What is the highest-scoring 5-letter word starting with V?

VOZHD scores 21 points, the highest of the 231 valid 5-letter words starting with V in the SOWPODS dictionary.

How many 5-letter words starting with V are there in Scrabble?

There are 231 valid 5-letter words starting with V in the SOWPODS (international) dictionary.

How many points is the letter V worth in Scrabble?

V is worth 4 points on a standard Scrabble tile.

5 Letter Words Starting with V

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July 30, 2026 7 min read Word Finder

5-letter words starting with V: 231 valid plays. V is a mid-to-high value tile worth 4 points. The top scorer is VOZHD (21 points). For context, the typical letter in this position gives you around 713 words, so V comes in below that.

Why V at the Start Matters

💡 Tile Value

V's 4 points are a reasonable chunk of a 5-letter word's total score without being so rare that plays are hard to find.

Because you place the first letter, 5-letter words starting with V work well for parallel plays — starting a new word alongside one already on the board without touching it.

Notable Words

Highest scorer: VOZHD is worth 21 points — V's 4 points plus the rest of the tiles in the word. It's the play to look for if you're building toward a big turn.

Worth memorising first: VETCH (13 points) is one of the lower scorers here, which usually means it's a more familiar word — a safer one to keep in your working vocabulary than the obscure high scorers.

How many options: 231 valid 5-letter words starting with V exist in SOWPODS — fewer than the ~713 typical for this slot, so it's realistic to learn most of the useful ones.

Try This on the Board

🧩 Worked Example

Play VOZHD through a Double Word Score square and it scores 42 points instead of 21 — worth chasing when you have the tiles and the board opens up that square.