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

The pattern is R??V??: R opens each word, V sits in the fourth spot, and two letters follow. REVVED is the highest scorer at 13 points, while only one of the 14 words ranks among common English vocabulary. That makes this a narrow clue list, not a set of everyday guesses.

The R-and-V pattern at a glance

• All 14 matches start with R and place V fourth.
• REVVED leads the Scrabble scores at 13 points.
• REAVOW and RENVOY each score 12 points.
• Final letters D and S tie as the most frequent endings, with four words each.

How many 6-letter words have R first and V fourth?

There are 14 six-letter words with R first and V fourth in the tournament dictionaries. Collins lists all 14; ENABLE and NWL2023 each include 12. REVVED doubles the V, filling its third and fourth slots.

The endings make the small set easier to scan: four words end in D and four in S. Three end in R, while I, W, and Y each appear once. Examples include REVVED and REAVED for D, and REEVES and REAVES for S.

Which matches are worth checking first?

Start with REVVED when score matters; its 13-point total tops this group. REAVOW and RENVOY follow at 12, while REAVED, REIVED, and REEVED each score 10. The average score is 9.9, so the leader stands out without making every other option low-value.

The practical catch is familiarity: just one match is common, and several entries are uncommon forms such as REIVED or RIEVES. For a crossword or word game, use the fixed letters to narrow candidates first, then confirm an unfamiliar form in the game’s dictionary rather than assuming it is rejected.