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5 Letter Words Starting With V and Ending in A
Every five-letter word that fits V _ _ _ A — answer-eligible words are flagged in green, and you can tap any word to play it.
How Many 5-Letter Words Start With V and End in A?
The V…A shape covers 22 words, with 5 in the answer pool. Follow up with VOILA — about 93% of the remaining answers gone.
Square two does most of the remaining work, and it leans heavily toward I: 9 of the 22 words, 41% of the list (VILLA, VIOLA, VISTA). Guessing VI as your opening two letters is the percentage play.
100% of these words carry two or more vowels, so the middle is vowel-rich — test consonants with your next probe.
Green-dotted words are answer-eligible — the everyday vocabulary the daily puzzle actually draws from — while hollow-dotted words are valid guesses you can play but that will never be the solution. Flip on Answers only to focus on the 5 words that could truly win the board.
Best Wordle Guesses That Fit V _ _ _ A
Once V and A are green, the strongest follow-up is a word that both fits the pattern and rules out as many remaining answers as possible. These three score highest, measured across all 2296 possible answers:
- 01 VOILA — eliminates about 93% of remaining answers on average.
- 02 VIOLA — eliminates about 92.8% of remaining answers on average.
- 03 VISTA — eliminates about 92.1% of remaining answers on average.
The Full List, Grouped by Second Letter
Second-letter groups run I (9), O (5), A (4), E (4). On a V···A board that grouping mirrors exactly the order the clues arrive in.
V···A Words That Have Been Wordle Answers
4 appearances in 1916 puzzles makes this a genuinely uncommon shape — VILLA (#1387, 2025-04-06), VOILA (#1023, 2024-04-07), VIOLA (#840, 2023-10-07), VODKA (#152, 2021-11-18). That leaves 1 candidate the puzzle has never used — VISTA.
| Puzzle | Date | Answer |
|---|---|---|
| #1387 | 2025-04-06 | VILLA |
| #1023 | 2024-04-07 | VOILA |
| #840 | 2023-10-07 | VIOLA |
| #152 | 2021-11-18 | VODKA |
Never used as an answer
1 answer-eligible V···A word has never been the solution: VISTA . Wordle avoided repeats entirely for its first 1,688 puzzles and only began reusing old answers in February 2026 — 24 times so far. An unused word is still the likelier bet, just no longer a certainty; see how repeats work for the full picture.
The other 17 words are valid guesses the game accepts but will never choose as a solution. They are still useful as probes — words you play to expose new letters — but when you are guessing to win, a green-dotted answer word is the smarter pick.
V···A Words by Vowel Count & Second Letter
Vowel structure is the fastest way to narrow the middle three squares. Here is how the 22 V···A words split by how many vowels they contain in total:
| Vowels | Words | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 1 or fewer | 0 | 0% |
| Exactly 2 | 15 | 68% |
| 3 or more | 7 | 32% |
And the most common second letters among V···A words — handy when a yellow tile hints at the square right after V:
| Pattern | Words |
|---|---|
| VI···A | 9 |
| VO···A | 5 |
| VA···A | 4 |
| VE···A | 4 |
How to Use These Words to Win Wordle
- Pin the second letter first. The square after V splits the list fastest — VI alone accounts for 9 of the 22 candidates, so fixing that tile drops most of the rest.
- Favor distinct letters early. 11 of the 22 words here use five different letters and 11 repeat one.
- Lean toward an unused word. Repeats stayed at zero until February 2026 and number just 24 in 1916 puzzles, so the 1 never-used V···A word above remains the stronger bet.
Full strategy lives in the how-to-play guide, and you can practice any time on the unlimited Wordle board.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many 5-letter words start with V and end in A?
There are 22 valid five-letter words that start with V and end in A in our Wordle dictionary, and 5 of them can appear as a daily answer. Turn on the "Answers only" filter above to narrow the V···A list to answer-eligible words.
What are the best V···A words for Wordle?
VOILA, VIOLA, VISTA are the strongest. VOILA eliminates about 93% of the answer pool on average, so if a clue has already fixed V and A, guessing VOILA both tests the pattern and rules out the most remaining words. See more best Wordle starting words.
Which V to A words have been Wordle answers?
4 of them, across 1916 puzzles. The most recent was VILLA (#1387) on 2025-04-06, and the first was VODKA on 2021-11-18. 1 answer-eligible V···A word has never come up, including VISTA. Browse the full past Wordle answers archive.
Do these V···A words work in hard mode?
Yes. Once V and A are green you must keep them, so this list is exactly your hard-mode candidate set. 11 of the 22 words use five distinct letters and 11 repeat one — worth knowing, because hard mode will not let you drop a confirmed letter to probe elsewhere. See the how-to-play guide.
What is the most common second letter in V···A words?
I — VI accounts for 9 of the 22 words (41%), ahead of VO with 5. With both ends already green, square two is usually the tile worth testing first.
How many vowels do V···A words usually have?
100% of these 22 words carry two or more vowels — 15 have exactly two and 7 have three or more, against 0 with one or fewer. With V and A already fixed, that tells you how much vowel room the three middle squares still need. For a full clue-by-clue solve, send your board to the Wordle Solver.