9-letter words with V as the 2nd letter

9-letter words with V as the 2nd letter number 525; OVERQUICK leads the scoring examples at 27 points.

525 wordsTop pick AVAILABLEHighest score OVERQUICK 27

25 of 525 are everyday words (5%). Mostly rare words: great for Scrabble, tough for daily puzzles.

2nd letter
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W
X
Y
Z

E is the most common 2nd letter in 9-letter words (6,355 words); J is the rarest (9). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Common words 25 · most-used first

AVAILABLE₁₄
EVERYBODY₂₁
EVOLUTION₁₂
OVERNIGHT₁₆
EVALUATED₁₃
OVERSIGHT₁₆
AVERAGING₁₄
EVACUATED₁₅
OVERTHROW₁₈
EVIDENTLY₁₆
AVOIDANCE₁₅
OVERRATED₁₃
OVERWATCH₂₀
AVALANCHE₁₇
EVIDENCED₁₆
OVERBOARD₁₅
EVERGREEN₁₃
OVERHEARD₁₆
OVERSIZED₂₂
OVERDRIVE₁₆
OVERWHELM₂₀
OVERTAKEN₁₆
OVERGROWN₁₆
OVERLOOKS₁₆
OVERRULED₁₃

All valid words 525

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

AVADAVATS₁₆
AVAILABLE₁₄
AVAILABLY₁₇
AVALANCHE₁₇
AVANTISTS₁₂
AVASCULAR₁₄
AVAUNTING₁₃
AVENGEFUL₁₆
AVENTAILE₁₂
AVENTAILS₁₂
AVENTRING₁₃
AVENTURES₁₂
AVENTURIN₁₂
AVERAGELY₁₆
AVERAGING₁₄
AVERMENTS₁₄
AVERRABLE₁₄
AVERSIONS₁₂
AVERSIVES₁₅
AVERTABLE₁₄
AVERTEDLY₁₆
AVERTIBLE₁₄
AVIANISED₁₃
AVIANISES₁₂
AVIANIZED₂₂
AVIANIZES₂₁
AVIAPHOBE₁₉
AVIARISTS₁₂
AVIATIONS₁₂
AVIATRESS₁₂
AVIATRICE₁₄
AVIDITIES₁₃
AVIFAUNAE₁₅
AVIFAUNAL₁₅
AVIFAUNAS₁₅
AVIGATORS₁₃
AVIOPHOBE₁₉
AVIRULENT₁₂
AVISANDUM₁₅
AVISEMENT₁₄
AVIZANDUM₂₄
AVIZEFULL₂₄
AVOCADOES₁₅
AVOCATION₁₄
AVOIDABLE₁₅
AVOIDABLY₁₈
AVOIDANCE₁₅
AVOISIONS₁₂
AVOUCHERS₁₇
AVOUCHING₁₈
AVOUTERER₁₂
AVOUTRERS₁₂
AVOUTRIES₁₂
AVULSIONS₁₂
AVUNCULAR₁₄
EVACUANTS₁₄
EVACUATED₁₅
EVACUATES₁₄
EVACUATOR₁₄
EVADINGLY₁₇
EVAGATION₁₃
EVAGINATE₁₃
EVALUABLE₁₄
EVALUATED₁₃
EVALUATES₁₂
EVALUATOR₁₂
EVANESCED₁₅
EVANESCES₁₄
EVANGELIC₁₅
EVANISHED₁₆
EVANISHES₁₅
EVANITION₁₂
EVAPORATE₁₄
EVAPORITE₁₄
