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

This pattern has only 30 tournament-dictionary entries, with endings heavily concentrated on E. Familiar choices such as SERVE, SOLVE, SHAVE, SHOVE, and STOVE sit beside less everyday forms like SKIVE and SHIVA. Dictionary coverage differs: Collins includes all 30, while ENABLE and NWL2023 each accept 23.

At a glance: the S-and-V pattern

• Thirty tournament-dictionary words match S in slot one and V in slot four.
• 17 end in E; A follows with 5, while O and S end 2 each.
• Only 9 meet the common-word frequency cutoff.
• Collins includes 30 entries; ENABLE and NWL2023 include 23 apiece.
• SKIVY scores 15, ahead of SAVVY at 14.

How many 5-letter words with S first and V fourth?

Thirty words fit the pattern. SERVE, SOLVE, and STOVE are familiar options; SHIVA and SKIVE show how quickly the choices become less common. The ending clue narrows the set further: E accounts for 17 words, while A is next with 5.

Wordle offers a useful distinction: 12 of these words appear in its answer list, while all 30 are allowed guesses. A valid guess is not automatically a possible answer.

When V is confirmed in slot four, test the final letter next: E dominates, while A, Y, O, and S account for the other endings. Keep the answer pool separate from the larger guess pool.

Top scores and dictionary differences

SKIVY leads the scoring list at 15 points, with SAVVY at 14 and SKIVE at 12. SHAVE, SHOVE, and SHIVA each score 11. Across the 30 matches, the average is 9.6, so the top two stand well above the group’s typical score.

The exact 5-letter words with S first and V fourth do not appear in equal numbers across dictionaries: Collins has 30, but ENABLE and NWL2023 each have 23. That makes SKIVY and SHEVA worth checking against your game's word list. For a nearby pattern with the same first letter, the S-first, E-fourth set has 219 entries.