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8-letter words containing R and V

A curated list of 8-letter words tailored to this exact pattern. Tweak letter filters and length to explore related families. For example: aardvark, abortive, abrasive.

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1215 words

Word	Length	Syllables
aardvark	8	2
abortive	8	3
abrasive	8	3
absolver	8	3
acervate	8	3
acervuli	8	4
achiever	8	3
advancer	8	3
adverted	8	3
advisers	8	3
advisors	8	3
advisory	8	4
aggrieve	8	2
airwaves	8	3
allovers	8	3
alveolar	8	3
ambivert	8	3
anovular	8	4
antevert	8	3
approval	8	3
approved	8	3
approver	8	3
approves	8	3
archival	8	3
archived	8	3
archives	8	3
arrivals	8	3
arrivers	8	3
arriving	8	3
avarices	8	4
avengers	8	3
averaged	8	4
averages	8	4
averment	8	3
averring	8	3
aversely	8	4
aversion	8	3
aversive	8	3
averting	8	3
aviaries	8	3
aviarist	8	3
aviators	8	3
aviatrix	8	3
avicular	8	4
avigator	8	4
avodires	8	4
avoiders	8	3
avoucher	8	3
ayurveda	8	3
beavered	8	3
bedcover	8	3
bedrivel	8	3
behavers	8	3
behavior	8	3
believer	8	3
bereaved	8	3
bereaver	8	3
bereaves	8	3
beshiver	8	3
bevatron	8	3
bevelers	8	3
beveller	8	3
beverage	8	3
biovular	8	3
bolivars	8	3
boshvark	8	2
bouviers	8	2
bravados	8	3
bravoing	8	2
bravuras	8	3
brevetcy	8	3
breveted	8	3
breviary	8	3
breviers	8	2
burgrave	8	2
cadavers	8	3
calvaria	8	3
canvaser	8	3
caravans	8	3
caravels	8	3
carnival	8	3
carvings	8	2
cavalero	8	4
cavalier	8	3
caveator	8	3
caverned	8	3
caviares	8	3
cavicorn	8	3
cavilers	8	3
caviller	8	3
cavitary	8	4
cavorted	8	3
cavorter	8	3
cervelas	8	3
cervelat	8	3
cervical	8	3
cervices	8	3
cervixes	8	3
chervils	8	2
cheveron	8	3
chevrons	8	2
chivalry	8	3
chivaree	8	2
clavered	8	3
claviers	8	2
cleavers	8	2
cleverer	8	3
cleverly	8	3
coderive	8	3
codriven	8	3
codriver	8	3
codrives	8	3
coercive	8	2
conferva	8	3
conniver	8	3
conserve	8	2
contrive	8	2
convener	8	3
convenor	8	3
converge	8	2
converse	8	2
converts	8	2
conveyer	8	2
conveyor	8	2
convoker	8	3
cordovan	8	3
corrival	8	3
corvette	8	2
corvinas	8	3
coverage	8	3
coverall	8	3
coverers	8	3
covering	8	3
coverlet	8	3
coverlid	8	3
covertly	8	3
coverups	8	3
coveters	8	3
cravened	8	3
cravenly	8	3
cravings	8	2
creative	8	2
crescive	8	2
crevalle	8	2
crevasse	8	2
creviced	8	3
crevices	8	3
cultivar	8	3
culverin	8	3
culverts	8	2
curative	8	3
cursives	8	3
curvedly	8	3
curveted	8	3
curviest	8	2
cutovers	8	3
czarevna	8	3
deceiver	8	3
decemvir	8	3
decurved	8	3
decurves	8	3
delivers	8	3
delivery	8	4
depraved	8	3
depraver	8	3
depraves	8	3
deprival	8	3
deprived	8	3
depriver	8	3
deprives	8	3
derisive	8	3
