3-letter words containing V

54 words, everyday words first.

54 wordsTop pick VIAHighest score VOX 13

27 of 54 are everyday words (50%). A friendly list: most players will know the top picks.

A appears in the most 3-letter words (394); Q appears in the fewest (4). V ranks #22 of 26. The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

Common words 27 · most-used first

All valid words 54

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

  • AVA6
  • AVE6
  • AVO6
  • DEV7
  • DIV7
  • EVE6
  • EVO6
  • FAV9
  • GOV7
  • GUV7
  • IVY9
  • LAV6
  • LEV6
  • LUV6
  • NAV6
  • OVA6
  • PAV8
  • REV6
  • SAV6
  • SEV6
  • SOV6
  • TAV6
  • UVA6
  • VAC8
  • VAE6
  • VAG7
  • VAN6
  • VAR6
  • VAS6
  • VAT6
  • VAU6
  • VAV9
  • VAW9
  • VAX13
  • VEE6
  • VEG7
  • VET6
  • VEX13
  • VIA6
  • VID7
  • VIE6
  • VIG7
  • VIM8
  • VIN6
  • VIS6
  • VLY9
  • VOE6
  • VOG7
  • VOL6
  • VOR6
  • VOW9
  • VOX13
  • VUG7
  • VUM8
Letters by positionIn 57% of these words the 1st letter is V.
1st letter
  1. V57%
  2. A6%
  3. L6%
2nd letter
  1. A31%
  2. V15%
  3. E15%
3rd letter
  1. V30%
  2. E11%
  3. G9%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
Score spreadMost of these words score 6 in Scrabble; VOX tops the list with 13. Scores before board bonuses.
  1. 66 points: 31 words
  2. 7 points: 10 words
  3. 88 points: 4 words
  4. 9 points: 6 words
  5. 1010 points: 0 words
  6. 11 points: 0 words
  7. 1212 points: 0 words
  8. 13 points: 3 words
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
VOX1314All three
VEX1314All three
VAX1314NWL only
IVY99All three
VOW910All three
FAV910NWL only
VAV911All three
VAW910All three
VLY910Collins only
VAC810All three
VIM810All three
PAV810Collins only

About these words

There are 54 3-letter words that contain V in ENABLE, Collins/SOWPODS or NWL2023, and 27 of them are common in everyday English.

The most common first letters are V (31), A (3), L (3).

The most common last letters are V (16), E (6), G (5).

Tip

The average word here scores 7.1 in Scrabble. VOX tops the list with 13.

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