7-letter words with O as the 2nd letter and V as the 3rd letter
7-letter words with O as the 2nd letter and V as the 3rd letter number 56, including familiar picks like COVERED, POVERTY, and NOVELTY.
8 of 56 are everyday words (14%). A mix of familiar words and game-only finds.
With O in 2nd place, R is the most common 3rd letter (576 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.
Best words to play first
- COVERED13
- POVERTY15
- NOVELTY13
- SOVIETS10
- COVETED13
- LOVABLE12
- GOVERNS11
- MOVABLE14
- NOVELLA10
- NOVICES12
- HOVERED14
- COVERUP14
- COVERTS12
- BOVINES12
- DOVECOT13
- LOVERLY13
- NOVELLE10
- LOVEBUG13
- NOVENAS10
- LOVABLY15
- MOVABLY17
- LOVINGS11
- SOVKHOZ26
- ROVINGS11
- NOVATED11
- MOVIOLA12
- HOVERER13
- COVETER12
- LOVERED11
- NOVELLY13
- DOVELET11
- BOVATES12
- BOVVERS15
- COVELET12
- COVENTS12
- COVERER12
- COVINES12
- COVINGS13
- COVYNES15
- DOVEISH14
- DOVEKEY18
- DOVEKIE15
- DOVENED12
- DOVERED12
- DOVIEST11
- FOVEATE13
- FOVEOLA13
- FOVEOLE13
All valid words 56
- BOVATES12
- BOVINES12
- BOVVERS15
- COVELET12
- COVENTS12
- COVERED13
- COVERER12
- COVERTS12
- COVERUP14
- COVETED13
- COVETER12
- COVINES12
- COVINGS13
- COVYNES15
- DOVECOT13
- DOVEISH14
- DOVEKEY18
- DOVEKIE15
- DOVELET11
- DOVENED12
- DOVERED12
- DOVIEST11
- FOVEATE13
- FOVEOLA13
- FOVEOLE13
- GOVERNS11
- HOVELED14
- HOVERED14
- HOVERER13
- LOVABLE12
- LOVABLY15
- LOVAGES11
- LOVEBUG13
- LOVERED11
- LOVERLY13
- LOVIEST10
- LOVINGS11
- MOVABLE14
- MOVABLY17
- MOVANTS12
- MOVIOLA12
- NOVALIA10
- NOVATED11
- NOVATES10
- NOVELLA10
- NOVELLE10
- NOVELLY13
- NOVELTY13
- NOVENAE10
- NOVENAS10
- NOVICES12
- POVERTY15
- ROVINGS11
- SOVIETS10
- SOVKHOZ26
- SOVRANS10
Highest-scoring words
| Word | Scrabble | Words With Friends | Dictionaries |
|---|---|---|---|
| SOVKHOZ | 26 | 26 | All three |
| DOVEKEY | 18 | 18 | All three |
| MOVABLY | 17 | 20 | All three |
| POVERTY | 15 | 16 | All three |
| LOVABLY | 15 | 18 | All three |
| DOVEKIE | 15 | 16 | All three |
| BOVVERS | 15 | 18 | Collins · NWL |
| COVYNES | 15 | 17 | Collins only |
| MOVABLE | 14 | 18 | All three |
| HOVERED | 14 | 14 | All three |
| COVERUP | 14 | 18 | All three |
| HOVELED | 14 | 15 | All three |
The pattern is _OV____: O and V stay fixed while the other five positions vary. This compact group has a clear shape at both ends: C begins the most entries, while S is the most common final letter. Familiar examples include COVERED, POVERTY, and NOVELTY; less familiar high scorers add a different kind of option when you are building around a premium square.
At a glance: the _OV____ pattern
- 56 tournament-dictionary entries match _OV____; 45 have definitions.
- Collins has 52 matches, compared with 46 in NWL2023 and 39 in ENABLE.
- C leads as the first letter with 11 entries, followed by N with 10.
- S is the most common final letter: 18 words end there, versus 8 ending in D.
7-letter words with O as 2nd and V as 3rd
Among the recognizable entries, COVERED, COVETED, POVERTY, NOVELTY, and LOVABLE show how flexible the opening can be. C contributes 11 matches and N contributes 10; D and L each add 8, so the pattern is not tied to one prefix.
The endings are more lopsided: 18 words finish in S, compared with 8 in D and 7 each in E and Y. Forms such as SOVIETS and NOVICES stand out, but the group also includes singular nouns like NOVELTY and NOVELLA.
Scores and dictionary limits
Keep _OV____ fixed first, then test C-, N-, D-, and L-starting options before scanning less common initials.
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