5 Letter Words With V in the Middle

Mid-sized as these go: 363 5 letter words with v in the middle, with the guessing order worked out for you.

A V confirmed as the third letter leaves a Wordle solver sorting through 5 letter words with V in the middle for whatever comes next.

Right after that V, E is the commonest vowel, so NEVER, COVER and RIVER all continue the same way.

It follows that the next guess should spell E straight after the V, and RIVER does that alongside common consonants.

List of 5 Letter Words With V in the Middle

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
ADVEW
ADVTS
AEVIA
AEVUM
AIVER
ALVAH
ALVAN
ALVAR
ALVIA
ALVIN
ALVUS
AMVIS
ARVAL
ARVEE
ARVEL
ARVOS
BAVIN
BEVAN
BEVER
BEVIL
BEVOR
BEVUE
BEVVY
BIVIA
BIVVY
BOVEY
BOVID
BOVLD
CAVAE
CAVAL
CAVAS
CAVEA
CAVED
CAVEL
CAVER
CAVES
CAVEY
CAVIA
CAVIE
CAVIN
CAVUM
CAVUS
CIVES
CIVET
CIVIE
CIVVY
COVED
COVES
COVID
COVIN
CUVEE
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
EAVED
EAVER
EAVES

Common 5 Letter Words With V in the Middle

NEVER
GIVEN
LEVEL
MOVIE
COVER
SEVEN
RIVER
CIVIL
NOVEL
FAVOR
DEVIL
LOVER
NAVAL
FEVER
LIVER
HAVEN
CIVIC
ROVER
LIVES
GIVES
MOVED
LOVED
LIVED
SAVED
LOVES
MOVES
WAVES
WIVES
SAVES
DEVON
DOVER
SAVER
DEVEL

5 Letter Words With V in the Middle for Wordle

SAVER
LIVER
DEVIL
NEVER
GIVEN
LEVEL
MOVIE
COVER
SEVEN
RIVER
CIVIL
NOVEL
FAVOR
LOVER
NAVAL
FEVER
HAVEN
CIVIC
ROVER
RIVAL
RAVEN
VIVID
LEVER
SAVVY
WOVEN
HAVOC
PIVOT
ENVOY
DIVER
HOVER
MOVER
GIVER
SEVER
REVEL
SAVOY
REVUE
ANVIL
COVEN
DUVET
LIVID
SAVOR
NAVEL
COVET
WAVER
RIVET
GAVEL
BEVEL
COVEY
HOVEL
CAVIL

5 Letter Words With AV in the Middle

FAVOR
NAVAL
HAVEN
RAVEN
SAVVY
HAVOC
SAVOY
SAVOR
NAVEL
WAVER
GAVEL
CAVIL
SAVED
WAVES
SAVES
SAVER
DAVID
DAVIS
CAVES
PAVED
WAVED
CAVED
HAVES
MAVEN
MAVIS
FAVES
EAVES
RAVES
LAVAL
RAVEL
LAVER
SAVIN
PAVES
RAVED
HAVEL
PAVIA
LAVAS
HAVER
RAVER
JAVAN
PAVER
PAVAN
RAVIN
DAVIT
WAVEY
NAVES
CAVER
CAVIN
NAVIS
MAVIN
PAVIN
DAVEN
LAVRA
NAVVY
PAVON
NAVED
CAVAL
GAVIA
LAVES
HAVAN

5 Letter Words With IV in the Middle

GIVEN
RIVER
CIVIL
LIVER
CIVIC
RIVAL
VIVID
PIVOT
DIVER
GIVER
LIVID
RIVET
LIVES
GIVES
LIVED
WIVES
DIVES
HIVES
FIVES
DIVAS
DIVED
GIVIN
RIVEN
FIVER
LIVEN
VIVEK
RIVAS
DIVAN
SIVAN
VIVRE
LIVRE
RIVES
DIVVY
VIVES
CIVET
DIVOT
VIVAX
HIVER
DIVIS
SIVER
VIVAS
VIVOS
JIVES
VIVAT
HIVED
CIVVY
DIVEY
KIVAS
NIVEL
BIVVY
JIVED
GIVED
DIVID
DIVUS
RIVED
VIVER
NIVAS
NIVAL
LIVOR
CIVES

