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10 Letter Words Starting with V

There are 316 10-letter English words that start with V, ranging alphabetically from VACANTNESS to VULVITISES. Top Scrabble® scorers on this list: VICTIMIZED (27), VIZIERSHIP (27), VOWELIZING (26). The list is ordered alphabetically; use the filter box below to jump to a specific starting letter.

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Point values shown are Scrabble® (letters only, before board bonuses). Browse deeper via the word-lists hub.

Top 10 highest-scoring words

Scored on letters only (no board bonuses). WWF uses different tile values from Scrabble — J, Q and Z are worth 10 points in WWF; X is worth 8.

#WordScrabbleWWF
1victimized2730
2viziership2728
3vowelizing2630
4victimizer2629
5victimizes2629
6vanquished2628
7vocalizing2530
8vulcanized2530
9vaporizing2529
10verbalized2528

Strategy for this list

V is worth 4 in Scrabble and starts ~1,800 words. V has no legal two-letter words in either dictionary, which is why it's often called a bingo-killer letter — holding a V blocks a bingo shape. V-openers with premium potential include VIZIER, VIZOR, VIXEN. In Wordle, V is a rare opening letter — testing it isolates a small candidate pool.

FAQs

How many 10-letter words start with V?

316 valid 10-letter English words begin with V in the ENABLE English word list.

Are these valid in Wordle and Scrabble?

Words on this page come from the ENABLE English word list. UK Scrabble (Collins Scrabble Words) accepts the overwhelming majority; a handful may not be legal in the North American NASPA Word List (NWL2023).

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