7-letter words with V as the 1st letter and A as the 5th letter
61 7-letter words with V as the 1st letter and A as the 5th letter match this pattern.
11 of 61 are everyday words (18%). A mix of familiar words and game-only finds.
With V in 1st place, I is the most common 5th letter (116 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.
Best words to play first
- VILLAGE11
- VINTAGE11
- VOLTAGE11
- VILLAIN10
- VARIANT10
- VOLCANO12
- VIOLATE10
- VIBRANT12
- VISUALS10
- VALIANT10
- VANTAGE11
- VIBRATE12
- VANDALS11
- VASSALS10
- VAGRANT11
- VERDANT11
- VIBRATO12
- VULCANS12
- VULGATE11
- VOLTAIC12
- VENTANA10
- VERVAIN13
- VITIATE10
- VARIATE10
- VERBALS12
- VILLANS10
- VESTALS10
- VERSANT10
- VILLANY13
- VIRGATE11
- VENDACE13
- VORLAGE11
- VALUATE10
- VERNANT10
- VULGARS11
- VENTAGE11
- VITRAUX17
- VIDUAGE12
- VITRAIN10
- VODCAST13
- VACUATE12
- VEEJAYS20
- VALLARY13
- VALLATE10
- VALVATE13
- VANWARD14
- VASSAIL10
- VENDAGE12
All valid words 61
- VACUATE12
- VAGRANT11
- VALIANT10
- VALLARY13
- VALLATE10
- VALUATE10
- VALVATE13
- VANDALS11
- VANTAGE11
- VANWARD14
- VARIANT10
- VARIATE10
- VASSAIL10
- VASSALS10
- VEEJAYS20
- VENDACE13
- VENDAGE12
- VENTAGE11
- VENTAIL10
- VENTANA10
- VERBALS12
- VERDANT11
- VERLANS10
- VERNANT10
- VERSALS10
- VERSANT10
- VERVAIN13
- VESSAIL10
- VESTALS10
- VIBRANT12
- VIBRATE12
- VIBRATO12
- VICIATE12
- VIDUAGE12
- VILIACO12
- VILIAGO11
- VILLAGE11
- VILLAIN10
- VILLANS10
- VILLANY13
- VINTAGE11
- VIOLATE10
- VIRGATE11
- VISTAED11
- VISUALS10
- VITIATE10
- VITRAGE11
- VITRAIL10
- VITRAIN10
- VITRAUX17
- VITTATE10
- VODCAST13
- VOLCANO12
- VOLTAGE11
- VOLTAIC12
- VOLVATE13
- VORLAGE11
- VULCANS12
- VULGARS11
- VULGATE11
- VULVATE13
Highest-scoring words
| Word | Scrabble | Words With Friends | Dictionaries |
|---|---|---|---|
| VEEJAYS | 20 | 22 | All three |
| VITRAUX | 17 | 19 | Collins only |
| VANWARD | 14 | 16 | All three |
| VERVAIN | 13 | 16 | All three |
| VILLANY | 13 | 16 | Collins only |
| VENDACE | 13 | 16 | All three |
| VODCAST | 13 | 15 | NWL only |
| VALVATE | 13 | 16 | All three |
| VOLVATE | 13 | 16 | All three |
| VULVATE | 13 | 17 | All three |
| VALLARY | 13 | 15 | Collins only |
| VOLCANO | 12 | 16 | All three |
The pattern fixes two slots but leaves four letters open, producing familiar choices such as village, vintage, and voltage alongside less everyday entries. Only 11 of the 61 are classed as common, so a familiar-looking opening does not guarantee an ordinary word. The examples end in several different letters, with E especially frequent.
7-letter words with V as the 1st letter and A as the 5th letter
- All 61 entries begin with V and place A in slot five.
- Only 11 belong to the common-word group.
- Village, vintage, and voltage are recognizable examples.
- Veejays scores 20; vitraux follows at 17.
- E is final in 24 matches; S and T follow with 11 and 8.
Which V-A words are easiest to recognize?
Village, vintage, voltage, villain, variant, and volcano are familiar examples in this group. That mix gives you a practical place to start: test a recognizable word before reaching for obscure tournament vocabulary. With only 11 entries classed as common, though, many valid matches will be less familiar.
The fixed letters make a useful pattern, but they do not tell you whether every candidate fits your game. Collins lists 60 matches, while NWL2023 lists 43 and ENABLE lists 41. Those dictionary totals overlap; they are not separate groups to add together.
Which endings and scores stand out?
E closes 24 of the 61 words, compared with 11 ending in S and 8 ending in T. Those three endings cover most of the group. If your other clues rule out E, checking an S or T ending is a sharper next move than trying a rare final letter.
Veejays leads the scoring examples at 20, followed by vitraux at 17 and vanward at 14. These top scores come from less familiar words, not the easiest everyday guesses. The 7-letter words with V as the 1st letter and A as the 5th letter are also fewer than the 116 matching V with I in slot five.
Treat that contrast as a clue filter, not a claim about English word frequency. Check your game's word list before playing an unfamiliar high scorer.
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