5-letter words starting with V

There are 161 five-letter words starting with V in our word list. 33 of them are common everyday words, such as VALUE, VIDEO, VISIT and VOICE.

V almost never ends an English word; the few that do are mostly short forms or borrowings. That is why words like HAVE and GIVE end in a silent E.

Five-letter words are the format of the most popular daily word guessing games. A strong first guess uses five different common letters.

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Good first guesses

These common words use five different letters that appear often in five-letter words, so they rule out the most letters in one guess:

How many five-letter words starting with V are there?

Our word list has 161 five-letter words starting with V. 33 of them are common everyday words.

What are some common five-letter words starting with V?

The most common are VALUE, VIDEO, VISIT, VOICE, VIEWS and VOTED.

Which five-letter word starting with V scores the most points?

Using standard letter tile values, VIZIR scores 17 points, the most of any five-letter word starting with V in our list.

What is a good first guess in a five-letter word game?

Words with five different, frequent letters give you the most information. Good choices from this list are VOTER, VALUE, VIRAL and VIDEO.