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

The 11 7-letter words with V as the 3rd letter and N as the 7th letter all end in N; JAVELIN leads at 17 points.

11 wordsTop pick JAVELINHighest score JAVELIN 17

With V in 3rd place, S is the most common 7th letter (137 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Best words to play first 11 · most-used first

  • JAVELIN17
  • CAVEMAN14
  • CAVEMEN14
  • ENVIRON10
  • SAVARIN10
  • NAVARIN10
  • RAVELIN10
  • DUVETYN14
  • FIVEPIN15
  • LEVULIN10
  • WAVESON13
All valid words 11

A to Z. Includes rare and Collins-only words. Linked tiles open the word's meaning, score and rhymes.

  • CAVEMAN14
  • CAVEMEN14
  • DUVETYN14
  • ENVIRON10
  • FIVEPIN15
  • JAVELIN17
  • LEVULIN10
  • NAVARIN10
  • RAVELIN10
  • SAVARIN10
  • WAVESON13

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
JAVELIN1722All three
FIVEPIN1518Collins only
CAVEMAN1418All three
CAVEMEN1418All three
DUVETYN1416All three
WAVESON1315Collins only
ENVIRON1013All three
SAVARIN1012All three
NAVARIN1013Collins · NWL
RAVELIN1013All three
LEVULIN1015All three

The pattern is narrow: every match has N in the final slot, and none ranks among the commonest English words. JAVELIN and FIVEPIN stand out on score, while CAVEMAN and CAVEMEN share the same opening. The counts differ by dictionary, so a word accepted in one tournament list may not work in another; these examples suit a fixed-letter puzzle more than everyday vocabulary.

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

  • Exactly 11 matches fit the V-third, N-final pattern in tournament dictionaries.
  • All 11 end in N, and none ranks among the 25,000 most frequent English words.
  • Collins includes all 11; NWL2023 includes 9, and ENABLE includes 8.
  • JAVELIN scores 17, followed by FIVEPIN at 15 and CAVEMAN at 14.
  • Ten of the 11 matches have definitions.

Which words fit the V-third, N-final pattern?

The matches are JAVELIN, CAVEMAN, CAVEMEN, ENVIRON, SAVARIN, NAVARIN, RAVELIN, DUVETYN, FIVEPIN, LEVULIN, and WAVESON. CAVEMAN and CAVEMEN are the pair with the same opening and nearly the same spelling.

All 11 share their final letter, so the third-position V does much of the sorting work. As a comparison, 137 seven-letter words with V in third place end in S, far more than the 11 ending in N. This N-ending group has no entries in the common-word band, so expect several unfamiliar forms.

How can you use these words in a word game?

JAVELIN is the top scorer at 17, with FIVEPIN next at 15. CAVEMAN, CAVEMEN, and DUVETYN each score 14; WAVESON scores 13. Those figures make JAVELIN the first candidate to check when your rack and board allow it, but the pattern alone cannot guarantee a playable move.

A seven-letter fit can also complete a Scrabble bingo: under the standard rule, using all seven rack tiles earns a 50-point bonus. Check the letter positions before committing, since a single misplaced tile breaks this exact pattern. These are tournament-dictionary entries rather than familiar everyday words, so verify your game's word list once before relying on an obscure match.

Questions people ask

Are all 11 words accepted in every tournament dictionary?
No, dictionary coverage varies across the 11 matches. Collins includes all 11, while NWL2023 accepts 9 and ENABLE accepts 8. If your game uses one of the narrower lists, check the specific word before playing; the overall count does not mean every entry works in every ruleset.
Which V-third, N-final word scores the most?
JAVELIN is the highest scorer, worth 17 points. FIVEPIN follows at 15, and CAVEMAN, CAVEMEN, and DUVETYN each score 14. Those are tile scores before any board-square bonuses, so the final play total depends on where you place the word.
Are any of these matches common English words?
None of the 11 falls within the common-word group used for this list. You may recognize JAVELIN, CAVEMAN, and CAVEMEN more readily than DUVETYN or SAVARIN, but familiarity is not the same as dictionary acceptance. Check the word list used by your game.

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