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.
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.
Best words to play 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
- 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
Highest-scoring words
| Word | Scrabble | Words With Friends | Dictionaries |
|---|---|---|---|
| JUVIES | 16 | 20 | NWL only |
| JIVIER | 16 | 19 | All three |
| SAVVEY | 15 | 16 | Collins only |
| BOVVER | 14 | 17 | Collins · NWL |
| REVVED | 13 | 15 | All three |
| DEVVEL | 13 | 16 | Collins only |
| VIVAED | 13 | 15 | Collins only |
| LUVVED | 13 | 17 | NWL only |
| REVIEW | 12 | 13 | All three |
| WAVIER | 12 | 13 | All three |
| VIVRES | 12 | 14 | Collins only |
| LIVYER | 12 | 13 | All 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.
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