363 words sit with V in the middle. ANVIL, BEVEL, CAVIL lead, and 49 of them can be the answer.
About 13% of these sit on the Wordle answer list, 49 words in all.
Best First Guesses
Start with one of these. All three are among the 363 words below, and the number beside each is how many would still be left in the worst case.
- SAVER: takes 363 down to 59 at worst.
- LIVER: down to 67. It is on the answer list.
- DEVIL: down to 69. It is on the answer list.
What These Words Have in Common
S is the ending to expect here, closing 78 of these words. The company these words keep: E (241), A (164) and I (139). Roughly one word in six here is everyday English, 33 of the 363. Build a guess from the common letters rather than the unusual words.
Best 5 Letter Words With V in the Middle
The strongest picks, with answer-list words first.
- ANVIL
- BEVEL
- CAVIL
- CIVIC
- CIVIL
- COVEN
- COVER
- COVET
- COVEY
- DEVIL
- DIVER
- DUVET
- ENVOY
- FAVOR
- FEVER
- GAVEL
- GIVEN
- GIVER
- HAVEN
- HAVOC
- HOVEL
- HOVER
- LEVEL
- LEVER
- LIVER
- LIVID
- LOVER
- MOVER
- MOVIE
- NAVAL
- NAVEL
- NEVER
- NOVEL
- PIVOT
- RAVEN
- REVEL
- REVUE
- RIVAL
- RIVER
- RIVET
- ROVER
- SAVOR
- SAVOY
- SAVVY
- SEVEN
- SEVER
- VIVID
- WAVER
- WOVEN
- DEVEL
- DEVON
- DOVER
- GIVES
- LIVED
- LIVES
- LOVED
- LOVES
- MOVED
- MOVES
- SAVED
- SAVER
- SAVES
- WAVES
- WIVES
5 Letter Words Starting With A With V as the 3rd Letter
- ANVIL
- ADVEW
- ADVTS
- AEVIA
- AEVUM
- AIVER
- ALVAH
- ALVAN
- ALVAR
- ALVIA
- ALVIN
- ALVUS
- AMVIS
- ARVAL
- ARVEE
- ARVEL
- ARVOS
5 Letter Words Starting With B With V as the 3rd Letter
- BEVEL
- BAVIN
- BEVAN
- BEVER
- BEVIL
- BEVOR
- BEVUE
- BEVVY
- BIVIA
- BIVVY
- BOVEY
- BOVID
- BOVLD
5 Letter Words Starting With C With V as the 3rd Letter
- CAVIL
- CIVIC
- CIVIL
- COVEN
- COVER
- COVET
- COVEY
- CAVAE
- CAVAL
- CAVAS
- CAVEA
- CAVED
- CAVEL
- CAVER
- CAVES
- CAVEY
- CAVIA
- CAVIE
- CAVIN
- CAVUM
- CAVUS
- CIVES
- CIVET
- CIVIE
- CIVVY
- COVED
- COVES
- COVID
- COVIN
- CUVEE
5 Letter Words Starting With D With V as the 3rd Letter
- DEVIL
- DIVER
- DUVET
- DEVEL
- DEVON
- DOVER
- DAVEN
- DAVER
- DAVID
- DAVIS
- DAVIT
- DEVAL
- DEVAS
- DEVEX
- DEVIS
- DEVOS
- DEVOT
- DEVOW
- DIVAN
- DIVAS
- DIVED
- DIVEL
- DIVES
- DIVET
- DIVEY
- DIVIA
- DIVID
- DIVIS
- DIVNA
- DIVOS
- DIVOT
- DIVUS
- DIVVY
- DOVED
- DOVEN
- DOVES
- DOVEY
- DOVIE
5 Letter Words Starting With E With V as the 3rd Letter
- ENVOY
- EAVED
- EAVER
- EAVES
- EEVEN
- EEVER
- EEVNS
- ELVAN
- ELVEN
- ELVER
- ELVES
- ELVET
- ELVIS
- ENVOI
- ERVEN
- ERVIL
- ERVUM
5 Letter Words Starting With F With V as the 3rd Letter
- FAVOR
- FEVER
- FAVAS
- FAVEL
- FAVER
- FAVES
- FAVUS
- FIVER
- FIVES
- FOVEA
5 Letter Words Starting With G With V as the 3rd Letter
- GAVEL
- GIVEN
- GIVER
- GIVES
- GAVIA
- GAVOT
- GIVED
- GIVEY
- GIVIN
- GOVED
- GOVES
- GYVED
- GYVER
- GYVES
5 Letter Words Starting With H With V as the 3rd Letter
- HAVEN
- HAVOC
- HOVEL
- HOVER
- HAVAN
- HAVEL
- HAVER
- HAVES
- HEVEA
- HEVED
- HEVEL
- HIVED
- HIVER
- HIVES
- HOVEA
- HOVED
- HOVEN
- HOVES
5 Letter Words Starting With J With V as the 3rd Letter
- JAVAN
- JAVAS
- JAVEL
- JAVER
- JIVED
- JIVER
- JIVES
- JIVEY
- JUVES
- JUVIA
- JUVIE
5 Letter Words Starting With K With V as the 3rd Letter
- KAVAL
- KAVAS
- KAVER
- KEVAN
- KEVEL
- KEVER
- KEVIL
- KEVIN
- KEVYN
- KHVAT
- KIVAS
- KIVER
- KOVIL
5 Letter Words Starting With L With V as the 3rd Letter
- LEVEL
- LEVER
- LIVER
- LIVID
- LOVER
- LIVED
- LIVES
- LOVED
- LOVES
- LAVAL
- LAVAS
- LAVED
- LAVER
- LAVES
- LAVIC
- LAVRA
- LAVVY
- LEVAS
- LEVEE
- LEVEN
- LEVES
- LEVET
- LEVIN
- LEVIR
- LEVIS
- LIVEN
- LIVOR
- LIVRE
- LOVAT
- LOVEE
- LOVEY
- LOVIE
- LUVVY
5 Letter Words Starting With M With V as the 3rd Letter
