE leads at 32 points, followed by OVERCIVILIZED at 31, while the set averages 20.9. That is a rack-score comparison, not a promise of a premium-square result; board placement and cross-letters still decide the play.

One limitation matters: no entry is tagged as common, despite familiar-looking OVER- constructions. Start from the letter pattern and treat long forms like OVERABUNDANCE or EVENTUALITIES as dictionary checks, not everyday guesses.

Questions people ask

How many 13-letter words have V as the second letter and start with O?

228 of the 256 entries start with O, making O the clear leader. E contributes 19, A contributes 8, and K contributes 1. That leaves only 28 non-O entries, so checking an O-start first is a strong way to narrow a second-letter-V clue.

What is the highest-scoring 13-letter word with V as the second letter?

OVEREMPHASIZE is the top scorer at 32 points before any board-square bonuses. OVERCIVILIZED follows at 31, and OVERQUALIFIED and OVERANALYZING each score 29. The letter score is fixed; premium squares and game-specific rules change the final turn total.

Are all 256 words accepted in every word game?

No. The 256-word total includes entries found in at least one tournament list: Collins has 221, NWL2023 has 205, and ENABLE has 171. Those source counts overlap, so a word present in one list may not be accepted under another game's dictionary setting.

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