7-letter words with E as the 2nd letter and V as the 4th letter

With 86 matches, the fixed pattern is _e_v___: SERVICE and LEAVING are familiar examples, while CERVEZA and WEEVILY show the range. Dictionary totals differ, and everyday vocabulary is a small slice: only 11 words meet the common-word cutoff. That makes the letter positions a better filter than familiarity alone.

The pattern at a glance

• All 86 matches put E second and V fourth: _e_v___.
• 73 have definitions, while 11 count as common English words.
• Collins includes 84; NWL2023 includes 70, and ENABLE includes 64.
• R and S tie as the leading first letters, with 11 matches each.
• 38 end in S, compared with 16 ending in G and 11 ending in E.

Which matches score highest?

CERVEZA leads the score list at 21 points. HEAVILY, VELVETY, BEVVIED, and WEEVILY each reach 16; PEEVISH, BEAVERY, PEAVEYS, and KERVING score 15. The top scorer stands five points above the next group.

SERVICE and SERVING share the sequence S-E-R-V, while HEAVILY places A after the V. Those extra letters change the score: compare the whole word, not just the fixed pair, when choosing a play.

A word's rack score is not its final board total. Premium squares and placement change the result, so treat CERVEZA's 21 points as its base value rather than a promise of that many points in play.

Why do so many matches end in S?

S is the last letter in 38 matches, more than twice the 16 words ending in G. SERVICE, SERVING, SERVANT, and SERVERS make the shared E-R-V sequence easy to spot; their different endings then help narrow the remaining letters.

Not every match is everyday vocabulary: only 11 are common, despite 73 having definitions. The tournament lists also differ: Collins accepts 84 matches, versus 70 in NWL2023 and 64 in ENABLE. Check your game's dictionary before playing an unfamiliar form.

For 7-letter words with E as the 2nd letter and V as the 4th letter, lock in those positions first, then use the ending to sort likely candidates.