V appears in about 10% of English words. V is worth 4 points in Scrabble with 2 tiles in the bag. V is a moderately valuable but strategically awkward tile — it doesn’t combine naturally with most letters.
V-containing strategic plays focus on Latin-origin verbs (VIBRATE, VIVA, VIVID, VICE) and short V-words (VAV, VIA, VIE, VEX, VUG). High-scoring V-containing plays: VEXING, VIZIER, VIZOR.
V is never doubled in English (no “VV”) and V rarely ends a word. This orthographic constraint means V-containing words always have V mid-word or at word-start. In Scrabble, V tiles are often “stuck” tiles — played to dump rather than for big scores.
Top 500 Highest-Scoring Words Containing V (500 of 22,592)
ZYZZYVAS44
ZYZZYVA43
QUINQUEVALENCY40
QUINQUIVALENCY40
VAJAZZLINGS40
VAJAZZLING39
QUAQUAVERSALLY38
QUINQUEVALENCES38
QUINQUIVALENCES38
SUBJECTIVIZING38
VAJAZZLED38
HYPERCIVILIZED37
OBJECTIVIZING37
QUINQUEVALENCE37
QUINQUIVALENCE37
SUBJECTIVIZED37
VAJAZZLES37
VENTRILOQUIZING37
COMPREHENSIVIZE36
OBJECTIVIZED36
SUBJECTIVIZES36
VAJAZZLE36
VENTRILOQUIZED36
OBJECTIVIZES35
OVEREMPHASIZING35
QUICKSILVERISH35
SUBJECTIVIZE35
VENTRILOQUIZES35
BATHMITZVAHS34
EXEMPLIFICATIVE34
EXTENSIVIZATION34
OBJECTIVIZE34
OVEREMPHASIZED34
OVERHOMOGENIZED34
QUICKSILVERINGS34
QUINQUEVALENT34
QUINQUIVALENT34
VENTRILOQUIZE34
BATHMITZVAH33
BATHMIZVAHS33
EXCOMMUNICATIVE33
EXTRAVAGANZAS33
OVEREMPHASIZES33
OVERHOMOGENIZES33
PAVONAZZOS33
QUAQUAVERSAL33
QUICKSILVERIEST33
QUICKSILVERING33
QUICKSILVERY33
BATHMIZVAH32
CONVEYORIZATION32
DEMISEMIQUAVERS32
EQUIVOCATINGLY32
EXTRAVAGANZA32
OVERADVERTIZING32
OVERCAPITALIZED32
OVEREMPHASIZE32
OVERHOMOGENIZE32
OVERSPECIALIZED32
PARAMYXOVIRUSES32
PAVONAZZO32
PROVERBIALIZING32
PROVINCIALIZING32
QUICKSILVERED32
QUICKSILVERIER32
REJUVENIZING32
UNEQUIVOCABLY32
COLLECTIVIZING31
CONVEYORIZING31
CZAREVITCHES31
DEMISEMIQUAVER31
EQUIVOQUES31
HYPERREACTIVITY31
MISVOCALIZATION31
NONOBJECTIVISMS31
NONOBJECTIVITY31
OVARIECTOMIZED31
OVERADVERTIZED31
OVERCAPITALIZES31
OVERCIVILIZED31
OVERDRAMATIZING31
OVERFERTILIZING31
OVERGLAMORIZING31
OVERSPECIALIZES31
PHOSPHORYLATIVE31
PROVERBIALIZED31
PROVINCIALIZED31
QUACKSALVING31
QUADRIVALENCY31
QUALIFICATIVES31
REJUVENIZED31
SUBCIVILIZATION31
SUBVOCALIZATION31
SUPERCIVILIZED31
UNCIVILIZEDLY31
UNVANQUISHABLE31
VIZZIEING31
ACQUISITIVELY30
ADVERBIALIZING30
BARMITZVAHS30
BASMITZVAHS30
BATMITZVAHS30
BOLSHEVIZING30
COLLECTIVIZED30
