6-letter words with V as the 1st letter and A as the 2nd letter

The shared VA opening narrows the search to words with a fixed start and four letters still to solve. Familiar choices include VANISH, VACATE, and VANITY, while the strongest scoring options are less everyday. Only 14 entries fall among common English words, so the full set reaches well beyond vocabulary you are likely to use in ordinary writing.

At a glance: words that begin VA

• The pattern has 98 six-letter matches across the tournament dictionaries.
• Collins includes 92 matches, compared with 74 in NWL2023.
• ENABLE accepts 64 words with this opening.
• Only 14 entries rank among common English words.
• VALLEY, VALUES, VACUUM, and VANISH are recognizable examples.

Which 6-letter words with VA are familiar?

VALLEY, VALUES, VACUUM, VALUED, and VARIED are among the familiar options. VANISH, VACATE, and VANITY offer other everyday meanings, while VAPING and VAPOUR show how varied the endings can be. The small common-word share means many valid entries are more specialized than these examples.

Final letters give a quick way to sort the pattern: 24 words end in S, 16 in D, and 13 in R. That makes plural-looking forms such as VALUES and VALVES a sizeable group, while endings like E and Y are less frequent. If your clue specifies the last letter, start with that distribution rather than scanning every VA word.

How do 6-letter words with VA score?

VAXXED scores 24 points, VAXXES scores 23, and VAXING scores 17 before any board premiums. Those lead the scoring choices, but they are less familiar than VACUUM, which scores 13. The practical trade-off is clear: a rare word can carry more tile value, but only if your game accepts it.

Dictionary coverage changes the usable set: Collins has 92 matches, NWL2023 has 74, and ENABLE has 64. The 98-word total combines tournament lists, so it is not a promise that every entry works in every app. Check your game's word list once before committing to an unfamiliar play.