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5-letter words ending in V

5-letter words ending in V are limited to four: SCHAV, PAREV, GANEV and OLLAV, topped by SCHAV at 13 points in Scrabble.

4 wordsTop pick GANEVHighest score SCHAV 13

S ends the most 5-letter words (3,898); J ends the fewest (2). V ranks #25 of 26. The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

Best words to play first 4 · most-used first

  • GANEV9
  • OLLAV8
  • PAREV10
  • SCHAV13
All valid words 4

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

  • GANEV9
  • OLLAV8
  • PAREV10
  • SCHAV13

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
SCHAV1314All three
PAREV1012Collins only
GANEV912All three
OLLAV811Collins only

English words rarely end in V, so this page is a short, memorisable set. Three come from Yiddish and one from Irish, and the 4-point V carries a lot of weight in a word this short. Only two of the four appear in every major dictionary.

The whole set of V-enders

  • The four words are SCHAV, PAREV, GANEV and OLLAV.
  • Scores run from 8 to 13; the average is 10.
  • Collins lists all 4; ENABLE and NWL2023 list 2 each.
  • None is a Wordle answer, but all four are allowed guesses.
  • None is common in everyday English.

Which of the four are safe to play?

SCHAV and GANEV are in Collins, NWL2023 and ENABLE. PAREV and OLLAV appear in Collins only. That is the entire story of the counts: Collins lists 4, and the other two lists share the same pair.

In a North American game, stay with SCHAV and GANEV. In Collins, all four are playable.

Wordle accepts all four as guesses, yet none has been an answer and none is common. A probe built on them tests only the V and a few rare letters, so they rarely improve a real game.

What do they mean?

SCHAV is a cold sorrel soup, and GANEV is a thief, both borrowed from Yiddish. PAREV, also spelled parve, describes food that is neither meat nor dairy.

OLLAV is an Irish term for a learned poet. Because the origins differ, no single spelling rule helps, and you simply have to remember the four. Pairing each with its meaning makes that easier: soup, thief, neutral food, poet.

How common is a final V by word length?

Final V is scarce at every length. Sixteen three-letter words end in V and 12 four-letter words do, but five letters yields only 4 and six letters yields 3.

English spelling usually adds a silent E after a final V sound, as in HAVE and GIVE, which is why true V-enders are mostly borrowings. Counting the four here against the 16 at three letters shows how quickly the supply falls.

How do the four score?

SCHAV scores 13, built on a 4-point V and a 4-point H. PAREV scores 10, GANEV 9 and OLLAV 8. The average is 10 points, and the V accounts for 4 of it in every case.

A triple-word square under SCHAV takes it to 39, so it can swing a game if the lane is open. SCHAV needs only one vowel, A, beside the S, C and H, while PAREV and GANEV each need two vowels.

Questions people ask

What 5-letter words end in V?
Four: SCHAV, PAREV, GANEV and OLLAV. SCHAV scores 13, PAREV 10, GANEV 9 and OLLAV 8. All four are valid in Collins, and two of them are valid in NWL2023 and ENABLE.
Which 5-letter words ending in V are valid in NWL2023?
SCHAV and GANEV are valid in NWL2023, and also in ENABLE and Collins. PAREV and OLLAV are Collins-only, so they would be challenged in a North American game.
Is there a Wordle word ending in V?
No five-letter Wordle answer ends in V. All four words are accepted guesses, but with none rated common, they are risky probes for the sake of a single letter.
What is the highest-scoring 5-letter word ending in V?
SCHAV scores 13 points, the most in the group. PAREV follows at 10, then GANEV at 9 and OLLAV at 8. All four are worth at least 8 because of the 4-point V.

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