EVASIONAL₁₂
EVASIVELY₁₈
EVECTIONS₁₄
EVENEMENT₁₄
EVENFALLS₁₅
EVENSONGS₁₃
EVENTIDES₁₃
EVENTINGS₁₃
EVENTLESS₁₂
EVENTRATE₁₂
EVENTUATE₁₂
EVERGLADE₁₄
EVERGREEN₁₃
EVERSIBLE₁₄
EVERSIONS₁₂
EVERWHERE₁₈
EVERWHICH₂₃
EVERYBODY₂₁
EVERYDAYS₁₉
EVERYWHEN₂₁
EVICTIONS₁₄
EVIDENCED₁₆
EVIDENCES₁₅
EVIDENTLY₁₆
EVILDOERS₁₃
EVILDOING₁₄
EVINCIBLE₁₆
EVINCIBLY₁₉
EVIRATING₁₃
EVITATING₁₃
EVITATION₁₂
EVITERNAL₁₂
EVOCATING₁₅
EVOCATION₁₄
EVOCATIVE₁₇
EVOCATORS₁₄
EVOCATORY₁₇
EVOLUTING₁₃
EVOLUTION₁₂
EVOLUTIVE₁₅
EVOLVABLE₁₇
EVULGATED₁₄
EVULGATES₁₃
EVULSIONS₁₂
IVORYBILL₁₇
IVORYLIKE₁₉
IVORYWOOD₁₉
KVETCHERS₂₁
KVETCHIER₂₁
KVETCHILY₂₄
KVETCHING₂₂
OVALBUMIN₁₆
OVALITIES₁₂
OVARIOLES₁₂
OVATIONAL₁₂
OVENBIRDS₁₅
OVENPROOF₁₇
OVENWARES₁₅
OVENWOODS₁₆
OVERACTED₁₅
OVERACUTE₁₄
OVERALERT₁₂
OVERALLED₁₃
OVERARMED₁₅
OVERAWING₁₆
OVERBAKED₁₉
OVERBAKES₁₈
OVERBEARS₁₄
OVERBEATS₁₄
OVERBILLS₁₄
OVERBITES₁₄
OVERBLOWN₁₇
OVERBLOWS₁₇
OVERBOARD₁₅
OVERBOILS₁₄
OVERBOOKS₁₈
OVERBOOTS₁₄
OVERBORNE₁₄
OVERBOUND₁₅
OVERBRAKE₁₈
OVERBREED₁₅
OVERBRIEF₁₇
OVERBRIMS₁₆
OVERBROAD₁₅
OVERBROWS₁₇
OVERBUILD₁₅
OVERBUILT₁₄
OVERBULKS₁₈
OVERBURNS₁₄
OVERBURNT₁₄
OVERCALLS₁₄
OVERCARRY₁₇
OVERCASTS₁₄
OVERCATCH₁₉
OVERCHEAP₁₉
OVERCHECK₂₃
OVERCHILL₁₇
OVERCIVIL₁₇
OVERCLAIM₁₆
OVERCLASS₁₄
OVERCLEAN₁₄
OVERCLEAR₁₄
OVERCLOCK₂₀
OVERCLOSE₁₄
OVERCLOUD₁₅
OVERCLOYS₁₇
OVERCOACH₁₉
OVERCOATS₁₄
OVERCOLOR₁₄
OVERCOMER₁₆
OVERCOMES₁₆
OVERCOOKS₁₈
OVERCOOLS₁₄
OVERCOUNT₁₄
OVERCOVER₁₇
OVERCRAMS₁₆
OVERCRAWS₁₇
OVERCROPS₁₆
OVERCROWD₁₈
OVERCROWS₁₇
OVERCURED₁₅
OVERCURES₁₄
OVERDARED₁₄
OVERDARES₁₃
OVERDATED₁₄
OVERDECKS₁₉
OVERDIGHT₁₇
OVERDOERS₁₃
OVERDOING₁₄
OVERDOSED₁₄
OVERDOSES₁₃
OVERDRAFT₁₆
OVERDRANK₁₇
OVERDRAWN₁₆
OVERDRAWS₁₆
OVERDRESS₁₃
OVERDRIED₁₄
OVERDRIES₁₃
OVERDRINK₁₇
OVERDRIVE₁₆
OVERDROVE₁₆
OVERDRUNK₁₇
OVERDUSTS₁₃
OVERDYERS₁₆
OVEREAGER₁₃
OVEREATEN₁₂
OVEREATER₁₂
OVEREDITS₁₃
OVEREGGED₁₅
OVEREMOTE₁₄