derivate	8	3
derivers	8	3
deriving	8	3
deserved	8	3
deserver	8	3
deserves	8	3
desilver	8	3
deverbal	8	3
deviator	8	3
deviltry	8	3
devisers	8	3
devisors	8	3
devoured	8	3
devourer	8	3
devouter	8	3
discover	8	3
disfavor	8	3
disprove	8	2
disserve	8	2
dissever	8	3
diverged	8	3
diverges	8	3
diverted	8	3
diverter	8	3
dividers	8	3
diviners	8	3
divisors	8	3
divorced	8	3
divorcee	8	2
divorcer	8	3
divorces	8	3
divulger	8	3
drivable	8	2
driveled	8	3
driveler	8	3
driveway	8	3
drivings	8	2
durative	8	3
duumviri	8	3
duumvirs	8	2
elevator	8	4
endeavor	8	3
enervate	8	3
enfevers	8	3
engraved	8	3
engraver	8	3
engraves	8	3
enravish	8	3
enslaver	8	3
environs	8	3
erective	8	3
ergative	8	3
eruptive	8	3
estovers	8	3
evermore	8	3
eversion	8	3
everting	8	3
evertors	8	3
everyday	8	4
everyman	8	4
everymen	8	4
everyone	8	3
everyway	8	4
evictors	8	3
evildoer	8	3
evocator	8	4
evolvers	8	3
exertive	8	3
favorers	8	3
favoring	8	3
favorite	8	3
favoured	8	3
favourer	8	3
fervency	8	3
fervidly	8	3
fervours	8	2
feverfew	8	3
fevering	8	3
feverish	8	3
feverous	8	3
flavored	8	3
flavorer	8	3
flavours	8	2
flavoury	8	3
flivvers	8	2
flopover	8	3
flyovers	8	2
forevers	8	3
forgiven	8	3
forgiver	8	3
forgives	8	3
foveolar	8	3
frivoled	8	3
frivoler	8	3
governed	8	3
governor	8	3
gravamen	8	3
graveled	8	3
gravelly	8	3
gravidae	8	2
gravidas	8	3
gravidly	8	3
gravitas	8	3
graviton	8	3
gravlaks	8	2
gravures	8	3
grievant	8	2
grievers	8	2
grieving	8	2
grievous	8	2
groovers	8	2
groovier	8	2
grooving	8	2
groveled	8	3
groveler	8	3
handover	8	3
hangover	8	3
harvests	8	2
havartis	8	3
haverels	8	3
havering	8	3
haviours	8	2
havocker	8	3
holdover	8	3
hoverers	8	3
hovering	8	3
hungover	8	3
improved	8	3
improver	8	3
improves	8	3
incurved	8	3
incurves	8	3
innerved	8	3
innerves	8	3
interval	8	3
invaders	8	3
inventer	8	3
inventor	8	3
inverity	8	4
inverses	8	3
inverted	8	3
inverter	8	3
invertor	8	3
investor	8	3
invirile	8	3
inviters	8	3
invokers	8	3
involver	8	3
isogrivs	8	3
jarovize	8	3
klaverns	8	2
lavalier	8	3
lavatory	8	4
laveered	8	3
lavender	8	3
laverock	8	3
lavisher	8	3
lavrocks	8	2
lawgiver	8	3
layovers	8	2
leftover	8	3
levanter	8	3
levators	8	3
levelers	8	3
leveller	8	3
leverage	8	3
leverets	8	3
levering	8	3
levirate	8	3
levogyre	8	3
livelier	8	3
liveners	8	3
liveried	8	3
liveries	8	3
liverish	8	3
livetrap	8	3
louvered	8	3
lovebird	8	3
lovelier	8	3
lovelorn	8	3
makeover	8	3
maneuver	8	3
mangrove	8	2
maravedi	8	4
margrave	8	2
marveled	8	3
maverick	8	3
minivers	8	3
misavers	8	3
misdrive	8	2
misdrove	8	2
moreover	8	3
navicert	8	3
nerviest	8	2
nervines	8	3
nervings	8	2
nervules	8	3
