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9-letter words ending in V

9-letter words ending in V have one match: LEITMOTIV, a 14-point word found in all three tournament lists.

1 wordTop pick LEITMOTIVHighest score LEITMOTIV 14

S ends the most 9-letter words (16,180); V ends the fewest (1). V ranks #24 of 26. The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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LEITMOTIV1417All three

That makes the final V clue unusually restrictive: the only match is LEITMOTIV, and it appears in ENABLE, Collins, and NWL2023. The word is absent from the common-word group, so an everyday answer is not waiting behind this pattern. For a fixed nine-letter rack or crossword slot, keep the ending in place and test the eight letters before it.

At a glance: the lone V ending

  • Only one nine-letter tournament-dictionary entry ends in V: LEITMOTIV.
  • LEITMOTIV appears in ENABLE, Collins, and NWL2023.
  • Its score is 14, the same as the average for this one-word set.
  • The common-word count is zero.
  • Ending in S is far more prolific, with 16,180 nine-letter matches.

How many matches end in V?

There is exactly one match: LEITMOTIV. That makes the endpoint more than a broad clue; it identifies a single nine-letter spelling across the covered tournament dictionaries. When your grid fixes V at the end, check whether the preceding letters can form LEITMOTI before searching for alternate endings.

That scarcity stands out beside the neighboring S ending, which has 16,180 nine-letter matches. The contrast is practical: a final S leaves a huge field, while final V narrows the answer to one. If the crossing letters disagree with LEITMOTIV, recheck a crossing or the word length instead of inventing another V-ending candidate.

Using 9-letter words ending in V

LEITMOTIV scores 14 points, exactly the set average because no second entry changes the comparison. That gives the answer a concrete Scrabble value, but it does not make the ending broadly playable: the common-word count is zero. Treat the score as a property of this specific word, not evidence that V endings are generally rich in high scorers.

For a nine-square pattern, pencil in the final V first, then work backward through L-E-I-T-M-O-T-I. The fixed suffix is only one tile, but the remaining eight letters must match this precise sequence. If your rack or crossings cannot support it, compare the eight-letter V-ending list or inspect the crossings before settling on the clue.

Questions people ask

How many 9-letter words end in V?
Exactly one tournament-dictionary word ends in V at nine letters: LEITMOTIV. It appears in ENABLE, Collins, and NWL2023, so the match is shared across all three named dictionary lists rather than being exclusive to one.
What is the Scrabble score of LEITMOTIV?
LEITMOTIV scores 14 points in the scoring attached to this entry. Because it is the only match, the average is also 14; there is no second nine-letter V-ending word to beat it or lower that figure. Treat it as the sole scored candidate, not a general guide to V endings.
Is LEITMOTIV a common word?
No. LEITMOTIV is the lone match, but none of the nine-letter V-ending entries falls in our common-word group. That makes it a pattern-driven candidate rather than an everyday guess; confirm crossings carefully before committing to its unusual spelling.

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