- MOVER
- MOVIE
- MOVED
- MOVES
- MAVEN
- MAVIE
- MAVIN
- MAVIS
- MEVED
- MEVES
- MIVEY
- MIVVY
- MUVVA
5 Letter Words Starting With N With V as the 3rd Letter
- NAVAL
- NAVEL
- NEVER
- NOVEL
- NAVAR
- NAVED
- NAVES
- NAVET
- NAVEW
- NAVIG
- NAVIS
- NAVVY
- NEVAT
- NEVEL
- NEVEN
- NEVES
- NEVIS
- NEVOY
- NEVUS
- NEVVY
- NIVAL
- NIVAS
- NIVEL
- NOVAE
- NOVAS
- NOVEM
- NOVIA
- NOVIO
- NOVUM
- NOVUS
5 Letter Words Starting With P With V as the 3rd Letter
- PIVOT
- PAVAN
- PAVAS
- PAVED
- PAVEN
- PAVER
- PAVES
- PAVIA
- PAVID
- PAVIE
- PAVIN
- PAVIS
- PAVON
- PAVVY
- PIVOS
- POVOS
5 Letter Words Starting With R With V as the 3rd Letter
- RAVEN
- REVEL
- REVUE
- RIVAL
- RIVER
- RIVET
- ROVER
- RAVED
- RAVEL
- RAVER
- RAVES
- RAVEY
- RAVIN
- REVAY
- REVER
- REVET
- REVIE
- REVOW
- RIVAS
- RIVED
- RIVEL
- RIVEN
- RIVES
- RIVOS
- ROVED
- ROVEN
- ROVES
- ROVET
- RUVID
5 Letter Words Starting With S With V as the 3rd Letter
- SAVOR
- SAVOY
- SAVVY
- SEVEN
- SEVER
- SAVED
- SAVER
- SAVES
- SAVEY
- SAVIN
- SEVAK
- SEVIR
- SEVUM
- SIVAN
- SIVER
- SYVER
5 Letter Words Starting With T With V as the 3rd Letter
- TAVAH
- TAVAS
- TAVER
- TAVOY
- TIVER
- TOVAH
- TOVAR
- TOVET
5 Letter Words Starting With V With V as the 3rd Letter
- VIVID
- VEVES
- VIVAS
- VIVAT
- VIVAX
- VIVDA
- VIVEK
- VIVER
- VIVES
- VIVOS
- VIVRE
5 Letter Words Starting With W With V as the 3rd Letter
- WAVER
- WOVEN
- WAVES
- WIVES
- WAVED
- WAVEY
- WEVET
- WIVED
- WIVER
- WYVER
5 Letter Words Starting With I, O, U and other letters With V as the 3rd Letter
- IMVIA
- INVAR
- INVER
- INVOY
- IRVIN
- OAVES
- ORVAL
- ORVET
- OUVRE
- ULVAN
- ULVAS
- URVAS
- UVVER
- YEVEN
- YEVES
- YOVEN
Less Familiar Words Here
This page carries a lot of words most players would not define. Reading them once is quicker than meeting them cold in a puzzle.
- ELVER: Young eel.
- ENVOI: A brief stanza concluding certain forms of poetry.
- NAVVY: A laborer who is obliged to do menial work.
- MAVIN: Someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field.
- DAVIT: A crane-like device (usually one of a pair) for suspending or lowering equipment (as a lifeboat).
- NEVUS: A blemish on the skin that is formed before birth.
- FOVEA: Area consisting of a small depression in the retina containing cones and where vision is most acute.
- PAVAN: Music composed for dancing the pavane.
- CAVIL: Raise trivial objections. It is on the answer list.
- CIVET: Cat-like mammal typically secreting musk used in perfumes.
- DIVOT: A piece of turf dug out of a lawn or fairway (by an animals hooves or a golf club).
- RAVER: A participant in a rave dancing party.
- DIVVY: Short for dividend; especially one paid by a cooperative society.
- HOVEL: Small crude shelter used as a dwelling. It is on the answer list.
FAQs
Can a Wordle answer have V in the middle?
Yes. NEVER, GIVEN and LEVEL have all been answers, so the pattern is worth playing for rather than ruling out.
Do any of these use the same letter twice?
Yes. NEVER and LEVEL are two of them. Crossing off a letter after one grey square is the quickest way to miss an answer like these.
Is FAVUS really a word?
Yes. A contagious fungal infection of the scalp; occurs mainly in Africa and the Middle East. It has never been the puzzle, so keep it for Scrabble.
Which one has the best chance of just being the answer?
NEVER. It is the most ordinary word on this list that has already been the puzzle, so it is the guess to make when you want to win the round rather than learn from it.
Are all of these accepted as guesses?
Yes. Every word on this list is a legal guess, including the ones that look wrong. YOVEN and YEVES are among them. Only a smaller set has ever been the answer, and those are the ones marked in green.