Words Containing VE
Browse every English word that contains the sequence VE. Knowing words with rare letter combinations — especially Q, X, Z, and digraphs like TH, CH, and SH — is a key strategy for scoring big in Scrabble and Words with Friends.
Quick stats: 16,123 total words, 15-letter average length, 28.7-point mean score.
- Total words
- 16,123
- Avg length
- 15 letters
- Avg Scrabble score
- 28.7 pts
- Highest scoring
- overexquisitely (37 pts)
- Longest word
- overexquisitely (15 letters)
- High-value letter words
- 101(51%)
- Words containing Q, X, Z, J, K (8–10 pt tiles)
About this word list
At 16,123 words, this list covers common playable words alongside lesser-known entries accepted in competitive Scrabble. This list includes 101 words with high-value letters like Q, X, or Z — prime targets for premium squares on a Scrabble board. Common endings in this list include -LY, -VE, -SS, -ELY — patterns that let you extend words already on the board. The highest-scoring word shown is overexquisitely at 37 points. While Wordle uses a smaller answer list, studying broader dictionary patterns here helps you eliminate impossible guesses faster. Competitive Scrabble strategy relies on pattern recognition. Lists like this train your brain to spot playable words under time pressure. With a vowel ratio of 0.4, this list skews consonant-heavy — keep extra vowels on your rack when targeting these words.
Try the Pattern Finder → for combined filters like starts-with, ends-with, include/exclude letters, and exact length.
Strategy & study tips
Large lists pair well with the Pattern Finder: add exclusions or second constraints to carve study-sized subsets from the full dictionary count. About 51% of sampled words include a high-value letter (Q, X, Z, J, or K) — useful when planning premium-square plays.
Internal links point to Pattern Finder, Crossword Solver, Anagram Solver, and Wordle Solver — each tool adds interactivity this static list intentionally omits. Review related searches at the bottom of this page to hop between adjacent patterns without competing URLs in search results. Anchor words: highest scorer OVEREXQUISITELY, longest OVEREXQUISITELY. Build mnemonics around those two before expanding into the full 16,123 matches.
Top words preview
Scrabble-focused summaries for high-value entries (not full dictionary definitions). Tap a word for score breakdowns and anagrams.
- OVEREXQUISITELY (15 letters, 37 Scrabble pts) — balanced vowels and consonants playable entry. Includes rare letters (Q, X, or Z) prized in competitive Scrabble.
- VENTRILOQUIZING (15 letters, 37 Scrabble pts) — balanced vowels and consonants playable entry. Includes rare letters (Q, X, or Z) prized in competitive Scrabble.
- OVEREMPHASIZING (15 letters, 35 Scrabble pts) — balanced vowels and consonants playable entry. Includes rare letters (Q, X, or Z) prized in competitive Scrabble.
- OVEROXIDIZATION (15 letters, 35 Scrabble pts) — balanced vowels and consonants playable entry. Includes rare letters (Q, X, or Z) prized in competitive Scrabble.
- OVERSQUEAMISHLY (15 letters, 35 Scrabble pts) — balanced vowels and consonants playable entry. Includes rare letters (Q, X, or Z) prized in competitive Scrabble.
- APPROXIMATIVELY (15 letters, 34 Scrabble pts) — balanced vowels and consonants playable entry. Includes rare letters (Q, X, or Z) prized in competitive Scrabble.
- EXEMPLIFICATIVE (15 letters, 34 Scrabble pts) — balanced vowels and consonants playable entry. Includes rare letters (Q, X, or Z) prized in competitive Scrabble.
- EXQUISITIVENESS (15 letters, 34 Scrabble pts) — balanced vowels and consonants playable entry. Includes rare letters (Q, X, or Z) prized in competitive Scrabble.
Word list
Showing top 200 of 16,123 matches, sorted by length and Scrabble score.
15-letter words
- overexquisitely37 pts
- ventriloquizing37 pts
- overemphasizing35 pts
- overoxidization35 pts
- oversqueamishly35 pts
- approximatively34 pts
- exemplificative34 pts
- exquisitiveness34 pts
- overpublicizing34 pts
- semiobjectively34 pts
- unquicksilvered34 pts
- excommunicative33 pts
- overalcoholized33 pts
- overexpansively33 pts
- overformalizing33 pts
- overobjectified33 pts
- semiadjectively33 pts
- semireflexively33 pts
- conveyorization32 pts
- nonprojectively32 pts
- nonsubjectively32 pts
- overcapitalized32 pts
- overcriticizing32 pts
- overexpectantly32 pts
- overmonopolized32 pts
- overpoeticizing32 pts
- overspecialized32 pts
- oversystematize32 pts
- semiexclusively32 pts
- unacquisitively32 pts
- nonadjunctively31 pts
- nonexhaustively31 pts
- overcapitalizes31 pts
- overcomplacency31 pts
- overdramatizing31 pts
- overjudiciously31 pts
- overmodernizing31 pts
- overromanticize31 pts
- overspecializes31 pts
- oversufficiency31 pts
- phosphorylative31 pts
- accommodatively30 pts
- comprehensively30 pts
- expostulatively30 pts
- governmentalize30 pts
- labiovelarizing30 pts
- nondesquamative30 pts
- nonexpressively30 pts
- nonpejoratively30 pts
- overbrutalizing30 pts
- overcentralized30 pts
- overexuberantly30 pts
- overliberalized30 pts
- overnormalizing30 pts
- overoffensively30 pts
- overproficiency30 pts
- oversocializing30 pts
- quintuplinerved30 pts
- specificatively30 pts
- undiffractively30 pts
- unfrequentative30 pts
- uninquisitively30 pts
- ventriloquially30 pts
- ventriloquously30 pts
- vernacularizing30 pts
