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8-letter words with V as the 5th letter

A curated list of 8-letter words tailored to this exact pattern. Use this when V is fixed in the 5th slot; rotate high-frequency consonants elsewhere to prune fast. For example: aardvark, acervate, acervuli.

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202 words

Word	Length	Syllables
aardvark	8	2
acervate	8	3
acervuli	8	4
activate	8	3
actively	8	4
activism	8	3
activist	8	3
activity	8	4
activize	8	3
adjuvant	8	3
akvavits	8	3
allovers	8	3
alluvial	8	3
alluvion	8	3
alluvium	8	3
ambivert	8	3
antevert	8	3
aquavits	8	3
arrivals	8	3
arrivers	8	3
arriving	8	3
ayurveda	8	3
bedevils	8	3
behavers	8	3
behaving	8	3
behavior	8	3
behoving	8	3
beloveds	8	3
bolivars	8	3
bolivias	8	3
boshvark	8	2
cadavers	8	3
caravans	8	3
caravels	8	3
chervils	8	2
chivvied	8	2
chivvies	8	2
cleavage	8	2
cleavers	8	2
cleaving	8	2
coaevals	8	2
coinvent	8	2
cutovers	8	3
datively	8	4
delivers	8	3
delivery	8	4
demivolt	8	3
derivate	8	3
derivers	8	3
deriving	8	3
diluvial	8	3
diluvian	8	3
diluvion	8	3
diluvium	8	3
disavows	8	3
duumviri	8	3
duumvirs	8	2
enervate	8	3
enfevers	8	3
enlivens	8	3
enravish	8	3
equivoke	8	3
estivate	8	3
estovers	8	3
evolvers	8	3
evolving	8	3
excavate	8	3
flivvers	8	2
flyovers	8	2
forevers	8	3
galavant	8	3
galivant	8	3
grievant	8	2
grievers	8	2
grieving	8	2
grievous	8	2
groovers	8	2
groovier	8	2
grooving	8	2
halavahs	8	3
illuvial	8	3
illuvium	8	3
indevout	8	3
innovate	8	3
jarovize	8	3
kilovolt	8	3
layovers	8	2
lixivial	8	3
lixivium	8	3
lovevine	8	3
maravedi	8	4
medevacs	8	3
megavolt	8	3
minivans	8	3
minivers	8	3
misavers	8	3
misevent	8	3
mitsvahs	8	2
mitsvoth	8	2
mitzvahs	8	2
mitzvoth	8	2
motivate	8	3
motiving	8	3
motivity	8	4
natively	8	4
nativism	8	3
nativist	8	3
nativity	8	4
nonevent	8	3
oblivion	8	3
omnivora	8	4
omnivore	8	3
overview	8	3
overvote	8	3
palavers	8	3
paravane	8	3
popovers	8	3
preavers	8	2
pyruvate	8	3
recovers	8	3
recovery	8	4
redivide	8	3
reduviid	8	3
regiving	8	3
reinvade	8	2
reinvent	8	2
reinvest	8	2
reinvite	8	2
reinvoke	8	2
relevant	8	3
reliving	8	3
removals	8	3
removers	8	3
removing	8	3
renovate	8	3
repaving	8	3
rereview	8	3
revivals	8	3
revivers	8	3
revivify	8	4
reviving	8	3
runovers	8	3
salivary	8	4
salivate	8	3
samovars	8	3
scriving	8	2
scurvier	8	2
scurvies	8	2
scurvily	8	3
sheaving	8	2
shelvers	8	2
shelvier	8	2
shelving	8	2
shrivels	8	2
shrivers	8	2
shriving	8	2
skivvied	8	2
skivvies	8	2
sleaving	8	2
sleeving	8	2
starvers	8	2
starving	8	2
steeving	8	2
stravage	8	2
stravaig	8	2
strivers	8	2
striving	8	2
stuivers	8	2
subovate	8	3
swervers	8	2
swerving	8	2
synovial	8	3
synovias	8	3
teleview	8	3
televise	8	3
thievery	8	3
thieving	8	2
thievish	8	2
thrivers	8	2
thriving	8	2
titivate	8	3
trouvere	8	2
trouveur	8	2
twelvemo	8	3
uncovers	8	3
undevout	8	3
unenvied	8	3
unlevels	8	3
unlevied	8	3
unlively	8	4
unliving	8	3
unlovely	8	4
unloving	8	3
unmoving	8	3
unravels	8	3
unsavory	8	4
updiving	8	3
uprivers	8	3
vesuvian	8	3
vetivers	8	3
vetivert	8	3
votively	8	4

FAQs

How do I play around a fixed V in the 5th slot?
Try mixing common consonant clusters (ST, TR, CH) in other positions while keeping V locked.

Why are uncommon words included?
We compile from a broad English list. Skim the top rows for more common picks.