5 Letter Words Starting With V
There are 343 valid 5 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 5-Letter Words
US Scrabble (NWL)
vajra - 15 points
UK Scrabble (CSW)
vajra - 15 points
Words With Friends
vajra - 18 points
5 Letter Words (343)
View all words starting with VTop 20 Highest-Scoring 5 Letter Words Starting With v
Point values shown for US Scrabble, UK Scrabble, and Words With Friends. The average across this full 343 word list is 32.5 combined points.
| Rank | Word | US Scrabble | UK Scrabble | WWF Points | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | vacay | 13 | 13 | 14 | 40 |
| #2 | vache | 13 | 13 | 14 | 40 |
| #3 | vacoa | 10 | 10 | 12 | 32 |
| #4 | vacua | 10 | 10 | 13 | 33 |
| #5 | vacuo | 10 | 10 | 13 | 33 |
| #6 | vaded | 10 | 10 | 11 | 31 |
| #7 | vades | 9 | 9 | 10 | 28 |
| #8 | vadim | 11 | 11 | 13 | 35 |
| #9 | vadis | 9 | 9 | 10 | 28 |
| #10 | vagal | 9 | 9 | 12 | 30 |
| #11 | vagas | 9 | 9 | 11 | 29 |
| #12 | vague | 9 | 9 | 12 | 30 |
| #13 | vagus | 9 | 9 | 12 | 30 |
| #14 | vails | 8 | 8 | 10 | 26 |
| #15 | vaire | 8 | 8 | 9 | 25 |
| #16 | vairs | 8 | 8 | 9 | 25 |
| #17 | vairy | 11 | 11 | 11 | 33 |
| 🏆 #18 | vajra | 15 | 15 | 18 | 48 |
| #19 | vakas | 12 | 12 | 13 | 37 |
| #20 | vakia | 12 | 12 | 13 | 37 |
Where 5 Letter Words Fit on the Board
At 5 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 5 letter words starting with V for a more practical middle ground.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the highest-scoring 5 letter word starting with v?
vajra — worth 48 combined points (US Scrabble: 15, UK Scrabble: 15, Words With Friends: 18).
How many 5 letter words start with v?
343 valid words, combining entries from NWL2023, CSW24, and the Words With Friends dictionary.
Are 5 letter words realistic to actually play?
Only occasionally — you'd need most of your rack plus letters already on the board to reach 5 tiles. They're worth knowing for the rare bingo-extension play, but for regular turns, shorter v words will come up far more often.