Word Lists · B + V
5 Letter Words With B and V
Every five-letter word that contains both B and V, in any position — answer-eligible words flagged in green, tap any word to play.
How Many 5-Letter Words Have B and V?
Only 21 five-letter words carry both B and V, which makes this one of the tighter pairs on the board — narrower than about 93% of all letter pairings. The answer pool trims it further, to 4: ABOVE, BEVEL, BRAVE and the rest. A list this short is one you read rather than guess at.
B is effectively anchored. 71% of these words (15 of 21) put it in the 1st slot: BEVEL, BRAVE, BRAVO, and on down the list. The exceptions are few enough to check by eye.
86% of these words carry two or more vowels, so vowel coverage is largely settled — spend the remaining guesses on consonants.
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 4 words that can truly win the board.
Best Wordle Words With B and V
When B and V are both in play, the strongest guess keeps them and rules out as many remaining answers as possible. These three score highest across all 2296 possible answers:
- 01 BRAVE — eliminates about 93.6% of remaining answers on average.
- 02 ABOVE — eliminates about 92.7% of remaining answers on average.
- 03 BRAVO — eliminates about 91.6% of remaining answers on average.
The Full List, Grouped by First Letter
Grouping by first letter is lopsided here: the B group alone holds 15 words against 21 total. If your board has not fixed square one yet, that is where the odds sit.
B/V Words That Have Been Wordle Answers
This shape is rare in the daily puzzle. In 1916 Wordles, only 4 words with B and V have been the answer: BRAVO (#1079, 2024-06-02), BEVEL (#1072, 2024-05-26), ABOVE (#621, 2023-03-02), BRAVE (#519, 2022-11-20). Every answer-eligible word here has already had its turn.
| Puzzle | Date | Answer |
|---|---|---|
| #1079 | 2024-06-02 | BRAVO |
| #1072 | 2024-05-26 | BEVEL |
| #621 | 2023-03-02 | ABOVE |
| #519 | 2022-11-20 | BRAVE |
The other 17 words on this list are valid guesses the game accepts but never chooses as a solution. They still make useful probes for placing B and V, but when you guess to win, a green-dotted answer word is the smarter pick.
Where B and V Land in 5-Letter Words
The whole puzzle now is placement, so here is exactly where each letter tends to sit across the 21 words. Try the busiest square first.
| Position | Words with B here | Words with V here |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | 15 | 5 |
| 2nd | 1 | 0 |
| 3rd | 3 | 9 |
| 4th | 1 | 9 |
| 5th | 1 | 0 |
Play a candidate that seats each letter in its busiest square and one of two good things happens: a tile turns green and you have locked a position, or it turns yellow again and you have eliminated the single most likely slot in one move.
How to Use These Words to Win Wordle
- Lead with the busiest square. B in slot 1 covers 15 of these 21 words and V in slot 3 covers 9 — try that shape before rarer placements.
- Favor distinct letters early. 13 of the 21 words here use five different letters and 8 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 have B and V?
There are 21 valid five-letter words that contain both B and V in any position, and 4 of them can be a Wordle answer. Turn on "Answers only" above to narrow the list to answer-eligible words.
What is the best word to guess with B and V confirmed?
BRAVE — it keeps both letters and still eliminates about 93.6% of the remaining answer pool. BRAVE, ABOVE, BRAVO are the top three by that measure. See more best Wordle starting words.
Where do B and V usually sit in these words?
B most often lands in the 1st position (15 of 21 words) and V in the 3rd (9). That is a strong enough lean to guess on directly.
Which B/V words have been Wordle answers?
4 of them, out of 1916 puzzles so far. The most recent was BRAVO (#1079) on 2024-06-02, and the first was BRAVE on 2022-11-20. Every answer-eligible word on this list has already been used. Browse the full past Wordle answers archive.
Do these words work in hard mode?
Yes. Once B and V show as present you must reuse them, so this is exactly your hard-mode candidate set. 13 of the 21 words use five distinct letters and 8 repeat one, which matters because hard mode will not let you drop a confirmed letter to test elsewhere — see the how-to-play guide.
Are there 5-letter words with B and V next to each other?
No. In all 21 words with B and V, the two letters never sit side by side — there is always at least one square between them.
How many B/V words have no repeated letters?
13 of the 21. Those are the ones that reveal the most board per guess, so they are the better probes early on. The other 8 double up on some letter, and 86% of the full list carries two or more vowels. For a full clue-by-clue solve, send your board to the Wordle Solver.