Words Starting With V

All 304 English words beginning with V, from 3 to 15 letters, grouped by length with the longest and most useful highlighted.

Key facts about this word list

Words in this list
304
Word lengths
3–15 letters
Most common length
7 letters (55)
Shortest
vac, val, van
Longest
vulnerabilities

7-letter words are the largest group here — 55 words, 18% of the list.

The longest entry is “vulnerabilities” (15 letters); the shortest are “vac”, “val”, “van”.

The most frequently used are “view”, “video”, “very”, “version”, “visit”.

This list is built from this site’s own word list of about 16,750 words drawn from common written English. It includes some names and abbreviations that most word games reject, and it leaves out rare and technical words, so check anything you plan to play against the rules of your game. More about the word list.

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3-letter words (11)

  • vac
  • val
  • van
  • var
  • vat
  • vet
  • via
  • vie
  • vii
  • viz
  • vol

4-letter words (31)

  • vail
  • vain
  • vale
  • vans
  • vary
  • vase
  • vast
  • vega
  • veil
  • vein
  • vent
  • vera
  • verb
  • very
  • vest
  • veto
  • vets
  • vibe
  • vice
  • view
  • viii
  • vine
  • visa
  • vita
  • viva
  • vivo
  • void
  • vols
  • volt
  • vote
  • vows

5-letter words (48 of 49)

  • vague
  • valet
  • valid
  • value
  • valve
  • vance
  • vapor
  • vases
  • vault
  • vegan
  • vegas
  • veins
  • venom
  • venue
  • venus
  • verbs
  • verde
  • versa
  • verse
  • vests
  • vicki
  • video
  • views
  • villa
  • ville
  • vince
  • vinci
  • vines
  • vinyl
  • viola
  • viper
  • viral
  • virus
  • visas
  • visit
  • visor
  • vista
  • vitae
  • vital
  • vitro
  • vivid
  • vocal
  • vodka
  • vogue
  • voice
  • volts
  • voted
  • voter

6-letter words (53 of 54)

  • vacant
  • vacuum
  • vagina
  • valium
  • valley
  • valued
  • values
  • valves
  • vanity
  • varied
  • varies
  • vaughn
  • vaults
  • vector
  • velcro
  • velvet
  • vendor
  • venice
  • venues
  • verbal
  • verify
  • vernon
  • verona
  • verses
  • versus
  • vertex
  • vessel
  • vested
  • viable
  • victim
  • victor
  • videos
  • vienna
  • viewed
  • viewer
  • viking
  • villas
  • violet
  • violin
  • virgin
  • virtue
  • vision
  • visits
  • visual
  • vivian
  • vocals
  • voices
  • volume
  • voodoo
  • vortex
  • voters
  • voting
  • voyage

7-letter words (54 of 55)

  • vacancy
  • vaccine
  • vaginal
  • vaginas
  • valerie
  • valleys
  • vampire
  • vanessa
  • vanilla
  • vantage
  • variant
  • variety
  • various
  • varsity
  • varying
  • vatican
  • vectors
  • vehicle
  • vending
  • vendors
  • venture
  • verdict
  • veritas
  • vermont
  • version
  • vessels
  • veteran
  • vibrant
  • vicious
  • victims
  • victory
  • vietnam
  • viewers
  • viewing
  • vikings
  • village
  • vincent
  • vinegar
  • vintage
  • violate
  • violent
  • virgins
  • virtual
  • virtues
  • viruses
  • visible
  • visions
  • visited
  • visitor
  • vitamin
  • volcano
  • voltage
  • volumes
  • voucher

8-letter words (43 of 44)

  • vacation
  • vaccines
  • valencia
  • validate
  • validity
  • valuable
  • vampires
  • vanguard
  • variable
  • variance
  • variants
  • vascular
  • vauxhall
  • vehicles
  • velocity
  • venetian
  • ventures
  • verbatim
  • verified
  • veronica
  • versions
  • vertical
  • vertices
  • veterans
  • vibrator
  • vicinity
  • victoria
  • vigorous
  • villages
  • vineyard
  • violated
  • violates
  • violence
  • virginia
  • visiting
  • visitors
  • visually
  • vitality
  • vitamins
  • vladimir
  • volatile
  • volcanic
  • vomiting

9-letter words (30)

  • vacancies
  • vacations
  • valentine
  • validated
  • valuation
  • vancouver
  • variables
  • variation
  • varieties
  • vegetable
  • venezuela
  • vengeance
  • verifying
  • versatile
  • viability
  • vibrating
  • vibration
  • vibrators
  • victorian
  • victories
  • videotape
  • viewpoint
  • villagers
  • vineyards
  • violating
  • violation
  • virtually
  • visionary
  • voluntary
  • volunteer

10-letter words (20)

  • valentines
  • validation
  • variations
  • vegetables
  • vegetarian
  • vegetation
  • vertically
  • veterinary
  • vietnamese
  • viewpoints
  • violations
  • visibility
  • visitation
  • vocabulary
  • vocational
  • volatility
  • volkswagen
  • volleyball
  • volunteers
  • vulnerable

11-letter words (5)

  • vaccination
  • variability
  • ventilation
  • ventricular
  • voluntarily

12-letter words (2)

  • verification
  • volunteering

13-letter words (2)

  • visualization
  • vulnerability

15-letter words (1)

  • vulnerabilities

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Frequently asked questions

How many words start with V?

304 words in our 16,749-word English dictionary begin with V, and 55 of thems are 7 letters long. Larger unabridged dictionaries include more rare and technical entries.

What is the longest word starting with V in this list?

“vulnerabilities”, at 15 letters. The shortest are vac, val, van.

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