7-letter words with V as the 1st letter and O as the 6th letter

With V fixed at the start and O in position six, the pattern is V _ _ _ _ O _. VERSION and VISITOR are familiar matches, while VICEROY leads the scoring list. Just two entries meet the common group, so many matches are specialist or less familiar.

How many 7-letter words have V first and O sixth?

• The pattern has 19 tournament-dictionary matches.
• All 19 appear in Collins; 14 appear in NWL2023 and 13 in ENABLE.
• VERSION and VISITOR are familiar examples.
• VICEROY is the top scorer at 15 points.
• Only two matches count as common English words.

Which matches are easiest to recognize?

VERSION and VISITOR are the most recognizable choices among these seven-letter entries. VENISON and VITRIOL are also established words, while VANPOOL and VIDICON are more specific. Those familiar anchors make it easier to check the V _ _ _ _ O _ pattern without treating every match as everyday vocabulary.

Dictionary coverage varies across the set: Collins has all 19 matches, compared with 14 in NWL2023 and 13 in ENABLE. Fourteen entries have definitions, but only two meet the common group. For tournament play, confirm that your game's dictionary accepts the word you choose; a Collins entry is not automatically accepted in every word list.

The final letters are unevenly distributed: eight words end in S, four in N, and three in R. That makes an S ending a strong first check when the rack or crossing letters leave the last square open. The remaining endings are L, T, and Y.

Which V-and-O words score the most?

VICEROY scores 15 points, ahead of VAVASOR and VIDICON at 13 each. VANPOOL, VELCROS, VIBRIOS, VIBRION, and VOMITOS each score 12. These are base word scores, so a premium square can change the board total.

The pattern’s O sits in the sixth position, leaving only one letter after it. Use that final square to test likely endings such as S, N, or R against your rack. In this compact group, the top score comes from VICEROY, not from the more familiar VERSION or VISITOR.