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

The pattern is _ _ V _ _ S: keep V in the third slot and S at the end. LEVELS, MOVIES, COVERS, and RIVERS show how ordinary many of the entries look. Only 16 of the 136 rank among the top 25,000 English words, so plenty of entries are less familiar.

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

• Exactly 136 words match the pattern in at least one tournament dictionary.
• LEVELS, MOVIES, COVERS, and RIVERS are recognizable examples.
• Just 16 matches rank among the top 25,000 English words by frequency.
• C leads as a starting letter with 15 entries; L and R each have 14.
• The average score is 10.6, while the top examples score 16.

Which words score highest?

JUVIES, JIVERS, and JAVELS top the scoring list at 16 points each. WAVEYS follows at 15, then HAVOCS and COVEYS at 14. These unusual entries can beat familiar choices on a raw word score.

For a more familiar starting point, C is the most common first letter in this set, with 15 words. L and R follow at 14 apiece, then D at 13. If you are testing candidate openings, keep the middle V fixed and work through those leading letters.

How do you choose a playable match?

The dictionary split is substantial: Collins has 133 matches, NWL2023 has 107, and ENABLE has 100. A word accepted in one list may not work in another. Among the examples, LEVELS and MOVIES are easier to recognize than JUVIES or WAVEYS, so start with familiar candidates when the game’s word list is unclear.

The pattern is much narrower than its neighboring V-and-S arrangement: the same third-letter V with final E has 44 matches, while final T has 31. For more choices, compare the related V-third, R-final pattern or keep the final S and change the third letter.