7-letter words with T as the 2nd letter and V as the 4th letter

Only 11 tournament-list entries fit this exact frame. Nine begin with S, leaving ATAVISM and ATAVIST as the two A-openers. The contrast makes the set easy to scan: most matches are ST forms such as STAVING, STOVING, STEVIAS, and STOVERS.

11 matches in this letter frame

• 11 matches place T second and V fourth.
• Nine start with S; the other two start with A.
• Five finish in S and three finish in G.
• ATAVISM leads at 12 points.

What does the opening tile tell you?

S starts nine of the 11 words, while A starts the remaining two. If your first letter is S, the group includes STEVENS, STAVING, STIVERS, STOVING, STEVIAS, STOVIES, STOVERS, STIVIER, and STIVING. That’s nearly the whole pattern in one opening family.

The final letter narrows the field again: five finish with S and three with G. M, R, and T each occur once at the end. ATAVISM is the sole M-ending example and also the strongest scorer, so a final M is a particularly sharp clue.

Which candidates should you keep in mind?

ATAVISM scores 12 points before board bonuses. STAVING, STOVING, and STIVING each score 11, followed by several 10-point options including STEVENS and ATAVIST. The score gap is small, so board placement can readily make a lower-base word the better play.

Only one entry meets the common-word measure. STEVENS may look like a name, while ATAVISM is the score leader; neither fact makes every candidate equally familiar or equally accepted across games. This narrow pool is best treated as a pattern lookup, with a dictionary check for uncertain forms.

The two A-openers are especially easy to confuse because they share the ATAV- start. Their last letters separate them: one closes with M, the other with T, and the M-ending option also leads the score list.