nervures	8	3
nirvanas	8	3
nirvanic	8	3
nonrival	8	3
nonviral	8	3
nonvoter	8	3
novercal	8	3
observed	8	3
observer	8	3
observes	8	3
obverses	8	3
obverted	8	3
obviator	8	3
omnivora	8	4
omnivore	8	3
orective	8	3
outbrave	8	2
outcurve	8	2
outdrive	8	2
outdrove	8	2
outliver	8	3
outraved	8	3
outraves	8	3
outrival	8	3
outsavor	8	3
outserve	8	2
ovariole	8	3
ovaritis	8	4
ovenbird	8	3
ovenware	8	3
overable	8	3
overacts	8	3
overaged	8	4
overages	8	4
overalls	8	3
overarch	8	3
overawed	8	4
overawes	8	4
overbake	8	3
overbear	8	3
overbeat	8	3
overbets	8	3
overbids	8	3
overbill	8	3
overbite	8	3
overblew	8	3
overblow	8	3
overboil	8	3
overbold	8	3
overbook	8	3
overbore	8	3
overborn	8	3
overbred	8	3
overburn	8	3
overbusy	8	4
overbuys	8	3
overcall	8	3
overcame	8	3
overcast	8	3
overcoat	8	3
overcold	8	3
overcome	8	3
overcook	8	3
overcool	8	3
overcram	8	3
overcrop	8	3
overcure	8	3
overcuts	8	3
overdare	8	3
overdear	8	3
overdeck	8	3
overdoer	8	3
overdoes	8	3
overdogs	8	3
overdone	8	3
overdose	8	3
overdraw	8	3
overdrew	8	3
overdubs	8	3
overdyed	8	3
overdyes	8	3
overeasy	8	4
overeats	8	3
overedit	8	4
overfast	8	3
overfear	8	3
overfeed	8	3
overfill	8	3
overfish	8	3
overflew	8	3
overflow	8	3
overfond	8	3
overfoul	8	3
overfree	8	2
overfull	8	3
overfund	8	3
overgild	8	3
overgilt	8	3
overgird	8	3
overgirt	8	3
overglad	8	3
overgoad	8	3
overgrew	8	3
overgrow	8	3
overhand	8	3
overhang	8	3
overhard	8	3
overhate	8	3
overhaul	8	3
overhead	8	3
overheap	8	3
overhear	8	3
overheat	8	3
overheld	8	3
overhigh	8	3
overhold	8	3
overholy	8	4
overhope	8	3
overhung	8	3
overhunt	8	3
overhype	8	3
overidle	8	3
overjoys	8	3
overjust	8	3
overkeen	8	3
overkill	8	3
overkind	8	3
overlade	8	3
overlaid	8	3
overlain	8	3
overland	8	3
overlaps	8	3
overlate	8	3
overlays	8	3
overleaf	8	3
overleap	8	3
overlend	8	3
overlent	8	3
overlets	8	3
overlewd	8	3
overlies	8	3
overlive	8	3
overload	8	3
overlong	8	3
overlook	8	3
overlord	8	3
overloud	8	3
overlove	8	3
overlush	8	3
overmans	8	3
overmany	8	4
overmeek	8	3
overmelt	8	3
overmild	8	3
overmilk	8	3
overmine	8	3
overmuch	8	3
overnear	8	3
overneat	8	3
overnice	8	3
overpaid	8	3
overpass	8	3
overpast	8	3
overpays	8	3
overpert	8	3
overplan	8	3
overplay	8	3
overplot	8	3
overplus	8	3
overpump	8	3
overrank	8	3
overrash	8	3
overrate	8	3
overrich	8	3
override	8	3
overrife	8	3
overripe	8	3
overrode	8	3
overrude	8	3
overruff	8	3
overrule	8	3
overruns	8	3
oversale	8	3
oversalt	8	3
oversave	8	3
overseas	8	3
overseed	8	3
overseen	8	3
overseer	8	3
oversees	8	3
oversell	8	3
oversets	8	3
oversewn	8	3
oversews	8	3
overshoe	8	2
overshot	8	3
oversick	8	3
overside	8	3
