8-letter words starting with V

8-letter words starting with V number 702, from familiar choices like VACATION to the 27-point scorer VIZCACHA.

702 wordsTop pick VIOLENCEHighest score VIZCACHA 27

52 of 702 are everyday words (7%). Mostly rare words: great for Scrabble, tough for daily puzzles.

S starts the most 8-letter words (5,265); X starts the fewest (38). V ranks #20 of 26. The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

Common words 52 · most-used first

Showing the top 48 of 52 common words. See every valid word

All valid words 702

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

  • VACANCES15
  • VACANTLY16
  • VACATING14
  • VACATION13
  • VACATURS13
  • VACCINAL15
  • VACCINAS15
  • VACCINEE15
  • VACCINES15
  • VACCINIA15
  • VACHERIN16
  • VACUATED14
  • VACUATES13
  • VACUISTS13
  • VACUOLAR13
  • VACUOLES13
  • VACUUMED16
  • VAGABOND15
  • VAGARIES12
  • VAGARISH15
  • VAGILITY15
  • VAGINANT12
  • VAGINATE12
  • VAGINULA12
  • VAGINULE12
  • VAGOTOMY17
  • VAGRANCY17
  • VAGRANTS12
  • VAINESSE11
  • VAINNESS11
  • VAIRIEST11
  • VAIVODES15
  • VAKASSES15
  • VALANCED14
  • VALANCES13
  • VALENCES13
  • VALENCIA13
  • VALERATE11
  • VALERIAN11
  • VALETING12
  • VALGUSES12
  • VALIANCE13
  • VALIANCY16
  • VALIANTS11
  • VALIDATE12
  • VALIDEST12
  • VALIDITY15
  • VALKYRIE18
  • VALLEYED15
  • VALLHUND15
  • VALLONIA11
  • VALONEAS11
  • VALONIAS11
  • VALORISE11
  • VALORIZE20
  • VALOROUS11
  • VALPROIC15
  • VALUABLE13
  • VALUABLY16
  • VALUATED12
  • VALUATES11
  • VALUATOR11
  • VALVELET14
  • VALVULAE14
  • VALVULAR14
  • VALVULES14
  • VAMBRACE17
  • VAMOOSED14
  • VAMOOSES13
  • VAMOSING14
  • VAMPIEST15
  • VAMPINGS16
  • VAMPIRED16
  • VAMPIRES15
  • VAMPIRIC17
  • VAMPLATE15
  • VANADATE12
  • VANADIUM14
  • VANADOUS12
  • VANDALIC14
  • VANDYKED20
  • VANDYKES19
  • VANELESS11
  • VANESSAS11
  • VANESSID12
  • VANGUARD13
  • VANILLAS11
  • VANILLIC13
  • VANILLIN11
  • VANISHED15
  • VANISHER14
  • VANISHES14
  • VANITIED12
  • VANITIES11
  • VANITORY14
  • VANLOADS12
  • VANNINGS12
  • VANPOOLS13
  • VANQUISH23
  • VANTAGED13
  • VANTAGES12
  • VAPIDEST14
  • VAPIDITY17
  • VAPORERS13
  • VAPORING14
  • VAPORISE13
  • VAPORISH16
  • VAPORIZE22
  • VAPOROUS13
  • VAPOURED14
  • VAPOURER13
  • VAPULATE13
  • VAQUEROS20
  • VAQUITAS20
  • VARACTOR13
  • VARENYKY21
  • VAREUSES11
  • VARGUENO12
  • VARIABLE13
  • VARIABLY16
  • VARIANCE13
  • VARIANTS11
  • VARIATED12
  • VARIATES11
  • VARICEAL13
  • VARICOID14
  • VARICOSE13
  • VARIEDLY15
  • VARIETAL11
  • VARIFORM16
  • VARIOLAR11
  • VARIOLAS11
  • VARIOLES11
  • VARIORUM13
  • VARISTOR11
  • VARITYPE16
  • VARLETRY14
  • VARLETTO11
  • VARMENTS13
  • VARMINTS13
  • VARNISHY17
  • VAROOMED14
  • VARTABED14
  • VARYINGS15
  • VASCULAR13
  • VASCULUM15
  • VASEFULS14
  • VASELIKE15
  • VASELINE11
  • VASIFORM16
  • VASOTOMY16
  • VASSAILS11
  • VASSALRY14
  • VASTIEST11
  • VASTNESS11
  • VATICIDE14
  • VAUCHING17
  • VAULTAGE12
  • VAULTERS11
  • VAULTIER11
  • VAULTING12
  • VAUNCING14
  • VAUNTAGE12
  • VAUNTERS11
  • VAUNTERY14
  • VAUNTFUL14
