7-letter words with V as the 3rd letter and A as the 4th letter

The fixed VA pair yields a compact set: only nine matches count as common, and ADVANCE and CAVALRY are among the familiar examples. S is the most frequent final letter, while the first letter is more varied. Use the position clues first, then check the last letter to narrow your choices.

At a glance: the VA pattern

• Every answer has V third and A fourth: _ _ V A _ _ _.
• S ends 21 words; E ends 12.
• S leads with nine matches; L, N, and R each lead eight.
• Only nine entries are common, so many matches are specialist vocabulary.

How many 7-letter words have V as 3rd and A as 4th letter?

There are 63 tournament-dictionary matches for this exact pattern. That is far fewer than the 339 words with R third and A fourth, so a V clue cuts down the search sharply.

The endings provide another strong filter: S appears 21 times, E 12, and D seven. If your final tile is known, start with that group rather than scanning every match.

Which matches stand out for play?

ADVANCE, CAVALRY, RIVALRY, and INVALID are recognizable choices among the examples. Their opening letters also show the spread: S is most common at nine, while L, N, and R each contribute eight.

For Scrabble, UNVAXED scores 18 points, ahead of MOVABLY and AKVAVIT at 17 each. Those are less familiar options, so check your game's word list before relying on them. The total includes entries accepted in at least one tournament dictionary, not necessarily every game's dictionary.

Dictionary coverage is broad but not identical: 60 matches appear in Collins, 50 in NWL2023, and 45 in ENABLE. Those totals overlap, so they do not represent separate piles.

A practical split is to try familiar forms such as ADVANCE and CAVALRY first, then treat UNVAXED, MOVABLY, and AKVAVIT as score-driven possibilities rather than everyday guesses. The pattern has 53 defined entries, but its nine common words make a much shorter shortlist.