Contains Both Letters

7 Letter Words With V and Y

Collins lists 176 seven-letter words using both V and Y. The highest scorer is zyzzyva (43 pts); the rest follow, ranked by Scrabble value.

176
Total Words
zyzzyva
Top Scorer
43
Best Score

7 Letter Words With V and Y

176 words
zyzzyva43 avyzing23 vizying23 kvetchy22 quavery22 quivery22 vexedly21 jarveys20 jayvees20 overjoy20 veejays20 vixenly20 hryvnya19 whyever19 anchovy18 dovekey18 skydive18 skydove18 vandyke18 verbify18 vivency18 dyvoury17 ivylike17 knavery17 kurveys17 movably17 privacy17 pyruvic17 vacancy17 valkyrs17 vividly17 vocably17 vyingly17 flavory16 flyover16 heavily16 hryvnas16 hryvnia16 overfly16 savveys16 savvily16 shivery16 vapidly16 velvety16 versify16 vitrify16 vouvray16 vowelly16 weevily16 wyverns16 yeshiva16 beavery15 bivinyl15 bravely15 bravery15 brevity15 calvary15 carvery15 cavally15 cavalry15 civilly15 clovery15 conveys15 convoys15 covynes15 curvity15 lovably15 mayvins15 overbuy15 overcoy15 overpay15 overply15 peaveys15 plovery15 poovery15 poverty15 pravity15 privily15 privity15 purveys15 replevy15 repryve15 ungyved15 vacuity15 valency15 vapoury15 vermily15 verminy15 vicarly15 viceroy15 victory15 vinylic15 visibly15 visnomy15 vocally15 volubly15 voyaged15 avidity14 devilry14 duvetyn14 dyvours14 envying14 garveys14 gravely14 gravity14 levying14 lividly14 overdry14 overdye14 revying14 saveyed14 ungyves14 vagally14 vaguely14 validly14 varying14 viduity14 voyager14 voyages14 alveary13 avoutry13 avoyers13 layover13 lenvoys13 levelly13 liveyer13 livyers13 loverly13 naively13 naivety13 navally13 nervily13 novelly13 novelty13 olivary13 ovality13 ovately13 overeye13 overlay13 overtly13 ovulary13 ravelly13 renvoys13 revelry13 rivalry13 saveloy13 savoury13 servery13 seventy13 silvery13 slavery13 slaveys13 strayve13 suavely13 suavity13 surveys13 sylvans13 sylvias13 sylvine13 sylvins13 sylvite13 synovia13 tantivy13 vallary13 valleys13 variety13 varsity13 vastity13 venally13 vilayet13 villany13 virally13 virelay13 vitally13 volleys13 voyeurs13

About These 7-Letter Words

Every entry among the seven-letter words using both V and Y in Collins is collected here and ranked by score. There are 176 to work with, which helps 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 avyzing (23), vizying (23), and kvetchy (22). Because every word is exactly seven letters, any of them can score a bingo when you empty your rack in a single turn.

How these words break down

Out of 176 words, 11 use a high-value tile (J, Q, X or Z), 41 end in -LY and 6 end in -ING, and 23 have a double letter.

Where you can play them

These come from the Collins word list; 135 are also valid in Words With Friends, and 139 appear in the North American list (NWL/TWL). Use the dictionary selector in the finder to match the exact game you are playing.

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FAQs - 7 Letter Words with V and Y

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

There are 176 seven-letter words that contain both V and Y in the Collins Scrabble Words dictionary used on this site.

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

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 7-letter words that contain both V and Y valid in Words With Friends?

135 of the 176 are also valid in Words With Friends. Switch the dictionary in the finder to see only those.

Can I use these 7-letter words in Wordle?

No. Wordle only accepts five-letter words, so seven-letter words will not fit. This list is for Scrabble, Words With Friends, crosswords and similar games.

How is this list of words ordered?

By Scrabble score, highest first. Use the Points, A–Z and Z–A controls above the word list to change the order.

Are these words allowed in Scrabble in North America?

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