Complete list of 287 five-letter words that begin with V. Browse, filter, and find the perfect word.
There are 287 five-letter words beginning with V in our dictionary. V is worth 4 Scrabble points and only 287 five-letter words start with it — making V-words relatively valuable plays. The most common letters following V are: A, I, O, U.
Common examples include: VACHE, VACOA, VACUA, VACUO, VADIM, VADIS, VAGAL, VAGAS, VAGUE, VAGUS, VAILS, VAIRE. These appear frequently in word games, everyday language, and puzzles.
V-starting words are relatively rare (287), which makes them easy to rule out. VALOR and VIVID are notable Wordle picks.
If your Wordle green tile lands on position 1 with V, your list narrows to 287 possibilities (down from 15,921 total). Top Wordle picks starting with V: VALID, VALOR, VALUE, VALVE, VAPOR. Use our Wordle Helper to apply yellow and grey tile clues and pinpoint the answer.
The letter V is worth 4 points in Scrabble. When V is on your rack, any of these 287 words are valid plays if you have the remaining tiles. High-value options to look for: VACUO, VADIM, VADIS, VAGAL, VAGAS.
Use the 5-letter word finder on the homepage to filter by the letters on your rack and find the highest-scoring legal play.