COMPREHENSIVELY30
CONJUNCTIVELY30
CONVEYORIZED30
CZAREVICHES30
EQUIVOQUE30
EXHIBITIVELY30
EXPLICATIVELY30
EXTRAVERSIVELY30
EXTROVERSIVELY30
GOVERNMENTALIZE30
HANDKERCHIEVES30
HEAVYHEARTEDLY30
HYPERVISCOSITY30
INDIVIDUALIZING30
JACKKNIVES30
JAROVIZING30
NONOBJECTIVISM30
OVERADVERTIZES30
OVERBEJEWELLED30
OVERCAPITALIZE30
OVERCENTRALIZED30
OVERDRAMATIZED30
OVEREQUIPPING30
OVERFERTILIZED30
OVERGLAMORIZED30
OVERSPECIALIZE30
PARAMYXOVIRUS30
PHOTOOXIDATIVE30
PROVERBIALIZES30
PROVINCIALIZES30
PSYCHOGALVANIC30
QUACKSALVERS30
QUADRIVALENCIES30
QUALIFICATIVE30
QUICKSILVERS30
READVERTIZEMENT30
REJUVENIZES30
SEMICIVILIZED30
SOVKHOZY30
SUBJECTIVISTIC30
SUBJUNCTIVELY30
SUBSTANTIVIZING30
SUBVOCALIZING30
UNCIVILIZEDNESS30
UNEQUIVOCALLY30
VAGABONDIZING30
VANQUISHMENTS30
VASECTOMIZING30
VENTRILOQUIALLY30
VERNACULARIZING30
VICTIMIZATIONS30
ACQUISITIVENESS29
ADVERBIALIZED29
ADVERTIZEMENTS29
APPROXIMATIVE29
BARMITZVAH29
BASMITZVAH29
BATMITZVAH29
BOLSHEVIZED29
CERVICOGRAPHY29
CHIVALRESQUE29
CIVILIANIZATION29
CLAVICYTHERIUM29
COLLECTIVIZES29
COMMEMORATIVELY29
COMMUNICATIVELY29
CONJUNCTIVENESS29
CONSERVATIZING29
CONVENTIONALIZE29
CONVEYORIZES29
CZAREVITCH29
DISJUNCTIVELY29
EFFERVESCENCY29
EFFERVESCINGLY29
ENVENOMIZATIONS29
EQUIVOCACY29
EQUIVOCALITY29
EQUIVOCALNESSES29
EQUIVOCATORY29
EXPERIMENTATIVE29
EXPLOITATIVELY29
EXTRAVEHICULAR29
FLAVOURDYNAMICS29
FREQUENTATIVES29
HYPERACTIVITY29
HYPERVELOCITY29
HYPERVIGILANCES29
IMPERFECTIVELY29
IMPROVISATRIXES29
INCENTIVIZATION29
INDIVIDUALIZED29
INDIVIDUALIZERS29
INEXPRESSIVELY29
INTERSUBJECTIVE29
JAROVIZED29
LIQUEFACTIVE29
LIQUIFACTIVE29
NONEQUIVALENCES29
NONOBJECTIVISTS29
OBJECTIVENESSES29
OBJECTIVISTIC29
OVERADVERTIZE29
OVERANALYZING29
OVERBEJEWELED29
OVERCENTRALIZES29
OVERDRAMATIZES29
OVEREQUIPPED29
OVEREXCITEMENTS29
OVEREXPECTATION29
OVEREXTRAVAGANT29
OVERFERTILIZES29
OVERGENERALIZED29
OVERGLAMORIZES29
OVERQUALIFIED29
OVERSIMPLIFYING29
OVERWHELMINGLY29
OVERWITHHOLDING29
OVOVIVIPAROUSLY29
PROJECTIVELY29
PROJECTIVITY29
PROVERBIALIZE29
PROVINCIALIZE29
QUACKSALVER29
QUADRIVALENCES29
QUADRUMVIRATES29
QUANTITATIVELY29
QUICKSILVER29
REJUVENESCENCES29
REJUVENIZE29
REPRIVATIZATION29
SUBCIVILIZED29
SUBJECTIVELY29
SUBJECTIVISING29
SUBJECTIVISMS29
SUBJECTIVITY29
SUBSTANTIVIZED29
SUBVOCALIZED29
ULTRACIVILIZED29
UNEQUIVOCABLE29
UNEQUIVOCALNESS29
UNIVERSALIZABLE29
VAGABONDIZED29
VANQUISHABLE29
VANQUISHMENT29
VASCULARIZATION29
