9-letter words starting with V

9-letter words starting with V number 721 across the tournament dictionaries, from familiar choices like volunteer and variation to less common entries.

721 wordsTop pick VOLUNTEERHighest score VIZZIEING 31

39 of 721 are everyday words (5%). Mostly rare words: great for Scrabble, tough for daily puzzles.

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Z

S starts the most 9-letter words (5,075); X starts the fewest (44). V ranks #20 of 26. The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Common words 39 · most-used first

VOLUNTEER₁₂
VIRTUALLY₁₅
VIOLATION₁₂
VARIATION₁₂
VOLUNTARY₁₅
VARIABLES₁₄
VARIETIES₁₂
VEGETABLE₁₅
VICTORIES₁₄
VALENTINE₁₂
VALUATION₁₂
VILLAGERS₁₃
VIOLATING₁₃
VENGEANCE₁₅
VERSATILE₁₂
VIEWPOINT₁₇
VIOLENTLY₁₅
VIBRATION₁₄
VACATIONS₁₄
VACANCIES₁₆
VIRGINITY₁₆
VIABILITY₁₇
VISIONARY₁₅
VALIDATED₁₄
VINEYARDS₁₆
VOLCANOES₁₄
VANDALISM₁₅
VIBRATING₁₅
VOICEMAIL₁₆
VIGILANTE₁₃
VANISHING₁₆
VENERABLE₁₄
VISUALIZE₂₁
VERTEBRAE₁₄
VARIOUSLY₁₅
VIGILANCE₁₅
VISCOSITY₁₇
VALUABLES₁₄
VIOLINIST₁₂

