7-letter words with C as the 1st letter and V as the 5th letter

This pattern fixes C at the start and V in the middle, leaving five positions to distinguish the candidates. Caravan is the sole entry among these words in the top 25,000 by frequency, so many matches are specialist vocabulary. Collins includes all 19; NWL2023 includes 12, and ENABLE includes 10.

At a glance: C first, V fifth

• There are 19 seven-letter matches, including caravan, cleaver, and cadaver.
• Caravan is the only match in the top 25,000 English words by frequency.
• The most common final letter is R, with 6 words; S follows with 5.
• Chivved leads the scoring examples at 19 points.

Which 7-letter words have C first and V fifth?

Caravan shows the pattern clearly: C-A-R-A-V-A-N places V in position five. Cleaver and cadaver fit too, while cleaved and cleaves share the same opening sequence but change their final letters.

The endings narrow the search further. Six matches finish in R, including cleaver, caravel, and cutover; five finish in S, including cleaves and casavas. Four end in L, with chervil among them.

That makes R the strongest ending to test when the first and fifth letters are already fixed.

The combination is comparatively narrow: S-first words with V fifth number 55, while this C-first pattern has 19. For a broader browse, the seven-letter hub collects other lengths and letter-position clues.

Which matches score most, and what should you check?

Chivved is the scoring standout at 19 points. Chervil, chauvin, and charver each score 15, so a less familiar word can beat caravan, which scores 12. These are base word scores; board bonuses change the result.

Dictionary coverage is not identical across games: Collins has 19 matches, compared with 12 in NWL2023 and 10 in ENABLE. Fourteen matches have definitions, but the low frequency count is a warning that many entries are uncommon. Check your game's word list before playing an unfamiliar candidate.