  • VAUNTIER11
  • VAUNTING12
  • VAURIENS11
  • VAVASORS14
  • VAVASORY17
  • VAVASOUR14
  • VAVASSOR14
  • VEALIEST11
  • VECTORED14
  • VEDALIAS12
  • VEDETTES12
  • VEERINGS12
  • VEGANISM14
  • VEGELATE12
  • VEGEMITE14
  • VEGETALS12
  • VEGETANT12
  • VEGETATE12
  • VEGETIST12
  • VEGETIVE15
  • VEHEMENT16
  • VEHICLES16
  • VEHMIQUE25
  • VEILEDLY15
  • VEILIEST11
  • VEILINGS12
  • VEILLESS11
  • VEILLIKE15
  • VEINIEST11
  • VEININGS12
  • VEINLESS11
  • VEINLETS11
  • VEINLIKE15
  • VEINULES11
  • VEINULET11
  • VELAMINA13
  • VELARISE11
  • VELARIUM13
  • VELARIZE20
  • VELATURA11
  • VELIGERS12
  • VELLEITY14
  • VELOCITY16
  • VELOUTES11
  • VELSKOEN15
  • VELURING12
  • VELVERET14
  • VELVETED15
  • VENALITY14
  • VENATION11
  • VENATORS11
  • VENDABLE14
  • VENDACES14
  • VENDAGES13
  • VENDANGE13
  • VENDETTA12
  • VENDEUSE12
  • VENDIBLE14
  • VENDIBLY17
  • VENDINGS13
  • VENDISES12
  • VENEERED12
  • VENEERER11
  • VENENATE11
  • VENENOSE11
  • VENERATE11
  • VENEREAL11
  • VENEREAN11
  • VENERERS11
  • VENERIES11
  • VENETIAN11
  • VENGEFUL15
  • VENIALLY14
  • VENIDIUM14
  • VENISONS11
  • VENOGRAM14
  • VENOLOGY15
  • VENOMERS13
  • VENOMING14
  • VENOMOUS13
  • VENOSITY14
  • VENOUSLY14
  • VENTAGES12
  • VENTAILE11
  • VENTAILS11
  • VENTANAS11
  • VENTAYLE14
  • VENTIGES12
  • VENTINGS12
  • VENTLESS11
  • VENTOUSE11
  • VENTRALS11
  • VENTRING12
  • VENTROUS11
  • VENTURED12
  • VENTURER11
  • VENTURES11
  • VENTURIS11
  • VENULOSE11
  • VENULOUS11
  • VENVILLE14
  • VERACITY16
  • VERANDAH15
  • VERANDAS12
  • VERATRIA11
  • VERATRIN11
  • VERATRUM13
  • VERBALLY16
  • VERBATIM15
  • VERBENAS13
  • VERBIAGE14
  • VERBILES13
  • VERBINGS14
  • VERBLESS13
  • VERBOSER13
  • VERBOTEN13
  • VERDANCY17
  • VERDELHO15
  • VERDERER12
  • VERDEROR12
  • VERDICTS14
  • VERDITER12
  • VERDITES12
  • VERDURED13
  • VERDURES12
  • VERECUND14
  • VERGENCE14
  • VERGENCY17
  • VERIFIED15
  • VERIFIER14
  • VERIFIES14
  • VERISMOS13
  • VERISTIC13
  • VERITIES11
  • VERJUICE20
  • VERJUSES18
  • VERKRAMP19
  • VERLIGTE12
  • VERMEILS13
  • VERMELLS13
  • VERMINED14
  • VERMOULU13
  • VERMOUTH16
  • VERMUTHS16
  • VERNACLE13
  • VERNALLY14
  • VERNICLE13
  • VERNIERS11
  • VERNIXES18
  • VERONALS11
  • VERONICA13
  • VERQUERE20
  • VERQUIRE20
  • VERRUCAE13
  • VERRUCAS13
  • VERRUGAS12
  • VERSANTS11
  • VERSELET11
  • VERSEMAN13
  • VERSEMEN13
  • VERSICLE13
  • VERSINES11
  • VERSINGS12
  • VERSIONS11
  • VERTEBRA13
  • VERTEXES18
  • VERTICAL13
  • VERTICES13
  • VERTICIL13
  • VERTIGOS12
  • VERTISOL11
  • VERTUOUS11
  • VERVAINS14
  • VESICANT13
  • VESICATE13
  • VESICLES13
  • VESICULA13
  • VESPERAL13
  • VESPIARY16
  • VESSAILS11
  • VESSELED12
  • VESTALLY14
  • VESTIARY14
  • VESTIGES12
  • VESTIGIA12
  • VESTINGS12
  • VESTLESS11
  • VESTLIKE15
  • VESTMENT13
  • VESTRIES11
  • VESTURAL11
  • VESTURED12
  • VESTURER11
  • VESTURES11
  • VESUVIAN14
  • VETCHIER16
  • VETERANS11
  • VETIVERS14
  • VETIVERT14
  • VETKOEKS19
  • VETOLESS11
  • VETTURAS11
  • VEXATION18
  • VEXATORY21
  • VEXILLAR18
  • VEXILLUM20
