12 Letter Words Starting with V
There are 145 12-letter English words that start with V, ranging alphabetically from VACANTNESSES to VULCANIZATES. Top Scrabble® scorers on this list: VANQUISHABLE (29), VASECTOMIZED (29), VASECTOMIZES (28). Roughly 3% of these words end in E, so an E-hook on the board is worth watching for.
Word list
V
- VACANTNESSES17 pts
- VACATIONISTS17 pts
- VACATIONLAND18 pts
- VACCINATIONS19 pts
- VACILLATIONS17 pts
- VACUOLATIONS17 pts
- VAGABONDAGES20 pts
- VAGABONDISMS21 pts
- VAGINISMUSES18 pts
- VAINGLORIOUS16 pts
- VALEDICTIONS18 pts
- VALETUDINARY19 pts
- VALORIZATION24 pts
- VALPOLICELLA19 pts
- VALUABLENESS17 pts
- VALVULITIDES19 pts
- VALVULITISES18 pts
- VANGUARDISMS19 pts
- VANGUARDISTS17 pts
- VANQUISHABLE29 pts
- VAPORISHNESS20 pts
- VAPORIZATION26 pts
- VAPOROUSNESS17 pts
- VARIABLENESS17 pts
- VARICOSITIES17 pts
- VARIEGATIONS16 pts
- VASCULATURES17 pts
- VASCULITIDES18 pts
- VASECTOMIZED29 pts
- VASECTOMIZES28 pts
- VASOACTIVITY23 pts
- VASODILATION16 pts
- VASODILATORS16 pts
- VASOPRESSINS17 pts
- VASOPRESSORS17 pts
- VATICINATING18 pts
- VATICINATION17 pts
- VATICINATORS17 pts
- VAUDEVILLIAN19 pts
- VEGETATIONAL16 pts
- VEGETATIVELY22 pts
- VELARIZATION24 pts
- VELOCIMETERS19 pts
- VENERABILITY20 pts
- VENESECTIONS17 pts
- VENGEFULNESS19 pts
- VENIALNESSES15 pts
- VENIPUNCTURE19 pts
- VENOGRAPHIES21 pts
- VENOMOUSNESS17 pts
- VENTILATIONS15 pts
- VENTROMEDIAL18 pts
- VERATRIDINES16 pts
- VERIDICALITY21 pts
- VERIFICATION20 pts
- VERMICULATED20 pts
- VERMICULITES19 pts
- VERNACULARLY20 pts
- VERTICALNESS17 pts
- VERTICILLATE17 pts
- VESICULARITY20 pts
- VESICULATING18 pts
- VESICULATION17 pts
- VESPERTILIAN17 pts
- VESUVIANITES18 pts
- VETERINARIAN15 pts
- VETERINARIES15 pts
- VEXILLOLOGIC25 pts
- VIBRAHARPIST22 pts
- VIBRAPHONIST22 pts
- VICEROYSHIPS25 pts
- VICHYSSOISES23 pts
- VICISSITUDES18 pts
- VICTORIOUSLY20 pts
- VIDEOGRAPHER22 pts
- VIGILANTISMS18 pts
- VIGINTILLION16 pts
- VIGOROUSNESS16 pts
- VILIFICATION20 pts
- VILLAINESSES15 pts
- VILLAINOUSLY18 pts
- VINAIGRETTES16 pts
- VINBLASTINES17 pts
- VINCRISTINES17 pts
- VINDICATIONS18 pts
- VINDICTIVELY24 pts
- VINEDRESSERS16 pts
- VINEYARDISTS19 pts
- VINICULTURES17 pts
- VINIFICATION20 pts
- VIOLABLENESS17 pts
- VIOLONCELLOS17 pts
- VIRGINALISTS16 pts
- VIRTUALITIES15 pts
- VIRTUOSITIES15 pts
- VIRTUOUSNESS15 pts
- VIRULIFEROUS18 pts
- VISCOELASTIC19 pts
- VISCOMETRIES19 pts
- VISCOSIMETER19 pts
- VISCOUNTCIES19 pts
- VISIBILITIES17 pts
- VISITATORIAL15 pts
- VITALIZATION24 pts
- VITICULTURAL17 pts
- VITICULTURES17 pts
- VITRECTOMIES19 pts
- VITUPERATING18 pts
- VITUPERATION17 pts
- VITUPERATIVE20 pts
- VITUPERATORS17 pts
- VITUPERATORY20 pts
- VIVIFICATION23 pts
- VIVIPARITIES20 pts
- VIVIPAROUSLY23 pts
- VIVISECTIONS20 pts
- VOCABULARIES19 pts
- VOCALIZATION26 pts
- VOCATIONALLY20 pts
- VOCIFERATING21 pts
- VOCIFERATION20 pts
- VOCIFERATORS20 pts
- VOCIFEROUSLY23 pts
- VOICEFULNESS20 pts
- VOIDABLENESS18 pts
- VOLATILENESS15 pts
- VOLATILISING16 pts
- VOLATILITIES15 pts
- VOLATILIZING25 pts
- VOLCANICALLY22 pts
- VOLCANOLOGIC20 pts
- VOLUBILITIES17 pts
- VOLUMINOSITY20 pts
- VOLUMINOUSLY20 pts
- VOLUNTARISMS17 pts
- VOLUNTARISTS15 pts
- VOLUNTARYISM20 pts
- VOLUNTARYIST18 pts
- VOLUNTEERING16 pts
- VOLUNTEERISM17 pts
- VOLUPTUARIES17 pts
- VOLUPTUOUSLY20 pts
- VOTIVENESSES18 pts
- VULCANISATES17 pts
- VULCANIZATES26 pts
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.
| # | Word | Scrabble | WWF |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | vanquishable | 29 | 33 |
| 2 | vasectomized | 29 | 32 |
| 3 | vasectomizes | 28 | 31 |
| 4 | vulcanizates | 26 | 31 |
| 5 | vocalization | 26 | 30 |
| 6 | vaporization | 26 | 29 |
| 7 | vexillologic | 25 | 31 |
| 8 | volatilizing | 25 | 30 |
| 9 | viceroyships | 25 | 26 |
| 10 | vindictively | 24 | 28 |
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 12-letter words start with V?
145 valid 12-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).