Five Letter Words with Middle Letter 'V'

High-scoring words: JIVEY (18 pts), CIVVY (16 pts), JIVED (16 pts), DIVVY (15 pts), JAVAS (15 pts)

This page lists all 169 valid five-letter Scrabble words with V as the middle (position 3) letter (TWL06 dictionary — North American Scrabble). Each word is shown with its Scrabble point value. Knowing the middle letter is an essential Wordle strategy — when you reveal a yellow or green middle tile, this list helps you instantly narrow candidates. All words are sourced from the official TWL06 tournament word list.

169 Total Words

9.8 Avg Score (pts)

JIVEY Top Word (18 pts)

80 Words ≥ 10 pts

AIVER8 ANVIL8 ARVAL8 ARVOS8 BEVEL10 BEVOR10 BOVID11 CAVED11 CAVER10 CAVES10 CAVIE10 CAVIL10 CIVET10 CIVIC12 CIVIE10 CIVIL10 CIVVY16 COVED11 COVEN10 COVER10 COVES10 COVET10 COVEY13 COVIN10 CUVEE10 DAVEN9 DAVIT9 DEVAS9 DEVEL9 DEVIL9 DEVON9 DIVAN9 DIVAS9 DIVED10 DIVER9 DIVES9 DIVOT9 DIVVY15 DOVEN9 DOVES9 DUVET9 EAVED9 EAVES8 ELVER8 ELVES8 ENVOI8 ENVOY11 ERVIL8 FAVAS11 FAVES11 FAVOR11 FAVUS11 FEVER11 FIVER11 FIVES11 FOVEA11 GAVEL9 GAVOT9 GIVEN9 GIVER9 GIVES9 GYVED13 GYVES12 HAVEN11 HAVER11 HAVES11 HAVOC13 HIVED12 HIVES11 HOVEL11 HOVER11 INVAR8 JAVAS15 JIVED16 JIVER15 JIVES15 JIVEY18 KAVAS12 KEVEL12 KEVIL12 KIVAS12 LAVAS8 LAVED9 LAVER8 LAVES8 LEVEE8 LEVEL8 LEVER8 LEVIN8 LEVIS8 LIVED9 LIVEN8 LIVER8 LIVES8 LIVID9 LIVRE8 LOVAT8 LOVED9 LOVER8 LOVES8 MAVEN10 MAVIE10 MAVIN10 MAVIS10 MOVED11 MOVER10 MOVES10 MOVIE10 NAVAL8 NAVAR8 NAVEL8 NAVES8 NAVVY14 NEVER8 NEVES8 NEVUS8 NIVAL8 NOVAE8 NOVAS8 NOVEL8 OAVES8 PAVAN10 PAVED11 PAVER10 PAVES10 PAVID11 PAVIN10 PAVIS10 PIVOT10 RAVED9 RAVEL8 RAVEN8 RAVER8 RAVES8 RAVIN8 REVEL8 REVET8 REVUE8 RIVAL8 RIVED9 RIVEN8 RIVER8 RIVES8 RIVET8 ROVED9 ROVEN8 ROVER8 ROVES8 SAVED9 SAVER8 SAVES8 SAVIN8 SAVOR8 SAVOY11 SAVVY14 SEVEN8 SEVER8 SIVER8 ULVAS8 VIVAS11 VIVID12 WAVED12 WAVER11 WAVES11 WAVEY14 WIVED12 WIVER11 WIVES11 WOVEN11

Frequently Asked Questions

How many five-letter words have V as the middle letter?

There are 169 valid five-letter Scrabble words with V as the middle letter in the TWL06 (North American Scrabble) tournament dictionary.

What is the highest-scoring Scrabble word (five-letter) matching 'Middle letter 'V''?

The highest-scoring word is JIVEY with 18 Scrabble points. Out of 169 words, 80 score 10 or more points.

What is the average Scrabble score for words on this list?

The average Scrabble score is 9.8 points per word. 0 words score 5 points or less, 89 score between 6 and 9 points, and 80 score 10 or more points.

Are all five-letter words on this list valid in Words with Friends?

Most words from the TWL06 dictionary are also valid in Words with Friends, but the two games use slightly different dictionaries. TWL06 is the official North American Scrabble tournament word list. Always verify unusual words in the Words with Friends app before playing them.