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

This pattern fixes O in the second position and V in the fourth, leaving three letters to vary. The result is a compact set, not a broad word bank: SOLVE is familiar, while examples such as POOVY and VOLVA are much less common. Eight entries finish with E, so the final letter is the strongest pattern clue after the fixed positions.

5-letter words with O second and V fourth at a glance

• Eleven tournament-dictionary words fit the O__V_ pattern.
• Eight entries end in E; the remaining endings are A, O, and Y.
• SOLVE is the only common word and the sole matching Wordle answer.
• Collins has all eleven; ENABLE and NWL2023 have four each.
• POOVY scores 13 points, the top score in this group.

Which words match O in position two and V in position four?

The recognizable anchor is SOLVE, with the pattern S-O-L-V-E. Other matches include CONVO, SOAVE, MOOVE, VOLVA, WOLVE, VOLVE, HOOVE, LOAVE, POOVY, and POOVE. That spread makes the first and last letters valuable: the starts range from C to W, but most words close with E.

Eight of the eleven end in E, while only one ends in each of A, O, and Y. If your puzzle confirms the final E, focus on forms such as SOLVE, CONVO, and HOOVE before testing the unusual endings. The opening letters are less concentrated: P, S, and V each start two entries, and five other initials appear once.

How should you use these five-letter pattern matches?

Treat SOLVE as the practical guess, not as proof that every match is equally familiar. Only one entry is common, and the dictionary split is sharp: Collins includes all eleven, but ENABLE and NWL2023 include four apiece. If a game rejects an obscure form, check the word list it uses rather than assuming every tournament dictionary agrees.

For Wordle, SOLVE is the single answer match; the remaining entries appear among allowed guesses, not answers. In a word game with scoring, POOVY leads at 13 points, ahead of VOLVA, WOLVE, VOLVE, and HOOVE at 11. That score advantage comes from the letters, not a promise of a premium board square.