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

Written as __V_N_, the pattern places V in slot three and N in slot five, leaving four positions open. The 63 matches include familiar forms such as living, giving, moving, and saving, alongside less familiar entries such as covyne and levant. Seventeen are common entries. The R-third, N-fifth pattern has 159 matches, over twice this set's size.

At a glance: the V-and-N pattern

• The fixed pattern is __V_N_: V occupies slot three, and N occupies slot five.
• There are 63 matches across the tournament dictionaries.
• Seventeen matches are common English words.
• Final G and S each appear on 23 words.
• JIVING leads the score list at 17 points.

Which endings dominate?

Final G and S tie at 23 words apiece; E closes 10, T closes six, and A closes one. That split gives you two strong finishing-letter branches to check after the fixed V and N. Living and giving end in G; ravens and havens end in S.

Recognizable matches include living, giving, moving, saving, loving, diving, and waving. Other examples are advent, invent, ravine, bovine, and savant. The 63-word set also contains less familiar forms, so check your game's dictionary before relying on a candidate.

To narrow guesses, keep __V_N_ fixed and test likely openings: C and D lead with seven matches each, while L, P, and R have six apiece.

What scores highest, and where do lists differ?

JIVING scores 17 points, ahead of GYVING and COVYNE at 14. HAVING, WAVING, HOVING, HIVING, WIVING, and YEVING each score 13, while MOVING scores 12. J is the standout tile in the top score, so save it for a premium square when the board allows.

Dictionary coverage is uneven: Collins contains 61 matches, NWL2023 has 51, and ENABLE has 49. The combined set is not accepted wholesale in every ruleset; check your game's word list before playing.