5-Letter Words With M and V
There are 17 five-letter words containing both M and V in our dictionary; 10 of them are common words.
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All 17 words
- moved11 points
- moves10 points
- movie10 points
- vomit10 points
- mauve10 points
- mover10 points
- venom10 points
- vamps12 points
- maven10 points
- velum10 points
- mavis10 points
- vimen10 points
- vomer10 points
- marvy13 points
- mavie10 points
- mavin10 points
- vroom10 points
Quick facts
- Total words: 17
- By usage: 7 very common, 3 common, 7 rare
Highest scoring (classic tiles)
- marvy 13
- vamps 12
- moved 11
- mauve 10
- maven 10
- mavie 10
- mavin 10
- mavis 10
- mover 10
- moves 10
Most common
- moved
- moves
- movie
- vomit
- mauve
- mover
- venom
- vamps
- maven
- velum
Definitions
- moved (adjective)
- Being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion.
- movie (noun)
- A form of entertainment that enacts a story by sound and a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement.
- vomit (noun)
- The matter ejected in vomiting.
- mauve (adjective)
- Of a pale to moderate greyish violet color.
Words that contain both M and V come up constantly in tile games, crosswords and daily letter puzzles, and this page gathers all 17 of the five-letter ones. The most useful are the common words at the top of the list; the rare ones at the bottom are worth knowing when you need to hook onto an awkward board position. MARVY is the top scorer here, worth 13 points before any board multiplier.
How to use this page
The quickest route to an answer is the search box: enter your letters, use a question mark for a blank, and the list shrinks to the playable words. If you would rather browse, the chips below are sorted with common words first, and the related links lead to neighbouring lists for other letters and lengths.
Tips
A blank tile is the most powerful piece on your rack because it stands in for any letter. When you search this list with a blank, the tool underlines the letter the blank replaced so you know which tile to lay down. Spend a blank only when it unlocks a long word or a premium square; using it for a three-letter play is almost always a waste. If you hold two blanks, look for a word from this list that needs both, because a seven-tile play with the bonus outscores nearly everything else.
Questions
How many five-letter words containing both M and V are there?
Our dictionary has 17 five-letter words containing both M and V, of which 10 are common English words. The count comes from the public-domain ENABLE list, so it can differ slightly from the dictionary a particular game uses.
What is the highest-scoring word among the five-letter words containing both M and V?
MARVY scores 13 points with classic tile values, ignoring board multipliers. The full top ten is in the quick facts above; switch the tile set on the search tool if you play with different letter values.