Eight-letter words starting with V
493 eight-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 eight-letter words starting with V
Ranked by how often they appear in written English.
- vacation
- visitors
- vehicles
- variable
- violence
- victoria
- versions
- visiting
- valuable
- vertical
- veterans
- verified
- vitamins
- velocity
- vibrator
- villages
- validity
- variance
- ventures
- vouchers
- vascular
- valencia
- violated
- vicinity
Highest-scoring eight-letter words starting with V
Standard Scrabble tile values, before any board multipliers.
- vizcacha 27
- vanquish 23
- vowelize 23
- vaporize 22
- vexingly 22
- vizarded 22
- vocalize 22
- vixenish 21
- vizoring 21
- volvoxes 21
- valorize 20
- vandyked 20
- vaqueros 20
- velarize 20
- verjuice 20
- vexillum 20
- vitalize 20
- vizirate 20
- vizirial 20
- vandykes 19
- videotex 19
- vivacity 19
- valkyrie 18
- vernixes 18
All 493 eight-letter words starting with V
VA 119
- vacantly
- vacating
- vacation
- vaccinal
- vaccinas
- vaccinee
- vaccines
- vaccinia
- vacuolar
- vacuoles
- vacuumed
- vagabond
- vagaries
- vagility
- vaginate
- vagotomy
- vagrancy
- vagrants
- vainness
- valanced
- valances
- valences
- valencia
- valerate
- valerian
- valeting
- valguses
- valiance
- valiancy
- valiants
- validate
- validity
- valkyrie
- valonias
- valorise
- valorize
- valorous
- valuable
- valuably
- valuated
- valuates
- valuator
- valvelet
- valvulae
- valvular
- valvules
- vambrace
- vamoosed
- vamooses
- vamosing
- vampires
- vampiric
- vanadate
- vanadium
- vanadous
- vandalic
- vandyked
- vandykes
- vanguard
- vanillas
- vanillic
- vanillin
- vanished
- vanisher
- vanishes
- vanitied
- vanities
- vanitory
- vanpools
- vanquish
- vantages
- vapidity
- vaporers
- vaporing
- vaporise
- vaporish
- vaporize
- vaporous
- vapoured
- vapourer
- vaqueros
- varactor
- variable
- variably
- variance
- variants
- variated
- variates
- varicose
- variedly
- varietal
- variform
- variolar
- variolas
- varioles
- variorum
- varistor
- varletry
- varments
- varmints
- varnishy
- varoomed
- vascular
- vasculum
- vaselike
- vasiform
- vasotomy
- vastiest
- vastness
- vaticide
- vaulters
- vaultier
- vaulting
- vaunters
- vauntful
- vaunting
- vavasors
- vavasour
- vavassor
VE 146
- vealiest
- vectored
- vedalias
- vedettes
- veganism
- vegetant
- vegetate
- vegetist
- vegetive
- vehement
- vehicles
- veiledly
- veilings
- veillike
- veiniest
- veinings
- veinless
- veinlets
- veinlike
- veinules
- veinulet
- velamina
- velarium
- velarize
- veligers
- velleity
- velocity
- veloutes
- veluring
- velveret
- velveted
- venality
- venation
- vendable
- vendaces
- vendetta
- vendeuse
- vendible
- vendibly
- veneered
- veneerer
- venenate
- venenose
- venerate
- venereal
- veneries
- venetian
- vengeful
- venially
- venisons
- venogram
- venomers
- venoming
- venomous
- venosity
- venously
- ventages
- ventails
- ventless
- ventrals
- ventured
- venturer
- ventures
- venturis
- venulose
- venulous
- veracity
- verandah
- verandas
- veratria
- veratrin
- veratrum
- verbally
- verbatim
- verbenas
- verbiage
- verbiles
- verbless
- verboten
- verdancy
- verderer
- verderor
- verdicts
- verditer
- verdured
- verdures
- verecund
- vergence
- verified
- verifier
- verifies
- verismos
- veristic
- verities
- verjuice
- vermeils
- vermoulu
- vermouth
- vermuths
- vernacle
- vernally
- vernicle
- verniers
- vernixes
- veronica
- verrucae
- versants
- verseman
- versemen
- versicle
- versines
- versions
- vertebra
- vertexes
- vertical
- vertices
- verticil
- vertigos
- vervains
- vesicant
