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

Twenty-four 5-letter words put R second and V fourth, and 11 of them are Wordle answers, from DRIVE to TROVE.

24 wordsTop pick DRIVEHighest score PRIVY 13

10 of 24 are everyday words (42%). A friendly list: most players will know the top picks.

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With R in 2nd place, E is the most common 4th letter (104 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Best words to play first 24 · most-used first

All valid words 24

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

Letters by positionIn 58% of these words the 5th letter is E.
1st letter
  1. G25%
  2. B21%
  3. D13%
3rd letter
  1. A42%
  2. O21%
  3. E17%
5th letter
  1. E58%
  2. Y13%
  3. S13%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
Score spreadMost of these words score 10 in Scrabble; PRIVY tops the list with 13. Scores before board bonuses.
  1. 88 points: 4 words
  2. 9 points: 7 words
  3. 1010 points: 9 words
  4. 11 points: 0 words
  5. 1212 points: 3 words
  6. 13 points: 1 words
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
PRIVY1314All three
GRAVY1213All three
GROVY1213NWL only
YRIVD1212Collins only
PROVE1012All three
BRAVE1012All three
BRAVO1012All three
CRAVE1012All three
BRAVA1012All three
BREVE1012All three
BRAVI1012All three
PREVE1012Collins only

The V tile earns 4 points wherever it lands, and here it sits in the fourth square of a 24-word set. Ten of those words are common enough to know cold, and 11 double as Wordle answers, an unusually high share for a fixed pattern. Fourteen close with E, so the list has a strong verb feel: DRIVE, PROVE, DROVE, CRAVE, BRAVE, GRAVE and GROVE all follow the same shape.

What stands out in the R-second, V-fourth list?

  • Twenty-four words match across Collins, NWL2023 and ENABLE.
  • Collins holds 23, NWL2023 18 and ENABLE 16.
  • Ten are common and 11 are Wordle answers.
  • Fourteen words end in E, the largest closing group.
  • PRIVY leads the Scrabble table at 13 points.

The silent E tail explains the pattern

Fourteen of the 24 words finish with E, and nearly all of them follow a consonant-vowel-consonant-E shape built around the V: BRAVE, CRAVE, GRAVE, DRIVE, DROVE, GROVE, PROVE and TROVE. That ending lengthens the vowel, which is why so many of these words are everyday verbs rather than rare forms.

Ten words break the pattern. Three close with S, including the obscure GRAVS, EREVS and ERUVS, and three close with Y: GRAVY, GROVY and PRIVY. One word apiece ends in A, D, I and O, so an E in the last square is the safest assumption.

Where the points sit in a V word

Note

Put the V on a double-letter square rather than saving it. Few words here combine V with another premium tile, so the square does the work.

Questions people ask

How many five-letter words have V in the fourth slot and R in the second?
Twenty-four. Collins lists 23, NWL2023 18 and ENABLE 16, so the smaller lists drop several rare forms. Fourteen of the 24 end in E, which gives the group its verb-heavy feel.
Are DRIVE, PROVE and GROVE all Wordle answers?
Yes. Eleven of the 24 words are Wordle answers, including DRIVE, PROVE, DROVE, BRAVE, GRAVE, GROVE, BRAVO, GRAVY, CRAVE, PRIVY and TROVE. That is nearly half the set, so the pattern is a strong source of guesses.
Which V-fourth word scores best at Scrabble?
PRIVY leads at 13 points. GRAVY and GROVY score 12, and YRIVD matches them at 12. PROVE, BRAVE, BRAVO, CRAVE, BRAVA and BREVE each reach 10. The V contributes 4 points in every case.

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