7-letter words with R as the 1st letter and V as the 5th letter

The fixed letters leave five spaces to work with, and many matches cluster around RE- words. REMOVED, REMOVAL, REMOVES, and REMOVER share a stem, while REVIVAL, REVIVED, REVIVES, and REVIVER form another useful group. Only six entries are common by frequency, so use the letter pattern before relying on meaning or memory.

7-letter words with R as 1st and V as 5th

• Exactly 21 tournament-dictionary words match the R _ _ _ V _ _ pattern.
• Collins includes all 21; ENABLE and NWL2023 each include 18.
• REVIVED leads the scores at 14 points.
• Seven matches end in R, while six end in S.
• Six entries are common by frequency, and 17 have definitions.

Which words share recognizable word families?

REMOVED, REMOVAL, REMOVES, and REMOVER are four forms built around REMOVE. That cluster is a strong first check when your rack supports R-E-M-O-V at the start and middle; the final two letters distinguish the matches.

The REVIV- group gives another compact route through the pattern: REVIVAL, REVIVED, REVIVES, REVIVER, and REVIVOR all appear. Their shared opening makes them easy to overlook as separate answers, so test the last two tiles rather than searching for a wholly different stem.

How do the scores and dictionaries compare?

REVIVED scores 14 points, ahead of the 13-point group that includes REMOVED, REVIVAL, REVIVES, REVIVER, REPAVED, and REWOVEN. The top score comes from an ordinary-looking word, not an obscure spelling, so check familiar candidates before chasing a rare high-value play. The average score across all 21 words is 12, so REVIVED sits two points above it.

The dictionary counts are not identical: Collins has 21 matches, compared with 18 each in ENABLE and NWL2023. Only six matches are common by frequency, which makes the full set less predictable than the familiar REMOVE and REVIVE families suggest. Check your game's word list before playing a less familiar form.