5 Letter Words With EV in the Middle

NEVER
LEVEL
SEVEN
DEVIL
FEVER
LEVER
SEVER
REVEL
REVUE
BEVEL
DEVON
DEVEL
KEVIN
LEVIN
BEVAN
NEVIS
LEVEE
DEVOS
LEVIS
NEVES
LEVEN
KEVAN
DEVAS
REVIE
DEVAL
NEVUS
BEVER
KEVYN
NEVEN
REVER
SEVAK
DEVIS
BEVVY
NEVEL
LEVET
BEVIL
HEVEA
LEVES
BEVOR
DEVEX
AEVIA
AEVUM
BEVUE
DEVOT
DEVOW
EEVEN
EEVER
EEVNS
HEVED
HEVEL
KEVEL
KEVER
KEVIL
LEVAS
LEVIR
MEVED
MEVES
NEVAT
NEVOY
NEVVY

5 Letter Words With OV in the Middle

MOVIE
COVER
NOVEL
LOVER
ROVER
WOVEN
HOVER
MOVER
COVEN
COVET
COVEY
HOVEL
MOVED
LOVED
LOVES
MOVES
DOVER
COVID
DOVES
LOVEY
DOVEY
COVES
NOVUS
LOVIE
LOVAT
TOVAR
NOVAS
NOVUM
NOVAE
FOVEA
NOVIA
BOVEY
HOVEN
COVED
NOVEM
ROVED
NOVIO
TOVAH
ROVES
ROVEN
DOVIE
BOVID
LOVEE
HOVEA
COVIN
KOVIL
GOVES
BOVLD
DOVED
DOVEN
GOVED
HOVED
HOVES
POVOS
ROVET
TOVET
YOVEN

5 Letter Words With Middle V by Starting Letter

5 Letter Words With Middle V Starting With A

ANVIL
ALVIN
ALVAR
ALVAN
ALVAH
ARVAL
ARVEL
ADVEW
ADVTS
AEVIA
AEVUM
AIVER

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5 Letter Words With Middle V Starting With B

BEVEL
BEVAN
BEVER
BOVEY
BEVVY
BEVIL
BIVVY
BEVOR
BOVID
BAVIN
BEVUE
BIVIA

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5 Letter Words With Middle V Starting With C

COVER
CIVIL
CIVIC
COVEN
COVET
COVEY
CAVIL
COVID
CAVES
CAVED
COVES
CIVET

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5 Letter Words With Middle V Starting With D

DEVIL
DIVER
DUVET
DEVON
DOVER
DEVEL
DAVID
DAVIS
DIVES
DOVES
DIVAS
DIVED

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5 Letter Words With Middle V Starting With E

ENVOY
ELVIS
ELVES
EAVES
ELVEN
ELVAN
ENVOI
ELVER
ERVEN
ELVET
EAVED
EAVER

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5 Letter Words With Middle V Starting With F

FAVOR
FEVER
FIVES
FAVES
FIVER
FOVEA
FAVER
FAVEL
FAVAS
FAVUS

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5 Letter Words With Middle V Starting With G

GIVEN
GIVER
GAVEL
GIVES
GIVIN
GAVIA
GIVED
GOVES
GAVOT
GIVEY
GOVED
GYVED

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5 Letter Words With Middle V Starting With H

HAVEN
HAVOC
HOVER
HOVEL
HIVES
HAVES
HAVEL
HAVER
HIVER
HOVEN
HIVED
HEVEA

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5 Letter Words With Middle V Starting With J

JUVIE
JAVAN
JUVIA
JIVES
JIVED
JAVAS
JAVEL
JAVER
JIVER
JIVEY
JUVES

5 Letter Words With Middle V Starting With K

KEVIN
KEVAN
KEVYN
KIVAS
KAVAL
KIVER
KOVIL
KAVAS
KAVER
KEVEL
KEVER
KEVIL

5 Letter Words With Middle V Starting With L

LEVEL
LOVER
LIVER
LEVER
LIVID
LIVES
LOVED
LIVED
LOVES
LEVIN
LAVAL
LEVEE

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5 Letter Words With Middle V Starting With M

MOVIE
MOVER
MOVED
MOVES
MAVEN
MAVIS
MAVIN
MAVIE
MEVED
MEVES
MIVEY
MIVVY

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5 Letter Words With Middle V Starting With N

