7-letter words with V as the 2nd letter and L as the 4th letter

The fixed pattern is _V_L___, so the second and fourth slots are settled while the other five letters stay open. EVOLVED, EVOLVES, and OVULATE are readable examples; IVYLIKE leads the scoring list at 17 points. Only two matches rank among the top 25,000 English words by frequency, so expect many specialist entries.

How many 7-letter words have V second and L fourth?

• Collins accepts all 20 matches; NWL2023 accepts 18, and ENABLE accepts 15.
• EVOLVED and EVOLVES are the most familiar-looking entries among the examples.
• Nine words begin with E, while four begin with A.
• Five words end in S, compared with four ending in D.
• The average score is 11.6 points; IVYLIKE is the top scorer at 17.

Which words fit the pattern most clearly?

The EVOL- family makes this small group easier to scan: EVOLVED, EVOLVES, EVOLUTE, and EVOLUER share the opening four letters. EVOLVED scores 14, while EVOLVES and EVOLUER each score 13. Still, only two matches are common by our frequency cutoff, and 17 have definitions available.

OVULATE offers another recognizable option, while AVULSED, EVULSED, and AVULSES are less familiar forms. Endings vary: five words finish in S, four in D, three in E, and three in R. When the board fixes a final tile, those counts help narrow the candidates.

How should you use these scores in play?

Scrabble scoring rewards the unusual consonants more than the familiar EVOL- group. IVYLIKE scores 17, KVELLED 15, and EVOLVED 14; a premium square under V or K can raise the board total, while these scores use ordinary letter values.

Treat the pattern as a rack filter, not a promise of a familiar answer. The 7-letter words with V as the 2nd letter and L as the 4th letter include many rare forms, and none are Wordle answers or allowed guesses. Collins accepts 20 matches, compared with 18 in NWL2023, so check your game's dictionary before committing.

The six-letter version has 18 matches, while the five-letter version has 11.