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

7-letter words with V as the 1st letter and G as the 5th letter: 13 matches, led by vinegar and voyager.

13 wordsTop pick VINEGARHighest score VYINGLY 17

3 of 13 are everyday words (23%). 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.

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Best words to play first 13 · most-used first

  • VINEGAR11
  • VOYAGER14
  • VOYAGES14
  • VLOGGER12
  • VISAGES11
  • VOYAGED15
  • VELIGER11
  • VISAGED12
  • VIRAGOS11
  • VLOGGED13
  • VOULGES11
  • VICUGNA13
  • VYINGLY17
All valid words 13

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

  • VELIGER11
  • VICUGNA13
  • VINEGAR11
  • VIRAGOS11
  • VISAGED12
  • VISAGES11
  • VLOGGED13
  • VLOGGER12
  • VOULGES11
  • VOYAGED15
  • VOYAGER14
  • VOYAGES14
  • VYINGLY17
Letters by positionIn 69% of these words the 6th letter is E.
2nd letter
  1. I38%
  2. O31%
  3. L15%
3rd letter
  1. Y23%
  2. S15%
  3. O15%
4th letter
  1. A46%
  2. G15%
  3. I8%
6th letter
  1. E69%
  2. N8%
  3. A8%
7th letter
  1. R31%
  2. S31%
  3. D23%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
VYINGLY1719All three
VOYAGED1516All three
VOYAGER1415All three
VOYAGES1415All three
VLOGGED1317NWL only
VICUGNA1318All three
VLOGGER1216NWL only
VISAGED1214All three
VINEGAR1114All three
VISAGES1113All three
VELIGER1114All three
VIRAGOS1113All three

The pattern is V _ _ _ G _ _, so the fifth letter narrows the search sharply. The 13 matches include familiar forms such as vinegar, voyager, and voyages alongside rarer words like vicugna and vyingly. Only three count as common by our frequency measure, making this a compact clue list rather than a set of everyday vocabulary.

How many 7-letter words have V first and G fifth?

  • Exactly 13 tournament-dictionary words match the V _ _ _ G _ _ pattern.
  • NWL2023 includes 12 matches, Collins includes 11, and ENABLE includes 10.
  • Vinegar, voyager, and voyages are among the recognizable entries.
  • Four words end in R and four end in S; three end in D.

Which words fit the V _ _ _ G _ _ pattern?

Vinegar is an easy pattern to check: V starts the word, and G sits in position five. Voyager and voyages share the same V-O-Y-A-G opening, while voyaged keeps that opening and changes the ending. These related forms make the list easier to scan, but they are separate entries.

The remaining examples vary more. Vlogger and vlogged both place G in the fourth and fifth spots; visages and visaged differ only at the final letter. Less familiar entries include veliger, viragos, voulges, vicugna, and vyingly, so a correct letter pattern alone does not guarantee a word will feel familiar.

What do 7-letter words with V first and G fifth score?

Vyingly leads the score ranking at 17 points, followed by voyaged at 15. Voyager and voyages each score 14, so the less obvious vyingly is the standout when you are comparing raw tile totals. Board bonuses can change the result of any play.

Dictionary coverage is not identical: Collins has 11 matches, while NWL2023 has 12 and ENABLE has 10. That gap matters when a move depends on a rare form such as vicugna or voulges. Check your game's word list before committing; the 13-word total combines entries found in at least one of those tournament dictionaries.

Questions people ask

How many seven-letter words start with V and have G fifth?
There are 13 seven-letter words with V first and G fifth in at least one tournament dictionary. The pattern is V _ _ _ G _ _. Vinegar, voyager, and voyages are among the more recognizable matches, while entries such as vicugna and vyingly are less familiar.
Which V-and-G word scores the most points?
Vyingly is the highest scorer among these matches, with a score of 17. Voyaged follows at 15, while voyager and voyages each score 14. These are tile totals before board bonuses, so premium squares can change the value of a play.
Are all 13 words valid in every Scrabble dictionary?
No, dictionary coverage differs. NWL2023 contains 12 matches, Collins contains 11, and ENABLE contains 10. The overall total includes words appearing in at least one of those tournament lists, so check the word list used in your game before playing an uncommon entry.

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