5 Letter Words That Start With V

103 words Words by letter Checked 9 Oct 2026

Here are all 103 5 letter words that start with V in a standard word-game dictionary, sorted so the everyday words come first. Use the Wordle helper below to add letters you know, letters to leave out and a pattern, or scan the common words with their meanings.

Among the 103 five-letter V words, the common ones are easy to picture: "video", "voice", "visit" and "venue".

"Vivid" uses V twice, which surprises Wordle players who rarely see the letter repeated. "Vital", "valid" and "vague" are crisp describing words for writing practice. Since V is not a common letter, landing it early in a game cuts the options sharply. Young writers can also enjoy "visit" in diary entries about trips.

5-letter words starting with V: 103
Most used: video
Most common last letter: S 31 words

5 letter words starting with V: Wordle helper

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Most common 5-letter words that start with V

Ranked by how often the word appears in English text. "Type" is the word's main part of speech.

#	Word	Meaning	Type
1	video	the visible part of a television transmission	noun
2	value	a numerical quantity measured or assigned or computed	noun
3	voice	the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech	noun
4	visit	go to see a place, as for entertainment	verb
5	views	a way of regarding situations or topics etc.	noun
6	votes	a choice that is made by counting the number of people in favor of each alternative	noun
7	voted	express one's preference for a candidate or for a measure or resolution; cast a vote	verb
8	virus	(virology) ultramicroscopic infectious agent that replicates itself only within cells of living hosts	noun
9	valid	well grounded in logic or truth or having legal force	adj.
10	vital	urgently needed; absolutely necessary	adj.
11	venue	the scene of any event or action (especially the place of a meeting)	noun
12	villa	Mexican revolutionary leader (1877-1923)	noun
13	verse	literature in metrical form	noun
14	vocal	relating to or designed for or using the singing voice	adj.
15	valve	a structure in a hollow organ (like the heart) with a flap to insure one-way flow of fluid through it	noun
16	voter	a citizen who has a legal right to vote	noun
17	viral	relating to or caused by a virus	adj.
18	vinyl	a univalent chemical radical derived from ethylene	noun
19	vegan	a strict vegetarian; someone who eats no animal or dairy products at all	noun
20	vault	a burial chamber (usually underground)	noun
21	vague	not clearly understood or expressed; ; -Anatole Broyard; - P.A.Sorokin; - John Locke	adj.
22	vodka	unaged colorless liquor originating in Russia	noun
23	veins	a blood vessel that carries blood from the capillaries toward the heart	noun
24	vivid	evoking lifelike images within the mind	adj.
25	vista	the visual percept of a region	noun
26	vogue	the popular taste at a given time	noun
27	verge	a region marking a boundary	noun
28	venom	toxin secreted by animals; secreted by certain snakes and poisonous insects (e.g., spiders and scorpions)	noun
29	vines	a plant with a weak stem that derives support from climbing, twining, or creeping along a surface	noun
30	vapor	a visible suspension in the air of particles of some substance	noun
31	vibes	a percussion instrument similar to a xylophone but having metal bars and rotating disks in the resonators...	noun
32	viola	any of the numerous plants of the genus Viola	noun
33	visas	provide (a passport) with a visa	verb
34	verbs	the word class that serves as the predicate of a sentence	noun
35	vowed	make a vow; promise	verb
36	vicar	a Roman Catholic priest who acts for another higher-ranking clergyman	noun
37	vowel	a speech sound made with the vocal tract open	noun
38	vents	a hole for the escape of gas or air	noun
39	viper	venomous Old World snakes characterized by hollow venom-conducting fangs in the upper jaw	noun
40	vigil	a period of sleeplessness	noun
41	valor	the qualities of a hero or heroine; exceptional or heroic courage when facing danger (especially in battle)	noun
42	volts	a unit of potential equal to the potential difference between two points on a conductor carrying a current of...	noun
43	vests	provide with power and authority	verb
44	valet	a manservant who acts as a personal attendant to his employer	noun
45	vouch	give personal assurance; guarantee	verb
46	vases	an open jar of glass or porcelain used as an ornament or to hold flowers	noun
47	vigor	forceful exertion	noun
48	vices	moral weakness	noun
49	vials	a small bottle that contains a drug (especially a sealed sterile container for injection by needle)	noun
50	visor	a piece of armor plate (with eye slits) fixed or hinged to a medieval helmet to protect the face	noun
51	volta	Italian physicist after whom the volt is named	noun
52	vixen	a malicious woman with a fierce temper	noun
53	voila	no short meaning listed
54	vying	compete for something; engage in a contest; measure oneself against others	verb
55	veils	a garment that covers the head and face	noun
56	verve	an energetic style	noun
57	vexed	cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations	verb
58	voids	declare invalid	verb
59	vitae	no short meaning listed
60	varna	a port city in northeastern Bulgaria on the Black Sea	noun
61	vichy	a town in central France (south of Paris) noted for hot mineral springs	noun
62	verso	left-hand page	noun
63	vroom	the roaring sound made by a motor that is running at high speed	noun
64	vamps	make up	verb
65	vesta	the brightest asteroid but the fourth to be discovered	noun
66	veers	turn sharply; change direction abruptly	verb
67	vapid	lacking taste or flavor or tang	adj.
68	volte	Italian physicist after whom the volt is named	noun
69	voles	any of various small mouselike rodents of the family Cricetidae (especially of genus Microtus) having a stout...	noun
70	varus	a deformity in which part of a limb is turned inward to an abnormal degree	noun
71	vagus	a mixed nerve that supplies the pharynx and larynx and lungs and heart and esophagus and stomach and most of...	noun
72	venal	capable of being corrupted	adj.
73	vanda	any of numerous showy orchids of the genus Vanda having many large flowers in loose racemes	noun
74	vanes	mechanical device attached to an elevated structure; rotates freely to show the direction of the wind	noun
75	velar	of or relating to the velum	adj.
76	varia	no short meaning listed
77	veena	no short meaning listed
78	vetch	any of various climbing plants of the genus Vicia having pinnately compound leaves that terminate in tendrils...	noun
79	vagal	of or relating to the vagus nerve	adj.
80	veiny	no short meaning listed

5 letter words that start with V and end with S

views
votes
virus
veins
vines
vibes
visas
verbs
vents
volts
vests
vases
vices
vials
veils
voids
vamps
veers
voles
varus
vagus
vanes
vales
vires
verts
voces
vexes
varas
vivas
viols

5 letter words that start with V and end with E

value
voice
venue
verse
valve
vague
vogue
verge
verve
vitae
volte
voile
valse
venge

5 letter words that start with V and end with A

villa
vodka
vista
viola
volta
voila
varna
vesta
vanda
varia
veena
vinca
virga

More 5 letter words with V

Less common words that are still valid in most word games.

vales
villi
vertu
vires
voile
vireo
verts
voces
virtu
vinca
veldt
valse
vakil
vexes
varas
volar
vivas
velum
viols
venge
virga
vises
varix

Questions people ask

How many 5-letter words start with V?

This list has 103 5-letter words starting with V, taken from a standard word-game dictionary and limited to words that appear in real English text.

What are the most common 5-letter words that start with V?

video, value, voice, visit, views, votes, voted, virus are the most used in everyday English.

What is a good Wordle start word that begins with V?

Pick a common word with several different vowels and frequent letters. From this list, video, value, voice, views, votes all use five different letters and at least two vowels.

Source: the ENABLE word list (a public-domain dictionary used for word games), ranked by how often each word appears in English text (the open wordfreq project), with short meanings from Princeton WordNet. Offensive words are left out.

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