7-letter words with C as the 1st letter and V as the 6th letter

The familiar options include CAPTIVE, CONCAVE, CURSIVE, CASSAVA, and CONNIVE; less familiar entries include COSTIVE and CENTAVO. The ending is a strong clue: E accounts for 11 matches, while A accounts for two and O for one. Only one entry is classed as common, so expect a narrow mix of everyday and specialist vocabulary.

At a glance, C first and V sixth

• There are 14 seven-letter matches with C in position one and V in position six.
• Eleven words end in E; CASSAVA and COPAIVA end in A, and CODRIVO ends in O.
• COMMOVE leads the scoring list at 16 points, ahead of CONVIVE at 15.
• Collins lists all 14 matches; ENABLE and NWL2023 list 10 each.

7-letter words with C as the 1st letter and V as the 6th letter

The pattern leaves just 14 tournament-dictionary matches, a small set to test when your known letters lock C into the opening and V near the end. Start with CAPTIVE, CONCAVE, CURSIVE, and CONNIVE if you want recognizable candidates; each finishes with E.

That final E is more than a hunch: 11 matches end in E, compared with two ending in A and one ending in O. When your last letter is known, check it against those three endings before trying rarer forms such as CAITIVE or CORSIVE.

The contrast with a nearby pattern is striking: 823 seven-letter words have C first and E sixth, far more than the 14 with V sixth. A fixed V in position six therefore narrows the search sharply; don’t keep cycling through common C-starting words that cannot fit.

Which matches score highest?

COMMOVE scores 16 points, with CONVIVE next at 15. CAPTIVE, CONCAVE, and COPAIVA each score 14, so a less familiar word can outscore the everyday candidates.

This is a pattern list, not a dependable everyday vocabulary set: only one match counts as common. The Collins total is larger than the ENABLE and NWL2023 totals, so Collins-only entries may not work in games using either North American list. Check the word list your game uses, especially before playing an unfamiliar entry.