7-letter words with V as the 3rd letter and A as the 5th letter

The fixed pattern is _ _ V _ A _ _: V sits in slot 3 and A in slot 5, while the other five tiles vary. Collins accepts all 13 matches; ENABLE and NWL2023 accept 11 each. Only one entry is common by our frequency measure, so expect a short clue list with several specialist terms rather than a bank of everyday plays.

At a glance: words with V third and A fifth

• 13 tournament-dictionary entries fit the V-third, A-fifth pattern.
• DEVIATE and DEVIANT share the opening DEVI- but end differently.
• Six matches end in S; five end in E.
• Only one match is common by our frequency measure.
• FOVEATE and ALVEARY each score 13 points.

How many 7-letter words have V third and A fifth?

There are 13. Easier anchors include REVEALS, DEVIATE, DEVIANT, CAVEATS, and OBVIATE; each shows the fixed letters without requiring a rare ending. DEVIATE and DEVIANT differ only in their final two tiles, making them a clean pair when your rack or crossing letters narrow those slots.

Other matches are less familiar: OUVRAGE, CAVIARE, CAVIARS, GAVIALS, ALVEARY, FOVEATE, and SOVRANS. The broad list does not mean every word is accepted everywhere: Collins has 13 matches, while ENABLE and NWL2023 each have 11. Check your game's dictionary before playing an unfamiliar term.

Solve 7-letter words with V as 3rd and A as 5th

FOVEATE and ALVEARY each score 13 points; CAVEATS, OBVIATE, and CAVIARE each score 12. The average score is 11.9, so a pattern match is not automatically a premium play. Check the board's letter squares before choosing between similar scores.

Try endings before changing the fixed letters: S accounts for six matches and E for five, together covering 11 of 13. That makes an S or E crossing clue more informative than the first letter, where C leads with only three matches. Start with familiar forms such as DEVIATE, then verify any rare entry.