7-letter words with A as the 1st letter and V as the 2nd letter
The 7-letter words with A as the 1st letter and V as the 2nd letter total 47; only four count as common English words.
4 of 47 are everyday words (9%). Mostly rare words: great for Scrabble, tough for daily puzzles.
With A in 1st place, L is the most common 2nd letter (209 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.
Best words to play first
- AVERAGE11
- AVOIDED12
- AVENUES10
- AVOCADO13
- AVENGER11
- AVERTED11
- AVIATOR10
- AVATARS10
- AVENGED12
- AVARICE12
- AVAILED11
- AVERRED11
- AVIDITY14
- AVENGES11
- AVIONIC12
- AVOIDER11
- AVOCETS12
- AVULSED11
- AVOWALS13
- AVOWING14
- AVIATES10
- AVIATIC12
- AVIATED11
- AVAILES10
- AVALING11
- AVAUNTS10
- AVELLAN10
- AVENIRS10
- AVENSES10
- AVENTRE10
- AVERTER10
- AVGASES11
- AVIDEST11
- AVIDINS11
- AVIETTE10
- AVIFORM15
- AVISING11
- AVIZING20
- AVODIRE11
- AVOSETS10
- AVOURES10
- AVOUTRY13
- AVOWERS13
- AVOYERS13
- AVRUGAS11
- AVULSES10
- AVYZING23
All valid words 47
- AVAILED11
- AVAILES10
- AVALING11
- AVARICE12
- AVATARS10
- AVAUNTS10
- AVELLAN10
- AVENGED12
- AVENGER11
- AVENGES11
- AVENIRS10
- AVENSES10
- AVENTRE10
- AVENUES10
- AVERAGE11
- AVERRED11
- AVERTED11
- AVERTER10
- AVGASES11
- AVIATED11
- AVIATES10
- AVIATIC12
- AVIATOR10
- AVIDEST11
- AVIDINS11
- AVIDITY14
- AVIETTE10
- AVIFORM15
- AVIONIC12
- AVISING11
- AVIZING20
- AVOCADO13
- AVOCETS12
- AVODIRE11
- AVOIDED12
- AVOIDER11
- AVOSETS10
- AVOURES10
- AVOUTRY13
- AVOWALS13
- AVOWERS13
- AVOWING14
- AVOYERS13
- AVRUGAS11
- AVULSED11
- AVULSES10
- AVYZING23
Highest-scoring words
| Word | Scrabble | Words With Friends | Dictionaries |
|---|---|---|---|
| AVYZING | 23 | 25 | Collins only |
| AVIZING | 20 | 23 | Collins only |
| AVIFORM | 15 | 17 | Collins only |
| AVIDITY | 14 | 14 | All three |
| AVOWING | 14 | 17 | All three |
| AVOCADO | 13 | 15 | All three |
| AVOWALS | 13 | 15 | All three |
| AVOWERS | 13 | 14 | All three |
| AVOUTRY | 13 | 14 | Collins only |
| AVOYERS | 13 | 13 | Collins only |
| AVOIDED | 12 | 13 | All three |
| AVENGED | 12 | 15 | All three |
AV- is a narrow seven-letter opening, but the entries include familiar words such as AVERAGE, AVOCADO, AVENGER and AVERTED. Collins lists all 47 matches, while ENABLE includes 30 and NWL2023 includes 32, so the accepted pool depends on your game. Just four qualify as common English vocabulary, making recognition less reliable than the fixed letter pattern.
7-letter words with A as the 1st letter and V as the 2nd letter
- Collins accepts 47 seven-letter words beginning AV.
- ENABLE has 30 matches; NWL2023 has 32.
- Only four entries meet our common group.
- AVERAGE, AVOCADO, AVENGER and AVERTED are recognizable examples.
Which endings are most common?
S closes 18 of the 47 words, far more than D, the next ending with 7; E and G each account for 5. An S ending is a strong first filter when the final tile is unknown, though it won't identify one answer by itself.
AVENUES and AVATARS show the S-ending group, while AVOIDED and AVERTED illustrate the D group. C and Y close only 2 words each, and M closes just one. Check the final letter to narrow candidates, then test the remaining pattern against your rack.
Several familiar examples cluster into AVE- and AVO-: AVERAGE, AVENGER, AVERTED and AVENUES begin AVE, while AVOIDED and AVOCADO begin AVO. Spotting that third letter splits the search before you test endings.
Which AV words score the most?
AVYZING leads at 23 points, followed by AVIZING at 20; AVIFORM reaches 15. AVIDITY and AVOWING each score 14, while AVOCADO scores 13. The top two scores come from less familiar spellings, not the everyday examples most players spot first.
A high score does not make a word easy to recall or playable in every dictionary. Collins accepts 47 matches, but the smaller ENABLE and NWL2023 totals show why checking your game's word list matters. For a recognizable option, AVERAGE is easier to retrieve; for points, learn AVYZING and AVIZING.
Both are much less familiar than AVOCADO, so memorizing the spelling is part of the play.
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