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7-letter words with N as the 1st letter and V as the 3rd letter

19 7-letter words with N as the 1st letter and V as the 3rd letter match this pattern, from NOVELTY to NAVARCH.

19 wordsTop pick NOVELTYHighest score NAVARCH 15

1 of 19 are everyday words (5%). Mostly rare words: great for Scrabble, tough for daily puzzles.

With N in 1st place, N is the most common 3rd letter (90 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Best words to play first 19 · most-used first

  • NOVELTY13
  • NOVELLA10
  • NOVICES12
  • NAVVIES13
  • NOVELLE10
  • NOVENAS10
  • NAVARIN10
  • NAVAIDS11
  • NOVATED11
  • NAVETTE10
  • NAVARCH15
  • NIVEOUS10
  • NOVELLY13
  • NAVALLY13
  • NAVARHO13
  • NAVVIED14
  • NOVALIA10
  • NOVATES10
  • NOVENAE10
All valid words 19

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

  • NAVAIDS11
  • NAVALLY13
  • NAVARCH15
  • NAVARHO13
  • NAVARIN10
  • NAVETTE10
  • NAVVIED14
  • NAVVIES13
  • NIVEOUS10
  • NOVALIA10
  • NOVATED11
  • NOVATES10
  • NOVELLA10
  • NOVELLE10
  • NOVELLY13
  • NOVELTY13
  • NOVENAE10
  • NOVENAS10
  • NOVICES12
Letters by positionIn 53% of these words the 2nd letter is O.
2nd letter
  1. O53%
  2. A42%
  3. I5%
4th letter
  1. A42%
  2. E42%
  3. V11%
5th letter
  1. L32%
  2. I16%
  3. T16%
6th letter
  1. E26%
  2. L21%
  3. T11%
7th letter
  1. S32%
  2. Y16%
  3. E16%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
NAVARCH1517Collins only
NAVVIED1417Collins only
NOVELTY1315All three
NAVVIES1316All three
NOVELLY1316All three
NAVALLY1316All three
NAVARHO1314Collins only
NOVICES1215All three
NAVAIDS1113All three
NOVATED1113Collins · NWL
NOVELLA1014All three
NOVELLE1014All three

The pattern is N-V in the opening and third positions, with three unknown letters between and after them. Familiar-looking entries include NOVELTY, NOVELLA, and NOVICES, but the full set is much less ordinary than those examples suggest. Only one word overall meets the common-word frequency threshold, so treat this as a precise letter filter rather than a list of everyday vocabulary.

The N-V pattern at a glance

  • All 19 matches have seven letters, N first, and V third.
  • Collins includes 18 matches; NWL2023 includes 15 and ENABLE includes 12.
  • Only one match ranks among the top 25,000 English words by frequency.
  • Six matches end in S, the most common final letter in this group.

Which word patterns repeat in the N-V group?

Two opening sequences account for many of the recognizable examples: NOV- and NAV-. The NOV- group includes NOVELTY, NOVELLA, NOVICES, and NOVELLE; NAV- brings together NAVVIES, NAVAIDS, NAVARIN, and NAVETTE. Checking those starts can narrow a clue quickly, but the remaining letters still matter.

Endings offer another useful filter. Six words finish in S, including NOVICES and NAVVIES; three end in E, and three end in Y. The unusual score leader is NAVARCH at 15 points, followed by NAVVIED at 14; NOVELTY, NAVVIES, and several others score 13.

Using 7-letter words with N first and V third

Note

This is a narrow tournament-dictionary list, not a set of common words: 18 matches fall outside the top 25,000 by frequency. Check your game's word list before playing an unfamiliar entry.

Questions people ask

How many seven-letter words start with N and have V as the third letter?
There are 19 distinct matches across the tournament dictionaries. Collins includes 18, NWL2023 includes 15, and ENABLE includes 12; those dictionary counts overlap, so they are not separate groups to add together.
Are these N-V seven-letter words common?
Only one of the 19 matches falls within the top 25,000 English words by frequency. NOVELTY and NOVELLA are recognizable examples, but many entries, such as NAVARCH and NIVEous, are far less familiar; check the spelling and your game's dictionary.
Which N-first, V-third word has the highest score?
NAVARCH is the highest-scoring match at 15 points. NAVVIED follows at 14, while NOVELTY, NAVVIES, NOVELLY, NAVALLY, and NAVARHO each score 13. The leader is an uncommon word, so confirm it is accepted in your game.

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