6-letter words with V as the 4th letter and S as the 6th letter

The pattern fixes two positions: V sits fourth, and S closes each word. Among the 124 tournament-dictionary matches, 23 are common English words, so familiar options sit alongside specialist vocabulary. Collins includes 121 matches, compared with 91 in NWL2023 and 87 in ENABLE; those dictionary counts overlap rather than adding to the total.

What stands out in this V-and-S pattern?

• There are 124 six-letter matches with V fourth and S sixth.
• The most frequent first letter is S, with 23 words; C follows with 18.
• Leaves, serves, drives, gloves, and wolves are recognizable examples.
• AJIVAS tops the scoring examples at 16 points.

Which familiar words fit this pattern?

The 23 common matches include leaves, serves, drives, proves, gloves, wolves, knives, and solves. These give you practical starting points when the clue already confirms V in position four and S at the end.

Many recognizable examples use the -ves ending, but the pattern is not simply a plural-word list. Canvas also fits, while leaves and knives change their spelling from leaf and knife. Check each candidate against the crossing letters instead of relying on an ending alone.

S is the leading first letter, but it accounts for only 23 matches; C comes next with 18. That spread is a useful filter, not a reason to ignore less common openings such as P, which begins 10 matches.

How do 6-letter words with V 4th and S 6th score?

AJIVAS scores 16 points, while MIKVOS and MIKVAS each score 15. Chives is another strong option at 14, and knives scores 13. The top of the scoring range is led by less familiar words, so a high score does not mean a word is likely to be accepted in every game.

Dictionary coverage differs: Collins has 121 matches, NWL2023 has 91, and ENABLE has 87. The 124-word total counts words found in at least one of those tournament lists, not words guaranteed in all three. For a move involving an obscure scorer, confirm the word list your game uses.