5-Letter Words With O and V
There are 121 five-letter words containing both O and V in our dictionary; 80 of them are common words.
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All 121 words
- favor11 points
- moved11 points
- above10 points
- cover10 points
- moves10 points
- movie10 points
- prove10 points
- voice10 points
- avoid9 points
- drove9 points
- video9 points
- novel8 points
- solve8 points
- votes8 points
- havoc13 points
- vouch13 points
- shove11 points
- vowel11 points
- vocal10 points
- vomit10 points
- glove9 points
- loved9 points
- voted9 points
- lover8 points
- loves8 points
- voter8 points
- vodka13 points
- evoke12 points
- vowed12 points
- avows11 points
- envoy11 points
- hovel11 points
- hover11 points
- ivory11 points
- ovary11 points
- woven11 points
- bravo10 points
- clove10 points
- coves10 points
- covet10 points
- mover10 points
- pivot10 points
- vapor10 points
- venom10 points
- doves9 points
- grove9 points
- vigor9 points
- vogue9 points
- voids9 points
- olive8 points
- ovals8 points
- ovens8 points
- overs8 points
- overt8 points
- savor8 points
- stove8 points
- valor8 points
- viola8 points
- visor8 points
- volts8 points
- roved9 points
- roves8 points
- covey13 points
- coven10 points
- divot9 points
- ovoid9 points
- novae8 points
- novas8 points
- ovule8 points
- rover8 points
- salvo8 points
- servo8 points
- viols8 points
- vireo8 points
- voile8 points
- voles8 points
- savoy11 points
- verso8 points
- ovate8 points
- trove8 points
- bovid11 points
- fovea11 points
- volva11 points
- vower11 points
- covin10 points
- vomer10 points
- ogive9 points
- avion8 points
- envoi8 points
- ovine8 points
- ovolo8 points
- soave8 points
- volar8 points
- vizor17 points
- coved11 points
- vrouw11 points
- vrows11 points
- bevor10 points
- parvo10 points
- poove10 points
- voces10 points
- vroom10 points
- devon9 points
- doven9 points
- gavot9 points
- vodun9 points
- vogie9 points
- voled9 points
- vulgo9 points
- arvos8 points
- aviso8 points
- laevo8 points
- lovat8 points
- oaves8 points
- ovoli8 points
- roven8 points
- vinos8 points
- voila8 points
- volta8 points
- volte8 points
- volti8 points
Quick facts
- Total words: 121
- By usage: 60 very common, 20 common, 41 rare
Highest scoring (classic tiles)
- vizor 17
- covey 13
- havoc 13
- vodka 13
- vouch 13
- evoke 12
- vowed 12
- avows 11
- bovid 11
- coved 11
Most common
- favor
- moved
- above
- cover
- moves
- movie
- prove
- voice
- avoid
- drove
Definitions
- favor (noun)
- An act of gracious kindness.
- moved (adjective)
- Being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion.
- above (adjective)
- Appearing earlier in the same text.
- cover (noun)
- A covering that serves to conceal or shelter something.
There are 121 five-letter words containing both O and V, and 80 of them are words you would expect to see in everyday writing. The rest are technical terms, plurals, variant spellings and the odd loanword, all of which are legal in most tile games. The highest-scoring entry is VIZOR at 17 points. Scan the common words first, then dip into the rare ones when the board leaves you no other option.
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 balanced rack has roughly three vowels and four consonants, and a lopsided rack is the most common reason players get stuck. If you are drowning in vowels, look for the words on this page with the most vowels and use them to reset. If you have too many consonants, a word with a single vowel will do the same job. When you cannot find a decent play, it is often better to swap tiles or play a short word that dumps the surplus than to force a poor score and keep the bad rack.
Questions
How many five-letter words containing both O and V are there?
Our dictionary has 121 five-letter words containing both O and V, of which 80 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 O and V?
VIZOR scores 17 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.