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5 Letter Words Starting With V and Ending in E
Every five-letter word that fits V _ _ _ E — 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 E?
30 words start with V and end with E, 9 of them answer-eligible. VALUE is the most efficient probe from here, clearing about 94.3%.
The second letter stays open here — E is the most common at only 30% (VENUE, VERGE, VERSE, VERVE). Expect to spend a guess narrowing it rather than assuming.
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 9 words that could truly win the board.
Best Wordle Guesses That Fit V _ _ _ E
Once V and E 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 VALUE — eliminates about 94.3% of remaining answers on average.
- 02 VOICE — eliminates about 93.6% of remaining answers on average.
- 03 VAGUE — eliminates about 92.2% of remaining answers on average.
The Full List, Grouped by Second Letter
Reading by square two: VE·9 VA·8 VO·8 VI·5. Tap the group that matches your board rather than scrolling the whole 30-word column.
V···E Words That Have Been Wordle Answers
This shape is rare in the daily puzzle. In 1916 Wordles, only 9 words with V and ending in E have been the answer: VALVE (#1866, 2026-07-29), VOGUE (#1722, 2026-03-07), VENUE (#1599, 2025-11-04), VERSE (#1378, 2025-03-28), VALUE (#1050, 2024-05-04), VERGE (#960, 2024-02-04), VERVE (#795, 2023-08-23), VAGUE (#614, 2023-02-23), VOICE (#384, 2022-07-08). Every answer-eligible word here has already had its turn.
| Puzzle | Date | Answer |
|---|---|---|
| #1866 | 2026-07-29 | VALVE |
| #1722 | 2026-03-07 | VOGUE |
| #1599 | 2025-11-04 | VENUE |
| #1378 | 2025-03-28 | VERSE |
| #1050 | 2024-05-04 | VALUE |
| #960 | 2024-02-04 | VERGE |
| #795 | 2023-08-23 | VERVE |
| #614 | 2023-02-23 | VAGUE |
| #384 | 2022-07-08 | VOICE |
The other 21 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···E Words by Vowel Count & Second Letter
Vowel structure is the fastest way to narrow the middle three squares. Here is how the 30 V···E words split by how many vowels they contain in total:
| Vowels | Words | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 1 or fewer | 0 | 0% |
| Exactly 2 | 14 | 47% |
| 3 or more | 16 | 53% |
And the most common second letters among V···E words — handy when a yellow tile hints at the square right after V:
| Pattern | Words |
|---|---|
| VE···E | 9 |
| VA···E | 8 |
| VO···E | 8 |
| VI···E | 5 |
How to Use These Words to Win Wordle
- Pin the second letter first. The square after V splits the list fastest — VE alone accounts for 9 of the 30 candidates, so fixing that tile drops most of the rest.
- Favor distinct letters early. 17 of the 30 words here use five different letters and 13 repeat one.
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 E?
There are 30 valid five-letter words that start with V and end in E in our Wordle dictionary, and 9 of them can appear as a daily answer. Turn on the "Answers only" filter above to narrow the V···E list to answer-eligible words.
What are the best V···E words for Wordle?
VALUE, VOICE, VAGUE are the strongest. VALUE eliminates about 94.3% of the answer pool on average, so if a clue has already fixed V and E, guessing VALUE both tests the pattern and rules out the most remaining words. See more best Wordle starting words.
Which V to E words have been Wordle answers?
9 of them, across 1916 puzzles. The most recent was VALVE (#1866) on 2026-07-29, and the first was VOICE on 2022-07-08. Every answer-eligible V···E word has already been used. Browse the full past Wordle answers archive.
Do these V···E words work in hard mode?
Yes. Once V and E are green you must keep them, so this list is exactly your hard-mode candidate set. 17 of the 30 words use five distinct letters and 13 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···E words?
E — VE accounts for 9 of the 30 words (30%), ahead of VA with 8. With both ends already green, square two is usually the tile worth testing first.
How many vowels do V···E words usually have?
100% of these 30 words carry two or more vowels — 14 have exactly two and 16 have three or more, against 0 with one or fewer. With V and E 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.