Verified pattern list

5 Letter Words With VE

This verified list contains 160 CORE words with VE, plus 32 entries in the broader extended tier.

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Static CORE list

All 160 matching CORE words

Alphabetical, with base Scrabble points

above10
agave9
alive8
avers8
avert8
bevel10
brave10
breve10
calve10
carve10
caved11
caver10
caves10
chive13
civet10
clove10
coven10
cover10
coves10
covet10
covey13
crave10
curve10
delve9
dived10
diver9
dives9
doves9
drive9
drove9
duvet9
eaves8
elver8
elves8
evens8
event8
every11
faves11
fever11
fiver11
fives11
gavel9
given9
giver9
gives9
glove9
grave9
grove9
gyved13
gyves12
halve11
haven11
haves11
heave11
helve11
hived12
hives11
hovel11
hover11
jived16
jives15
knave12
laved9
laves8
leave8
levee8
level8
lever8
lived9
liven8
liver8
lives8
loved9
lover8
loves8
lovey11
mauve10
maven10
moved11
mover10
moves10
naive8
navel8
naves8
nerve8
never8
novel8
olive8
ovens8
overs8
overt8
paved11
paver10
paves10
peeve10
prove10
raved9
ravel8
raven8
raver8
raves8
reeve8
revel8
rived9
riven8
river8
rives8
rivet8
roved9
rover8
roves8
salve8
saved9
saver8
saves8
serve8
seven8
sever8
shave11
shove11
sieve8
skive12
slave8
solve8
stave8
stove8
suave8
trove8
valve11
veeps10
veers8
vegan9
veils8
veins8
velar8
velds9
velum10
venal8
vends9
venom10
vents8
venue8
verbs10
verge9
versa8
verse8
verso8
verve11
vests8
vetch13
vexed16
vexes15
waive11
waved12
waver11
waves11
weave11
wived12
wives11
woven11

160CORE words

32extended words

192verified matches

9.5average CORE score

Useful CORE examples

Useful words

12 deterministic CORE selections

avert8
brave10
carve10
caved11
caves10
clove10
cover10
coves10
covet10
crave10
curve10
diver9

Base tile values

Highest-scoring words

CORE words, highest first

vexed16
jived16
vexes15
jives15
chive13
covey13
vetch13
gyved13
hived12
waved12
knave12
gyves12

Letter intelligence

What the VE list contains

Where VE appears

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

Vowels per word

1 vowel8 words
2 vowels135 words
3 vowels17 words

Repeated letters

26%

42 of 160 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 VE

The CORE list contains 160 5-letter words with VE 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 32 extended entries.

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Questions about this word list

How many 5-letter words contain VE?

This verified set contains 160 CORE words and 32 extended words, for 192 total matches.

What is the average Scrabble score for this VE group?

The 160 CORE words average 9.5 base Scrabble points. Board multipliers are not included.

Do these VE words often repeat letters?