7-letter words with O as the 2nd letter and V as the 6th letter

This pattern produces a compact, unusual group: FORGIVE and FORGAVE are familiar examples, but only one of the 13 entries meets the common-word frequency threshold. Every match places O second and V sixth, so the remaining letters—not the fixed pair—do most of the work when you scan candidates. The list also has a clear scoring standout: COMMOVE reaches 16 points.

The pattern at a glance

• There are 13 tournament-dictionary matches for the O-second, V-sixth pattern.
• Nine words begin with C; the other four begin with F or T.
• Twelve matches end in E, while COPAIVA is the sole A-ending word.
• COLLINS includes all 13; ENABLE and NWL2023 each include eight.

What do these seven-letter words look like?

The dominant shape is C-O-…-V-E: nine entries start with C, and almost the entire set finishes with E. Examples include CONCAVE, CONNIVE, COSTIVE, and the less familiar CODRIVE and CODROVE. FORGIVE and FORGAVE break the C-heavy opening while keeping the same fixed letters.

That ending pattern is a practical scan clue, not a rule: COPAIVA ends in A. Ten entries are defined, but only one qualifies as common by frequency, so the recognizable FORGIVE should not make the whole group seem everyday. Check your game's word list before relying on less familiar entries.

How should you use 7-letter words with O as 2nd and V as 6th?

For a score-first play, COMMOVE leads at 16 points, ahead of CONVIVE at 15. FORGIVE, FORGAVE, CONCAVE, and COPAIVA each score 14. These are base word scores; board bonuses can change the final total, so the highest-scoring word is not automatically the best placement.

A useful rack-checking habit is to test the shared frame before chasing a familiar word: keep O in slot two and V in slot six, then vary the other letters. FORGIVE and FORGAVE show how one changed vowel can reshape a candidate, while the nine C-openers show where most of this particular set clusters.