All valid words 721

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

VACANCIES₁₆
VACATABLE₁₆
VACATIONS₁₄
VACCINATE₁₆
VACCINEES₁₆
VACCINIAL₁₆
VACCINIAS₁₆
VACCINIUM₁₈
VACHERINS₁₇
VACILLANT₁₄
VACILLATE₁₄
VACUATING₁₅
VACUATION₁₄
VACUITIES₁₄
VACUOLATE₁₄
VACUOUSLY₁₇
VACUUMING₁₇
VAGABONDS₁₆
VAGARIOUS₁₃
VAGINALLY₁₆
VAGINATED₁₄
VAGINITIS₁₃
VAGINOSES₁₃
VAGINOSIS₁₃
VAGINULAE₁₃
VAGINULES₁₃
VAGITUSES₁₃
VAGOTONIA₁₃
VAGOTONIC₁₅
VAGRANTLY₁₆
VAGUENESS₁₃
VAINESSES₁₂
VAINGLORY₁₆
VALANCING₁₅
VALENCIAS₁₄
VALENCIES₁₄
VALENTINE₁₂
VALERATES₁₂
VALERIANS₁₂
VALETINGS₁₃
VALIANCES₁₄
VALIANTLY₁₅
VALIDATED₁₄
VALIDATES₁₃
VALIDATOR₁₃
VALIDNESS₁₃
VALKYRIES₁₉
VALLATION₁₂
VALLECULA₁₄
VALLHUNDS₁₆
VALLONIAS₁₂
VALORISED₁₃
VALORISES₁₂
VALORIZED₂₂
VALORIZES₂₁
VALPROATE₁₄
VALUABLES₁₄
VALUATING₁₃
VALUATION₁₂
VALUATORS₁₂
VALUELESS₁₂
VALVASSOR₁₅
VALVELESS₁₅
VALVELETS₁₅
VALVELIKE₁₉
VAMBRACED₁₉
VAMBRACES₁₈
VAMOOSING₁₅
VAMPIRING₁₇
VAMPIRISE₁₆
VAMPIRISH₁₉
VAMPIRISM₁₈
VAMPIRIZE₂₅
VAMPISHLY₂₂
VAMPLATES₁₆
VANADATES₁₃
VANADIATE₁₃
VANADIUMS₁₅
VANASPATI₁₄
VANDALISE₁₃
VANDALISH₁₆
VANDALISM₁₅
VANDALIZE₂₂
VANDYKING₂₁
VANESSIDS₁₃
VANGUARDS₁₄
VANILLINS₁₂
VANISHERS₁₅
VANISHING₁₆
VANITASES₁₂
VANTAGING₁₄
VANTBRACE₁₆
VAPIDNESS₁₅
VAPORABLE₁₆
VAPORETTI₁₄
VAPORETTO₁₄
VAPORIFIC₁₉
VAPORINGS₁₅
VAPORISED₁₅
VAPORISER₁₄
VAPORISES₁₄
VAPORIZED₂₄
VAPORIZER₂₃
VAPORIZES₂₃
VAPORLESS₁₄
VAPORLIKE₁₈
VAPORWARE₁₇
VAPOURERS₁₄
VAPOURING₁₅
VAPOURISH₁₇
VAPULATED₁₅
VAPULATES₁₄
VARACTORS₁₄
VARGUENOS₁₃
VARIABLES₁₄
VARIANCES₁₄
VARIATING₁₃
VARIATION₁₂
VARIATIVE₁₅
VARICELLA₁₄
VARICOSED₁₅
VARICOSES₁₄
VARICOSIS₁₄
VARIEGATE₁₃
VARIETALS₁₂
VARIETIES₁₂
VARIFOCAL₁₇
VARIOLATE₁₂
VARIOLITE₁₂
VARIOLOID₁₃
VARIOLOUS₁₂
VARIORUMS₁₄
VARIOUSLY₁₅
VARISCITE₁₄
VARISIZED₂₂
VARISTORS₁₂
VARITYPED₁₈
VARITYPES₁₇
VARLETESS₁₂
VARLETTOS₁₂
VARNISHED₁₆
VARNISHER₁₅
VARNISHES₁₅
VAROOMING₁₅
VARSITIES₁₂
VARTABEDS₁₅
VARVELLED₁₆
VARYINGLY₁₉
VASCULUMS₁₆
VASECTOMY₁₉
VASELINED₁₃
VASELINES₁₂
VASOMOTOR₁₄
VASOSPASM₁₆
VASOTOCIN₁₄
VASOVAGAL₁₆
VASSALAGE₁₃
VASSALESS₁₂
VASSALISE₁₂
VASSALIZE₂₁
VASSALLED₁₃
VASTIDITY₁₆
VASTITIES₁₂
VASTITUDE₁₃
VATICIDES₁₅
VATICINAL₁₄
VAULTAGES₁₃
VAULTIEST₁₂
VAULTINGS₁₃
VAULTLIKE₁₆
VAUNTAGES₁₃
VAUNTIEST₁₂
VAUNTINGS₁₃
VAVASOURS₁₅
VAVASSORS₁₅
VECTORIAL₁₄
