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5 Letter Words With V as the Third Letter
Looking for five-letter words with V as the third letter? There are 172 of them. Start with the familiar ones: never, given, level, movie. Those 52 common words are also the only possible answers in our daily 5-letter puzzle.
Tip: test the vowels first, starting with E. Once they are in place, the consonants around them usually follow. A guess that covers common letters here: saver.
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Common 5-letter words with V as the third letter (52)
Everyday words, most common first. Only these can be the answer in our daily puzzle.
- never
- given
- level
- movie
- cover
- seven
- river
- civil
- novel
- favor
- devil
- lover
- naval
- fever
- liver
- rival
- haven
- civic
- raven
- rover
- vivid
- lever
- savvy
- woven
- havoc
- pivot
- envoy
- diver
- saver
- hover
- mover
- sever
- revel
- revue
- anvil
- coven
- duvet
- livid
- savor
- navel
- maven
- covet
- levee
- waver
- fiver
- ravel
- rivet
- gavel
- liven
- bevel
- covey
- divan
The letter before the V is most often A (59 words), and the one after it E (104 words). On average a word here has 2.0 vowels, and the most frequent vowel is E (in 124 words). 25% repeat a letter, like never. The most common first letter is L (20 words).
All 5-letter words with V as the third letter (172)
From A to Z, including plurals and other forms that count as guesses.
aiver anvil arval arvos bevel bevor bevvy bivvy bovid caved caver caves cavie cavil civet civic civie civil civvy coved coven cover coves covet covey covin daven davit devas devel devil devon divan divas dived diver dives divot divvy doven doves duvet eaved eaves elver elves envoi envoy ervil favas faves favor favus fever fiver fives fovea gavel gavot given giver gives gyved gyves haven haver haves havoc hived hives hovel hover invar javas jived jiver jives jivey kavas kevel kevil kivas lavas laved laver laves levee level lever levin levis lived liven liver lives livid livre lovat loved lover loves lovey maven mavie mavin mavis moved mover moves movie naval navar navel naves navvy never neves nevus nival novae novas novel oaves pavan paved paver paves pavid pavin pavis pivot raved ravel raven raver raves ravin revel revet revue rival rived riven river rives rivet roved roven rover roves saved saver saves savin savor savoy savvy sevak seven sever siver ulvas vivas vivid waved waver waves wavey wived wiver wives woven
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Frequently asked questions
How many five-letter words have V as the third letter?
Our dictionary has 172, which is 1.9% of all five-letter words. 52 of them are common words that can be the daily answer; the rest are valid guesses.
What is a good guess from this list?
Try saver. It has 5 different letters, all common in this group, so one guess tells you a lot. 25% of these words repeat a letter, so keep doubles in mind later.
Which letters most often sit next to the V?
The letter before the V is most often A (59 words), and the one after it E (104 words).