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

With V fixed at the start and N just before the final letter, the pattern is V _ _ _ N _. The 34 matches include familiar choices such as VOTING, VACANT, and VIKING, alongside less common entries. Counts differ by dictionary: 31 appear in Collins, 24 in NWL2023, and 20 in ENABLE, with overlap between those lists.

At a glance, the V _ _ _ N _ pattern

• 34 tournament-dictionary words match the six-letter pattern.
• VEXING and VAXING tie for the top score at 17 points.
• 13 matches end in G; S is the next most common ending, with 7.
• Only 4 matches fall in the common-frequency group.

How rare is this V-and-N letter pattern?

The V-and-N combination is a narrow one: 34 six-letter matches, compared with 188 when S takes the first spot and N stays fifth. For another comparison, the same V-first, N-fifth pattern has 33 seven-letter matches. The gap between 34 and 188 makes the six-letter set unusually compact beside its S-first sibling.

The final letter gives you another quick filter: G closes 13 words, including VOTING, VIKING, and VOWING, and S closes 7. A closes 5, E and T close 4 each, and only one match ends in O.

Scoring and choosing a playable match

For 6-letter words with V as the 1st letter and N as the 5th letter, the standout Scrabble scores are VEXING and VAXING at 17 points apiece. VIXENS scores 16, and VIKING scores 14. The average score is 10.9, so the top pair sits well above the set's typical value.

Treat the high scorers as options, not automatic plays: a word's board value depends on its placement, and dictionary coverage varies. The 34-word total combines entries from tournament lists; not every entry appears in every one. Check your game's word list before committing an unfamiliar word.