VECTORING₁₅
VECTORISE₁₄
VECTORIZE₂₃
VEDUTISTA₁₃
VEDUTISTI₁₃
VEERINGLY₁₆
VEGANISMS₁₅
VEGELATES₁₃
VEGEMITES₁₅
VEGETABLE₁₅
VEGETABLY₁₈
VEGETALLY₁₆
VEGETATED₁₄
VEGETATES₁₃
VEGETISTS₁₃
VEGETIVES₁₆
VEHEMENCE₁₉
VEHEMENCY₂₂
VEHICULAR₁₇
VEILLEUSE₁₂
VEINSTONE₁₂
VEINSTUFF₁₈
VEINULETS₁₂
VELARISED₁₃
VELARISES₁₂
VELARIZED₂₂
VELARIZES₂₁
VELATURAS₁₂
VELDSKOEN₁₇
VELLENAGE₁₃
VELLICATE₁₄
VELODROME₁₅
VELOUTINE₁₂
VELSKOENS₁₆
VELVERETS₁₅
VELVETEEN₁₅
VELVETIER₁₅
VELVETING₁₆
VENATICAL₁₄
VENATIONS₁₂
VENDABLES₁₅
VENDANGES₁₄
VENDETTAS₁₃
VENDEUSES₁₃
VENDIBLES₁₅
VENDISSES₁₃
VENDITION₁₃
VENEERERS₁₂
VENEERING₁₃
VENEFICAL₁₇
VENENATED₁₃
VENENATES₁₂
VENERABLE₁₄
VENERABLY₁₇
VENERATED₁₃
VENERATES₁₂
VENERATOR₁₂
VENEREANS₁₂
VENEREOUS₁₂
VENETIANS₁₂
VENGEABLE₁₅
VENGEABLY₁₈
VENGEANCE₁₅
VENGEMENT₁₅
VENIALITY₁₅
VENIDIUMS₁₅
VENIREMAN₁₄
VENIREMEN₁₄
VENOGRAMS₁₅
VENOMLESS₁₄
VENTAILES₁₂
VENTAYLES₁₅
VENTIDUCT₁₅
VENTIFACT₁₇
VENTILATE₁₂
VENTOSITY₁₅
VENTOUSES₁₂
VENTRALLY₁₅
VENTRICLE₁₄
VENTRINGS₁₃
VENTURERS₁₂
VENTURING₁₃
VENTUROUS₁₂
VENVILLES₁₅
VERACIOUS₁₄
VERANDAED₁₄
VERANDAHS₁₆
VERAPAMIL₁₆
VERATRIAS₁₂
VERATRINE₁₂
VERATRINS₁₂
VERATRUMS₁₄
VERBALISE₁₄
VERBALISM₁₆
VERBALIST₁₄
VERBALITY₁₇
VERBALIZE₂₃
VERBALLED₁₅
VERBARIAN₁₄
VERBASCUM₁₈
VERBERATE₁₄
VERBIAGES₁₅
VERBICIDE₁₇
VERBIFIED₁₈
VERBIFIES₁₇
VERBOSELY₁₇
VERBOSEST₁₄
VERBOSITY₁₇
VERDANTLY₁₆
VERDELHOS₁₆
VERDERERS₁₃
VERDERORS₁₃
VERDIGRIS₁₄
VERDITERS₁₃
VERDUROUS₁₃
VERGENCES₁₅
VERGLASES₁₃
VERIDICAL₁₅
VERIFIERS₁₅
VERIFYING₁₉
VERITABLE₁₄
VERITABLY₁₇
VERITATES₁₂
VERJUICED₂₂
VERJUICES₂₁
VERKLEMPT₂₀
VERLIGTES₁₃
VERMEILED₁₅
VERMEILLE₁₄
VERMICIDE₁₇
VERMICULE₁₆
VERMIFORM₁₉
VERMIFUGE₁₈
VERMILIES₁₄
VERMILION₁₄
VERMILLED₁₅
VERMINATE₁₄
VERMINOUS₁₄
VERMOUTHS₁₇
VERNACLES₁₄
VERNALISE₁₂
VERNALITY₁₅
VERNALIZE₂₁
VERNATION₁₂
VERNICLES₁₄
VERONICAS₁₄
VERONIQUE₂₁
VERQUERES₂₁
VERQUIRES₂₁
VERRUCOSE₁₄
VERRUCOUS₁₄
VERSATILE₁₂
VERSELETS₁₂
VERSICLES₁₄
VERSIFIED₁₆
VERSIFIER₁₅
VERSIFIES₁₅
VERSIFORM₁₇
VERSIONAL₁₂
VERSIONED₁₃
VERSIONER₁₂
VERTEBRAE₁₄
VERTEBRAL₁₄
VERTEBRAS₁₄
VERTICALS₁₄
VERTICILS₁₄
VERTICITY₁₇
VERTIGOES₁₃
VERTIPORT₁₄
VERTISOLS₁₂
VERVELLED₁₆
VESICANTS₁₄
VESICATED₁₅
VESICATES₁₄
VESICULAE₁₄
VESICULAR₁₄
VESPERALS₁₄
VESTIBULA₁₄
VESTIBULE₁₄
VESTIGIAL₁₃
VESTIGIUM₁₅
