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

Seven-letter words with N first and V fourth number 19; NERVOUS, NIRVANA, and NAIVELY are clear examples.

19 wordsTop pick NERVOUSHighest score NAVVIED 14

2 of 19 are everyday words (11%). A mix of familiar words and game-only finds.

With N in 1st place, T is the most common 4th letter (64 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

  • NERVOUS10
  • NIRVANA10
  • NOUVEAU10
  • NAIVELY13
  • NAIVETY13
  • NAIVETE10
  • NAVVIES13
  • NERVINE10
  • NERVING11
  • NERVURE10
  • NERVERS10
  • NERVIER10
  • NAIVEST10
  • NAEVOID11
  • NAIVIST10
  • NAVVIED14
  • NERVATE10
  • NERVILY13
  • NERVULE10
All valid words 19

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

  • NAEVOID11
  • NAIVELY13
  • NAIVEST10
  • NAIVETE10
  • NAIVETY13
  • NAIVIST10
  • NAVVIED14
  • NAVVIES13
  • NERVATE10
  • NERVERS10
  • NERVIER10
  • NERVILY13
  • NERVINE10
  • NERVING11
  • NERVOUS10
  • NERVULE10
  • NERVURE10
  • NIRVANA10
  • NOUVEAU10
Letters by positionIn 53% of these words the 3rd letter is R.
2nd letter
  1. E47%
  2. A42%
  3. I5%
3rd letter
  1. R53%
  2. I26%
  3. V11%
5th letter
  1. I37%
  2. E32%
  3. O11%
6th letter
  1. L16%
  2. T16%
  3. E16%
7th letter
  1. E26%
  2. Y16%
  3. S16%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
NAVVIED1417Collins only
NAIVELY1315All three
NAIVETY1314All three
NAVVIES1316All three
NERVILY1315All three
NERVING1115All three
NAEVOID1113All three
NERVOUS1013All three
NIRVANA1013All three
NOUVEAU1014All three
NAIVETE1012All three
NERVINE1013All three

The N??V??? frame has 19 matches, and just two are classed as common English words. NERVOUS and NIRVANA are familiar anchors; NAIVETE and NAEVOID are less obvious spellings. The score leader, NAVVIED, reaches 14 points, while endings divide almost evenly between E, S, and Y.

At a glance for this letter pattern

  • 19 tournament-dictionary matches fit N in position one and V in position four.
  • Two entries are classed as common words.
  • E is the most frequent ending with five matches.
  • NAVVIED leads the scores at 14 points.

Which endings should you test first?

E closes five matches, while S and Y each close three. NERVOUS ends in S, NAIVELY and NAIVETY end in Y, and NAIVETE closes with E. That spread means the pattern offers no single suffix shortcut; test the board’s available final square against all three groups.

NAVVIED is the best scorer at 14 points, with NAIVELY, NAIVETY, NAVVIES, and NERVILY each at 13. Familiarity varies sharply: NERVOUS and NIRVANA are easy to spot, but NERVURE and NAEVOID are specialist vocabulary. Check your game’s word list before committing an unfamiliar form; every candidate shares the same seven-tile frame.

Three spelling neighbors are easy to confuse during a fast search: NAIVELY, NAIVETY, and NAIVETE. Each keeps V in the fourth position, but their endings shift from Y to E. NERVILY adds another Y ending without sharing the NAIVE stem.

The score list is tightly bunched near the top: NAVVIED scores 14, then four entries share 13. That makes the best move sensitive to board multipliers; a 13-point option with a premium square can beat an isolated NAVVIED placement.

7-letter words with N first and V fourth

Tip

Do not collapse NAIVETE, NAIVETY, and NAIVELY into one spelling guess. All three fit the fixed V position, but their final letters differ and each is a separate playable candidate.

Questions people ask

How many words have N first and V fourth?
There are 19 seven-letter matches with N first and V fourth. NERVOUS and NIRVANA are familiar examples, alongside NAIVELY and NAIVETE. Only two entries are classed as common English words, so the less familiar candidates deserve a dictionary check.
Which N-V pattern word scores the most?
NAVVIED is the highest scoresr at 14 points. NAIVELY, NAIVETY, NAVVIES, and NERVILY each score 13. The 14-point lead is narrow, so a board premium square can matter more than the one-point difference among these candidates.
Do most of these words end in E?
E is the most frequent final letter, with five of the 19 matches. S and Y each account for three. NAIVETE, NERVOUS, and NAIVELY show those leading endings, respectively, and the remaining words spread across five other final letters.

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