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7-letter words with V as the 1st letter and L as the 4th letter

41 7-letter words start with V and have L as the 4th letter, including VILLAGE, VIOLENT, VILLAIN, VIOLATE and VALLEYS.

41 wordsTop pick VILLAGEHighest score VALLEYS 13

5 of 41 are everyday words (12%). A mix of familiar words and game-only finds.

With V in 1st place, I is the most common 4th letter (84 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Best words to play first 41 · most-used first

  • VILLAGE11
  • VIOLENT10
  • VILLAIN10
  • VIOLATE10
  • VALLEYS13
  • VAULTED11
  • VIOLETS10
  • VIOLINS10
  • VOLLEYS13
  • VAULTER10
  • VEILING11
  • VIOLIST10
  • VILLOUS10
  • VILLANS10
  • VILLEIN10
  • VILLANY13
  • VARLETS10
  • VORLAGE11
  • VANLOAD11
  • VAILING11
  • VELLUMS12
  • VOULGES11
  • VALLARY13
  • VALLATE10
  • VALLUMS12
  • VEALERS10
  • VEALIER10
  • VEALING11
  • VEILERS10
  • VEILIER10
  • VELLETS10
  • VELLONS10
  • VERLANS10
  • VIALFUL13
  • VIALING11
  • VIALLED11
  • VIELLES10
  • VILLOSE10
  • VIOLERS10
  • VIOLONE10
  • VOWLESS13
All valid words 41

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

  • VAILING11
  • VALLARY13
  • VALLATE10
  • VALLEYS13
  • VALLUMS12
  • VANLOAD11
  • VARLETS10
  • VAULTED11
  • VAULTER10
  • VEALERS10
  • VEALIER10
  • VEALING11
  • VEILERS10
  • VEILIER10
  • VEILING11
  • VELLETS10
  • VELLONS10
  • VELLUMS12
  • VERLANS10
  • VIALFUL13
  • VIALING11
  • VIALLED11
  • VIELLES10
  • VILLAGE11
  • VILLAIN10
  • VILLANS10
  • VILLANY13
  • VILLEIN10
  • VILLOSE10
  • VILLOUS10
  • VIOLATE10
  • VIOLENT10
  • VIOLERS10
  • VIOLETS10
  • VIOLINS10
  • VIOLIST10
  • VIOLONE10
  • VOLLEYS13
  • VORLAGE11
  • VOULGES11
  • VOWLESS13
Letters by positionIn 44% of these words the 2nd letter is I.
2nd letter
  1. I44%
  2. E24%
  3. A22%
3rd letter
  1. L37%
  2. O17%
  3. A15%
5th letter
  1. E27%
  2. A22%
  3. I20%
6th letter
  1. N27%
  2. E17%
  3. T12%
7th letter
  1. S44%
  2. E15%
  3. G10%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
Score spreadMost of these words score 10 in Scrabble; VALLEYS tops the list with 13. Scores before board bonuses.
  1. 1010 points: 23 words
  2. 11 points: 10 words
  3. 1212 points: 2 words
  4. 13 points: 6 words
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
VALLEYS1315All three
VOLLEYS1315All three
VILLANY1316Collins only
VOWLESS1315All three
VALLARY1315Collins only
VIALFUL1317Collins only
VELLUMS1217All three
VALLUMS1217Collins · NWL
VILLAGE1115All three
VAULTED1114All three
VEILING1115All three
VORLAGE1114All three

Two shapes explain more than half of the list. Fifteen words put L in both third and fourth place, as in VILLAGE and VALLEYS, and 7 more open with VIOL, as in VIOLENT. That makes 22 of the 41 before you consider a single ending.

V-first, L-fourth words in numbers

  • Size: 41 words. Collins accepts all 41, NWL2023 accepts 31 and ENABLE 28.
  • Everyday words: 5, which are VILLAGE, VIOLENT, VILLAIN, VIOLATE and VALLEYS.
  • Final letters: S ends 18 words, E ends 6 and G ends 4.
  • Top scores: VALLEYS, VOLLEYS, VILLANY, VOWLESS, VALLARY and VIALFUL all make 13.
  • Average score: 10.8 points.

Why do so many V words have a double L?

15 of the 41 carry LL in third and fourth place. VIL- leads with 7: VILLAGE, VILLAIN, VILLEIN, VILLOSE, VILLOUS, VILLANS and VILLANY. VAL- has 4, VEL- has 3 and VOLLEYS stands alone.

If your clue shows two Ls side by side, you are down to 15 candidates at once. The VAL- group is VALLATE, VALLEYS, VALLARY and VALLUMS, and the VEL- group is VELLUMS, VELLETS and VELLONS.

VIALLED and VIELLES hold their double L in fourth and fifth place instead. They fit the pattern without belonging to the LL core.

What are the VIOL- words?

VIOLATE, VIOLENT, VIOLETS, VIOLINS, VIOLIST, VIOLONE and VIOLERS make seven. VIOLINS, VIOLIST and VIOLONE relate to instruments, VIOLETS to flowers, and VIOLATE and VIOLENT are the everyday pair.

S ends 18 words overall, including VELLUMS and VILLANS. -ING gives 4 more, such as VEILING and VAILING.

Of the five everyday words, VILLAGE scores 11, thanks to the 2-point G, while VIOLENT and VIOLATE both make 10. VALLEYS reaches 13 because the Y adds 4.

A plain limit on high scores

Note

No word here tops 13 points, so VALLEYS and VOLLEYS are the ceiling. NWL2023 lists only 31 of the 41, and ENABLE 28.

Questions people ask

How many 7-letter words start with V and have L fourth?
There are 41. Collins accepts all 41, NWL2023 accepts 31 and ENABLE accepts 28, so Collins players have 10 more options than NWL2023 players for this pattern.
Which 7-letter V words have a double L?
Fifteen words have LL in third and fourth place, including VILLAGE, VILLAIN, VILLEIN, VALLEYS, VOLLEYS, VELLUMS, VALLUMS, VILLANS, VILLANY and VILLOUS. Two more words, VIALLED and VIELLES, double the L later.
What is the highest-scoring 7-letter V word with L in 4th place?
Six words tie at 13 points: VALLEYS, VOLLEYS, VILLANY, VOWLESS, VALLARY and VIALFUL. VELLUMS and VALLUMS follow at 12. The 4-point V is in every one, and most add a Y, F or W.

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