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6-letter words with E as the 1st letter and V as the 3rd letter

The 6-letter words with E as the 1st letter and V as the 3rd letter number 11, led by envoys and elvish at 12 Scrabble points.

11 wordsTop pick ENVOYSHighest score ENVOYS 12

With E in 1st place, E is the most common 3rd letter (58 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Best words to play first 11 · most-used first

  • ENVOYS12
  • ENVIED10
  • ELVISH12
  • ENVIES9
  • ENVIRO9
  • ELVERS9
  • EEVENS9
  • ELVANS9
  • ENVIER9
  • ENVOIS9
  • ERVILS9
All valid words 11

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

  • EEVENS9
  • ELVANS9
  • ELVERS9
  • ELVISH12
  • ENVIED10
  • ENVIER9
  • ENVIES9
  • ENVIRO9
  • ENVOIS9
  • ENVOYS12
  • ERVILS9

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
ENVOYS1213All three
ELVISH1213All three
ENVIED1012All three
ENVIES911All three
ENVIRO911Collins · NWL
ELVERS911All three
ENVIER911All three
ENVOIS911All three
ERVILS911All three
EEVENS911Collins only
ELVANS912Collins only

The fixed pattern is E-V-_-_-_-_: E stays at the front and V holds the third slot. All 11 matches appear in at least one of Collins, NWL2023, or ENABLE. The top scoring tie is clear: envoys and elvish each earn 12 points before board bonuses.

The E-V pattern at a glance

  • Eleven entries put E first and V third in a six-letter word.
  • Seven entries end in S; envied is the only D-ending match.
  • Envoys and elvish tie for the top base score at 12 Scrabble points.
  • Collins includes 11 matches, compared with nine in NWL2023 and eight in ENABLE.

Why do seven matches end in S?

Seven of the 11 matches finish with S, making that final letter the clearest narrowing clue after E and V. The S-ending group includes envoys, envies, enviro, elvers, eevens, elvans, envois, and ervils. The other four endings are D, H, O, and R.

The pattern is unusually narrow: E-first words with E or O in the third slot have 58 and 57 matches, while this V pattern has 11. Even the R-first, V-third pattern has 41. Keep the E-V frame intact when crossing letters support it instead of broadening the search too early.

The names range from recognizable forms such as envoys and envied to less familiar entries such as eevens and ervils. Collins has all 11, while NWL2023 and ENABLE have smaller totals; check your game's word list before relying on an unfamiliar form.

A zero common-word count means these matches are better treated as a constrained clue list than as a bank of everyday guesses. Envoys and elvish stand out for scoring, but their 12-point base totals do not make them common vocabulary.

A narrow pattern for cross-checking

Tip

For 6-letter words with E as the 1st letter and V as the 3rd letter, test the known crossing letters before guessing a new ending. The seven S-final matches give you the largest ending group.

Questions people ask

Which E-first, V-third word scores the most in Scrabble?
Envoys and elvish tie for the highest base score, with 12 Scrabble points each. Board bonuses can change the final total, but these two are the scoring leaders before any premium squares are counted.
Are all 11 E-V words accepted in every dictionary?
No. Collins contains 11 matches, NWL2023 contains nine, and ENABLE contains eight. That difference means the full set is not accepted across all three lists, so check the dictionary used in your game before playing a less familiar word.
Which words in this pattern end in S?
The seven S-ending matches are envoys, envies, enviro, elvers, eevens, elvans, and envois, plus ervils. Use the crossing letters to distinguish them; several are much less familiar than envoys.

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