- vesicate
- vesicles
- vesicula
- vesperal
- vespiary
- vesseled
- vestally
- vestiary
- vestiges
- vestigia
- vestings
- vestless
- vestlike
- vestment
- vestries
- vestural
- vestured
- vestures
- vesuvian
- veterans
- vetivers
- vetivert
- vexation
- vexillar
- vexillum
- vexingly
VI 160
- viaducts
- vialling
- viatical
- viaticum
- viatores
- vibrance
- vibrancy
- vibrants
- vibrated
- vibrates
- vibrator
- vibratos
- vibrioid
- vibrions
- vibrissa
- vibronic
- viburnum
- vicarage
- vicarate
- vicarial
- viceless
- vicenary
- viceroys
- vicinage
- vicinity
- vicomtes
- victoria
- victress
- victuals
- vicugnas
- videotex
- videttes
- vidicons
- viewable
- viewdata
- viewiest
- viewings
- viewless
- vigilant
- vigneron
- vignette
- vigorish
- vigoroso
- vigorous
- vilayets
- vileness
- vilified
- vilifier
- vilifies
- vilipend
- villadom
- villager
- villages
- villains
- villainy
- villatic
- villeins
- vinasses
- vincible
- vincibly
- vinculum
- vindaloo
- vinegars
- vinegary
- vineries
- vineyard
- vinifera
- vinified
- vinifies
- vinosity
- vinously
- vintager
- vintages
- vintners
- violable
- violably
- violated
- violater
- violates
- violator
- violence
- violists
- violones
- viomycin
- viperine
- viperish
- viperous
- viragoes
- virelais
- virelays
- viremias
- virgates
- virginal
- virgules
- viricide
- viridian
- viridity
- virilely
- virilism
- virility
- virology
- virtuosa
- virtuose
- virtuosi
- virtuoso
- virtuous
- virucide
- virulent
- viscacha
- visceral
- viscidly
- viscoses
- viscount
- viselike
- visional
- visioned
- visitant
- visiters
- visiting
- visitors
- visoring
- visually
- vitalise
- vitalism
- vitalist
- vitality
- vitalize
- vitamers
- vitamine
- vitamins
- vitellin
- vitellus
- vitesses
- vitiable
- vitiated
- vitiates
- vitiator
- vitiligo
- vitrains
- vitreous
- vitrines
- vitriols
- vittling
- vituline
- vivacity
- vivaries
- vivarium
- viverrid
- vividest
- vivified
- vivifier
- vivifies
- vivipara
- vivisect
- vixenish
- vizarded
- vizcacha
- vizirate
- vizirial
- vizoring
VO 59
- vocables
- vocalics
- vocalise
- vocalism
- vocalist
- vocality
- vocalize
- vocation
- vocative
- vocoders
- vogueing
- voiceful
- voidable
- voidance
- voidness
- volatile
- volcanic
- volcanos
- voleries
- volitant
- volition
- volitive
- volleyed
- volleyer
- volplane
- voltages
- voltaism
- voluming
- volutins
- volution
- volvoxes
- volvulus
- vomerine
- vomiters
- vomiting
- vomitive
- vomitory
- vomitous
- voodooed
- voracity
- vorlages
- vortexes
- vortical
- vortices
- votaress
- votaries
- votarist
- voteable
- voteless
- votively
- vouchees
- vouchers
- vouching
- voussoir
- vouvrays
- vowelize
- voyagers
- voyageur
- voyaging
VR 1
- vrooming
VU 8
- vuggiest
- vulcanic
- vulgarer
- vulgarly
- vulgates
- vulguses
- vultures
- vulvitis
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Common questions
How many eight-letter words start with V?
There are 493 eight-letter words beginning with V, all listed on this page in alphabetical order.
What are the most common eight-letter words starting with V?
Ranked by how often they appear in written English, the most common are: vacation, visitors, vehicles, variable, violence, victoria, versions, visiting. The full "most common" list is near the top of this page.
What is the highest-scoring eight-letter word starting with V in Scrabble?
vizcacha scores 27 points on plain tiles, before any double- or triple-word squares. Premium squares and the 50-point bingo bonus can change the ranking completely.
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.