Words That Start With

V

English words beginning with “V” — sorted by frequency

✦198 words found

🟩23 Wordle words

🟩 5-Letter Words Starting With V

23 Wordle words

These are valid 5-letter words — exactly the format Wordle uses every day.

VEXED VIGOR VIVID VITAL VAPID VIXEN VALUE VAGUE VAULT VAPOR VERVE VISTA VERGE VICAR VALET VENUE VIGIL VAUNT VERSE VISOR VALID VENOM VENAL

🎯 4-Letter Words Starting With V

12 words

Useful for Scrabble, crossword fill-ins, and short word puzzles.

VAIN VIBE VAST VICE VANE VAMP VALE VEER VAIL VENT VEIL VISE

All Words Starting With V

198 words — most common first

Sorted by how frequently each word appears in written English.

Word	Letters	Syllables	Type	Definition
vexation	8	3	noun	(uncountable) The state of being vexed, annoyed, or irritated; annoyance, irritation; also, disappointment, discontentment, unhappiness; (countable) an instance of this.
vacuous	7	3		Showing a lack of thought or intelligence; vacant.
vehement	8	3		Showing strong feelings; passionate; forceful or intense.
veneration	10	4	noun	Profound reverence, respect or awe.
vexed	5	1		annoyed, irritated or distressed
vitality	8	4	noun	Energy or vigour.
vivacious	9	3		Lively and animated; full of life and energy.
virtuous	8	3		Full of virtue; having excellent moral character.
visage	6	2	noun	Countenance; one's face.
vestige	7	2	noun	(by extension) A faint mark or visible sign left by something which is lost, or has perished, or is no longer present.
vexatious	9	3		Causing vexation or annoyance; teasing; troublesome.
vindictive	10	3		Having a tendency to seek revenge when wronged, vengeful.
vexing	6	2	noun	Causing annoyance or pain; irritating.
vernacular	10	4	noun	The language of a people or a national language.
venerate	8	3	verb	(transitive) To treat with great respect and deference.
virulent	8	3		(medicine) Of a disease or disease-causing agent: malignant, able to cause damage to the host.
vehemence	9	3	noun	Eagerness, fervor, excessive strong feeling.
vitiate	7	3	verb	(transitive) To spoil, make faulty; to reduce the value, quality, or effectiveness of something.
virtue	6	2	noun	(uncountable) Accordance with moral principles; conformity of behaviour or thought with the strictures of morality; good moral conduct.
venerable	9	4	noun	Commanding respect because of age, dignity, character or position.
vain	4	1	verb	Overly proud of oneself, especially concerning appearance; having a high opinion of one's own accomplishments with slight reason.
vassal	6	2	noun	(historical, law) The grantee of a fief, a subordinate granted use of a superior's land and its income in exchange for vows of fidelity and homage and (typically) military service.
vigorous	8	3		Physically strong and active.
veracious	9	3		Truthful; speaking the truth.
vigor	5	2	noun	(American spelling) Alternative form of vigour. [Active strength or force of body or mind; a capacity for exertion, physically, intellectually, or morally; energy.]
virile	6	2		Manly; having characteristics associated with being male, such as strength; exhibiting masculine traits to an exaggerated degree such as strength, forcefulness or vigor.
vitriolic	9	4		(figuratively) Bitterly scathing, caustic.
vitriol	7	3	noun	(by extension) Bitterly abusive language.
virtuoso	8	4	noun	Specifically, a musician (or other performer) with masterly ability, technique, or personal style.
vanity	6	3	noun	Excessive pride in or admiration of one's own abilities, appearance, achievements, or possessions.
vivacity	8	4	noun	The quality or state of being vivacious.
vivid	5	2	noun	(of an image or color) Bright, intense, or colourful.
vibe	4	1	noun	(informal, originally New Age jargon, often in the plural) An atmosphere or aura felt to belong to a person, place or thing.
vital	5	2	noun	Necessary to the continuation of life; being the seat of life; being that on which life depends.
vapid	5	2		Offering nothing that is stimulating or challenging.
vainglorious	12	4		Possessing excessive vanity or unwarranted pride.
vigour	6	2	noun	Active strength or force of body or mind; a capacity for exertion, physically, intellectually, or morally; energy.
visceral	8	3		Of or relating to the viscera or bowels regarded as the origin of a person's emotions; hence (figuratively), relating to or having deep internal feelings or sensibility.
vixen	5	2	noun	A female fox.
veracity	8	4	noun	(uncountable, of a person) The quality of speaking or stating the truth; truthfulness.
verity	6	3	noun	A true statement; an established doctrine.
vast	4	1	noun	Very large or wide (literally or figuratively).
vagrant	7	2	noun	(specifically) A person without settled employment or habitation who usually supports himself or herself by begging or some dishonest means; a tramp, a vagabond.
vibrant	7	2	noun	Pulsing with energy or activity.
viridian	8	4	noun	A bluish-green color.
vagabond	8	3	noun	One who usually wanders from place to place, having no fixed dwelling, or not abiding in it, and usually without the means of honest livelihood.
vernal	6	2	noun	Pertaining to or occurring in spring.
vicious	7	2	noun	Violent, destructive and cruel.
valuable	8	3	noun	Having a great value.
vigilant	8	3		Watchful, especially for danger or disorder; alert; wary
varlet	6	2	noun	(archaic) A rogue or scoundrel.
veridical	9	4		True.
value	5	2	noun	The quality that renders something desirable or valuable; worth.
verdant	7	2		Green in colour.
