6-letter words with E as the 2nd letter and V as the 3rd letter

That fixed pattern gives you a compact set with a clear shape: the first letter is usually R, D, or L, and S is the most common final letter. Familiar choices such as levels, device, severe, and reveal sit alongside less everyday entries. The list counts words found in at least one tournament dictionary, not every word-like sequence.

Key facts about the E-second, V-third pattern

• There are 68 matches across Collins, while ENABLE includes 51 and NWL2023 includes 53.
• R starts 22 words, D starts 16, and L starts 11; those are the three leading first letters.
• S ends 27 matches, more than twice the 12 that end in E.
• Twenty-one entries are common by our frequency measure, including review, levels, and device.

Which familiar words fit E-V in the middle?

Start with the R words: review, reveal, revolt, revive, revise, and revert all place E and V in the required slots. Their different endings make them useful when your board or puzzle clue fixes the last letters. The D group includes device, devils, devote, devoid, devout, devise, and devour.

The first-letter counts make R the strongest starting bet, but the ending pattern points elsewhere: 27 matches finish with S. Levels and sevens show that plural endings are common here, while severe and revere finish in E. That contrast is a quick way to narrow a candidate list without guessing at the middle letters.

How should you use this pattern in a word game?

For tile scoring, revoke and revamp lead these examples at 13 points each; review, device, and revive score 12 apiece. A strong letter value helps, but none of the listed leaders reaches 14 points, so this pattern is better for matching a clue than chasing an exceptional score.

The list is also dictionary-dependent: all 68 appear in Collins, but the counts are lower in ENABLE and NWL2023. Check your game's word list before playing a less familiar entry. The pattern pays off in crosswords and word-building puzzles, where pinning E and V narrows the grid faster than raw score does.