6-letter words with V as the 1st letter and I as the 3rd letter

The pattern is V _ I _ _ _: V opens each word, and I holds the third position. Familiar options include VOICES and VOICED, while VOIDED and VEILED offer different endings. The set is notably small beside some other starting-letter patterns, so a fixed-position clue narrows the choices quickly.

The V-and-I pattern at a glance

• All 16 matches begin with V and place I in position three.
• Only 3 entries rank among the top 25,000 English words by frequency.
• Collins includes 16 matches; ENABLE and NWL2023 each include 14.
• The S-first version of this pattern has 302 matches, far more than this set.
• Fourteen of the 16 have a dictionary definition.
• VYINGS tops the scores at 13 points.

Which endings appear most often?

Five words end in D: VOICED, VEILED, VOIDED, VEINED, and VAILED. Another five end in R, including VAINER, VOIDER, VEINER, VEILER, and VOICER. These two endings account for most of the choices.

Three entries finish with S: VOICES, VOILES, and VYINGS. The remaining endings occur once each: VOIDEE ends in E, VEINAL in L, and VAINLY in Y. If your last letter is known, that split is a quick way to trim the possibilities.

How to use 6-letter words with V first and I third

For a familiar guess, try VOICES or VOICED; both fit the pattern and use common-looking letter combinations. VEILED is another recognizable choice. The full set also contains less familiar forms, so recognition alone will not confirm whether an entry suits your game.

VYINGS leads the scoring examples at 13 points, followed by VOICED and VAINLY at 12. The average score across the set is 10.3. That makes VYINGS the standout for raw letter value, though board placement still determines the points you actually earn.