OVEREXERT₁₉
OVEREYING₁₆
OVERFALLS₁₅
OVERFAVOR₁₈
OVERFEARS₁₅
OVERFEEDS₁₆
OVERFILLS₁₅
OVERFLIES₁₅
OVERFLOOD₁₆
OVERFLOWN₁₈
OVERFLOWS₁₈
OVERFLUSH₁₈
OVERFOCUS₁₇
OVERFOLDS₁₆
OVERFRANK₁₉
OVERFUNDS₁₆
OVERFUSSY₁₈
OVERGALLS₁₃
OVERGANGS₁₄
OVERGEARS₁₃
OVERGILDS₁₄
OVERGIRDS₁₄
OVERGIVEN₁₆
OVERGIVES₁₆
OVERGLAZE₂₂
OVERGLOOM₁₅
OVERGOADS₁₄
OVERGOING₁₄
OVERGORGE₁₄
OVERGRADE₁₄
OVERGRAIN₁₃
OVERGRASS₁₃
OVERGRAZE₂₂
OVERGREAT₁₃
OVERGREEN₁₃
OVERGROWN₁₆
OVERGROWS₁₆
OVERHAILE₁₅
OVERHAIRS₁₅
OVERHALED₁₆
OVERHALES₁₅
OVERHANDS₁₆
OVERHANGS₁₆
OVERHAPPY₂₂
OVERHASTE₁₅
OVERHASTY₁₈
OVERHATED₁₆
OVERHATES₁₅
OVERHAULS₁₅
OVERHEADS₁₆
OVERHEAPS₁₇
OVERHEARD₁₆
OVERHEARS₁₅
OVERHEATS₁₅
OVERHENTS₁₅
OVERHOLDS₁₆
OVERHONOR₁₅
OVERHOPED₁₈
OVERHOPES₁₇
OVERHUNTS₁₅
OVERHYPED₂₁
OVERHYPES₂₀
OVERINKED₁₇
OVERISSUE₁₂
OVERJOYED₂₃
OVERJUMPS₂₃
OVERKEEPS₁₈
OVERKILLS₁₆
OVERKINGS₁₇
OVERLABOR₁₄
OVERLADED₁₄
OVERLADEN₁₃
OVERLADES₁₃
OVERLANDS₁₃
OVERLARDS₁₃
OVERLARGE₁₃
OVERLEAPS₁₄
OVERLEAPT₁₄
OVERLEARN₁₂
OVERLENDS₁₃
OVERLIERS₁₂
OVERLIGHT₁₆
OVERLIVED₁₆
OVERLIVES₁₅
OVERLOADS₁₃
OVERLOCKS₁₈
OVERLOOKS₁₆
OVERLORDS₁₃
OVERLOVED₁₆
OVERLOVES₁₅
OVERLUSTY₁₅
OVERLYING₁₆
OVERMASTS₁₄
OVERMATCH₁₉
OVERMELTS₁₄
OVERMERRY₁₇
OVERMILKS₁₈
OVERMINED₁₅
OVERMINES₁₄
OVERMIXED₂₂
OVERMIXES₂₁
OVERMOUNT₁₄
OVERNAMED₁₅
OVERNAMES₁₄
OVERNIGHT₁₆
OVERPACKS₂₀
OVERPAINT₁₄
OVERPARTS₁₄
OVERPEDAL₁₅
OVERPEERS₁₄
OVERPERCH₁₉
OVERPITCH₁₉
OVERPLAID₁₅
OVERPLANS₁₄
OVERPLANT₁₄
OVERPLAST₁₄
OVERPLAYS₁₇
OVERPLIED₁₅
OVERPLIES₁₄
OVERPLOTS₁₄
OVERPOISE₁₄
OVERPOSTS₁₄
OVERPOWER₁₇
OVERPRESS₁₄
OVERPRICE₁₆
OVERPRINT₁₄
OVERPRIZE₂₃
OVERPROOF₁₇
OVERPROUD₁₅
OVERPUMPS₁₈
OVERQUICK₂₇
OVERRACKS₁₈
OVERRAKED₁₇
OVERRAKES₁₆
OVERRATED₁₃
OVERRATES₁₂
OVERREACH₁₇
OVERREACT₁₄
OVERREADS₁₃
OVERRIDER₁₃
OVERRIDES₁₃
OVERRIGID₁₄
OVERRIPEN₁₄
OVERROAST₁₂
OVERRUFFS₁₈
OVERRULED₁₃
OVERRULER₁₂
OVERRULES₁₂
OVERSAILS₁₂
OVERSALES₁₂
OVERSALTS₁₂