VASECTOMIZED29
VENTRILOQUISTIC29
VERNACULARIZED29
VICTIMIZATION29
VIZZIED29
ADJECTIVALLY28
ADJUNCTIVELY28
ADVERBIALIZES28
ADVERTIZEMENT28
ANTIVAXXERS28
BICONVEXITY28
BOLSHEVIZES28
CERVICOGRAPHIES28
CHEMORECEPTIVE28
CIRCUMSCRIPTIVE28
CIVILIANIZING28
CIVILIZATIONAL28
COEXTENSIVELY28
COLLECTIVIZE28
CONJUNCTIVITIS28
CONSERVATIZED28
CONVERSAZIONES28
CONVEYORIZE28
CZAREVICH28
DECIVILIZING28
DERIVATIZATIONS28
DESILVERIZATION28
DEVALORIZATIONS28
DEVITALIZATIONS28
DEVOCALIZING28
DIFFRACTIVELY28
EFFERVESCENCIES28
EFFERVESCENTLY28
ENVENOMIZATION28
EQUIVALENCY28
EQUIVOCACIES28
EQUIVOCALITIES28
EQUIVOCALLY28
EVANGELIZATIONS28
EXHAUSTIVELY28
EXHAUSTIVITY28
EXPECTORATIVES28
EXPLANATIVELY28
EXPLORATIVELY28
EXTRAVAGANCY28
FREQUENTATIVE28
HEAVYWEIGHTS28
HYPERACTIVITIES28
HYPERAGGRESSIVE28
HYPERCIVILISED28
HYPERRESPONSIVE28
HYPERVELOCITIES28
HYPERVIGILANCE28
IMPERCEPTIVELY28
IMPERCEPTIVITY28
INCENTIVIZING28
INDIVIDUALIZER28
INDIVIDUALIZES28
INEQUIVALVED28
INEXPENSIVELY28
INQUISITIVELY28
JAROVIZES28
JUSTIFICATIVE28
KUVASZOK28
NONACQUISITIVE28
NONEQUIVALENCE28
NONOBJECTIVIST28
OBJECTIVATING28
OBJECTIVATIONS28
OBJECTIVELY28
OBJECTIVISING28
OBJECTIVISMS28
OBJECTIVITY28
OVERACHIEVEMENT28
OVERADJUSTMENTS28
OVERANALYZED28
OVERCENTRALIZE28
OVERDRAMATIZE28
OVEREXAGGERATED28
OVEREXCITEMENT28
OVERFERTILIZE28
OVERGENERALIZES28
OVERGLAMORIZE28
OVERIDEALIZING28
OVERORGANIZING28
OVERZEALOUSLY28
PHOTOCONDUCTIVE28
PHOTOREFRACTIVE28
PLUMBISOLVENCY28
PLUMBOSOLVENCY28
PREJUDICATIVE28
PRIVATDOZENTS28
PRIVATIZATIONS28
PROJECTIVITIES28
PULVERIZABLE28
PULVERIZATIONS28
QUADRIVALENCE28
QUADRUMVIRATE28
QUALITATIVELY28
QUANTIVALENCES28
REFLEXIVENESSES28
REJUVENESCENCE28
REPRIVATIZING28
REVOLUTIONIZING28
SCHVITZING28
SOVKHOZES28
SUBJECTIVENESS28
SUBJECTIVISED28
SUBJECTIVISM28
SUBJECTIVITIES28
SUBSTANTIVIZES28
SUBVOCALIZES28
SUPEREXPENSIVE28
UNEXCLUSIVELY28
UNEXPENSIVELY28
UNVANQUISHED28
VACUOLIZATIONS28
VAGABONDIZES28
VAMPIRIZING28
VASCULARIZING28
VASECTOMIZES28
VECTORIZATIONS28
VENTRILOQUISING28
VENTRILOQUISMS28
VERBALIZATIONS28
VERNACULARIZES28
VICTIMIZING28
VIDEOTHEQUES28
VIZCACHAS28
VIZIERSHIPS28
VIZZIES28
VOLCANIZATIONS28
VOWELIZATIONS28
VULCANIZABLE28
VULCANIZATIONS28
ADJECTIVELY27
ADVERBIALIZE27
AFFIRMATIVELY27
ANTIVAXXER27
APPREHENSIVELY27
BICONVEXITIES27
BOLSHEVIZE27
CARNIVALESQUE27
CHEMOPREVENTION27
CIRCUMNAVIGABLE27
CIRCUMSPECTIVE27
CIVILIANIZED27
CIVILIZABLE27
CIVILIZATIONS27
