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.
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
- VINEGAR11
- VOYAGER14
- VOYAGES14
- VLOGGER12
- VISAGES11
- VOYAGED15
- VELIGER11
- VISAGED12
- VIRAGOS11
- VLOGGED13
- VOULGES11
- VICUGNA13
- VYINGLY17
All valid words 13
- VELIGER11
- VICUGNA13
- VINEGAR11
- VIRAGOS11
- VISAGED12
- VISAGES11
- VLOGGED13
- VLOGGER12
- VOULGES11
- VOYAGED15
- VOYAGER14
- VOYAGES14
- VYINGLY17
Highest-scoring words
| Word | Scrabble | Words With Friends | Dictionaries |
|---|---|---|---|
| VYINGLY | 17 | 19 | All three |
| VOYAGED | 15 | 16 | All three |
| VOYAGER | 14 | 15 | All three |
| VOYAGES | 14 | 15 | All three |
| VLOGGED | 13 | 17 | NWL only |
| VICUGNA | 13 | 18 | All three |
| VLOGGER | 12 | 16 | NWL only |
| VISAGED | 12 | 14 | All three |
| VINEGAR | 11 | 14 | All three |
| VISAGES | 11 | 13 | All three |
| VELIGER | 11 | 14 | All three |
| VIRAGOS | 11 | 13 | All 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.
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