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

This pattern leaves a compact set, and the final letter sharply narrows it: half the matches end in E. Only one entry is common, so familiar-looking clues can lead quickly to a less familiar word. Collins accepts 11 of the 12, while NWL2023 accepts 7; check your game's word list before playing a word outside its dictionary.

At a glance: the I-and-V pattern

• There are 12 tournament-dictionary words with I second and V fourth.
• Six end in E; three end in Y, two in A, and one in S.
• CIVVY and BIVVY lead the scoring list at 16 points each.
• One match is a Wordle answer; all 12 are allowed guesses.

How do the 12 matches break down?

The 12 matches divide unevenly by first letter: M starts three, S starts two, and six other initials appear once each. That makes M the most productive opening letter here, but it still covers only a quarter of the set.

SIEVE and SILVA show two more familiar shapes, while DIVVY, CIVVY, and BIVVY share the uncommon double-V ending. Six words finish in E, compared with three in Y; try the E ending first when your clue leaves the last tile open.

Dictionary coverage also varies: Collins includes 11 matches, NWL2023 includes 7, and ENABLE includes 6. Those totals overlap, so they should not be added together as separate words.

Which matches score highest or fit Wordle?

CIVVY and BIVVY top the scoring list at 16 points, with DIVVY next at 15. MIKVA scores 14, while KIEVE reaches 12; the less familiar spellings can pay off when your rack or board favors high-value letters.

Wordle has one answer matching this pattern, against 12 allowed guesses. The set is therefore much broader as a guess-filter than as an answer pattern, and the single answer is not identified by the matching counts.

Only one entry meets the common-word cutoff, while 9 of the 12 have definitions. Treat the less familiar candidates as dictionary-dependent plays rather than assuming a Wordle-valid guess works in every tournament game.