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13 Letter Words Starting with V

There are 112 13-letter English words that start with V, ranging alphabetically from VACATIONLANDS to VULNERABILITY. Top Scrabble® scorers on this list: VENTRILOQUIZE (34), VASECTOMIZING (30), VICTIMIZATION (29). 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
1ventriloquize3438
2vasectomizing3035
3victimization2933
4vulcanization2733
5ventriloquism2732
6volatilizable2732
7verbalization2731
8vocalizations2731
9vaporizations2730
10vulgarization2631

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 13-letter words start with V?

112 valid 13-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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