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

6-letter words with V as the 3rd letter and I as the 5th letter: 10 matches, from DEVOID to NEVOID.

10 wordsTop pick DEVOIDHighest score LUVVIE 12

2 of 10 are everyday words (20%). 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 10 · most-used first

  • DEVOID11
  • UNVEIL9
  • RIVLIN9
  • DEVOIR10
  • LUVVIE12
  • DEVEIN10
  • UNVAIL9
  • ENVOIS9
  • NAVAID10
  • NEVOID10
All valid words 10

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

  • DEVEIN10
  • DEVOID11
  • DEVOIR10
  • ENVOIS9
  • LUVVIE12
  • NAVAID10
  • NEVOID10
  • RIVLIN9
  • UNVAIL9
  • UNVEIL9

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
LUVVIE1216Collins · NWL
DEVOID1112All three
DEVOIR1011All three
DEVEIN1012All three
NAVAID1012All three
NEVOID1012All three
UNVEIL913All three
RIVLIN912Collins only
UNVAIL913Collins only
ENVOIS911All three

The fixed pattern is _ _ V _ I _, so the two position clues eliminate many six-letter candidates before meaning matters. Ten dictionary-listed matches remain. DEVOID and UNVEIL read naturally, but the set also contains less familiar forms; that contrast is the key to using the pattern efficiently, especially when a crossing letter confirms an outer slot.

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

  • Collins accepts all 10 matches; NWL2023 accepts eight, and ENABLE accepts seven.
  • DEVOID and UNVEIL are recognizable examples; only two matches fall in the common-word group.
  • D is the most frequent first and last letter, appearing three times in each position.
  • LUVVIE leads the tile-score ranking at 12; the set's average score is 9.9.

Which matches are easiest to recognize?

DEVOID means lacking, and UNVEIL means to reveal; both make the fixed V _ I skeleton easier to scan than less familiar entries. The pattern has 10 matches, but only two are classed as common by our frequency measure. Treat the recognizable pair as starting points, not proof that every candidate is everyday vocabulary.

Eight entries have definitions, including DEVEIN, NAVAID, and DEVOIR. Their endings can narrow a clue: three matches finish in D, while L and N each finish two. Dictionary coverage also varies, so check your game's word list once you have a candidate.

Which nearby letter patterns have more matches?

LUVVIE scores 12, ahead of DEVOID at 11; DEVOIR, DEVEIN, NAVAID, and NEVOID each score 10. The average is 9.9. These tile totals compare letter values only, so a premium square can change the board result; they are not fixed play scores.

Keep I in the fifth slot and change the third letter from V to R, and the count rises from 10 to 191. Keep V third but change the fifth letter to R, and there are 67 matches; N gives 63. That contrast points to the bottleneck: V in slot three is unusually restrictive, so loosen that clue first only if it is uncertain.

Questions people ask

How many of these words are accepted in Collins and NWL2023?
Collins includes all 10 matches, while NWL2023 includes eight. ENABLE includes seven. Those totals do not show which individual entries overlap, so check a specific candidate against the word list used in your game.
What is the highest-scoring word with V third and I fifth?
LUVVIE has the highest tile score at 12, followed by DEVOID at 11. DEVOIR, DEVEIN, NAVAID, and NEVOID each score 10. Board premiums can change a play's points, so these figures compare the letters rather than a board position.
How many of these six-letter matches are common words?
Two of the 10 matches fall within the common-word group. DEVOID and UNVEIL are recognizable examples, while other entries are less familiar. The pattern gives a tight candidate set, but it does not guarantee that every match will suit an everyday clue.

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