VESTIMENT₁₄
VESTITURE₁₂
VESTMENTS₁₄
VESTRYMAN₁₇
VESTRYMEN₁₇
VESTURERS₁₂
VESTURING₁₃
VESUVIANS₁₅
VETCHIEST₁₇
VETCHLING₁₈
VETIVERTS₁₅
VETTURINI₁₂
VETTURINO₁₂
VEXATIONS₁₉
VEXATIOUS₁₉
VEXEDNESS₂₀
VEXILLARY₂₂
VEXILLATE₁₉
VIABILITY₁₇
VIAMETERS₁₄
VIATICALS₁₄
VIATICUMS₁₆
VIATORIAL₁₂
VIBRACULA₁₆
VIBRAHARP₁₉
VIBRANCES₁₆
VIBRANTLY₁₇
VIBRATILE₁₄
VIBRATING₁₅
VIBRATION₁₄
VIBRATIVE₁₇
VIBRATORS₁₄
VIBRATORY₁₇
VIBRIONIC₁₆
VIBRIOSES₁₄
VIBRIOSIS₁₄
VIBRISSAE₁₄
VIBRISSAL₁₄
VIBURNUMS₁₆
VICARAGES₁₅
VICARATES₁₄
VICARIANT₁₄
VICARIATE₁₄
VICARIOUS₁₄
VICARSHIP₁₉
VICEGERAL₁₅
VICENNIAL₁₄
VICEREGAL₁₅
VICEREINE₁₄
VICESIMAL₁₆
VICIATING₁₅
VICINAGES₁₅
VICIOSITY₁₇
VICIOUSLY₁₇
VICTIMISE₁₆
VICTIMIZE₂₅
VICTORESS₁₄
VICTORIAS₁₄
VICTORIES₁₄
VICTORINE₁₄
VICTRIXES₂₁
VICTROLLA₁₄
VICTUALED₁₅
VICTUALER₁₄
VIDELICET₁₅
VIDEOCAMS₁₇
VIDEODISC₁₆
VIDEODISK₁₈
VIDEOFITS₁₆
VIDEOGRAM₁₆
VIDEOLAND₁₄
VIDEOTAPE₁₅
VIDEOTEXT₂₀
VIDIMUSES₁₅
VIDSCREEN₁₅
VIDUITIES₁₃
VIEWBOOKS₂₁
VIEWDATAS₁₆
VIEWINESS₁₅
VIEWPHONE₂₀
VIEWPOINT₁₇
VIEWPORTS₁₇
VIEWSHEDS₁₉
VIGESIMAL₁₅
VIGILANCE₁₅
VIGILANTE₁₃
VIGNERONS₁₃
VIGNETTED₁₄
VIGNETTER₁₃
VIGNETTES₁₃
VIKINGISM₁₉
VILIACOES₁₄
VILIAGOES₁₃
VILIFIERS₁₅
VILIFYING₁₉
VILIPENDS₁₅
VILLADOMS₁₅
VILLAGERS₁₃
VILLAGERY₁₆
VILLAGIER₁₃
VILLAGIOS₁₃
VILLAGREE₁₃
VILLANAGE₁₃
VILLANIES₁₂
VILLANOUS₁₂
VILLENAGE₁₃
VILLIAGOS₁₃
VILLIFORM₁₇
VILLOSITY₁₅
VILLOUSLY₁₅
VIMINEOUS₁₄
VINACEOUS₁₄
VINCULUMS₁₆
VINDALOOS₁₃
VINDEMIAL₁₅
VINDICATE₁₅
VINEGARED₁₄
VINEYARDS₁₆
VINIFERAS₁₅
VINIFYING₁₉
VINTAGERS₁₃
VINTAGING₁₄
VIOLATERS₁₂
VIOLATING₁₃
VIOLATION₁₂
VIOLATIVE₁₅
VIOLATORS₁₂
VIOLENCES₁₄
VIOLENTED₁₃
VIOLENTLY₁₅
VIOLINIST₁₂
VIOMYCINS₁₉
VIOSTEROL₁₂
VIPASSANA₁₄
VIPERFISH₂₀
VIPERLIKE₁₈
VIRAEMIAS₁₄
VIRAGOISH₁₆
VIREMENTS₁₄
VIREONINE₁₂
VIRESCENT₁₄
VIRGINALS₁₃
VIRGINIAS₁₃
VIRGINING₁₄
VIRGINITY₁₆
VIRGINIUM₁₅
VIRGULATE₁₃
VIRICIDAL₁₅
VIRICIDES₁₅
VIRIDIANS₁₃
VIRIDITES₁₃
VIRILISED₁₃
VIRILISES₁₂
VIRILISMS₁₄
VIRILIZED₂₂
VIRILIZES₂₁
VIRILOCAL₁₄
VIROGENES₁₃
VIROLOGIC₁₅
VIRTUALLY₁₅
VIRTUOSAS₁₂
VIRTUOSIC₁₄
VIRTUOSOS₁₂
VIRUCIDAL₁₅
VIRUCIDES₁₅
VIRULENCE₁₄
VIRULENCY₁₇
VIRUSLIKE₁₆
VIRUSOIDS₁₃
VISAGISTE₁₃
VISAGISTS₁₃
VISCACHAS₁₉
VISCARIAS₁₄
VISCERATE₁₄
VISCIDITY₁₈
VISCOIDAL₁₅
VISCOSITY₁₇
VISCOUNTS₁₄
VISCOUNTY₁₇
VISCOUSLY₁₇
VISIONARY₁₅
VISIONERS₁₂