- acquisitiveness29 pts
- commemoratively29 pts
- communicatively29 pts
- conjunctiveness29 pts
- conventionalize29 pts
- conversationize29 pts
- experimentative29 pts
- intersubjective29 pts
- nonadjudicative29 pts
- overaffirmative29 pts
- overallegorized29 pts
- overdiffusingly29 pts
- overgeneralized29 pts
- overhandicapped29 pts
- overofficiously29 pts
- overshadowingly29 pts
- oversimplifying29 pts
- overskeptically29 pts
- photoperceptive29 pts
- saccharoceptive29 pts
- superexpressive29 pts
- transsubjective29 pts
- ventriloquistic29 pts
- vertebromammary29 pts
- circumscriptive28 pts
- desilverization28 pts
- ineffervescence28 pts
- ineffervescible28 pts
- machiavellianly28 pts
- nonconvectively28 pts
- overcircumspect28 pts
- overcomplacence28 pts
- overdefensively28 pts
- overexaggerated28 pts
- overexpenditure28 pts
- overgeneralizes28 pts
- overluxuriantly28 pts
- overluxuriously28 pts
- overneutralized28 pts
- oversensitizing28 pts
- overskeptticism28 pts
- overtalkatively28 pts
- overtechnically28 pts
- photoconductive28 pts
- unprohibitively28 pts
- unprovocatively28 pts
- ventriloquising28 pts
- coextensiveness27 pts
- commiseratively27 pts
- contemplatively27 pts
- diffractiveness27 pts
- explorativeness27 pts
- incomprehensive27 pts
- inexpensiveness27 pts
- inquisitiveness27 pts
- machiavellistic27 pts
- misapprehensive27 pts
- noncompulsively27 pts
- nonexaggerative27 pts
- nonintoxicative27 pts
- nonperceptively27 pts
- nonquantitative27 pts
- overapprehended27 pts
- overbookishness27 pts
- overbumptiously27 pts
- overcompetitive27 pts
- overcomplicated27 pts
- overconfidently27 pts
- overdelightedly27 pts
- overdignifiedly27 pts
- overeducatively27 pts
- overempirically27 pts
- overexplanation27 pts
- overimpressibly27 pts
- overlightheaded27 pts
- overnationalize27 pts
- overneutralizer27 pts
- overpolemically27 pts
- overpreoccupied27 pts
- overpresumptive27 pts
- overprovidently27 pts
- overrationalize27 pts
- oversceptically27 pts
- oversorrowfully27 pts
- oversusceptibly27 pts
- overzealousness27 pts
- participatively27 pts
- prefiguratively27 pts
- preoverthrowing27 pts
- semidefensively27 pts
- semipurposively27 pts
- significatively27 pts
- uncommutatively27 pts
- uncompetitively27 pts
- uncomprehensive27 pts
- unconsumptively27 pts
- unexcessiveness27 pts
- unexclusiveness27 pts
- unexpansiveness27 pts
- unexpensiveness27 pts
- unexplosiveness27 pts
- unpresumptively27 pts
- unrevelationize27 pts
- ventriculoscopy27 pts
- affirmativeness26 pts
- complementative26 pts
- complimentative26 pts
- condescensively26 pts
- contradictively26 pts
- cosignificative26 pts
- developmentally26 pts
- discoverability26 pts
- extrovertedness26 pts
- improgressively26 pts
- incommunicative26 pts
- ineffectiveness26 pts
- manifestatively26 pts
- misappreciative26 pts
- noneffervescent26 pts
- nonmodificative26 pts
- nonpreventively26 pts
- nonproductively26 pts
- nonreflectively26 pts
- nonrefractively26 pts
- nonsubversively26 pts
- overaffirmation26 pts
- overbashfulness26 pts
- overdemandingly26 pts
- overdescriptive26 pts
- overdevelopment26 pts
- overdiversified26 pts
- overembellished26 pts
- overexertedness26 pts
- overfamiliarity26 pts
- overhelpfulness26 pts
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Frequently asked questions
- How do I find words with a specific letter sequence?
- Use the Pattern Finder "contains" field or browse our words-containing pages. Enter any substring (e.g. QU, TH, XYZ) to see all dictionary matches with Scrabble scores.
- How many words match this pattern?
- Our dictionary contains 16,123 words matching this pattern. The average length is 15 letters and the average Scrabble score is 28.7 points. The highest-scoring entry shown is overexquisitely (37 pts).
- Are there high-scoring words in this list?
- 101 words in this sample include premium letters (Q, X, Z, J, or K). These are strong candidates for double- and triple-letter square plays in Scrabble.
- Is this page useful for Wordle?
- Yes. Wordle uses 5-letter words, so length-filtered lists and pattern pages help you validate guesses and build a mental dictionary of allowed combinations before you play.
- Are these valid Scrabble words?
- Yes. Results are drawn from a standard English word list that aligns closely with the official Scrabble dictionary. All displayed words are accepted in competitive Scrabble play.
- Can I use these words in Words with Friends?
- Most Scrabble-valid words are also legal in Words with Friends. The two games use slightly different word lists, but the overlap is large. Use this list as a solid starting point for either game.
- How are the point scores calculated?
- Scores are the raw sum of standard Scrabble letter values (A=1, B=3, C=3, D=2 … Z=10) without board multipliers. Higher-scoring words contain rarer letters like Q, X, or Z.
- Can I combine multiple pattern filters?
- Yes. Use the Pattern Finder to combine starts-with, ends-with, contains, exact length, include letters, and exclude letters in a single search — the same engine that powers these curated lists.
- How many words are in the dictionary?
- The dictionary contains over 350 000 English words, covering everything from common 2-letter words to rare 15-letter entries, with proper nouns and abbreviations excluded.
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