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

The fixed pattern looks like _H_V___, and it produces a compact set rather than a broad word bank. Familiar choices such as shaving, shoving, and shovels sit beside rarer entries like chevret and shivoos. Only 3 matches rank among the top 25,000 English words by frequency, so expect many tournament-valid options to feel unfamiliar.

The H-V pattern at a glance

• There are 30 matching seven-letter words across the tournament dictionaries.
• Collins includes 29 matches, while NWL2023 includes 22 and ENABLE includes 17.
• Shaving, chevron, and shoving are recognizable examples in the set.
• Chivved leads the high-score examples at 19 points.

Which endings dominate this pattern?

S is the clear favorite at the final position: 15 words end in S. That makes plural-looking forms such as shovels, shivers, and shavers a strong branch to check when the last tile is known.

The remaining endings are scattered. Four words end in D and four in G; I and T each finish two, while H, N, and Y appear once apiece. The first letters are nearly as concentrated: C begins 15 matches and S begins 13, leaving just one each for B and T.

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

Chivved is the standout score at 19, followed by chavish at 18 and shivved at 17. Shivery, chivied, chevied, shivahs, and chiving each score 16 in the scoring data. These unusual spellings reward checking your rack carefully instead of relying only on familiar vocabulary.

Dictionary coverage is uneven: Collins accepts 29 of the matches, but ENABLE accepts 17. The 30-word count includes words appearing in at least one tournament dictionary, so a match in one list does not guarantee acceptance in another. Just 3 entries are common by the stated frequency measure.