OVERSAUCE₁₄
OVERSAVED₁₆
OVERSAVES₁₅
OVERSCALE₁₄
OVERSCORE₁₄
OVERSEEDS₁₃
OVERSEERS₁₂
OVERSELLS₁₂
OVERSERVE₁₅
OVERSEWED₁₆
OVERSEXED₂₀
OVERSHADE₁₆
OVERSHARE₁₅
OVERSHARP₁₇
OVERSHINE₁₅
OVERSHIRT₁₅
OVERSHOES₁₅
OVERSHONE₁₅
OVERSHOOT₁₅
OVERSHOTS₁₅
OVERSIDES₁₃
OVERSIGHT₁₆
OVERSIZED₂₂
OVERSIZES₂₁
OVERSKATE₁₆
OVERSKIPS₁₈
OVERSKIRT₁₆
OVERSLEEP₁₄
OVERSLEPT₁₄
OVERSLIPS₁₄
OVERSLIPT₁₄
OVERSMOKE₁₈
OVERSOAKS₁₆
OVERSOULS₁₂
OVERSOWED₁₆
OVERSPEND₁₅
OVERSPENT₁₄
OVERSPICE₁₆
OVERSPILL₁₄
OVERSPILT₁₄
OVERSPINS₁₄
OVERSTAFF₁₈
OVERSTAIN₁₂
OVERSTAND₁₃
OVERSTANK₁₆
OVERSTARE₁₂
OVERSTATE₁₂
OVERSTAYS₁₅
OVERSTEER₁₂
OVERSTEPS₁₄
OVERSTINK₁₆
OVERSTIRS₁₂
OVERSTOCK₁₈
OVERSTOOD₁₃
OVERSTORY₁₅
OVERSTREW₁₅
OVERSTUDY₁₆
OVERSTUFF₁₈
OVERSTUNK₁₆
OVERSWAYS₁₈
OVERSWEAR₁₅
OVERSWEET₁₅
OVERSWELL₁₅
OVERSWIMS₁₇
OVERSWING₁₆
OVERSWORE₁₅
OVERSWORN₁₅
OVERSWUNG₁₆
OVERTAKEN₁₆
OVERTAKES₁₆
OVERTALKS₁₆
OVERTASKS₁₆
OVERTAXED₂₀
OVERTAXES₁₉
OVERTEACH₁₇
OVERTEEMS₁₄
OVERTHICK₂₁
OVERTHINK₁₉
OVERTHINS₁₅
OVERTHREW₁₈
OVERTHROW₁₈
OVERTIGHT₁₆
OVERTIMED₁₅
OVERTIMER₁₄
OVERTIMES₁₄
OVERTIMID₁₅
OVERTIRED₁₃
OVERTIRES₁₂
OVERTNESS₁₂
OVERTOILS₁₂
OVERTONES₁₂
OVERTOWER₁₅
OVERTRADE₁₃
OVERTRAIN₁₂
OVERTREAT₁₂
OVERTRICK₁₈
OVERTRIMS₁₄
OVERTRIPS₁₄
OVERTRUMP₁₆
OVERTRUST₁₂
OVERTURED₁₃
OVERTURES₁₂
OVERTURNS₁₂
OVERTYPED₁₈
OVERTYPES₁₇
OVERURGED₁₄
OVERURGES₁₃
OVERUSING₁₃
OVERVALUE₁₅
OVERVEILS₁₅
OVERVIEWS₁₈
OVERVIVID₁₉
OVERVOTED₁₆
OVERVOTES₁₅
OVERWARMS₁₇
OVERWATCH₂₀
OVERWATER₁₅
OVERWEARS₁₅
OVERWEARY₁₈
OVERWEENS₁₅
OVERWEIGH₁₉
OVERWHELM₂₀
OVERWINDS₁₆
OVERWINGS₁₆
OVERWORDS₁₆
OVERWORKS₁₉
OVERWOUND₁₆
OVERWREST₁₅
OVERWRITE₁₅
OVERWROTE₁₅
OVERYEARS₁₅
OVERZEALS₂₁
OVIBOVINE₁₇
OVIDUCTAL₁₅
OVIFEROUS₁₅
OVIGEROUS₁₃
OVIPARITY₁₇
OVIPAROUS₁₄
OVIPOSITS₁₄
OVIRAPTOR₁₄
OVOTESTES₁₂
OVOTESTIS₁₂
OVULATING₁₃
OVULATION₁₂
OVULATORY₁₅
SVASTIKAS₁₆
SVEDBERGS₁₆
UVAROVITE₁₅
UVEITIDES₁₃
UVEITISES₁₂

