6-letter words with V as the 3rd letter and E as the 5th letter

Six-letter words with V third and E fifth total 42 matches; S is the leading ending, and JUVIES tops the score list at 16.

42 wordsTop pick REVIEWHighest score JUVIES 16

5 of 42 are everyday words (12%). A mix of familiar words and game-only finds.

With V in 3rd place, R is the most common 5th letter (67 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Best words to play first 42 · most-used first

  • REVIEW12
  • MOVIES11
  • SOVIET9
  • DAVIES10
  • LEVIED10
  • LEVIES9
  • NAVIES9
  • ENVIED10
  • LEVEES9
  • LIVRES9
  • REVVED13
  • ENVIES9
  • REVUES9
  • BOVVER14
  • CAVIES11
  • WAVIER12
  • JUVIES16
  • RAVIER9
  • CIVIES11
  • LEVIER9
  • BEVIES11
  • VIVRES12
  • LIVIER9
  • REVIED10
  • LAVEER9
  • BEVUES11
  • CAVIER11
  • CUVEES11
  • DEVVEL13
  • DOVIER10
  • ENVIER9
  • JIVIER16
  • LEVEED10
  • LIVYER12
  • LOVIER9
  • LUVVED13
  • MAVIES11
  • PAVEED12
  • REVIES9
  • SAVVEY15
  • VIVAED13
  • WAVIES12
All valid words 42

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

  • BEVIES11
  • BEVUES11
  • BOVVER14
  • CAVIER11
  • CAVIES11
  • CIVIES11
  • CUVEES11
  • DAVIES10
  • DEVVEL13
  • DOVIER10
  • ENVIED10
  • ENVIER9
  • ENVIES9
  • JIVIER16
  • JUVIES16
  • LAVEER9
  • LEVEED10
  • LEVEES9
  • LEVIED10
  • LEVIER9
  • LEVIES9
  • LIVIER9
  • LIVRES9
  • LIVYER12
  • LOVIER9
  • LUVVED13
  • MAVIES11
  • MOVIES11
  • NAVIES9
  • PAVEED12
  • RAVIER9
  • REVIED10
  • REVIES9
  • REVIEW12
  • REVUES9
  • REVVED13
  • SAVVEY15
  • SOVIET9
  • VIVAED13
  • VIVRES12
  • WAVIER12
  • WAVIES12
Letters by positionIn 62% of these words the 4th letter is I.
1st letter
  1. L26%
  2. R14%
  3. C10%
2nd letter
  1. E31%
  2. A26%
  3. I17%
4th letter
  1. I62%
  2. E12%
  3. V12%
6th letter
  1. S43%
  2. R29%
  3. D19%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
Score spreadMost of these words score 9 in Scrabble; JUVIES tops the list with 16. Scores before board bonuses.
  1. 99 points: 14 words
  2. 10 points: 6 words
  3. 1111 points: 8 words
  4. 12 points: 6 words
  5. 1313 points: 4 words
  6. 14 points: 1 words
  7. 1515 points: 1 words
  8. 16 points: 2 words
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
JUVIES1620NWL only
JIVIER1619All three
SAVVEY1516Collins only
BOVVER1417Collins · NWL
REVVED1315All three
DEVVEL1316Collins only
VIVAED1315Collins only
LUVVED1317NWL only
REVIEW1213All three
WAVIER1213All three
VIVRES1214Collins only
LIVYER1213All three

This pattern has 42 tournament words, with five classed as common-frequency. REVIEW, MOVIES, SOVIET, and LEVIES provide familiar anchors, while JUVIES and JIVIER lead the base scores at 16. Final S is the largest ending group at 18, but R and D also appear often.

At a glance for six-letter V and E words

  • 42 tournament entries put V third and E fifth.
  • Five words count as common-frequency.
  • S is the leading ending at 18, followed by R at 12.
  • JUVIES and JIVIER share the top base score of 16.

Six-letter words with V third and E fifth stand out?

S leads the final-letter count with 18 entries, followed by R with 12 and D with eight. Those three groups account for 38 of the 42 matches, leaving four words split across L, T, W, and Y.

The strongest scoring candidates are not the broadest everyday anchors: JUVIES and JIVIER score 16, then SAVVEY reaches 15. REVIEW and SOVIET are easier to recognize but score 9 and 8.

REVIEW and MOVIES demonstrate how far apart the opening letters can be while V remains third and E fifth. LEVIES and NAVIES show another route into the same slots. This is a position clue with broad prefix variety, not a single word-family pattern.

S, R, and D together account for 38 endings, leaving only four candidates across the other final letters. If you know the last tile, the search becomes compact quickly; without it, those 42 options still span several distinct opening shapes.

A pattern-first solving route

  • Use the known fifth-position E before testing possible endings.
  • Try S, R, or D first; together they cover 38 candidates.
  • Keep REVIEW and MOVIES for recognition, JUVIES for score.

Frequency and game-list limits

Twenty-nine entries have definitions, while five meet the common-frequency measure. A visible pattern can still lead to uncommon forms such as JIVIER or SAVVEY, so verify specialist entries against your game dictionary. For Six-letter words with undefined first and V third, checking the final letter quickly separates the leading S, R, and D groups.

Questions people ask

How many words have V third and E fifth in six letters?
There are 42 tournament-dictionary matches with V in position three and E in position five. Five count as common-frequency. REVIEW, MOVIES, SOVIET, and LEVIES are recognizable examples from the group.
What is the highest-scoring word in this pattern?
JUVIES and JIVIER tie at 16 base points. SAVVEY follows at 15, with BOVVER at 14. Familiar REVIEW scores 9, so a common word is not necessarily the scoring leader.
Which endings narrow the V-third, E-fifth group?
S is the leading ending, appearing on 18 matches. R follows at 12 and D at eight. The remaining four words end in L, T, W, or Y, one apiece.

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