7-letter words with V as the 2nd letter and T as the 5th letter

With V fixed in slot two and T in slot five, only 23 seven-letter entries qualify across the tournament lists. A and E dominate the first position, with 9 and 7 words respectively; R and D lead the endings. Familiar examples such as EVICTED and OVERTAX sit beside rarer forms, so the letter pattern narrows the search but doesn’t guarantee an everyday word.

At a glance: the fixed V-and-T pattern

• The pattern has 23 tournament-dictionary matches, all included in Collins.
• NWL2023 includes 19 matches, while ENABLE includes 16; acceptance differs by dictionary.
• Only 2 entries rank among the top 25,000 English words by frequency.
• Definitions are available for 14 of the 23 matches.
• The average score is 11.4 points; OVERTAX leads with 17.

Which letters start and end these words?

A is the leading initial, with 9 matches, followed by E with 7. O contributes 4, U contributes 2, and S appears once. Try the A- and E-starting forms first when your other crossing letters leave those openings available.

R is the most common final letter, ending 6 words; D comes next with 5. E ends 3, while C, P, S, and Y each end 2. X is the lone rare ending, found in OVERTAX, so an X at the final position points to a narrow answer.

7-letter words with V 2nd and T 5th: scoring and limits

OVERTAX scores 17 points, ahead of EVICTED and OVERTLY at 13 each. The OVER- group also gives you OVERTOP and OVERTIP, but that shortcut misses EVICTED and AVIATOR. Match the known letters first, then use the opening and ending patterns to sort the remaining candidates.

This is a narrow pattern with a real vocabulary limit: just 2 matches are common by the top-25,000 frequency measure, although 14 have definitions. Don’t treat every entry as familiar everyday play. Collins, NWL2023, and ENABLE do not include identical sets, so check your game’s word list before relying on an unfamiliar answer.