5-letter words with V as the 4th letter and A as the 5th letter

The pattern is _ _ _ V A: the V fixes the fourth slot, and every matching word ends in A. Familiar choices include LARVA, GUAVA, and BRAVA, but only two entries are common by frequency. That gap matters in a game: a plausible-looking answer is not automatically one you will recognize or find in every word list.

The V-A pattern at a glance

• There are 16 tournament-dictionary words matching the _ _ _ V A pattern.
• All 16 end in A, so the final letter gives no way to distinguish one match from another.
• S begins five matches, the most of any starting letter; M begins three.
• Only two matches are common by word-frequency ranking.
• Two matches also appear in the Wordle answer list.

How many 5-letter words have V as the 4th and A as the 5th?

There are 16. The recognizable end of the set includes LARVA, GUAVA, BRAVA, and SHIVA, while SILVA and HALVA offer less obvious possibilities. Because the final two letters never change, focus on the first three slots when comparing a clue against candidates.

The opening letters narrow the search quickly: five words start with S, three with M, and two with V. Every other recorded initial occurs once. Starting with S is therefore the strongest first-letter branch, but the pattern still leaves several distinct candidates.

Which matches are worth trying in a word game?

For Wordle, two of these words are answers, and all 16 are allowed guesses in the Wordle lists. The matches are not identified individually here, so use revealed letters to test candidates rather than treating the whole set as an answer shortlist.

AJIVA leads the score ranking at 15 points, followed by MIKVA at 14; SHIVA, SHEVA, FLAVA, SYLVA, HALVA, and VOLVA each score 11. Those top scores come with a trade-off: most matches are uncommon, and the set contains 16 tournament-dictionary entries across lists with different coverage. Check your game's word list before relying on an unfamiliar play.