  • VEXINGLY22
  • VIADUCTS14
  • VIALFULS14
  • VIALLING12
  • VIAMETER13
  • VIATICAL13
  • VIATICUM15
  • VIATORES11
  • VIBRANCE15
  • VIBRANCY18
  • VIBRANTS13
  • VIBRATED14
  • VIBRATES13
  • VIBRATOR13
  • VIBRATOS13
  • VIBRIOID14
  • VIBRIONS13
  • VIBRISSA13
  • VIBRONIC15
  • VIBURNUM15
  • VICARAGE14
  • VICARATE13
  • VICARESS13
  • VICARIAL13
  • VICARIES13
  • VICELESS13
  • VICELIKE17
  • VICENARY16
  • VICEROYS16
  • VICIATED14
  • VICIATES13
  • VICINAGE14
  • VICINITY16
  • VICOMTES15
  • VICTORIA13
  • VICTRESS13
  • VICTUALS13
  • VICUGNAS14
  • VIDALIAS12
  • VIDENDUM15
  • VIDEOCAM16
  • VIDEOFIT15
  • VIDEOING13
  • VIDEOTEX19
  • VIDETTES12
  • VIDICONS14
  • VIDUAGES13
  • VIEWABLE16
  • VIEWBOOK20
  • VIEWDATA15
  • VIEWIEST14
  • VIEWINGS15
  • VIEWLESS14
  • VIEWPORT16
  • VIEWSHED18
  • VIGILANT12
  • VIGNERON12
  • VIGNETTE12
  • VIGORISH15
  • VIGOROSO12
  • VIGOROUS12
  • VIHUELAS14
  • VILAYETS14
  • VILDNESS12
  • VILENESS11
  • VILIACOS13
  • VILIAGOS12
  • VILIFIED15
  • VILIFIER14
  • VILIFIES14
  • VILIPEND14
  • VILLADOM14
  • VILLAGER12
  • VILLAGES12
  • VILLAGEY15
  • VILLAGIO12
  • VILLAINS11
  • VILLAINY14
  • VILLATIC13
  • VILLEINS11
  • VILLIAGO12
  • VINASSES11
  • VINCIBLE15
  • VINCIBLY18
  • VINCULAR13
  • VINCULUM15
  • VINDALOO12
  • VINEGARS12
  • VINEGARY15
  • VINELESS11
  • VINELIKE15
  • VINERIES11
  • VINEWING15
  • VINEYARD15
  • VINIFERA14
  • VINIFIED15
  • VINIFIES14
  • VINOLENT11
  • VINOLOGY15
  • VINOSITY14
  • VINOUSLY14
  • VINTAGED13
  • VINTAGER12
  • VINTAGES12
  • VINTNERS11
  • VINTRIES11
  • VIOLABLE13
  • VIOLABLY16
  • VIOLATED12
  • VIOLATER11
  • VIOLATES11
  • VIOLATOR11
  • VIOLENCE13
  • VIOLENTS11
  • VIOLISTS11
  • VIOLONES11
  • VIOMYCIN18
  • VIPERINE13
  • VIPERISH16
  • VIPEROUS13
  • VIRAEMIA13
  • VIRAEMIC15
  • VIRAGOES12
  • VIRANDAS12
  • VIRANDOS12
  • VIRELAIS11
  • VIRELAYS14
  • VIREMENT13
  • VIREMIAS13
  • VIRETOTS11
  • VIRGATES12
  • VIRGINAL12
  • VIRGINED13
  • VIRGINIA12
  • VIRGINLY15
  • VIRGULES12
  • VIRICIDE14
  • VIRIDIAN12
  • VIRIDITE12
  • VIRIDITY15
  • VIRILELY14
  • VIRILISE11
  • VIRILISM13
  • VIRILITY14
  • VIRILIZE20
  • VIROGENE12
  • VIROLOGY15
  • VIRTUOSA11
  • VIRTUOSE11
  • VIRTUOSI11
  • VIRTUOSO11
  • VIRTUOUS11
  • VIRUCIDE14
  • VIRULENT11
  • VIRUSOID12
  • VISAGIST12
  • VISCACHA18
  • VISCARIA13
  • VISCERAL13
  • VISCIDLY17
  • VISCOSES13
  • VISCOUNT13
  • VISELIKE15
  • VISIBLES13
  • VISIEING12
  • VISIONAL11
  • VISIONED12
  • VISIONER11
  • VISITANT11
  • VISITEES11
  • VISITERS11
  • VISITING12
  • VISITORS11
  • VISNOMIE13
  • VISORING12
  • VISTAING12
  • VISUALLY14
  • VITALISE11
  • VITALISM13
  • VITALIST11
  • VITALITY14
  • VITALIZE20
  • VITAMERS13
  • VITAMINE13
  • VITAMINS13
  • VITATIVE14
  • VITELLIN11
  • VITELLUS11
  • VITESSES11
  • VITIABLE13
  • VITIATED12
  • VITIATES11
  • VITIATOR11
  • VITICETA13
  • VITICIDE14
  • VITILIGO12
  • VITRAGES12
  • VITRAINS11
  • VITREOUS11
  • VITREUMS13
  • VITRINES11
  • VITRIOLS11
  • VITTLING12
  • VITULINE11
  • VIVACITY19
  • VIVARIES14
  • VIVARIUM16
