7-letter words with A as the 3rd letter and V as the 5th letter

The pattern leaves a compact set, and its opening letters are especially lopsided: seven words start with S, while only three start with C. Familiar entries such as starved and scarves sit beside less common forms like charver and coaeval. Just three of the 14 entries rank among the top 25,000 English words by frequency, so expect some unfamiliar plays.

The pattern at a glance

• Fourteen seven-letter words match A in position three and V in position five.
• Seven begin with S; C is next with three.
• Six end in S, and four end in D.
• Wharves leads the scoring list at 16 points.

Which matching words score the most?

Wharves scores 16 points before any board bonuses, ahead of chauvin and charver at 15 each. Dwarves and swarved score 14 apiece. Those high values come from the less common letters in these words, not from their length alone.

The average score is 12.7. Scarves scores 12, while starved is not among the ten highest-scoring entries. For a seven-letter play, check whether a premium square can boost a V or another valuable tile before choosing between familiar forms.

Dictionary coverage overlaps: Collins includes 13 matches, NWL2023 includes 10, and ENABLE includes nine. A word accepted in one list may not appear in another, so check your game's word list before playing an unfamiliar entry.

Solving with 7-letter words with A 3rd and V 5th

Use the first and last letters to narrow the pattern quickly. Starved, starves, and starver share the S-T-A-R-V opening; scarves and scarved share S-C-A-R-V. Among all 14 matches, S is the strongest starting clue and S is also the most frequent ending.

The endings divide sharply: six words finish in S, four in D, and the remaining four end in R, L, or N. That split makes a known final letter useful, especially when an S ending points toward forms such as dwarves, wharves, or swarves. The set is small, but several entries are uncommon.