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13 Letter Words Starting With V

There are 334 valid 13 letter words that start with V, drawn from NWL2023, CSW24, and Words With Friends. Sorted below by score, with the single highest scorer called out.

Highest Scoring 13-Letter Words

US Scrabble (NWL)

vagabondizing - 30 points

UK Scrabble (CSW)

vagabondizing - 30 points

Words With Friends

vagabondizing - 36 points

13 Letter Words (334)

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Top 20 Highest-Scoring 13 Letter Words Starting With v

Point values shown for US Scrabble, UK Scrabble, and Words With Friends. The average across this full 334 word list is 71.8 combined points.

Rank Word US Scrabble UK Scrabble WWF Points Total
#1 vacanthearted 22 22 24 68
#2 vacationlands 19 19 24 62
#3 vacciniaceous 22 22 28 72
#4 vaccinization 29 29 34 92
#5 vaccinogenous 21 21 28 70
#6 vaccinophobia 27 27 32 86
#7 vacillatingly 22 22 28 72
#8 vacuolisation 18 18 23 59
#9 vacuolization 27 27 32 86
#10 vacuousnesses 18 18 23 59
#11 vagabondising 21 21 27 69
#12 vagabondismus 22 22 28 72
🏆 #13 vagabondizing 30 30 36 96
#14 vaginalectomy 24 24 29 77
#15 vaginectomies 21 21 26 68
#16 vaginipennate 19 19 25 63
#17 vaginomycosis 24 24 28 76
#18 vaginovesical 22 22 28 72
#19 vagodepressor 20 20 23 63
#20 vagrantnesses 17 17 21 55

Where 13 Letter Words Fit on the Board

At 13 letters, a word almost always uses your entire rack plus tiles already on the board these are realistically bingo-adjacent plays rather than everyday moves, which is why the list leans heavily on compound and suffixed forms (-nesses, -ation, -izing). If you're looking for words you can play more often, shorter lengths starting with V will give you far more flexible options try 13 letter words starting with V for a more practical middle ground.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the highest-scoring 13 letter word starting with v?

vagabondizing — worth 96 combined points (US Scrabble: 30, UK Scrabble: 30, Words With Friends: 36).

How many 13 letter words start with v?

334 valid words, combining entries from NWL2023, CSW24, and the Words With Friends dictionary.

Are 13 letter words realistic to actually play?

Only occasionally — you'd need most of your rack plus letters already on the board to reach 13 tiles. They're worth knowing for the rare bingo-extension play, but for regular turns, shorter v words will come up far more often.