Five-letter words starting with V
161 five-letter words begin with the letter V. The complete list is below in alphabetical order, grouped by second letter so you can scan straight to the ones that fit your puzzle.
Most common five-letter words starting with V
Ranked by how often they appear in written English.
- video
- visit
- value
- views
- voice
- valid
- virus
- votes
- villa
- vinyl
- venue
- vital
- vista
- valve
- voted
- vocal
- verse
- viral
- vault
- voter
- vivid
- vapor
- visas
- vague
Highest-scoring five-letter words starting with V
Standard Scrabble tile values, before any board multipliers.
- vizir 17
- vizor 17
- vexed 16
- vichy 16
- varix 15
- vexer 15
- vexes 15
- vexil 15
- vixen 15
- viewy 14
- vetch 13
- vodka 13
- vouch 13
- vuggy 13
- vakil 12
- vamps 12
- vivid 12
- vowed 12
- vughs 12
- vying 12
- valve 11
- vapid 11
- varve 11
- vasty 11
All 161 five-letter words starting with V
VA 35
- vacua
- vagal
- vague
- vagus
- vails
- vairs
- vakil
- vales
- valet
- valid
- valor
- valse
- value
- valve
- vamps
- vanda
- vaned
- vanes
- vangs
- vapid
- vapor
- varas
- varia
- varix
- varna
- varus
- varve
- vasal
- vases
- vasts
- vasty
- vatic
- vatus
- vault
- vaunt
VE 38
- veals
- vealy
- veena
- veeps
- veers
- veery
- vegan
- vegie
- veils
- veins
- veiny
- velar
- velds
- veldt
- velum
- venae
- venal
- vends
- venge
- venin
- venom
- vents
- venue
- verbs
- verge
- verse
- verso
- verst
- verts
- vertu
- verve
- vesta
- vests
- vetch
- vexed
- vexer
- vexes
- vexil
VI 52
- 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
VO 27
- vocal
- voces
- vodka
- vodun
- vogie
- vogue
- voice
- voids
- voila
- voile
- volar
- voled
- voles
- volta
- volte
- volti
- volts
- volva
- vomer
- vomit
- voted
- voter
- votes
- vouch
- vowed
- vowel
- vower
VR 3
- vroom
- vrouw
- vrows
VU 5
- vuggs
- vuggy
- vughs
- vulgo
- vulva
VY 1
- vying
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Common questions
How many five-letter words start with V?
There are 161 five-letter words beginning with V, all listed on this page in alphabetical order.
What are the most common five-letter words starting with V?
Ranked by how often they appear in written English, the most common are: video, visit, value, views, voice, valid, virus, votes. The full "most common" list is near the top of this page.
What is the highest-scoring five-letter word starting with V in Scrabble?
vizir scores 17 points on plain tiles, before any double- or triple-word squares. Premium squares and the 50-point bingo bonus can change the ranking completely.
Can I use these words for Wordle?
Yes — every Wordle answer is a five-letter word, and this list covers all of them. To narrow it down with the clues you already have, use the Wordle solver: enter your greens, yellows and grays and it filters this same dictionary.
Are proper nouns and abbreviations included?
No. The list only contains words from the ENABLE lexicon, which excludes proper nouns, abbreviations and hyphenated forms — the same rule tournament Scrabble and most word games follow. Read more on the methodology page.
Counted from a 172,749-word public-domain lexicon, last reviewed 2026-08-01. How this list was built.