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7-letter words with C as the 1st letter and V as the 3rd letter

7-letter words with C first and V third number 33; examples include covered, cavalry, coveted, and caverns.

33 wordsTop pick COVEREDHighest score CEVICHE 17

3 of 33 are everyday words (9%). Mostly rare words: great for Scrabble, tough for daily puzzles.

With C in 1st place, A is the most common 3rd letter (358 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Best words to play first 33 · most-used first

  • COVERED13
  • CAVALRY15
  • COVETED13
  • CAVERNS12
  • CAVEMAN14
  • CAVEATS12
  • COVERUP14
  • CAVEMEN14
  • CEVICHE17
  • CIVILLY15
  • COVERTS12
  • CIVVIES15
  • CUVETTE12
  • CAVALLA12
  • CAVORTS12
  • CAVIARE12
  • CAVIARS12
  • COVETER12
  • CAVETTI12
  • CAVINGS13
  • CAVALLY15
  • CAVEOLA12
  • CAVETTO12
  • CAVIERS12
  • CAVILED13
  • CAVILER12
  • CIVISMS14
  • COVELET12
  • COVENTS12
  • COVERER12
  • COVINES12
  • COVINGS13
  • COVYNES15
All valid words 33

A to Z. Includes rare and Collins-only words. Linked tiles open the word's meaning, score and rhymes.

  • CAVALLA12
  • CAVALLY15
  • CAVALRY15
  • CAVEATS12
  • CAVEMAN14
  • CAVEMEN14
  • CAVEOLA12
  • CAVERNS12
  • CAVETTI12
  • CAVETTO12
  • CAVIARE12
  • CAVIARS12
  • CAVIERS12
  • CAVILED13
  • CAVILER12
  • CAVINGS13
  • CAVORTS12
  • CEVICHE17
  • CIVILLY15
  • CIVISMS14
  • CIVVIES15
  • COVELET12
  • COVENTS12
  • COVERED13
  • COVERER12
  • COVERTS12
  • COVERUP14
  • COVETED13
  • COVETER12
  • COVINES12
  • COVINGS13
  • COVYNES15
  • CUVETTE12
Letters by positionIn 52% of these words the 2nd letter is A.
2nd letter
  1. A52%
  2. O33%
  3. I9%
4th letter
  1. E48%
  2. I33%
  3. A9%
5th letter
  1. L21%
  2. R18%
  3. T15%
6th letter
  1. E33%
  2. T21%
  3. L12%
7th letter
  1. S39%
  2. Y9%
  3. E9%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
Score spreadMost of these words score 12 in Scrabble; CEVICHE tops the list with 17. Scores before board bonuses.
  1. 1212 points: 18 words
  2. 13 points: 5 words
  3. 1414 points: 4 words
  4. 15 points: 5 words
  5. 1616 points: 0 words
  6. 17 points: 1 words
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
CEVICHE1719All three
CAVALRY1517All three
CIVILLY1518All three
CIVVIES1518All three
CAVALLY1518All three
COVYNES1517Collins only
CAVEMAN1418All three
COVERUP1418All three
CAVEMEN1418All three
CIVISMS1417All three
COVERED1315All three
COVETED1315All three

Only 33 tournament entries begin with C and place V third. Covered, cavalry, coveted, and caverns are recognizable examples, but just three count as common-frequency. The final letter spreads across ten possibilities, so this is a narrow clue with several endings.

At a glance — the C-V letter frame

  • Collins includes 31 matches; ENABLE has 27 and NWL2023 has 29.
  • S ends 13 words, while D, E, R, and Y each end three.
  • CEVICHE leads at 17 Scrabble points.
  • CAVALRY, CIVILLY, CIVVIES, CAVALLY, and COVYNES tie next at 15.
  • Twenty-six entries have definitions, yet only three meet the common-frequency measure.

Which middle shapes fit the V clue?

The C-V skeleton permits noticeably different vowel paths. Covered and coveted start COV-, while cavalry and caverns take CAV-; ceviche and civvies explore other middle vowels. Once the first three letters are known, the fourth slot often separates candidate clusters quickly.

No ending dominates this small set as strongly as the fixed opening might suggest. S appears 13 times, but the remaining 20 entries finish with ten different letters. D, E, R, and Y tie at three apiece, with other endings occurring less often.

How should you use 7-letter words with C first and V third?

Tip

Treat the fourth letter as your next test after C and V; the COV and CAV branches cover many recognizable examples.

Questions people ask

Which word has the strongest score?
CEVICHE is the top scorer at 17 points. CAVALRY, CIVILLY, CIVVIES, CAVALLY, and COVYNES each score 15, so the lead is narrow. The small gap is only two points. A premium square or a safer accepted word can matter more than the printed base value.
How often does S finish a match?
S is the final letter 13 times. D, E, R, and Y tie at three each; the remaining endings are more scattered. S is prominent, but twenty matches use another last letter. The D/E/R/Y tie offers a second useful cluster.
What does the fourth slot reveal?
The examples divide into COV-, CAV-, CEV-, and CIV- shapes. Identifying that next vowel or consonant cuts down the 33 options quickly. That branching gives a practical method for letter clues: solve the vowel track before trying to recall rare endings.

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