oversize	8	3
overslip	8	3
overslow	8	3
oversoak	8	3
oversoft	8	3
oversold	8	3
oversoon	8	3
oversoul	8	3
overspin	8	3
overstay	8	3
overstep	8	3
overstir	8	3
oversuds	8	3
oversups	8	3
oversure	8	3
overtake	8	3
overtalk	8	3
overtame	8	3
overtart	8	3
overtask	8	3
overthin	8	3
overtime	8	3
overtips	8	3
overtire	8	3
overtoil	8	3
overtone	8	3
overtook	8	3
overtops	8	3
overtrim	8	3
overture	8	3
overturn	8	3
overurge	8	3
overused	8	4
overuses	8	4
overview	8	3
overvote	8	3
overwarm	8	3
overwary	8	4
overweak	8	3
overwear	8	3
overween	8	3
overwets	8	3
overwide	8	3
overwily	8	4
overwind	8	3
overwise	8	3
overword	8	3
overwore	8	3
overwork	8	3
overworn	8	3
overzeal	8	3
palavers	8	3
paravane	8	3
parvenue	8	2
parvenus	8	3
parvises	8	3
parvolin	8	3
passover	8	3
paviours	8	2
pavisers	8	3
perceive	8	2
pervaded	8	3
pervader	8	3
pervades	8	3
perverse	8	2
perverts	8	2
pervious	8	2
popovers	8	3
poxvirus	8	3
preavers	8	2
precavae	8	2
precaval	8	3
prelives	8	3
preserve	8	2
prevails	8	2
prevents	8	2
previews	8	2
previous	8	2
prevised	8	3
previses	8	3
previsor	8	3
prevuing	8	2
primeval	8	3
privater	8	3
privates	8	3
priviest	8	2
provable	8	2
provably	8	3
provenly	8	3
proverbs	8	2
provided	8	3
provider	8	3
provides	8	3
province	8	2
proviral	8	3
provirus	8	3
provisos	8	3
provoked	8	3
provoker	8	3
provokes	8	3
provosts	8	2
pullover	8	3
pulvinar	8	3
purveyed	8	2
purveyor	8	2
purviews	8	2
pushover	8	3
pyruvate	8	3
quavered	8	3
quaverer	8	3
quivered	8	3
quiverer	8	3
ravagers	8	3
ravaging	8	3
ravelers	8	3
raveling	8	3
ravelins	8	3
ravelled	8	3
raveller	8	3
raveners	8	3
ravening	8	3
ravenous	8	3
ravigote	8	3
ravingly	8	3
ravining	8	3
raviolis	8	3
ravished	8	3
ravisher	8	3
ravishes	8	3
reactive	8	2
reavails	8	2
reavowed	8	3
received	8	3
receiver	8	3
receives	8	3
reconvey	8	3
recovers	8	3
recovery	8	4
recurved	8	3
recurves	8	3
redivide	8	3
redriven	8	3
redrives	8	3
reduviid	8	3
reevoked	8	3
reevokes	8	3
regiving	8	3
regroove	8	2
reinvade	8	2
reinvent	8	2
reinvest	8	2
reinvite	8	2
reinvoke	8	2
relative	8	3
relevant	8	3
relieved	8	3
reliever	8	3
relieves	8	3
relievos	8	3
reliving	8	3
removals	8	3
removers	8	3
removing	8	3
renovate	8	3
reovirus	8	3
repaving	8	3
replevin	8	3
reprieve	8	2
reproval	8	3
reproved	8	3
reprover	8	3
reproves	8	3
rereview	8	3
reserved	8	3
reserver	8	3
reserves	8	3
reshaved	8	3
reshaven	8	3
reshaves	8	3
resilver	8	3
resolved	8	3
resolver	8	3
resolves	8	3
restrive	8	2
restrove	8	2
resurvey	8	3
retrieve	8	2
revalued	8	3
revalues	8	3
revamped	8	3
revamper	8	3
revanche	8	2
revealed	8	3
revealer	8	3
revehent	8	3
reveille	8	2
revelers	8	3
