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

Six-letter words with V first and O sixth number 10, all ending in O; VELCRO, VIBRIO, and VOMITO tie at 11 points.

10 wordsTop pick VOODOOHighest score VELCRO 11

1 of 10 are everyday words (10%). A mix of familiar words and game-only finds.

With V in 1st place, S is the most common 6th letter (122 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

  • VOODOO10
  • VELCRO11
  • VIBRIO11
  • VIRAGO10
  • VOSTRO9
  • VIGORO10
  • VOMITO11
  • VAUDOO10
  • VIRINO9
  • VORAGO10
All valid words 10

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

  • VAUDOO10
  • VELCRO11
  • VIBRIO11
  • VIGORO10
  • VIRAGO10
  • VIRINO9
  • VOMITO11
  • VOODOO10
  • VORAGO10
  • VOSTRO9

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
VELCRO1114Collins · NWL
VIBRIO1113All three
VOMITO1113All three
VOODOO1011All three
VIRAGO1012All three
VIGORO1012Collins only
VAUDOO1012Collins only
VORAGO1012Collins only
VOSTRO910Collins only
VIRINO911Collins only

Only ten tournament words fit this frame, and the ending supplies no extra separation: every candidate closes with O. VELCRO, VIBRIO, and VOMITO share the top base score at 11. VOODOO is the most immediately recognizable spelling, while only one match counts as common-frequency.

At a glance for six-letter V and O words

  • 10 tournament words begin V and finish O.
  • The final O is fixed across the entire set.
  • VELCRO, VIBRIO, and VOMITO tie at 11 points.
  • VOODOO and VIRAGO each score 10.

Six-letter words with V first and O sixth stand out?

Because all ten candidates share O at the end, use the middle four letters to distinguish them. VOODOO repeats O in three interior slots, while VIBRIO and VORAGO bring different internal patterns.

The highest score barely separates the leaders: VELCRO, VIBRIO, and VOMITO each earn 11. VOSTRO is one point lower at 9, so score alone will not identify a single winner.

VOODOO is a strong visual anchor because its repeated O letters make the final position easy to verify. VELCRO and VIBRIO show the contrast: each also ends in O, but their middle sequences have no repeated-O pattern and both share the 11-point lead.

The tie at 11 means there is no lone scoring champion among the ten matches. VOMITO joins VELCRO and VIBRIO at the top, while VOSTRO and VIRINO sit at 9, so the clue letters matter more than a one-point ranking gap.

How to scan this compact set

  • Keep the terminal O fixed and compare the interior sequence.
  • Use VOODOO as the recognition anchor, then test VELCRO or VIBRIO.
  • Treat the top score as a tie among three words, not one champion.

Recognition is the main limitation

Seven of the ten words have definitions, but only one is common-frequency. VIRINO and VORAGO are far less familiar than VOODOO, so a tournament list may accept words that casual play rarely encounters. For Six-letter words with V first and O sixth, compare the middle letters because every match already closes with O.

Questions people ask

How many six-letter words start with V and end with O?
Ten tournament-dictionary matches have V in the first slot and O in the sixth. All ten share the same final letter, so the middle four positions do the real sorting. VOODOO, VELCRO, and VIBRIO are among the examples.
Which V-to-O word has the highest Scrabble base score?
VELCRO, VIBRIO, and VOMITO tie at 11 points on the base-score list. VOODOO, VIRAGO, VIGORO, and VAUDOO each score 10, while VOSTRO and VIRINO score 9.
Which six-letter V-O candidates score 11?
No. Only one of the ten matches falls within the common-frequency group. VOODOO and VELCRO are easier recognition anchors, while entries such as VIRINO and VORAGO are more specialized.

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