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

A fixed V___S pattern narrows the search, but the middle letters still produce a mixed bag: familiar plurals sit beside specialist vocabulary. Fourteen of the entries are common by our frequency measure, and VIEWS, VOTES, VEGAS, and VENUS make the pattern easy to recognize. For points, though, the leaders are less obvious: VEXES and VAXES top the scoring list, while any play still has to match your game's dictionary.

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

• All 74 entries start with V and end in S; only the middle three positions vary.
• VIEWS, VOTES, VEGAS, VIRUS, and VENUS are recognizable choices from the examples.
• Fourteen entries are common; the rest make this pattern tougher than its familiar examples suggest.
• Dictionary coverage differs: Collins has 70, NWL2023 has 59, and ENABLE has 49.

Which V___S words score the most?

VEXES and VAXES tie for the top Scrabble score at 15 points each. VIFFS scores 14, while VAMPS, VOLKS, and VUGHS each score 12.

That ranking favors rarer vocabulary over the words most players spot first. VIEWS scores 11, but the two 15-point plays are sharper choices when your rack and board allow them. Check premium squares before committing: VEXES and VAXES both put the high-value X to work.

For a familiar anchor, VOTES and VEGAS are easier to recognize, though familiarity does not raise their tile value. The V-first, S-last constraint can make an X play tempting, but a premium square changes the arithmetic.

Do all 74 words work in every game?

No: Collins includes 70 of these words, NWL2023 includes 59, and ENABLE includes 49. The spread matters when you switch between North American and international rules. Check your game's word list once before relying on an unfamiliar entry.

Exactly one answer-list entry also appears in a tournament dictionary, making this a narrow Wordle clue rather than a large bank of solutions. All 74 entries appear in the allowed-guess list, but an accepted guess need not be a possible answer. For 5-letter words with V as the 1st letter and S as the 5th letter, that distinction is worth remembering.