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6-letter words with H as the 1st letter and V as the 4th letter

17 6-letter words with H as the 1st letter and V as the 4th letter meet this pattern, from familiar HEAVEN and HALVES to rarer entries.

17 wordsTop pick HEAVENHighest score HALVAH 15

3 of 17 are everyday words (18%). A mix of familiar words and game-only finds.

With H in 1st place, I is the most common 4th letter (80 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Best words to play first 17 · most-used first

  • HEAVEN12
  • HOOVER12
  • HALVES12
  • HALVED13
  • HOOVES12
  • HUMVEE14
  • HEAVED13
  • HEAVES12
  • HEAVER12
  • HOOVEN12
  • HOOVED13
  • HALVAH15
  • HALVER12
  • HELVES12
  • HELVED13
  • HALVAS12
  • HRYVNA15
All valid words 17

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

  • HALVAH15
  • HALVAS12
  • HALVED13
  • HALVER12
  • HALVES12
  • HEAVED13
  • HEAVEN12
  • HEAVER12
  • HEAVES12
  • HELVED13
  • HELVES12
  • HOOVED13
  • HOOVEN12
  • HOOVER12
  • HOOVES12
  • HRYVNA15
  • HUMVEE14
Letters by positionIn 82% of these words the 5th letter is E.
2nd letter
  1. E35%
  2. A29%
  3. O24%
3rd letter
  1. L41%
  2. A24%
  3. O24%
5th letter
  1. E82%
  2. A12%
  3. N6%
6th letter
  1. S29%
  2. D24%
  3. R18%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
HALVAH1515All three
HRYVNA1515Collins · NWL
HUMVEE1416All three
HALVED1314All three
HEAVED1313All three
HOOVED1313All three
HELVED1314All three
HEAVEN1213All three
HOOVER1212Collins · NWL
HALVES1213All three
HOOVES1212All three
HEAVES1212All three

Every entry follows H??V??: H anchors the opening, while V is fixed in position four. The 17 matches range from familiar words such as HEAVEN, HALVES, and HOOVER to less familiar forms including HALVAH and HRYVNA. Only three count as common, so this pattern is tighter than its everyday examples might suggest.

6-letter words with H as the 1st letter and V as the 4th letter

  • Seventeen words match H??V?? across tournament dictionaries.
  • Collins includes all 17; NWL2023 has 15, and ENABLE has 13.
  • Only 3 entries count as common, leaving most matches less familiar than HEAVEN or HOOVER.
  • Final letters cluster at S (5), D (4), and R (3).
  • HALVAH and HRYVNA lead the score list at 15 points each.

Which endings appear most often?

The fixed V does not force one ending: five words finish in S, four in D, and three in R. HALVES and HALVAS show the S group, while HALVED and HEAVED illustrate D; HOOVER is one of the R-ending entries.

That ending pattern gives you a useful check when several letters are still unknown. If the final letter is S, start with HALVES or HALVAS; for D, test HALVED, HEAVED, or HOOVED. The remaining endings are less common: N appears twice, while A, E, and H appear once each.

The words also include related forms, not just unrelated matches. HALVES and HALVAS share a stem, as do HALVED and HALVER; HEAVED, HEAVES, and HEAVER offer another cluster. Those families make the pattern easier to scan, but the exact final two letters still matter.

Which matches score highest, and what should you watch for?

HALVAH and HRYVNA tie for the top Scrabble score at 15 points, with HUMVEE next at 14. HALVED, HEAVED, HOOVED, and HELVED each score 13, so a less familiar word can outscore everyday HEAVEN, which scores 12.

The score leaders are not the most familiar choices: only 3 of the 17 matches are classed as common. Collins accepts all 17, compared with 15 in NWL2023 and 13 in ENABLE, so check your game's word list before playing an uncommon entry.

Questions people ask

How many six-letter words have H first and V fourth?
There are 17 tournament-dictionary words with H in the first position and V in the fourth. The set includes familiar examples such as HEAVEN, HALVES, and HOOVER, alongside less familiar entries such as HALVAH and HRYVNA.
Which H-and-V pattern word has the highest Scrabble score?
HALVAH and HRYVNA tie for the highest score at 15 points each. HUMVEE follows at 14, while HALVED, HEAVED, HOOVED, and HELVED each score 13. The top-scoring options are not necessarily the words players recognize most readily.
Are all 17 words accepted in every word-game dictionary?
No, dictionary coverage differs. Collins contains all 17 matches, while NWL2023 contains 15 and ENABLE contains 13. If you are playing for a score, check the word list used by your game before trying a less familiar choice such as HRYVNA or HALVAH.

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