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7-letter words with U as the 3rd letter and V as the 4th letter

25 7-letter words have U as the 3rd letter and V as the 4th letter, from the MAUVE family to LOUVERS, FLUVIAL and NOUVEAU.

25 wordsTop pick NOUVEAUHighest score EXUVIUM 19

With U in 3rd place, N is the most common 4th letter (170 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Best words to play first 25 · most-used first

  • NOUVEAU10
  • OEUVRES10
  • FLUVIAL13
  • BOUVIER12
  • LOUVERS10
  • LOUVRES10
  • MAUVAIS12
  • FAUVISM15
  • PLUVIAL12
  • VOUVRAY16
  • COUVADE13
  • LOUVRED11
  • FAUVIST13
  • ELUVIAL10
  • COUVERT12
  • EXUVIAE17
  • ELUVIUM12
  • EXUVIAL17
  • EXUVIUM19
  • LOUVARS10
  • MAUVEIN12
  • MAUVEST12
  • MAUVINE12
  • MAUVINS12
  • PLUVIAN12
All valid words 25

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

  • BOUVIER12
  • COUVADE13
  • COUVERT12
  • ELUVIAL10
  • ELUVIUM12
  • EXUVIAE17
  • EXUVIAL17
  • EXUVIUM19
  • FAUVISM15
  • FAUVIST13
  • FLUVIAL13
  • LOUVARS10
  • LOUVERS10
  • LOUVRED11
  • LOUVRES10
  • MAUVAIS12
  • MAUVEIN12
  • MAUVEST12
  • MAUVINE12
  • MAUVINS12
  • NOUVEAU10
  • OEUVRES10
  • PLUVIAL12
  • PLUVIAN12
  • VOUVRAY16
Letters by positionIn 52% of these words the 5th letter is I.
1st letter
  1. E20%
  2. M20%
  3. L16%
2nd letter
  1. O36%
  2. A28%
  3. L20%
5th letter
  1. I52%
  2. E20%
  3. R16%
6th letter
  1. A32%
  2. E16%
  3. S12%
7th letter
  1. S24%
  2. L16%
  3. E12%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
Score spreadMost of these words score 12 in Scrabble; EXUVIUM tops the list with 19. Scores before board bonuses.
  1. 1010 points: 6 words
  2. 11 points: 1 words
  3. 1212 points: 10 words
  4. 13 points: 3 words
  5. 1414 points: 0 words
  6. 15 points: 1 words
  7. 1616 points: 1 words
  8. 17 points: 2 words
  9. 1818 points: 0 words
  10. 19 points: 1 words
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
EXUVIUM1923All three
EXUVIAE1719All three
EXUVIAL1720All three
VOUVRAY1618All three
FAUVISM1518All three
FLUVIAL1317All three
COUVADE1316All three
FAUVIST1315All three
BOUVIER1215All three
MAUVAIS1215Collins only
PLUVIAL1217All three
COUVERT1215Collins only

The UV pair is uncommon in English, and the list shows it: not one word makes the top 25,000, and the vocabulary leans toward dyes, shutters and shed skins. Three openings account for 12 of the 25 words, so memorising them goes a long way.

The UV pattern in brief

  • Size: 25 words, all of them in Collins; NWL2023 and ENABLE each have 18.
  • Everyday words: none rank in the top 25,000.
  • Last letters: S ends 6 words, L ends 4, and E, M and T end 3 each.
  • Top scorer: EXUVIUM at 19, then EXUVIAE and EXUVIAL at 17.
  • Average score: 12.6 points, lifted by the 4-point V.

Which openings and endings repeat?

MAU- opens 5 words: MAUVAIS, MAUVEIN, MAUVEST, MAUVINE and MAUVINS. LOU- opens 4 (LOUVERS, LOUVRES, LOUVRED, LOUVARS) and EXU- opens 3 (EXUVIUM, EXUVIAE, EXUVIAL). That is 12 of the 25, just under half.

On the other side, -IAL ends 4 words: EXUVIAL, FLUVIAL, PLUVIAL and ELUVIAL. Six words end in S, and two of those, LOUVERS and OEUVRES, you can build from common letters.

Once you pick MAU-, LOU- or EXU-, only three to five candidates remain. That makes this one of the quickest patterns to solve by hand.

How do you score well with U and V together?

Most of the value comes from the V, which is worth 4, plus an X or Q in the opening. EXUVIUM adds up to 19: E 1, X 8, U 1, V 4, I 1, U 1, M 3.

VOUVRAY reaches 16 and FAUVISM 15, so they beat plain words like LOUVERS at 10. Seven tiles from the rack also trigger the 50-point bonus, which usually matters more than the base score. Because no word here is common, any play from this pattern is a deliberate dictionary choice and not a lucky draw.

Honest limits of this list

Note

With no common words, these 25 are mainly a Scrabble resource. Collins accepts every one, but NWL2023 and ENABLE accept 18 each, so test a word before relying on it.

Questions people ask

How many 7-letter words have U third and V fourth?
There are 25. Collins accepts all 25, while NWL2023 and ENABLE accept 18 each, so a Collins game opens up several extra choices for this pattern.
What is the highest-scoring 7-letter word with U and V in these places?
EXUVIUM scores 19 points in Scrabble. EXUVIAE and EXUVIAL come next at 17, followed by VOUVRAY on 16 and FAUVISM on 15. The X and the 4-point V do most of the work.
Which words start with MAU and have a V in fourth place?
Five words fit: MAUVAIS, MAUVEIN, MAUVEST, MAUVINE and MAUVINS. They make up the largest opening group in the pattern, ahead of the four LOU- words.

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