VISIONING₁₃
VISIONIST₁₂
VISITABLE₁₄
VISITANTS₁₂
VISITATOR₁₂
VISITINGS₁₃
VISITRESS₁₂
VISNOMIES₁₄
VISORLESS₁₂
VISTALESS₁₂
VISUALISE₁₂
VISUALIST₁₂
VISUALITY₁₅
VISUALIZE₂₁
VITACEOUS₁₄
VITALISED₁₃
VITALISER₁₂
VITALISES₁₂
VITALISMS₁₄
VITALISTS₁₂
VITALIZED₂₂
VITALIZER₂₁
VITALIZES₂₁
VITALNESS₁₂
VITAMINES₁₄
VITAMINIC₁₆
VITASCOPE₁₆
VITELLARY₁₅
VITELLINE₁₂
VITELLINS₁₂
VITIATING₁₃
VITIATION₁₂
VITIATORS₁₂
VITICETUM₁₆
VITICIDES₁₅
VITILIGOS₁₃
VITIOSITY₁₅
VITRIFIED₁₆
VITRIFIES₁₅
VITRIFORM₁₇
VITRIOLED₁₃
VITRIOLIC₁₄
VIVACIOUS₁₇
VIVAMENTE₁₇
VIVANDIER₁₆
VIVARIUMS₁₇
VIVENCIES₁₇
VIVERRIDS₁₆
VIVERRINE₁₅
VIVIANITE₁₅
VIVIDNESS₁₆
VIVIFIERS₁₈
VIVIFYING₂₂
VIVISECTS₁₇
VIZAMENTS₂₃
VIZARDING₂₃
VIZCACHAS₂₈
VIZIERATE₂₁
VIZIERIAL₂₁
VIZIRATES₂₁
VIZIRSHIP₂₆
VIZORLESS₂₁
VIZZIEING₃₁
VOCABULAR₁₆
VOCALESES₁₄
VOCALIONS₁₄
VOCALISED₁₅
VOCALISER₁₄
VOCALISES₁₄
VOCALISMS₁₆
VOCALISTS₁₄
VOCALIZED₂₄
VOCALIZER₂₃
VOCALIZES₂₃
VOCALNESS₁₄
VOCATIONS₁₄
VOCATIVES₁₇
VOCODERED₁₆
VODCASTED₁₆
VOGUEINGS₁₄
VOGUISHLY₁₉
VOICELESS₁₄
VOICEMAIL₁₆
VOICEOVER₁₇
VOIDANCES₁₅
VOISINAGE₁₃
VOITURIER₁₂
VOLATILES₁₂
VOLCANIAN₁₄
VOLCANICS₁₆
VOLCANISE₁₄
VOLCANISM₁₆
VOLCANIST₁₄
VOLCANIZE₂₃
VOLCANOES₁₄
VOLITATED₁₃
VOLITATES₁₂
VOLITIENT₁₂
VOLITIONS₁₂
VOLITIVES₁₅
VOLKSLIED₁₇
VOLKSRAAD₁₇
VOLLEYERS₁₅
VOLLEYING₁₆
VOLPLANED₁₅
VOLPLANES₁₄
VOLTAISMS₁₄
VOLTIGEUR₁₃
VOLTINISM₁₄
VOLTMETER₁₄
VOLUCRINE₁₄
VOLUMETER₁₄
VOLUMETRY₁₇
VOLUMINAL₁₄
VOLUMISED₁₅
VOLUMISES₁₄
VOLUMISTS₁₄
VOLUMIZED₂₄
VOLUMIZER₂₃
VOLUMIZES₂₃
VOLUNTARY₁₅
VOLUNTEER₁₂
VOLUTIONS₁₂
VOMITIEST₁₄
VOMITINGS₁₅
VOMITIVES₁₇
VOMITORIA₁₄
VOMITUSES₁₄
VOODOOING₁₄
VOODOOISM₁₅
VOODOOIST₁₃
VOORKAMER₁₈
VOORSKOTS₁₆
VORACIOUS₁₄
VORTICISM₁₆
VORTICIST₁₄
VORTICITY₁₇
VORTICOSE₁₄
VOTARISTS₁₂
VOTRESSES₁₂
VOUCHERED₁₈
VOUCHSAFE₂₀
VOUDOUING₁₄
VOUSSOIRS₁₂
VOUTSAFED₁₆
VOUTSAFES₁₅
VOWELISED₁₆
VOWELISES₁₅
VOWELIZED₂₅
VOWELIZES₂₄
VOWELLESS₁₅
VOWELLING₁₆
VOYAGEURS₁₆
VOYAGINGS₁₇
VOYEURISM₁₇
VRAICKERS₁₈
VRAICKING₁₉
VULCANIAN₁₄
VULCANISE₁₄
VULCANISM₁₆
VULCANIST₁₄
VULCANITE₁₄
VULCANIZE₂₃
VULGAREST₁₃
VULGARIAN₁₃
VULGARISE₁₃
VULGARISM₁₅
VULGARITY₁₆
VULGARIZE₂₂
VULNERARY₁₅
VULNERATE₁₂
VULPICIDE₁₇
VULPINISM₁₆
VULPINITE₁₄
VULSELLAE₁₂
VULSELLUM₁₄
VULTURINE₁₂
VULTURISH₁₅
VULTURISM₁₄
VULTUROUS₁₂
VULVIFORM₂₀
VUVUZELAS₂₄