NEVER
NOVEL
NAVAL
NAVEL
NEVIS
NEVES
NOVUS
NOVAS
NOVUM
NOVAE
NEVUS
NOVIA

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5 Letter Words With Middle V Starting With P

PIVOT
PAVED
PAVES
PAVIA
PAVER
PAVAN
PAVIN
PAVON
PAVIS
PAVIE
PAVAS
PAVEN

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5 Letter Words With Middle V Starting With R

RIVER
ROVER
RIVAL
RAVEN
REVEL
REVUE
RIVET
RAVES
RIVEN
RAVEL
RIVAS
RAVED

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5 Letter Words With Middle V Starting With S

SEVEN
SAVVY
SEVER
SAVOY
SAVOR
SAVED
SAVES
SAVER
SAVIN
SIVAN
SIVER
SEVAK

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5 Letter Words With Middle V Starting With V

VIVID
VIVEK
VIVRE
VIVES
VIVAX
VIVAS
VIVOS
VIVAT
VIVER
VEVES
VIVDA

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5 Letter Words With Middle V Starting With W

WOVEN
WAVER
WAVES
WIVES
WAVED
WAVEY
WEVET
WIVED
WIVER
WYVER

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5 Letter Words With Middle V by Ending Letter

5 Letter Words With Middle V Ending in A

PAVIA
FOVEA
NOVIA
JUVIA
LAVRA
HEVEA
GAVIA
CAVIA
HOVEA
CAVEA
AEVIA
ALVIA

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5 Letter Words With Middle V Ending in D

VIVID
LIVID
MOVED
LOVED
LIVED
SAVED
DAVID
COVID
PAVED
WAVED
CAVED
DIVED

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5 Letter Words With Middle V Ending in E

MOVIE
REVUE
LEVEE
VIVRE
LIVRE
LOVIE
REVIE
JUVIE
NOVAE
CUVEE
OUVRE
DOVIE

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5 Letter Words With Middle V Ending in L

LEVEL
CIVIL
NOVEL
DEVIL
NAVAL
RIVAL
REVEL
ANVIL
NAVEL
GAVEL
BEVEL
HOVEL

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5 Letter Words With Middle V Ending in N

GIVEN
SEVEN
HAVEN
RAVEN
WOVEN
COVEN
DEVON
KEVIN
LEVIN
ALVIN
BEVAN
MAVEN

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5 Letter Words With Middle V Ending in R

NEVER
COVER
RIVER
FAVOR
LOVER
FEVER
LIVER
ROVER
LEVER
DIVER
HOVER
MOVER

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5 Letter Words With Middle V Ending in S

LIVES
GIVES
LOVES
MOVES
WAVES
WIVES
SAVES
DAVIS
ELVIS
CAVES
ELVES
DIVES

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5 Letter Words With Middle V Ending in T

PIVOT
DUVET
COVET
RIVET
LOVAT
CIVET
DIVOT
DAVIT
VIVAT
LEVET
ELVET
DEVOT

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5 Letter Words With Middle V Ending in Y

SAVVY
ENVOY
SAVOY
COVEY
LOVEY
DOVEY
DIVVY
WAVEY
BOVEY
NAVVY
BEVVY
CIVVY

Related: 5 Letter Words Ending in Y

Meanings of 5 Letter Words With V in the Middle

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

What are 5 letter words with V in the middle?

There are 363 of them. The everyday ones include NEVER, GIVEN, LEVEL, MOVIE and COVER.

How many 5 letter words have V in the middle?

363 in total, and 49 of them are on the Wordle answer list.

Which 5 letter words with V in the middle are Wordle answers?

49 of them have been answers, among them SEVEN, RIVER, CIVIL, NOVEL and FAVOR.

What 5 letter words have AV in the middle?

105 of them, including FAVOR, NAVAL, HAVEN, RAVEN and SAVVY.

Can a Wordle answer have V in the middle?

Yes. NEVER, GIVEN and LEVEL all sit on the Wordle answer list, 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 is not on the Wordle answer list, so keep it for Scrabble.

Which one has the best chance of just being the answer?

NEVER. It is the most ordinary word here that the answer list carries, 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 sits on the answer list, and those are the ones marked in green.

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