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7-letter words with L as the 1st letter and V as the 4th letter

7-letter words with L as the 1st letter and V as the 4th letter number 16, including LEAVING, LOUVERS, and LOWVELD.

16 wordsTop pick LEAVINGHighest score LOWVELD 14

1 of 16 are everyday words (6%). Mostly rare words: great for Scrabble, tough for daily puzzles.

With L in 1st place, I is the most common 4th letter (120 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Best words to play first 16 · most-used first

  • LEAVING11
  • LEAVERS10
  • LOUVERS10
  • LOUVRES10
  • LOWVELD14
  • LUVVIES13
  • LEAVENS10
  • LOUVRED11
  • LARVATE10
  • LEAVIER10
  • LEKVARS14
  • LENVOYS13
  • LIEVEST10
  • LOAVING11
  • LOUVARS10
  • LUVVING14
All valid words 16

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

  • LARVATE10
  • LEAVENS10
  • LEAVERS10
  • LEAVIER10
  • LEAVING11
  • LEKVARS14
  • LENVOYS13
  • LIEVEST10
  • LOAVING11
  • LOUVARS10
  • LOUVERS10
  • LOUVRED11
  • LOUVRES10
  • LOWVELD14
  • LUVVIES13
  • LUVVING14
Letters by positionIn 50% of these words the 7th letter is S.
2nd letter
  1. E38%
  2. O38%
  3. U13%
3rd letter
  1. A31%
  2. U25%
  3. V13%
5th letter
  1. E31%
  2. I31%
  3. A19%
6th letter
  1. N25%
  2. R25%
  3. E25%
7th letter
  1. S50%
  2. G19%
  3. D13%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
LOWVELD1417Collins only
LEKVARS1416All three
LUVVING1420NWL only
LUVVIES1317Collins · NWL
LENVOYS1315Collins only
LEAVING1115All three
LOUVRED1114All three
LOAVING1115Collins only
LEAVERS1012All three
LOUVERS1013All three
LOUVRES1013All three
LEAVENS1013All three

The pattern is L??V???, with L locked at the start and V in the fourth slot. The 16 matches span Collins, NWL2023, and ENABLE, but coverage differs: Collins includes 15, NWL2023 11, and ENABLE 9. Only one entry falls within the top 25,000 English words by frequency, so many matches are specialist vocabulary.

At a glance: the L–V pattern

  • The fixed pattern is L??V???, with seven letters in each match.
  • There are 16 matches across at least one tournament dictionary.
  • Eight words end in S; G closes three, and D closes two.
  • Only one match ranks among the top 25,000 English words by frequency.
  • Collins includes 15 matches, compared with 11 in NWL2023 and 9 in ENABLE.

7-letter words with L as the 1st letter and V as the 4th letter

LEAVING and LEAVERS share the LEAV- opening; LOUVERS, LOUVRES, and LOUVRED share LOUV-. LOWVELD offers a different route through the fixed V, while LUVVIES and LUVVING repeat V later in the word.

That gives you two letter clusters to test after fixing the fourth square. Don't assume variants travel together across dictionaries: the combined total is 16, yet Collins, NWL2023, and ENABLE include 15, 11, and 9 matches respectively. Check the list your game uses.

Which matches score highest?

  • LOWVELD, LEKVARS, and LUVVING tie for the top score at 14 points apiece.
  • LUVVIES and LENVOYS score 13 points each.
  • LEAVING, LOUVRED, and LOAVING score 11 points each.
  • The average score is 11.3 points; the three 14-point words stand above it.

How should you use this pattern in a game?

For 7-letter words with L as the 1st letter and V as the 4th letter, lock in the V before testing endings. The eight S-ending matches make that final letter a strong branch to check, but the less common endings still account for the rest.

A high printed score is not a guaranteed best play: board premiums and the letters left on your rack change the result. Compare LOWVELD, LEKVARS, or LUVVING with the available squares, and remember that many entries here are uncommon outside word games.

Questions people ask

How many 7-letter words have L first and V fourth?
There are 16 matches with L in the first position and V in the fourth. The pattern is L??V???, and the count includes words found in at least one of Collins, NWL2023, or ENABLE. Dictionary coverage differs, so the full set is not shared by every list.
Which L-starting word with V fourth scores the most?
LOWVELD, LEKVARS, and LUVVING share the highest score at 14 points each. LUVVIES and LENVOYS follow at 13 points. Board premiums can change a play’s final value, so compare the placement as well as the printed score.
What is the most common ending for this letter pattern?
S is the most common final letter: eight of the 16 matches end in S. G appears at the end of three words, and D ends two. The remaining three matches finish with E, R, or T, one each.

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