5-letter words with A as the 2nd letter and V as the 4th letter

That pattern leaves 24 entries across the tournament lists: Collins has all 24, while ENABLE and NWL2023 each include 20. Only five rank as common by our frequency measure, so expect familiar picks such as valve and carve alongside less familiar forms such as varve or laevo. The endings are sharply uneven: 12 finish in E, while O and Y each account for four.

At a glance: the pattern's standout facts

• Collins contains 24 matches; ENABLE and NWL2023 each contain 20.
• Ten matches are Wordle answers, and all 10 also belong to tournament dictionaries.
• Final E leads: 12 words end in E; O and Y each end four.
• SAVVY and NAVVY top the score list at 14 points each.
• Only five entries count as common by our frequency measure.

Do these positions appear in Wordle answers?

Yes: 10 of the 24 pattern matches are in the Wordle answer list, and all 10 also appear in tournament dictionaries. The permitted-guess count is 24, so the answer pool is narrower than the guess pool here. A legal guess can test the positions without being a possible solution.

Try familiar E-ending examples first: valve, carve, waive, halve, and salve all fit the pattern. Since 12 entries end in E, checking that final slot early separates a large chunk of this small set; O and Y each cover four, while A covers three and I only one.

Highest-scoring A-second, V-fourth words

SAVVY and NAVVY share the top base score at 14 points each; MARVY and CARVY follow at 13. Those V-heavy words lead on base tile scores, though a premium square changes the board total.

Dictionary coverage is not uniform: Collins accepts 24 matches, compared with 20 in ENABLE and NWL2023. For competitive play, check your game's word list before relying on less familiar options such as navvy, marvy, or varve.