COMMISERATIVELY27
COMPREHENSIVISE27
CONSERVATIZES27
CONTEMPLATIVELY27
CONVERSAZIONE27
CONVERSAZIONI27
DECIVILIZED27
DEFERVESCENCY27
DERIVATIZATION27
DESILVERIZING27
DESQUAMATIVE27
DEVALORIZATION27
DEVITALIZATION27
DEVOCALIZED27
DIFFRACTIVENESS27
EFFERVESCENCES27
EMPOVERISHMENTS27
EQUIVALENCIES27
EQUIVALENTLY27
EQUIVOCALNESS27
EQUIVOCATING27
EQUIVOCATIONS27
EVANGELIZATION27
EVERYWHITHER27
EXCESSIVENESSES27
EXCLUSIVENESSES27
EXCURSIVENESSES27
EXECRATIVELY27
EXHAUSTIVENESS27
EXHAUSTIVITIES27
EXPANSIVENESSES27
EXPECTORATIVE27
EXPENSIVENESSES27
EXPLOSIVENESSES27
EXPOSITIVELY27
EXPRESSIVELY27
EXPRESSIVITY27
EXTEROCEPTIVE27
EXTRACTIVELY27
EXTRAVAGANCIES27
EXTRAVAGANTLY27
FLEXECUTIVES27
FLUVOXAMINES27
GALVANIZATIONS27
HEAVYWEIGHT27
HYPERVENTILATED27
IMPOVERISHMENTS27
IMPROVISATRIX27
IMPROVVISATRICE27
INCENTIVIZED27
INCOMPREHENSIVE27
INDIVIDUALIZE27
INEFFECTIVELY27
INEXPENSIVENESS27
INJUNCTIVELY27
INQUISITIVENESS27
JAROVIZE27
JUVENESCENCES27
KURCHATOVIUMS27
MISAPPREHENSIVE27
MULTIWAVELENGTH27
NECKERCHIEVES27
NONEXPLOITATIVE27
NONQUANTITATIVE27
NONSUBJECTIVE27
OBJECTIVATED27
OBJECTIVATION27
OBJECTIVENESS27
OBJECTIVISED27
OBJECTIVISM27
OBJECTIVITIES27
OVERADJUSTMENT27
OVERANALYZES27
OVERCLASSIFYING27
OVERCOMPLEX27
OVERCOMPLICATED27
OVERCONFIDENTLY27
OVEREMPLOYMENTS27
OVEREXAGGERATES27
OVEREXCITABLE27
OVEREXERCISING27
OVEREXPANDING27
OVEREXPLAINING27
OVEREXPLOITING27
OVEREXTRACTIONS27
OVERGENERALIZE27
OVERIDEALIZED27
OVERORGANIZED27
OVERQUICK27
OVERUTILIZATION27
OVERZEALOUSNESS27
OVOVIVIPARITY27
PEJORATIVELY27
PERFORMATIVELY27
POCKETKNIVES27
POLYVINYLIDENES27
PREFIGURATIVELY27
PRIVATDOZENT27
PRIVATIZATION27
PSYCHOACTIVE27
PULVERIZATION27
QUANTITIVELY27
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Frequently Asked Questions
How common is V inside English words?
22,592 words in our list include V at some position — 6.3% of the whole. In standard English prose, V shows up about 1.0% of the time (rank 21st).
Top Scrabble word with V in it?
ZYZZYVAS tops the list at 44 Scrabble points under TWL scoring. The V tile alone is worth 4 points.
How can I put this word list to use in Scrabble?
Start at the top for short, high-scoring premium-square candidates. Lower in the list, look for longer words that fit your whole rack — that’s bingo territory. V is a common letter; focus on words where V pairs with high-value tiles like Q, Z, J, X for maximum scoring.