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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.

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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
1vanquishable2933
2vasectomized2932
3vasectomizes2831
4vulcanizates2631
5vocalization2630
6vaporization2629
7vexillologic2531
8volatilizing2530
9viceroyships2526
10vindictively2428

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).

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