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

The pattern fixes V in position four and Y at the end, leaving only 16 tournament-dictionary words. The opening letters cluster around S and C: five begin with S, while four begin with C. Collins includes all 16; NWL2023 has 12, and ENABLE has 11.

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

• All 16 matches have V as the fourth letter and Y as the final letter.
• SURVEY, CONVEY, and CONVOY are the most recognizable examples.
• Five words start with S, compared with four starting with C.
• CHIVVY scores 20 Scrabble points, the highest score.
• Only three matches fall within the top 25,000 English words by frequency.

Which words score best in Scrabble?

CHIVVY tops the scoring list at 20 points. SKIVVY and JARVEY tie behind it at 19, while SPIVVY scores 17. These unusual spellings pack valuable letters into a six-tile play, but their less familiar vocabulary makes them risky to memorize without checking your game’s word list.

The everyday anchors score less: CONVEY and CONVOY each earn 14 points, as do PEAVEY and PURVEY. That contrast is striking: the top score belongs to an obscure form, not one of the words most players recognize. The average score across the group is 14.8.

How should you use 6-letter words with V fourth and Y sixth?

Start by testing the familiar shapes SURVEY, CONVEY, and CONVOY against your known letters. Their first three letters differ, but the fixed V and final Y narrow the pattern sharply. If the first letter is S, the group has five candidates; a C gives you four.

The limitation is real: only three entries are common by the frequency measure, and the remaining spellings include forms such as KURVEY and RENVoy. Treat the pattern as a clue filter rather than a list of everyday vocabulary. For a broader search, compare other final-letter patterns with V in the fourth position.