5-letter words with C as the 1st letter and V as the 4th letter

The pattern is narrow but not all obscure: five of the 19 words meet the common-word frequency threshold, and 16 have definitions. Most finish in E or Y, so a known final letter quickly trims the choices. Dictionary coverage also shifts by game: Collins has all 19, while NWL2023 and ENABLE include fewer.

At a glance: the C-V pattern

• Exactly 19 tournament-dictionary words put C first and V fourth.
• Five are common by frequency; familiar examples include CURVE and CRAVE.
• Collins includes all 19; NWL2023 includes 13 and ENABLE includes 12.
• CHEVY, CIVVY, and CHIVY each score 16 Scrabble points.
• All five matching Wordle answers are also in a tournament dictionary.

5-letter words with C as the 1st letter and V as the 4th letter

The ending pattern is unusually concentrated: 10 of the 19 finish in E, and another five finish in Y. Just four end in S, I, or O. CURVE, CRAVE, CARVE, and CLOVE show the E group; CHEVY and CURVY illustrate the Y group.

Use the last letter as a second filter when solving. If E is ruled out, check the Y words before testing the smaller S, I, and O groups. The five common entries sit within this compact set, but the other words include less familiar forms such as CLAVE and CHAVS.

Which words score highest, and where are they accepted?

CHEVY, CIVVY, and CHIVY share the top listed Scrabble score at 16 points. CURVY, CHIVE, and CHAVS score 13 each, while CURVE scores 10. The average score across the matching words is 11.9, so the highest scorers stand well above the set’s typical value.

Dictionary choice matters more than the shared letter pattern: Collins covers 19 words, compared with 13 in NWL2023 and 12 in ENABLE. Definitions are available for 16, so three entries lack one here. Check your game's word list before playing a less familiar form.