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7-letter words with V as the 1st letter and I as the 3rd letter

Only 21 7-letter words start with V and have I as the 3rd letter, and VOICING is the one everyday word among them.

21 wordsTop pick VOICINGHighest score VYINGLY 17

1 of 21 are everyday words (5%). Mostly rare words: great for Scrabble, tough for daily puzzles.

With V in 1st place, R is the most common 3rd letter (102 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Best words to play first 21 · most-used first

  • VOICING13
  • VOIDING12
  • VEILING11
  • VEINING11
  • VOITURE10
  • VOIVODE14
  • VAINEST10
  • VAILING11
  • VEINOUS10
  • VEINERS10
  • VEINIER10
  • VAIRIER10
  • VAIVODE14
  • VEILERS10
  • VEILIER10
  • VEINLET10
  • VEINULE10
  • VOICERS12
  • VOIDEES11
  • VOIDERS11
  • VYINGLY17
All valid words 21

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

  • VAILING11
  • VAINEST10
  • VAIRIER10
  • VAIVODE14
  • VEILERS10
  • VEILIER10
  • VEILING11
  • VEINERS10
  • VEINIER10
  • VEINING11
  • VEINLET10
  • VEINOUS10
  • VEINULE10
  • VOICERS12
  • VOICING13
  • VOIDEES11
  • VOIDERS11
  • VOIDING12
  • VOITURE10
  • VOIVODE14
  • VYINGLY17
Letters by positionIn 43% of these words the 2nd letter is E.
2nd letter
  1. E43%
  2. O33%
  3. A19%
4th letter
  1. N38%
  2. L19%
  3. D14%
5th letter
  1. I38%
  2. E29%
  3. O14%
6th letter
  1. N24%
  2. R24%
  3. E24%
7th letter
  1. S29%
  2. G24%
  3. E19%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
Score spreadMost of these words score 10 in Scrabble; VYINGLY tops the list with 17. Scores before board bonuses.
  1. 1010 points: 10 words
  2. 11 points: 5 words
  3. 1212 points: 2 words
  4. 13 points: 1 words
  5. 1414 points: 2 words
  6. 15 points: 0 words
  7. 1616 points: 0 words
  8. 17 points: 1 words
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
VYINGLY1719All three
VOIVODE1416Collins only
VAIVODE1416Collins only
VOICING1317All three
VOIDING1215All three
VOICERS1214All three
VEILING1115All three
VEINING1115All three
VAILING1115All three
VOIDERS1112All three
VOIDEES1112Collins only
VOITURE1012Collins only

Three openings do nearly all the work. VEI- begins 9 words, VOI- begins 7 and VAI- begins 4, which leaves VYINGLY as the only word outside them. This is a pattern you can learn in full in a few minutes.

The whole V-I pattern in brief

  • Size: 21 words. Collins accepts all 21, NWL2023 accepts 15 and ENABLE accepts 14.
  • Everyday words: just VOICING, in the top 25,000.
  • Final letters: S ends 6 words, G ends 5, E ends 4 and R ends 3.
  • Top scorer: VYINGLY at 17, then VOIVODE and VAIVODE at 14.
  • Average score: 11.3 points.

Which openings should you try first?

VEI- is biggest: VEILING, VEINING, VEILERS, VEINERS, VEINIER, VEILIER, VEINLET, VEINULE and VEINOUS. VOI- follows with VOICING, VOIDING, VOICERS, VOIDERS, VOIDEES, VOITURE and VOIVODE.

VAI- gives VAILING, VAINEST, VAIRIER and VAIVODE. VYINGLY is the loner, and it scores 17 on the 4-point V, two 4-point Ys and the G.

How do the endings, stems and scores line up?

-ING closes 5 words (VAILING, VEILING, VEINING, VOICING, VOIDING) and -ERS closes 4 (VEILERS, VEINERS, VOICERS, VOIDERS). -IER closes 3: VEINIER, VAIRIER and VEILIER.

Many of the words are forms of the same stem. VEIL, VEIN and VOID feed 12 of the 21 entries between them, so learning those three covers more than half the list.

VAINEST is the superlative of vain, and VEINIER and VAIRIER are comparatives, so the -EST and -IER pair is worth remembering. VOITURE, a French-origin word for a carriage, rounds out the VOI- group.

Both contain two Vs, and each V is worth 4, so 8 of the 14 points come from the pair. The other letters add 6.

VOICING makes 13 and VOIDING 12, which keeps the whole pattern in a narrow band. Any seven-tile play from the rack also earns the 50-point bonus.

A twin spelling and a caution

Note

VAIVODE and VOIVODE are two spellings of one word, and both are valid. NWL2023 lists 15 of the 21 and ENABLE 14, so VYINGLY and the twins suit Collins play best.

Questions people ask

How many 7-letter words start with V and have I third?
There are 21. Collins accepts all 21, NWL2023 accepts 15 and ENABLE accepts 14, so a game on the North American lists leaves out roughly a third of this pattern.
What is the most common V word with I as the third letter?
VOICING is the only one among the 21 that ranks in the top 25,000 English words. VOIDING and VEILING are standard words too, though they rank lower in everyday frequency.
Which V-I word scores the most?
VYINGLY scores 17 points in Scrabble, from three 4-point tiles plus the I, N, G and L. VOIVODE and VAIVODE follow at 14, then VOICING at 13.

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