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

Two fixed letters leave five open slots, yet this frame yields a compact set of 32 words across the tournament dictionaries. Familiar forms such as INVITED and DEVOTED appear alongside rarer entries like DUVETYN. Only five matches are common by frequency, so the pattern is easier to search than to recall from memory.

Quick facts about the V-and-T pattern

• Exactly 32 tournament-dictionary words have V third and T fifth.
• Collins includes 31 matches; NWL2023 includes 26, and ENABLE includes 24.
• Five matches rank among the top 25,000 English words by frequency.
• DUVETYN leads the scoring examples at 14 points; COVETED and PIVOTED score 13.

Which familiar words fit this pattern?

INVITED, INVITES, DEVOTED, DEVOTES, and DEVOTEE show how often this letter frame catches forms built around invite and devote. COVETED, COVETER, PIVOTAL, and PIVOTED add other recognizable choices while keeping V third and T fifth.

The final letter divides the set in an unusual way: D and S tie at seven words each. Six matches end in E, and five end in R. If a puzzle gives you its last letter, use that clue before guessing the first; C and I lead the opening-letter counts with five matches apiece.

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

A confirmed ending is a sharper filter than the first letter here. With D at the end, consider INVITED, DEVOTED, or PIVOTED; with S, try INVITES or DEVOTES. The first-letter tally is less decisive because C and I each begin five entries.

DUVETYN scores 14 points, ahead of the more familiar COVETED and PIVOTED at 13. That contrast matters at the board: the top scorer is not necessarily the word you can recall quickest. Only five matches count as common, so many options are specialized vocabulary.

Check your game's word list before playing; Collins, NWL2023, and ENABLE do not contain identical sets.

Changing just the fifth letter can open a much larger search: the V-third, R-fifth pattern has 67 matches, compared with 32 for T fifth. Keep the fixed positions in view, then use a known ending or word family to narrow the remaining candidates.