  • VIVERIDS15
  • VIVERRAS14
  • VIVERRID15
  • VIVIDEST15
  • VIVIDITY18
  • VIVIFIED18
  • VIVIFIER17
  • VIVIFIES17
  • VIVIPARA16
  • VIVIPARY19
  • VIVISECT16
  • VIXENISH21
  • VIZAMENT22
  • VIZARDED22
  • VIZCACHA27
  • VIZIRATE20
  • VIZIRIAL20
  • VIZORING21
  • VLOGGERS13
  • VLOGGING14
  • VOCABLES15
  • VOCALESE13
  • VOCALICS15
  • VOCALION13
  • VOCALISE13
  • VOCALISM15
  • VOCALIST13
  • VOCALITY16
  • VOCALIZE22
  • VOCATION13
  • VOCATIVE16
  • VOCODERS14
  • VODCASTS14
  • VOERTSAK15
  • VOERTSEK15
  • VOGUEING13
  • VOGUIEST12
  • VOGUINGS13
  • VOICEFUL16
  • VOICINGS14
  • VOIDABLE14
  • VOIDANCE14
  • VOIDINGS13
  • VOIDNESS12
  • VOITURES11
  • VOIVODES15
  • VOLANTES11
  • VOLARIES11
  • VOLATILE11
  • VOLCANIC15
  • VOLCANOS13
  • VOLERIES11
  • VOLITANT11
  • VOLITATE11
  • VOLITION11
  • VOLITIVE14
  • VOLLEYED15
  • VOLLEYER14
  • VOLPINOS13
  • VOLPLANE13
  • VOLTAGES12
  • VOLTAISM13
  • VOLUMING14
  • VOLUMISE13
  • VOLUMIST13
  • VOLUMIZE22
  • VOLUSPAS13
  • VOLUTINS11
  • VOLUTION11
  • VOLUTOID12
  • VOLVOXES21
  • VOLVULUS14
  • VOMERINE13
  • VOMITERS13
  • VOMITIER13
  • VOMITING14
  • VOMITIVE16
  • VOMITORY16
  • VOMITOUS13
  • VOODOOED13
  • VOORSKOT15
  • VORACITY16
  • VORAGOES12
  • VORLAGES12
  • VORTEXES18
  • VORTICAL13
  • VORTICES13
  • VOTARESS11
  • VOTARIES11
  • VOTARIST11
  • VOTEABLE13
  • VOTELESS11
  • VOTIVELY17
  • VOUCHEES16
  • VOUCHERS16
  • VOUCHING17
  • VOUDOUED13
  • VOUDOUNS12
  • VOUSSOIR11
  • VOUTSAFE14
  • VOUVRAYS17
  • VOWELISE14
  • VOWELIZE23
  • VOWELLED15
  • VOWESSES14
  • VOYAGERS15
  • VOYAGEUR15
  • VOYAGING16
  • VRAICKER17
  • VROOMING14
  • VUGGIEST13
  • VUGHIEST15
  • VULCANIC15
  • VULGARER12
  • VULGARLY15
  • VULGATES12
  • VULGUSES12
  • VULSELLA11
  • VULTURES11
  • VULTURNS11
  • VULVITIS14
  • VUTTIEST11
  • VUVUZELA23
Letters by positionIn 35% of these words the 8th letter is S.
2nd letter
  1. I32%
  2. E28%
  3. A25%
3rd letter
  1. R20%
  2. N15%
  3. L14%
4th letter
  1. I18%
  2. A12%
  3. E11%
6th letter
  1. I24%
  2. E11%
  3. N9%
7th letter
  1. E24%
  2. S10%
  3. N10%
8th letter
  1. S35%
  2. E15%
  3. Y9%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
Score spreadMost of these words score 11 in Scrabble; VIZCACHA tops the list with 27. Scores before board bonuses.
  1. 1111 points: 153 words
  2. 12 points: 110 words
  3. 1313 points: 138 words
  4. 14 points: 111 words
  5. 1515 points: 79 words
  6. 16 points: 42 words
  7. 1717 points: 19 words
  8. 18 points: 14 words
  9. 1919 points: 6 words
  10. 20 points: 14 words
  11. 2121 points: 5 words
  12. 22 points: 6 words
  13. 2323 points: 3 words
  14. 24 points: 0 words
  15. 2525 points: 1 words
  16. 26 points: 0 words
  17. 2727 points: 1 words
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
VIZCACHA2729All three
VEHMIQUE2527Collins only
VANQUISH2325All three
VUVUZELA2328Collins only
VOWELIZE2325All three
VAPORIZE2224All three
VOCALIZE2225All three
VOLUMIZE2226Collins · NWL
VEXINGLY2225All three
VIZARDED2223All three
VIZAMENT2225Collins only
VARENYKY2121NWL only

