7-letter words with T as the 2nd letter and V as the 5th letter

The pattern fixes T in position two and V in position five, leaving four letters open. Of the 16 tournament-dictionary matches, 15 begin with S; examples such as STARVED and STRIVES make the dominant ST opening easy to spot. Only two entries rank among the top 25,000 English words by frequency, so most matches are specialist vocabulary rather than everyday guesses; the lone O-starting option is OTTAVAS.

At a glance: the pattern and its strongest clues

• Sixteen tournament-dictionary words have T second and V fifth.
• Fifteen start with S; the sole other first letter is O.
• R and S tie as the most common endings, with five words each.
• STOKVEL leads the Scrabble scores at 14 points.
• Collins lists all 16 matches; ENABLE and NWL2023 list 11 each.

Why do most matches begin with S?

Fifteen of the 16 matches start ST, so the pattern is far less varied than the open slots suggest. STARVED, STARVES and STARVER share the STARV- stem; STRIVED, STRIVEN, STRIVES and STRIVER form another visible cluster. The remaining start is OTTAVAS.

The spelling shifts at the third letter, so a confirmed S-T does not settle the rest: compare the A in STARV- against the R in STRIV- before relying on a familiar ending.

Final letters offer a second shortcut: R and S each close five matches, D closes four, while L and N appear once apiece. If crossing letters rule out those endings, you can prune the S-starting cluster before testing every candidate.

7-letter words with T as 2nd and V as 5th letter: scoring

For 7-letter words with T as 2nd and V as 5th letter, STOKVEL is the standout scorer at 14 points. STARVED, STRIVED, STEEVED and STERVED each score 11, and the group averages 10.5 points. That makes the unusual word a stronger raw-score play than the more familiar-looking forms, before any board premiums.

The count depends on the dictionary: Collins accepts all 16 matches, while ENABLE and NWL2023 accept 11 each. Only two are common by the top-25,000 frequency measure, so this clue list includes plenty of specialist vocabulary, not just everyday words. Check your game's word list once before committing a less familiar entry.