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7-letter words with I as the 2nd letter and V as the 5th letter

11 7-letter words with I as the 2nd letter and V as the 5th letter fit this pattern, including MINIVAN and MITZVAH.

11 wordsTop pick MINIVANHighest score MITZVAH 24

With I in 2nd place, I is the most common 5th letter (813 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Best words to play first 11 · most-used first

  • MINIVAN12
  • MITZVAH24
  • DISAVOW14
  • MINIVER12
  • BILEVEL12
  • MITSVAH15
  • DILUVIA11
  • LIXIVIA17
  • MINEVER12
  • MINIVET12
  • MISAVER12
All valid words 11

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

  • BILEVEL12
  • DILUVIA11
  • DISAVOW14
  • LIXIVIA17
  • MINEVER12
  • MINIVAN12
  • MINIVER12
  • MINIVET12
  • MISAVER12
  • MITSVAH15
  • MITZVAH24

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
MITZVAH2425All three
LIXIVIA1719All three
MITSVAH1516All three
DISAVOW1415All three
MINIVAN1216All three
MINIVER1215All three
BILEVEL1216Collins · NWL
MINEVER1215Collins only
MINIVET1215Collins only
MISAVER1214All three
DILUVIA1114All three

The pattern is much tighter than many familiar letter-pair searches: I in position two and V in position five leave just 11 tournament-list entries. Seven begin with M, and the endings scatter across seven letters. MINIVAN stands out as a recognizable everyday word; the scoring leader, MITZVAH, is a very different kind of play.

The I-and-V pattern at a glance

  • All 11 entries appear in Collins, while the overall match count stays small.
  • ENABLE includes eight; NWL2023 includes nine, so dictionary choice changes which candidates survive.
  • Seven begin with M: MINIVAN, MITZVAH, MITSVAH, MINIVER, MINEVER, MINIVET, and MISAVER.
  • R is the most common ending with three words; A and H each finish two.
  • MITZVAH scores 24, ahead of LIXIVIA at 17 and DISAVOW at 14.

How many 7-letter words fit I second and V fifth?

Exactly 11 seven-letter words have I second and V fifth in the tournament lists. Seven start with M, but the other four are spread across D, B, and L: DISAVOW, DILUVIA, BILEVEL, and LIXIVIA account for those openings.

Final letters split across several choices: R ends three words, A and H end two each, and L, N, T, and W occur once apiece. That spread makes R a useful first filter, not a guarantee of a familiar word: MINIVER, MINEVER, and MINIVET share an opening but differ at the finish.

By comparison, 7-letter words with I second and I fifth number 813, so changing only the fifth letter from V to I opens a much larger search. The sibling pattern with E second and V fifth has 37 matches, also more than this tightly constrained set.

Which words are worth checking first?

Use the fixed V at position five before chasing endings. MITZVAH leads the Scrabble scores at 24, while LIXIVIA earns 17; DISAVOW's 14-point total shows the gap between the top pair and the next candidate.

For 7-letter words with I as the 2nd letter and V as the 5th letter, recognition and validity are separate tests: MINIVAN is recognizable, but none of these words falls in the common-frequency group.

Collins has all 11 matches, compared with eight in ENABLE and nine in NWL2023. Check your game's word list once before playing; matching the letter pattern alone does not settle dictionary acceptance.

Questions people ask

How many seven-letter words have I second and V fifth?
There are 11 seven-letter matches in the tournament-dictionary set. Seven start with M, while DISAVOW and DILUVIA start with D, BILEVEL with B, and LIXIVIA with L. The unusual I/V positions make the M-heavy opening pattern especially noticeable.
Which I-second, V-fifth word scores the most?
MITZVAH is the top scorer at 24 points, with LIXIVIA second at 17 and MITSVAH third at 15. DISAVOW follows at 14. Check your board and rack before judging a play, since the word score does not include premium squares.
Are all these words valid in every word game?
No. Collins contains all 11 entries, while ENABLE contains eight and NWL2023 contains nine. A match to the letter pattern is not automatically playable in every app or tournament. Confirm the active lexicon before placing an unfamiliar choice such as LIXIVIA or MINEVER.

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