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

There are 24 seven-letter words with U as the 1st letter and V as the 5th letter, and nine of them end in -VED, such as UNLOVED.

24 wordsTop pick UNCOVERHighest score UNGYVED 15

2 of 24 are everyday words (8%). Mostly rare words: great for Scrabble, tough for daily puzzles.

With U in 1st place, I is the most common 5th letter (121 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Best words to play first 24 · most-used first

  • UNCOVER12
  • UNRAVEL10
  • UNLOVED11
  • UNMOVED13
  • UPRIVER12
  • UNPAVED13
  • UNCIVIL12
  • UNSAVED11
  • UNLIVED11
  • UNLEVEL10
  • UNWOVEN13
  • UNWIVED14
  • UNGYVED15
  • UNGYVES14
  • UNHIVED14
  • UNHIVES13
  • UNLIVES10
  • UNLOVES10
  • UNRIVEN10
  • UNRIVET10
  • UNROVEN10
  • UNWIVES13
  • UPDIVED14
  • UPDIVES13
All valid words 24

A to Z. Includes rare and Collins-only words. Linked tiles open the word's meaning, score and rhymes.

  • UNCIVIL12
  • UNCOVER12
  • UNGYVED15
  • UNGYVES14
  • UNHIVED14
  • UNHIVES13
  • UNLEVEL10
  • UNLIVED11
  • UNLIVES10
  • UNLOVED11
  • UNLOVES10
  • UNMOVED13
  • UNPAVED13
  • UNRAVEL10
  • UNRIVEN10
  • UNRIVET10
  • UNROVEN10
  • UNSAVED11
  • UNWIVED14
  • UNWIVES13
  • UNWOVEN13
  • UPDIVED14
  • UPDIVES13
  • UPRIVER12
Letters by positionIn 96% of these words the 6th letter is E.
2nd letter
  1. N88%
  2. P13%
3rd letter
  1. L21%
  2. R21%
  3. W13%
4th letter
  1. I50%
  2. O25%
  3. A13%
6th letter
  1. E96%
  2. I4%
7th letter
  1. D38%
  2. S25%
  3. L13%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
Score spreadMost of these words score 10 in Scrabble; UNGYVED tops the list with 15. Scores before board bonuses.
  1. 1010 points: 7 words
  2. 11 points: 3 words
  3. 1212 points: 3 words
  4. 13 points: 6 words
  5. 1414 points: 4 words
  6. 15 points: 1 words
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
UNGYVED1518Collins only
UNWIVED1417Collins only
UPDIVED1417All three
UNGYVES1417Collins only
UNHIVED1416Collins only
UNMOVED1317All three
UNPAVED1317All three
UNWOVEN1317All three
UPDIVES1316All three
UNHIVES1315Collins only
UNWIVES1316Collins only
UNCOVER1216All three

V is worth 4 points, so even plain words on this list start with a head start, and the average of 12 shows it. Nine words close in -VED and six in -VES. The remaining nine are single words like UNCOVER and UNRAVEL, which are the two people actually use.

The 24 words at a glance

  • -VED: UPDIVED, UNGYVED, UNHIVED, UNWIVED, UNLOVED, UNMOVED, UNPAVED, UNSAVED and UNLIVED.
  • -VES: UNLIVES, UPDIVES, UNGYVES, UNHIVES, UNLOVES and UNWIVES.
  • Others: UNCOVER, UNRAVEL, UNROVEN, UNRIVEN, UNRIVET, UPRIVER, UNCIVIL, UNLEVEL and UNWOVEN.
  • Top scorers: UNGYVED 15, then UNWIVED, UPDIVED, UNGYVES and UNHIVED at 14.
  • Average score: 12 points.

Why are the -VED and -VES words so rewarding?

The V is worth 4, and the D in -VED adds 2 more. UNGYVED reaches 15 because it also carries a Y, worth 4. UNWIVED, UPDIVED and UNHIVED reach 14, and UNMOVED reaches 13.

Many of these are rare. UNGYVED, UNGYVES, UNHIVED, UNHIVES, UNWIVED and UNWIVES are all Collins-only, along with UNLOVES and UNRIVEN. That is eight words, or one third of the page.

The -VED words fall into four sub-groups: -IVED has UPDIVED, UNHIVED, UNWIVED and UNLIVED, -OVED has UNLOVED and UNMOVED, -AVED has UNPAVED and UNSAVED, and UNGYVED sits alone. Spotting the vowel before the V settles the guess.

Which words are safe to play?

The full set is 24 across the tournament lists. Under NWL2023 it falls to 16, and under ENABLE to 15. UNCOVER and UNRAVEL are in every list and are the only two in the top 25,000 English words.

Other dependable entries are UNLOVED, UNMOVED, UNPAVED, UNSAVED, UNLEVEL, UNCIVIL, UNWOVEN and UPRIVER. Check your game's word list before using the Collins-only group.

Quick tip

Tip

If your rack has U, N, V and E plus a D, start with UNMOVED at 13 or UNLOVED at 11. Both are far safer than UNGYVED at 15.

Questions people ask

How many seven-letter words have U first and V fifth?
There are 24 in the lists. Collins takes every one, NWL2023 takes 16 and ENABLE takes 15, so about a third of the set is Collins-only. Nine end in -VED and six end in -VES.
What is the highest-scoring word with U first and V fifth?
UNGYVED scores 15 points, one ahead of UNWIVED, UPDIVED, UNGYVES and UNHIVED on 14. UNMOVED scores 13. A typical word on this page is worth 12 points.
Which words with U first and V fifth are common?
UNCOVER and UNRAVEL are the two in the top 25,000 English words. Every dictionary accepts both, which makes them the easiest plays on the list.

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