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5 Letter Words Starting With V and Ending in T
Every five-letter word that fits V _ _ _ T — 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 T?
V…T is one of the narrower shapes in the dictionary: 9 five-letter words open with V and close with T, and 5 of them can be the daily answer — VALET, VAULT, VAUNT among them. With both ends green you are usually three letters from done.
The second letter stays open here — A is the most common at only 33% (VALET, VAULT, VAUNT). Expect to spend a guess narrowing it rather than assuming.
78% 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 _ _ _ T
Once V and T 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 VALET — eliminates about 95.1% of remaining answers on average.
- 02 VAULT — eliminates about 92.7% of remaining answers on average.
- 03 VAUNT — eliminates about 92.3% of remaining answers on average.
The Full List, Grouped by Second Letter
Reading by square two: VA·3 VE·2 VI·2 VO·2. Tap the group that matches your board rather than scrolling the whole 9-word column.
V···T Words That Have Been Wordle Answers
This shape is rare in the daily puzzle. In 1916 Wordles, only 3 words with V and ending in T have been the answer: VISIT (#1801, 2026-05-25), VAULT (#1091, 2024-06-14), VALET (#511, 2022-11-12). That leaves 2 candidates the puzzle has never used — VAUNT, VOMIT.
| Puzzle | Date | Answer |
|---|---|---|
| #1801 | 2026-05-25 | VISIT |
| #1091 | 2024-06-14 | VAULT |
| #511 | 2022-11-12 | VALET |
Never used as an answer
2 answer-eligible V···T words have never been the solution: VAUNT, VOMIT . 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 4 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···T Words by Vowel Count & Second Letter
Vowel structure is the fastest way to narrow the middle three squares. Here is how the 9 V···T words split by how many vowels they contain in total:
| Vowels | Words | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 1 or fewer | 2 | 22% |
| Exactly 2 | 7 | 78% |
| 3 or more | 0 | 0% |
And the most common second letters among V···T words — handy when a yellow tile hints at the square right after V:
| Pattern | Words |
|---|---|
| VA···T | 3 |
| VE···T | 2 |
| VI···T | 2 |
| VO···T | 2 |
How to Use These Words to Win Wordle
- Pin the second letter first. The square after V splits the list fastest — VA alone accounts for 3 of the 9 candidates, so fixing that tile drops most of the rest.
- Favor distinct letters early. 7 of the 9 words here use five different letters and 2 repeat one.
- Lean toward an unused word. Repeats stayed at zero until February 2026 and number just 24 in 1916 puzzles, so the 2 never-used V···T words above remain 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 T?
There are 9 valid five-letter words that start with V and end in T 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···T list to answer-eligible words.
What are the best V···T words for Wordle?
VALET, VAULT, VAUNT are the strongest. VALET eliminates about 95.1% of the answer pool on average, so if a clue has already fixed V and T, guessing VALET both tests the pattern and rules out the most remaining words. See more best Wordle starting words.
Which V to T words have been Wordle answers?
3 of them, across 1916 puzzles. The most recent was VISIT (#1801) on 2026-05-25, and the first was VALET on 2022-11-12. 2 answer-eligible V···T words have never come up, including VAUNT, VOMIT. Browse the full past Wordle answers archive.
Do these V···T words work in hard mode?
Yes. Once V and T are green you must keep them, so this list is exactly your hard-mode candidate set. 7 of the 9 words use five distinct letters and 2 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···T words?
A — VA accounts for 3 of the 9 words (33%), ahead of VE with 2. With both ends already green, square two is usually the tile worth testing first.
How many vowels do V···T words usually have?
78% of these 9 words carry two or more vowels — 7 have exactly two and 0 have three or more, against 2 with one or fewer. With V and T 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.