5-Letter Words With S and V
There are 147 five-letter words containing both S and V in our dictionary; 95 of them are common words.
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All 147 words
- views11 points
- moves10 points
- gives9 points
- saved9 points
- evens8 points
- lives8 points
- saves8 points
- serve8 points
- seven8 points
- solve8 points
- visit8 points
- votes8 points
- shove11 points
- waves11 points
- wives11 points
- verbs10 points
- dives9 points
- vends9 points
- evils8 points
- loves8 points
- raves8 points
- slave8 points
- verse8 points
- virus8 points
- vexes15 points
- savvy14 points
- avows11 points
- fives11 points
- haves11 points
- hives11 points
- shave11 points
- caves10 points
- coves10 points
- paves10 points
- vices10 points
- doves9 points
- vised9 points
- voids9 points
- eaves8 points
- elves8 points
- ivies8 points
- ovals8 points
- ovens8 points
- overs8 points
- salve8 points
- saver8 points
- savor8 points
- sever8 points
- sieve8 points
- stave8 points
- stove8 points
- suave8 points
- vanes8 points
- vases8 points
- vasts8 points
- veers8 points
- veils8 points
- veins8 points
- vents8 points
- vests8 points
- vials8 points
- vines8 points
- visas8 points
- vises8 points
- visor8 points
- vista8 points
- volts8 points
- jives15 points
- vibes10 points
- roves8 points
- vamps12 points
- vivas11 points
- veeps10 points
- divas9 points
- velds9 points
- avast8 points
- avers8 points
- naves8 points
- novas8 points
- salvo8 points
- servo8 points
- vales8 points
- viols8 points
- voles8 points
- skive12 points
- faves11 points
- savoy11 points
- spivs10 points
- verso8 points
- gyves12 points
- shivs11 points
- vagus9 points
- laves8 points
- nevus8 points
- rives8 points
- kavas12 points
- kvass12 points
- favus11 points
- shiva11 points
- shive11 points
- vasty11 points
- mavis10 points
- pavis10 points
- avens8 points
- lavas8 points
- silva8 points
- soave8 points
- uveas8 points
- valse8 points
- varas8 points
- varus8 points
- verst8 points
- vesta8 points
- javas15 points
- schav13 points
- kivas12 points
- vughs12 points
- favas11 points
- swive11 points
- sylva11 points
- vrows11 points
- voces10 points
- vuggs10 points
- avgas9 points
- devas9 points
- vangs9 points
- vigas9 points
- arvos8 points
- aviso8 points
- neves8 points
- oaves8 points
- savin8 points
- selva8 points
- siver8 points
- ulvas8 points
- vails8 points
- vairs8 points
- vasal8 points
- vatus8 points
- veals8 points
- verts8 points
- viers8 points
- vills8 points
- vinas8 points
- vinos8 points
- vires8 points
- virls8 points
Quick facts
- Total words: 147
- By usage: 67 very common, 28 common, 52 rare
Highest scoring (classic tiles)
- javas 15
- jives 15
- vexes 15
- savvy 14
- schav 13
- gyves 12
- kavas 12
- kivas 12
- kvass 12
- skive 12
Most common
- views
- moves
- gives
- saved
- evens
- lives
- saves
- serve
- seven
- solve
Definitions
- saved (adjective)
- Rescued; especially from the power and consequences of sin.
- serve (noun)
- (sports) a stroke that puts the ball in play.
- seven (adjective)
- Being one more than six.
- solve (verb)
- Find the solution to (a problem or question) or understand the meaning of.
The five-letter words that contain both S and V number 147 in our dictionary. About 95 of them are common, which is the group most players will recognise on sight, and the remainder are rarer words that still count in the majority of games. The list is complete, computed from the full word list rather than typed by hand, so you can trust that nothing is missing. The best scorer is JAVAS, at 15 points.
How to use this page
To use this page, start with the search box. Type the letters on your rack, add a question mark for each blank, and press search. The tool keeps this page's constraint and returns only the words you can spell. Below the box, the full list is arranged with common words first, followed by the quick facts, definitions and related lists.
Tips
A word list is also a study tool. Reading through the five-letter words containing both S and V once or twice is enough to make the unusual ones familiar, and familiarity is what lets you spot a play under time pressure. Try covering the list and writing down as many as you can, then compare. Use the definitions on this page to attach meaning to the words you did not know, since a word with a meaning sticks far better than a string of letters. Return to the list after a few days and repeat.
Questions
How many five-letter words containing both S and V are there?
Our dictionary has 147 five-letter words containing both S and V, of which 95 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 S and V?
JAVAS scores 15 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.