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

The double-V pattern is unusually tight: just 19 seven-letter entries qualify, and none falls within the common-word group. The list is dominated by forms such as revving, divvied, and savvier, with repeated spellings and inflections doing much of the work. For a clue solver, the first and last letters separate these candidates more than ordinary meanings do.

The VV pattern at a glance

• Only 19 tournament-dictionary entries match the VV pattern; none is classed as a common word.
• Collins includes 18 matches, while NWL2023 includes 13 and ENABLE includes 8.
• Ten entries end in S, including civvies, divvies, and navvies; five end in D, including divvied.
• Bevvied, bivvied, savveys, and savvily tie for the highest score at 16 points.
• The average score is 14.5, but many spellings are less familiar than that total suggests.

Which letters start and end these words?

Ten entries end in S, twice the five that end in D. Two end in G, one in R, and one in Y. Ending in S is the strongest first filter when you know the final letter; examples include civvies, navvies, and savvies.

At the front, B and S tie at five words apiece. D begins three, L and N begin two each, while C and R appear once each. A known first letter still leaves five choices for B or S, but only one for C or R.

Which VV words score highest?

Bevvied, bivvied, savveys, and savvily each score 16, tying for the highest listed Scrabble score. Five entries score 15: civvies, divvied, bevvies, bivvies, and bovvers; revving scores 14.

The standout scores come from V-heavy spellings, but a 16-point total does not make an entry broadly playable. Collins contains 18 matches, compared with 13 in NWL2023 and 8 in ENABLE, so check your game's word list before playing an unfamiliar form.

Among 7-letter words with V as the 3rd letter and V as the 4th letter, unusual spellings are the real trap: divvied and divvies differ only at the ending, while savvied, savvies, savvier, and savvily form a similarly crowded cluster.