Contains Both Letters

7 Letter Words With A and V

Need seven-letter words using both A and V? Here are all 904 from the Collins dictionary, with zyzzyva (43 pts) topping the table on points.

904
Total Words
zyzzyva
Top Scorer
43
Best Score

7 Letter Words With A and V

904 words
zyzzyva43 mitzvah24 avyzing23 zelkova23 quavery22 cerveza21 zemstva21 avizing20 jarveys20 jayvees20 veejays20 vizards20 aquavit19 aquiver19 exclave19 hryvnya19 mikvahs19 quavers19 vaquero19 vizslas19 waveoff19 zouaves19 anchovy18 chavish18 gravlax18 khediva18 vandyke18 vaudoux18 akvavit17 evejars17 exuviae17 exuvial17 garvock17 jarvies17 javelin17 jiveass17 juvenal17 knavery17 knavish17 lixivia17 movably17 overlax17 overtax17 privacy17 vacancy17 vacking17 valkyrs17 vampish17 vexilla17 vitraux17 vocably17 baklava16 behaved16 beknave16 flavory16 halavah16 halvahs16 heavily16 hryvnas16 hryvnia16 lavrock16 peccavi16 savveys16 savvily16 shivahs16 vapidly16 vauched16 vouvray16 wharves16 yeshiva16 achieve15 advewed15 archive15 aviform15 beavery15 behaver15 behaves15 bhavans15 bivalve15 bravely15 bravery15 calvary15 carvery15 cavally15 cavalry15 charver15 chauvin15 chivari15 dvandva15 factive15 fauvism15 favisms15 impaved15 impavid15 lovably15 mayvins15 medevac15 medivac15 mitsvah15 navarch15 overpay15 pahlavi15 pavlova15 peaveys15 pravity15 upheave15 vacuity15 valency15 vamping15 vapoury15 varechs15 vauches15 vicarly15 vivaces15 vocally15 voyaged15 wavicle15 approve14 avidity14 avowing14 baclava14 bivouac14 cabover14 captive14 caveman14 cavemen14 concave14 copaiva14 disavow14 dwarves14 embrave14 favored14 forgave14 garveys14 gravely14 gravity14 halving14 havened14 havered14 havings14 heaving14 impaves14 keavies14 klavern14 klavier14 kvasses14 lekvars14 movable14 navvied14 precava14 prepave14 revamps14 saveyed14 savvied14 shaving14 sheaved14 swarved14 vacance14 vaccina14 vaccine14 vacuums14 vagally14 vaguely14 vaivode14 vakeels14 validly14 valving14 vampers14 vampier14 vampire14 vanward14 varying14 vawards14 vawting14 vivaing14 vocable14 vocalic14 voetsak14 vomicae14 vomicas14 voyager14 voyages14 waiving14 waivode14 wavered14 wavings14 weaving14 advance13 advects13 adverbs13 advices13 agravic13 airwave13 alcoved13 alveary13 amooved13 amoving13 ashiver13 avocado13 avoutry13 avowals13 avowers13 avoyers13 bravado13 braving13 bravoed13 cadaver13 calving13 carving13 caviled13 cavings13 cleaved13 couvade13 craving13 deprave13 encaved13 evanish13 evasive13 evovaes13 fauvist13 favelas13 favella13 favorer13 favours13 favrile13 favuses13 flavine13 flavins13 flavone13 flavors13 flavour13 fluvial13 foveate13 foveola13 givable13 halvers13 harvest13 havarti13 haveour13 haverel13 haviors13 haviour13 heavens13 heavers13 heavier13 heavies13 hellova13 helluva13 incaved13 inweave13 layover13 maglevs13 misgave13 naively13 naivety13 navally13 navarho13 navvies13 olivary13 ovality13 ovately13 overawe13 overfar13 overfat13 overlay13 oversaw13 ovulary13 pavages13 pavings13 pervade13 privado13 provand13 ravelly13 reavows13 repaved13 reshave13 revival13 reweave13 rivalry13 saveloy13 savoury13 savvier13 savvies13 scavage13 shavers13 shavies13 sheaves13 slavery13 slaveys13 slavish13 strayve13 suavely13 suavity13 swarves13 sylvans13 sylvias13 synovia13 tantivy13 theaves13 thraves13

About These 7-Letter Words

Below are all 904 seven-letter words using both A and V from the Collins dictionary. Having them in one place saves time when both letters have to land in the same play.

Highest-scoring picks

On points, the strongest play here is zyzzyva at 43. Other high scorers include mitzvah (24), avyzing (23), and zelkova (23). Because every word is exactly seven letters, any of them can score a bingo when you empty your rack in a single turn.

Holding too many vowels? exuviae clears several of them in one play.

How these words break down

Out of 904 words, 33 use a high-value tile (J, Q, X or Z), 88 end in -ES and 63 end in -ED, and 95 have a double letter.

Where you can play them

These come from the Collins word list; 677 are also valid in Words With Friends, and 691 appear in the North American list (NWL/TWL). Use the dictionary selector in the finder to match the exact game you are playing.

The list is sorted by Scrabble score by default — tap Points, A–Z or Z–A to reorder it, or use the finder to narrow it down by your own tiles.

FAQs - 7 Letter Words with A and V

How many 7-letter words contain both A and V?

There are 904 seven-letter words that contain both A and V in the Collins Scrabble Words dictionary used on this site.

What is the highest-scoring 7-letter word that contains both A and V?

Zyzzyva scores 43 points, the highest on this page. Playing all seven tiles at once also earns a 50-point bingo bonus in Scrabble.

Are these words allowed in Scrabble in North America?

691 of them are also in the North American list (NWL/TWL); the rest are Collins-only.

Which 7-letter words that contain both A and V score the most points?

Ranked by Scrabble value, the top three are zyzzyva (43), mitzvah (24), and avyzing (23).

Which 7-letter words that contain both A and V use a Q, Z, X or J?

33 of them include at least one high-value tile, such as zyzzyva, mitzvah, and avyzing.

Do 7-letter words score a bingo?

Yes. Using all seven of your tiles in one turn scores a 50-point bonus in Scrabble (35 points in Words With Friends), which makes a seven-letter word one of the most valuable plays in the game.