4 Letter Words Starting with V
There are 74 4-letter English words that start with V, ranging alphabetically from VACS to VUGS. Top Scrabble® scorers on this list: VEXT (14), VAMP (11), VUGH (11). Average word length in this list is 4 letters.
Word list
V
- VACS9 pts
- VAGI8 pts
- VAIL7 pts
- VAIN7 pts
- VAIR7 pts
- VALE7 pts
- VAMP11 pts
- VANE7 pts
- VANG8 pts
- VANS7 pts
- VARA7 pts
- VARS7 pts
- VARY10 pts
- VASA7 pts
- VASE7 pts
- VAST7 pts
- VATS7 pts
- VATU7 pts
- VAUS7 pts
- VAVS10 pts
- VAWS10 pts
- VEAL7 pts
- VEEP9 pts
- VEER7 pts
- VEES7 pts
- VEIL7 pts
- VEIN7 pts
- VELA7 pts
- VELD8 pts
- VENA7 pts
- VEND8 pts
- VENT7 pts
- VERA7 pts
- VERB9 pts
- VERT7 pts
- VERY10 pts
- VEST7 pts
- VETO7 pts
- VETS7 pts
- VEXT14 pts
- VIAL7 pts
- VIBE9 pts
- VICE9 pts
- VIDE8 pts
- VIED8 pts
- VIER7 pts
- VIES7 pts
- VIEW10 pts
- VIGA8 pts
- VIGS8 pts
- VILE7 pts
- VILL7 pts
- VIMS9 pts
- VINA7 pts
- VINE7 pts
- VINO7 pts
- VINY10 pts
- VIOL7 pts
- VIRL7 pts
- VISA7 pts
- VISE7 pts
- VITA7 pts
- VIVA10 pts
- VIVE10 pts
- VOES7 pts
- VOID8 pts
- VOLE7 pts
- VOLT7 pts
- VOTE7 pts
- VOWS10 pts
- VROW10 pts
- VUGG9 pts
- VUGH11 pts
- VUGS8 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 | vext | 14 | 15 |
| 2 | vamp | 11 | 14 |
| 3 | vugh | 11 | 13 |
| 4 | vavs | 10 | 12 |
| 5 | viva | 10 | 12 |
| 6 | vive | 10 | 12 |
| 7 | vaws | 10 | 11 |
| 8 | view | 10 | 11 |
| 9 | viny | 10 | 11 |
| 10 | vows | 10 | 11 |
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 4-letter words start with V?
74 valid 4-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).