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5 Letter Words With I and V

Looking for five-letter words with I and V? There are 182 of them. Start with the familiar ones: video, given, movie, drive. Those 46 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: alive.

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Common 5-letter words with I and V (46)

Everyday words, most common first. Only these can be the answer in our daily puzzle.

I and V sit side by side in 156 of these words (86%), most often as VI. On average a word here has 2.2 vowels, and the most frequent other vowel is E (in 91 words). 21% repeat a letter, like visit. The most common first letter is V (75 words).

All 5-letter words with I and V (182)

From A to Z, including plurals and other forms that count as guesses.

aiver ajiva alive anvil ative avail avian avion aviso avoid bivvy bovid bravi cavie cavil chive chivy civet civic civie civil civvy clavi covin davit devil divan divas dived diver dives divot divvy drive envoi equiv ervil evict evils evite fiver fives given giver gives hived hives invar ivied ivies ivory jived jiver jives jivey kevil kivas levin levis lieve lived liven liver lives livid livre mavie mavin mavis mikva movie naevi naive nieve nival ogive olive ovine ovoid ovoli pavid pavin pavis pivot privy ravin reive rival rived riven river rives rivet savin shiva shive shivs sieve silva siver skive spivs swive vails vairs vakil valid vapid varia varix vatic vedic vegie veils veins veiny venin vexil vials viand vibes vicar viced vices vichy video viers views viewy vigas vigil vigor viler villa villi vills vimen vinal vinas vinca vined vines vinic vinos vinyl viola viols viper viral vireo vires virga virid virls virtu virus visas vised vises visit visor vista vitae vital vitta vivas vivid vixen vizir vizor vogie voice voids voila voile volti vomit vying waive wived wiver wives

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Frequently asked questions

How many five-letter words have both I and V?

Our dictionary has 182, which is 2% of all five-letter words. 46 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 alive. It has 5 different letters, all common in this group, so one guess tells you a lot. 21% of these words repeat a letter, so keep doubles in mind later.

How often do I and V sit side by side?

I and V sit side by side in 156 of these words (86%), most often as VI.

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