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6-letter words with U as the 1st letter and V as the 5th letter

6-letter words with U as the 1st letter and V as the 5th letter: 10 matches, all ending in E.

10 wordsTop pick UNLOVEHighest score UPHOVE 14
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With U in 1st place, E is the most common 5th letter (83 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Best words to play first 10 · most-used first

  • UNLOVE9
  • UNLIVE9
  • UNWOVE12
  • UNGYVE13
  • UNHIVE12
  • UNROVE9
  • UNWIVE12
  • UPDIVE12
  • UPDOVE12
  • UPHOVE14
All valid words 10

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

  • UNGYVE13
  • UNHIVE12
  • UNLIVE9
  • UNLOVE9
  • UNROVE9
  • UNWIVE12
  • UNWOVE12
  • UPDIVE12
  • UPDOVE12
  • UPHOVE14

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
UPHOVE1416All three
UNGYVE1316Collins only
UNWOVE1215All three
UPDIVE1215All three
UPDOVE1215All three
UNHIVE1214Collins only
UNWIVE1215Collins only
UNLOVE913Collins only
UNLIVE913All three
UNROVE912All three

The pattern is U _ _ _ V E: the final letter is E in every match, so the fifth-letter clue fixes the last letter too. The set includes UNLOVE, UNLIVE, UNWOVE, UNHIVE, and UNROVE, alongside rarer forms such as UNGYVE and UPHOVE. The vocabulary ranges from recognizable forms to rare entries, so the letter frame is more reliable than familiarity.

At a glance: the U _ _ _ V E pattern

  • Exactly 10 six-letter entries match U in slot one and V in slot five.
  • Every match ends in E, giving the full pattern U _ _ _ V E.
  • Collins lists 10 matches; NWL2023 and ENABLE list six each.
  • UPHOVE leads the scoring at 14 points, ahead of UNGYVE at 13.

How many 6-letter words have U first and V fifth?

There are exactly 10 six-letter words with U in position one and V in position five. Every match ends in E, making the actual frame U _ _ _ V E rather than an open-ended five-letter pattern.

That small set contrasts with nearby U-first patterns: 83 words put E fifth, and 18 put U fifth. The same U-and-V positions produce 28 six-letter words when S, not U, starts the word. Those comparisons show why the first letter is the main narrowing clue.

For a rack search, lock U into slot one and V into slot five, then test the two middle blanks. UNWOVE and UNROVE are more recognizable than UNGYVE or UPHOVE; UPDIVE and UPDOVE also differ by one middle vowel. Keep E fixed in the last slot because every match shares it.

Which words score highest, and what is the catch?

UPHOVE tops the scoring at 14 points, with UNGYVE at 13. UNWOVE, UPDIVE, UPDOVE, UNHIVE, and UNWIVE each score 12; UNLOVE, UNLIVE, and UNROVE score 9. The group's average is 11.4, so the maximum comes from a few high-value letters, not a uniformly high baseline.

Collins contains all 10 entries, while NWL2023 and ENABLE each contain six. Seven have definitions in the underlying word resource, but none falls in the common-word group. For 6-letter words with U as the 1st letter and V as the 5th letter, treat this as a tournament-list puzzle, and check your game's dictionary before playing an unfamiliar form.

Questions people ask

How many six-letter words start with U and have V fifth?
There are 10 tournament-dictionary matches. Every one follows the pattern U _ _ _ V E, so the final E is fixed along with the first and fifth letters. That shared ending narrows the search beyond the two letter positions in the clue.
What is the highest-scoring word in this pattern?
UPHOVE is the highest scorer at 14 points. UNGYVE follows at 13, while UNWOVE, UPDIVE, UPDOVE, UNHIVE, and UNWIVE each score 12. The strongest result comes from a small group of less familiar forms.
Do all six-letter U-first, V-fifth words end in E?
Yes, all 10 matches end in E. That makes the complete letter frame U _ _ _ V E. UNLOVE and UNLIVE show familiar-looking forms, while UPHOVE and UNGYVE are less likely to come to mind from the pattern alone.

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