Letters by positionIn 80% of these words the 3rd letter is E.

1st letter

O75%
E12%
A10%

3rd letter

E80%
I8%
A6%

4th letter

R76%
N5%
L4%

7th letter

I17%
A13%
O12%

8th letter

E25%
N11%
L9%

9th letter

S41%
D12%
E12%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses

Score spreadMost of these words score 14 in Scrabble; OVERQUICK tops the list with 27. Scores before board bonuses.

1212 points: 65 words
13 points: 57 words
1414 points: 107 words
15 points: 89 words
1616 points: 76 words
17 points: 42 words
1818 points: 35 words
19 points: 21 words
2020 points: 7 words
21 points: 10 words
2222 points: 7 words
23 points: 5 words
2424 points: 3 words
25 points: 0 words
2626 points: 0 words
27 points: 1 words

Word	Scrabble	Words With Friends	Dictionaries
OVERQUICK	27	30	Collins · NWL
KVETCHILY	24	25	Collins only
AVIZANDUM	24	28	Collins only
AVIZEFULL	24	28	Collins only
OVERJOYED	23	25	All three
OVERPRIZE	23	25	All three
EVERWHICH	23	23	Collins · NWL
OVERCHECK	23	25	Collins only
OVERJUMPS	23	29	Collins only
OVERSIZED	22	23	All three
KVETCHING	22	25	All three
OVERGLAZE	22	25	All three

Most of these nine-letter entries begin with O: that opening accounts for 395 of 525. Everyday examples include available, evolution, and overnight, but the frequency split is stark: just 25 entries fall among our common words. The collection is broad for a V-second-letter pattern, yet its familiar words are a small slice.

The pattern at a glance

Of the 525 matches, 517 appear in Collins, while 393 appear in NWL2023; those dictionary groups overlap.
ENABLE accepts 330, so its set is notably smaller than Collins'.
Opening O dominates: 395 words start with O, compared with 63 starting with E and 55 with A.
Ending S is most common, with 214 words; D follows at 65.
Only 25 entries are common by our frequency measure, despite 438 having definitions.

Which 9-letter words with V as the 2nd letter score highest?

OVERQUICK is the top score at 27, with KVETCHILY and AVIZANDUM tied at 24. OVERJOYED, OVERPRIZE, EVERWHICH, OVERCHECK, and OVERJUMPS each score 23. OVERSIZED follows at 22, giving you several O-starting choices before you reach less familiar forms.

That cluster points to the practical scoring angle: a V in the second position need not make a word rare or awkward to build around. OVERJOYED and OVERSIZED look more playable at a glance than OVERQUICK, while the latter wins on raw tile score. Board placement still decides the actual result.

How should you use 9-letter words with V as the 2nd letter?

Use the opening and ending letters as quick filters after confirming the V. O starts 395 entries, while S closes 214; endings D, E, and T occur 65, 64, and 34 times. OVERBOARD and OVERHEARD show how the dominant O-opening appears with different final letters, while AVALANCHE and AVOIDANCE fit without sharing that opening.

Nine-letter V-second words form a steep length curve: there are 438 eight-letter matches, 525 at nine letters, and 485 at ten. Those neighboring lengths are worth checking when a rack or board pattern is nearly right. The limitation is familiarity: only 25 are common, and tournament acceptance differs across Collins, NWL2023, and ENABLE, so check your game's list before banking on a less familiar entry.

Questions people ask

Do most 9-letter words with V as the second letter start with O?

Yes, 395 of the 525 words begin with O. That makes O the clearest starting-letter filter for this pattern. Examples include overnight, oversight, and overboard; the remaining words begin with E, A, K, I, U, or S.

How many of these 9-letter words are common?

Only 25 of the 525 matches count as common by our frequency measure. Familiar examples among the entries include available, everybody, and evolution, but many valid options are much less familiar. Treat everyday recognition and game-dictionary acceptance as separate checks.

Which ending is most common among these words?

S is the most frequent ending, appearing on 214 words. D is next at 65, followed by E at 64 and T at 34. If you know the final letter as well as the V position, those endings can quickly narrow your search.

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