reveling	8	3
revelled	8	3
reveller	8	3
revenant	8	3
revenged	8	3
revenger	8	3
revenges	8	3
revenual	8	3
revenued	8	3
revenuer	8	3
revenues	8	3
reverbed	8	3
reverend	8	3
reverent	8	3
reverers	8	3
reveries	8	3
reverify	8	4
revering	8	3
reversal	8	3
reversed	8	3
reverser	8	3
reverses	8	3
reversos	8	3
reverted	8	3
reverter	8	3
revested	8	3
revetted	8	3
reviewal	8	3
reviewed	8	3
reviewer	8	3
revilers	8	3
reviling	8	3
revisals	8	3
revisers	8	3
revising	8	3
revision	8	3
revisits	8	3
revisors	8	3
revisory	8	4
revivals	8	3
revivers	8	3
revivify	8	4
reviving	8	3
revoiced	8	3
revoices	8	3
revokers	8	3
revoking	8	3
revolted	8	3
revolter	8	3
revolute	8	3
revolved	8	3
revolver	8	3
revolves	8	3
revoting	8	3
revuists	8	2
revulsed	8	3
reweaved	8	3
reweaves	8	3
ringdove	8	2
rivaling	8	3
rivalled	8	3
riverbed	8	3
riverine	8	3
riveters	8	3
riveting	8	3
rivetted	8	3
rivieras	8	3
rivieres	8	3
rivulets	8	3
rivulose	8	3
rollover	8	3
rotative	8	3
rovingly	8	3
runovers	8	3
salivary	8	4
salvager	8	3
samovars	8	3
savagery	8	4
savarins	8	3
saviours	8	2
savorers	8	3
savorier	8	3
savories	8	3
savorily	8	4
savoring	8	3
savorous	8	3
savoured	8	3
savourer	8	3
scrieved	8	2
scrieves	8	2
scriving	8	2
scurvier	8	2
scurvies	8	2
scurvily	8	3
servable	8	2
servants	8	2
serviced	8	3
servicer	8	3
services	8	3
servings	8	2
servitor	8	3
severals	8	3
severely	8	4
severest	8	3
severing	8	3
severity	8	4
sevrugas	8	3
shelvers	8	2
shelvier	8	2
shivaree	8	2
shivered	8	3
shiverer	8	3
shoveler	8	3
shrieval	8	2
shrieved	8	2
shrieves	8	2
shrivels	8	2
shrivers	8	2
shriving	8	2
silvered	8	3
silverer	8	3
silverly	8	3
sirvente	8	2
skydiver	8	3
slavered	8	3
slaverer	8	3
slipover	8	3
slivered	8	3
sliverer	8	3
sniveler	8	3
sorptive	8	2
souvenir	8	3
sovranly	8	3
sovranty	8	3
sportive	8	2
starvers	8	2
starving	8	2
stopover	8	3
stravage	8	2
stravaig	8	2
strivers	8	2
striving	8	2
stuivers	8	2
subserve	8	2
subverts	8	2
subvicar	8	3
subviral	8	3
surveils	8	2
surveyed	8	2
surveyor	8	2
survival	8	3
survived	8	3
surviver	8	3
survives	8	3
survivor	8	3
svarajes	8	3
svedberg	8	2
swervers	8	2
swerving	8	2
takeover	8	3
tavernas	8	3
taverner	8	3
thievery	8	3
thrivers	8	2
thriving	8	2
tirrivee	8	2
tovarich	8	3
tovarish	8	3
tractive	8	2
travails	8	2
traveled	8	3
traveler	8	3
travelog	8	3
traverse	8	2
travesty	8	3
travoise	8	2
triumvir	8	2
trivalve	8	2
trouvere	8	2
trouveur	8	2
truelove	8	2
tsarevna	8	3
turnover	8	3
tzarevna	8	3
uncovers	8	3
unevener	8	4
universe	8	3
unnerved	8	3
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wingover	8	3

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