Verified pattern list

5 Letter Words With IV

This verified list contains 51 CORE words with IV, plus 10 entries in the broader extended tier.

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Matching words

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Static CORE list

All 51 matching CORE words

Alphabetical, with base Scrabble points

alive8
chive13
chivy16
civet10
civic12
civil10
clxiv17
divan9
divas9
dived10
diver9
dives9
divot9
divvy15
drive9
fiver11
fives11
given9
giver9
gives9
hived12
hives11
ivied9
ivies8
ivory11
jived16
jives15
lived9
liven8
liver8
lives8
livid9
naive8
olive8
pivot10
privy13
rival8
rived9
riven8
river8
rives8
rivet8
shivs11
skive12
spivs10
vivas11
vivid12
waive11
wived12
wives11
xxxiv29

51CORE words

10extended words

61verified matches

10.7average CORE score

Useful CORE examples

Useful words

12 deterministic CORE selections

divas9
diver9
dives9
drive9
fiver11
fives11
given9
gives9
hived12
hives11
ivory11
lived9

Base tile values

Highest-scoring words

CORE words, highest first

xxxiv29
clxiv17
jived16
chivy16
jives15
divvy15
privy13
chive13
civic12
hived12
vivid12
skive12

Letter intelligence

What the IV list contains

Where IV appears

Position 10 words
Position 20 words
Position 30 words
Position 40 words
Position 50 words

Vowels per word

1 vowel7 words
2 vowels38 words
3 vowels6 words

Repeated letters

25%

13 of 51 CORE words repeat at least one letter.

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Popular letter patterns

5 Letter Words With Two-Letter Patterns

5 Letter Words Starting With CH69 CORE · 21 extendedchafe, chain, chair, chaos 5 Letter Words Starting With CO94 CORE · 37 extendedcoals, coast, coats, cobra 5 Letter Words Starting With SH76 CORE · 15 extendedshade, shake, shame, shape 5 Letter Words Starting With ST96 CORE · 19 extendedstage, staid, stain, stair 5 Letter Words Ending In CH74 CORE · 11 extendedbeach, epoch, leach, peach 5 Letter Words Ending In ED297 CORE · 26 extendedached, acted, arced, armed 5 Letter Words Ending In ER240 CORE · 64 extendedabler, after, alter, amber 5 Letter Words Ending In LY68 CORE · 14 extendeddaily, doily, early, gaily

Pattern guide

How to use 5-letter words with IV

The CORE list contains 51 5-letter words with IV in at least one position. Unlike a fixed tile, this preset does not assume where the letter appears.

Contains keeps required letters anywhere in the word. Sequence pattern is stricter: AR requires adjacent letters, A_R allows one intervening letter, and A__R allows two. The broader tier adds 10 extended entries.

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Questions about this word list

How many 5-letter words contain IV?

This verified set contains 51 CORE words and 10 extended words, for 61 total matches.

What is the average Scrabble score for this IV group?

The 51 CORE words average 10.7 base Scrabble points. Board multipliers are not included.

Do these IV words often repeat letters?