vestibule	9	3	noun	(architecture) A small entrance hall, antechamber, passage, or room between the outer door and the main hall, lobby, or interior of a building.
veranda	7	3	noun	A gallery, platform, or balcony, usually roofed and often partly enclosed, extending along the outside of a building.
vivace	6	3	noun	(music) At a brisk, lively tempo.
vague	5	1	verb	Not clearly expressed; stated in indefinite terms.
versatile	9	3		Capable of doing many things competently.
viscid	6	2		Sticky, slimy, or glutinous.
vantage	7	2	noun	A superior or more favorable situation or opportunity; gain; profit; advantage.
vesture	7	2	noun	A covering of, or like, clothing.
viscera	7	3	noun	Collectively, the internal organs of the body, especially those contained within the abdominal and thoracic cavities, such as the liver, heart, or stomach.
various	7	3		Having a broad range (of different elements).
vellicate	9	3	verb	(transitive) To touch (a body part) lightly so as to excite the surface nerves and cause uneasiness, laughter, or spasmodic movements.
vertex	6	2	noun	(geometry) An angular point of a polygon, polyhedron or higher order polytope.
venture	7	2	noun	A risky or daring undertaking or journey.
valiant	7	2	noun	Possessing or showing courage or determination; brave, heroic.
vice	4	1	noun	Bad or immoral behaviour.
vault	5	1	noun	An arched masonry structure supporting and forming a ceiling, whether freestanding or forming part of a larger building.
vacuity	7	4	noun	Emptiness.
vehemently	10	4		In a vehement manner; expressing with a strong or forceful attitude.
vessel	6	2	noun	A craft for transportation on or in water, air, or space.
venomous	8	3		Of an animal (specifically a snake) or parts of its body: producing venom (“a toxin intended for defensive or offensive use”) which is usually injected into an enemy or prey by biting or stinging; hence, of a bite or sting: injecting venom.
vigilance	9	3	noun	Alert watchfulness.
visionary	9	4	noun	Having vision or foresight.
velvety	7	3		(also figuratively) Like velvet; soft, smooth, soothing.
verbose	7	2		Containing or using more words than necessary; long-winded, wordy. [from 17th c.]
vindication	11	4	noun	Evidence, facts, statements, or arguments that justify a claim or belief.
vespertine	10	4		(poetic) Of or related to the evening; that occurs in the evening.
variety	7	4	noun	(countable) A collection or number of different things.
vapor	5	2	noun	Cloudy diffused matter such as mist, steam or fumes suspended in the air.
vignette	8	2	noun	(by extension) A short story or anecdote that presents a scene or tableau, or paints a picture.
verdure	7	3	noun	The greenness of lush or growing vegetation (greenery); also: the vegetation itself.
varied	6	2		diverse or miscellaneous
verve	5	1	noun	Enthusiasm, rapture, spirit, or vigour, especially of imagination such as that which animates an artist, musician, or writer, in composing or performing.
viridity	8	4	noun	The state or condition of being virid.
verdict	7	2	noun	(law) A decision on an issue of fact in a civil or criminal case or an inquest.
vermilion	9	3	noun	A bright orange-red colour.
vista	5	2	noun	A distant view or prospect, especially one seen through some opening, avenue or passage.
vaporous	8	3		Of or relating to vapour; also, having the characteristics or consistency of vapour.
vedette	7	2	noun	(entertainment) A cabaret performer, usually the main female artist of a show.
vane	4	1	noun	A weather vane.
viscous	7	2		Having a thick, sticky consistency between solid and liquid (that is, a high viscosity).
veiled	6	1		Covered by a veil.
valour	6	2	noun	Strength of mind in regard to danger; the quality which enables a person to encounter danger with firmness
venturous	9	3		Adventurous; venturesome; willing to undertake activities involving risk.
valiance	8	2	noun	The quality of being valiant; heroism, bravery or valour.
verge	5	1	noun	An edge or border.
vanguard	8	2	noun	(by extension) The person(s) at the forefront of any group or movement.
vacillate	9	3	verb	(intransitive) To swing indecisively from one course of action or opinion to another.
vindicate	9	3	verb	(transitive) To clear of an accusation, suspicion or criticism.
vindicated	10	4		justified, avenged or cleared of blame
vicar	5	2	noun	A person acting on behalf of, or representing, another person.
valet	5	2	noun	A hotel employee performing such duties for guests.
vendetta	8	3	noun	A bitter, destructive feud, normally between two families, clans, or factions, in which each injury or slaying is revenged: a blood feud.
virility	8	4	noun	The ability of a man to procreate.
vitiated	8	4		impaired by diminution
venerated	9	4		worthy of adoration or reverence
vagarious	9	4		Subject to vagaries; erratic.
venue	5	2	noun	A theater, auditorium, arena, or other area designated for sporting or entertainment events.
vigil	5	2	noun	An instance of keeping awake during normal sleeping hours, especially to keep watch or pray.
vicinity	8	4	noun	Neighbourhood; nearby region; surrounding area.
verbiage	8	3	noun	Overabundance of words.
vertiginous	11	4		Pertaining to vertigo (in all its meanings).
vengeance	9	2	noun	Revenge taken for an insult, injury, or other wrong.
vesper	6	2	noun	A vesper martini.
vindictiveness	14	4	noun	The condition of being vindictive; a malevolent desire for revenge.
viridescent	11	4		Having a greenish hue; becoming somewhat green in color.
variable	8	4	noun	(mathematics) Having no fixed quantitative value.