Letters by positionIn 41% of these words the 9th letter is S.

2nd letter

I31%
E28%
A24%

3rd letter

R22%
L17%
N10%

6th letter

I18%
L10%
A9%

7th letter

I28%
E9%
S9%

8th letter

E27%
N11%
S10%

9th letter

S41%
E16%
D8%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses

Score spreadMost of these words score 14 in Scrabble; VIZZIEING tops the list with 31. Scores before board bonuses.

1212 points: 105 words
13 points: 97 words
1414 points: 166 words
15 points: 116 words
1616 points: 78 words
17 points: 56 words
1818 points: 19 words
19 points: 23 words
2020 points: 7 words
21 points: 19 words
2222 points: 12 words
23 points: 12 words
2424 points: 5 words
25 points: 3 words
2626 points: 1 words
27 points: 0 words
2828 points: 1 words
29 points: 0 words
3030 points: 0 words
31 points: 1 words

Word	Scrabble	Words With Friends	Dictionaries
VIZZIEING	31	34	Collins only
VIZCACHAS	28	30	All three
VIZIRSHIP	26	27	Collins only
VICTIMIZE	25	28	All three
VAMPIRIZE	25	28	Collins only
VOWELIZED	25	27	All three
VAPORIZED	24	26	All three
VOCALIZED	24	27	All three
VUVUZELAS	24	29	Collins only
VOLUMIZED	24	28	Collins · NWL
VOWELIZES	24	26	All three
VAPORIZER	23	25	All three

V begins a compact nine-letter set compared with many other starting letters: the S list has 5,075 entries, while V has 721. Familiar words such as vegetable, versatile, and viewpoint sit alongside less everyday vocabulary. Only 39 entries fall among the most frequent English words, so expect many choices to be specialist or unfamiliar rather than everyday answers.

At a glance: the V list

There are 721 nine-letter V words accepted by at least one tournament dictionary.
Volunteer, violation, and variation are recognizable examples in the set.
The most common final letter is S, with 297 words; E follows with 112.
The average tile score across the set is 15.1 points.

How many nine-letter words start with V?

There are 721 in the combined list, but dictionary coverage changes the result: Collins includes 703, NWL2023 includes 518, and ENABLE includes 414. Those counts overlap, so they should not be added together. A word accepted in one list might not be allowed in another.

The ending pattern gives you a quick way to narrow a search. S is far ahead at 297 entries, followed by E at 112; D and Y appear at 56 and 53.

That makes a guessed final S a strong filter, while an E ending leaves a noticeably smaller group. The pattern is especially useful when you know both the opening V and the last tile.

How to use 9-letter words starting with V

Start with familiar forms such as volunteer, voluntary, and virtually when checking a clue.
Try variation, varieties, and valuation if the clue points toward change, kinds, or worth.
Use the final letter to cut down candidates: S and E lead this set by a wide margin.
For a word-game move, confirm the exact entry in your game's dictionary; the combined count includes words that not every list accepts.

Questions people ask

How many common 9-letter words start with V?

There are 39 common nine-letter words beginning with V. Examples include volunteer, vegetable, victories, and vacation-related vacations. Most entries in the full 721-word set are less frequent, so familiar vocabulary is a useful first pass before checking less common candidates.

What is the most common last letter for 9-letter V words?

S is the most common final letter, ending 297 words; E is next with 112. D and Y follow at 56 and 53. If your pattern already fixes the last tile, start with the S or E group only when that ending fits.

Are all 721 words accepted in every word game?

No, the 721 count combines entries found in at least one tournament dictionary. Collins has 703, NWL2023 has 518, and ENABLE has 414, with overlap between lists. Check the specific word list used by your game before relying on an unfamiliar entry.

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