7-letter words with V as the 3rd letter and O as the 6th letter
20 7-letter words have V as the 3rd letter and O as the 6th letter, including DEVELOP, ADVISOR, DIVISOR and ENVELOP.
2 of 20 are everyday words (10%). A mix of familiar words and game-only finds.
With V in 3rd place, E is the most common 6th letter (160 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.
- Length
- 6
- 7
- 8
- 9
- 10
- 11
- 12
- 13
- 14
- 15
Best words to play first
- DEVELOP13
- ADVISOR11
- ENVELOP12
- DIVISOR11
- ENVIRON10
- LEVATOR10
- DOVECOT13
- VAVASOR13
- REVISOR10
- ENVIROS10
- ENVENOM12
- SOVKHOZ26
- SAVELOY13
- DEVISOR11
- LAVABOS12
- LIVEDOS11
- LIVELOD11
- REVIVOR13
- UNVISOR10
- WAVESON13
All valid words 20
Highest-scoring words
| Word | Scrabble | Words With Friends | Dictionaries |
|---|---|---|---|
| SOVKHOZ | 26 | 26 | All three |
| DEVELOP | 13 | 16 | All three |
| DOVECOT | 13 | 15 | All three |
| VAVASOR | 13 | 15 | All three |
| SAVELOY | 13 | 14 | All three |
| REVIVOR | 13 | 15 | Collins only |
| WAVESON | 13 | 15 | Collins only |
| ENVELOP | 12 | 16 | All three |
| ENVENOM | 12 | 16 | All three |
| LAVABOS | 12 | 15 | All three |
| ADVISOR | 11 | 12 | All three |
| DIVISOR | 11 | 12 | All three |
R closes 8 of these 20 words, and 6 of those finish in -SOR, so the pattern is mostly agent nouns. The exceptions are the -ELOP pair, a few plurals, and SOVKHOZ, which scores 26 and sits far above the rest of the list.
What to know about V-third, O-sixth words
- Every one of the 20 is in Collins, 15 are in NWL2023 and 14 are in ENABLE.
- The everyday pair is DEVELOP and ADVISOR.
- R ends 8 words, S ends 3, and N and P end 2 each.
- SOVKHOZ makes 26, and then six words tie on 13.
- The mean score is 12.3 points.
Which words end in -SOR?
Six: ADVISOR, DEVISOR, DIVISOR, REVISOR, UNVISOR and VAVASOR. Five share the VISOR stem and differ only in the opening letters, which makes them easy to remember as a set.
REVIVOR and LEVATOR add two more agent nouns, both ending in -OR, so the R group totals 8. ADVISOR is the best known, and DIVISOR, the number you divide by, comes second in familiarity.
What about the other 12 words?
DEVELOP and ENVELOP share an -ELOP ending, and ENVENOM and ENVIRON end in -N. ENVIROS, LAVABOS and LIVEDOS are the three S plurals, which brings ENV- to four words in all. D starts four of the 20 words: DEVELOP, DEVISOR, DIVISOR and DOVECOT.
DOVECOT, SAVELOY, WAVESON, LIVELOD and SOVKHOZ complete the list. SOVKHOZ has 26 points because the Z is worth 10, the K 5 and the H 4.
DEVELOP and ENVELOP share an ending and sit one point apart, on 13 and 12. Six words tie on 13 in all: DEVELOP, DOVECOT, VAVASOR, SAVELOY, REVIVOR and WAVESON.
Which of these words are safe to play?
SOVKHOZ, DEVELOP, ENVELOP and ADVISOR are accepted by Collins, NWL2023 and ENABLE. WAVESON and LIVELOD appear only in Collins, so leave them for Collins games.
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