V begins fewer eight-letter words than most common starting letters: the S list has 5,265, while V has 702. Just 52 V words fall among the most common English vocabulary, so expect a mix of everyday terms such as VEHICLES and VERTICAL and less familiar game entries. The final letter offers a useful shortcut when you scan the choices.

The V list at a glance

  • There are 702 eight-letter words beginning with V.
  • Collins accepts 684; NWL2023 accepts 538, and ENABLE accepts 493.
  • Only 52 entries rank among the most common English words.
  • S is the most frequent ending, with 246 words; E follows with 107.
  • The average score is 13.6 points, while VIZCACHA leads at 27.

Which 8-letter words starting with V are familiar?

VACATION, VEHICLES, VISITORS, and VERSIONS are recognizable options among the 702 matches. VALUABLE, VERTICAL, and VELOCITY offer other familiar shapes, with varied vowels and endings for a puzzle that gives you only the first letter.

The common-word count is just 52, so many valid entries will feel less familiar than those examples. For a quick filter, check the last letter: 246 words end in S, more than twice the 107 ending in E. That ending pattern can narrow a long candidate list without guessing at meanings.

How do 8-letter words starting with V score?

VIZCACHA scores 27 points, the highest figure among the listed V starters. VANQUISH, VUVUZELA, and VOWELIZE each reach 23, while VAPORIZE and VOCALIZE score 22. These examples show how a high-value V combines with less common letters to lift a word’s total.

For a board game, compare the word with your rack and the board squares before chasing the top score. The strongest scorer is an uncommon word, not an everyday fallback; the list averages 13.6 points. Dictionary coverage also differs: Collins includes more matches than NWL2023 or ENABLE, so check your game’s word list when an entry is unfamiliar.

Questions people ask

How many 8-letter words start with V?
There are 702 eight-letter words starting with V across the tournament dictionaries counted here. Familiar examples include VACATION, VEHICLES, and VELOCITY, but only 52 entries are among the most common English words. Many candidates will therefore be less familiar outside word games.
What is the highest-scoring 8-letter V word?
VIZCACHA is the highest scorer among these V words, at 27 points. VANQUISH, VUVUZELA, and VOWELIZE each score 23. The top score depends on letter values before board bonuses, so a different placement can change the points you actually earn.
What letter do most 8-letter V words end with?
S is the most frequent final letter, appearing on 246 words that start with V. E is next with 107, followed by Y with 64. If your puzzle gives you both the starting V and a final letter, the S group is the largest place to check first.

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