Scrabble Words with V but no I

There are 4,995 valid Scrabble words that contain the letter V but not a single I, ranging up to 15 letters. They're grouped by length below, longest first. Every word is valid in the NWL (NASPA Word List), the official North American Scrabble tournament dictionary.

15-letter words

50 words

adventurousness19
the trait of being adventurous
bouleversements22
cerebrovascular24
of or relating to the brain and the blood vessels that supply it
countermovement24
developmentally26
with respect to development
electrovalences22
favorablenesses23
levelheadedness23
levonorgestrels19
marvelousnesses20
nervelessnesses18
nondevelopments23
nongovernmental21
overaccentuated23
overaccentuates22
overadjustments28
overalertnesses18
overassessments20
overcompensated25
overcompensates24
overconstructed23
overdependences24
overdevelopment26
overeagernesses19
overearnestness18
overexaggerated28
overexaggerates27
overextrapolate27
overextravagant29
overexuberantly30
overmanagements23
overorchestrate23
overrepresented21
oversweetnesses21
overzealousness27
pervertednesses21
predevelopments25
rejuvenescences29
removablenesses22
seroprevalences22
stratovolcanoes20
subcontraoctave24
subdevelopments25
supergovernment23
unadventurously22
unfavorableness23
the quality of not being encouraging or indicative of success
valuelessnesses18
venerablenesses20
venturesomeness20
the trait of being adventurous
venturousnesses18

14-letter words

89 words

advantageously22
in a manner affording benefit or advantage
benevolentness19
bouleversement21
convalescences23
convertaplanes21
covetousnesses19
defervescences25
depravednesses21
deservednesses19
dorsoventrally21
in a dorsoventral direction
effervescences27
effervescently28
electrovalence21
electrovalency24
evenhandedness22
eventfulnesses20
everydaynesses24
favourableness22
the quality of being encouraging or promising of a successful outcome
gastrovascular20
governmentally23
by government
governmenteses20
heavyheartedly30
hyperdeveloped29
levonorgestrel18
lovelessnesses17
lovelornnesses17
marvellousness19
movelessnesses19
nondevelopment22
failure of normal development to occur
nongovernments20
nonobservances21
overabundances22
overabundantly23
overaccentuate21
overadjustment27
overassessment19
overburdensome22
overcompensate23
make excessive corrections for fear of making an error
overcompressed24
overcompresses23
overconstructs21
overcontrolled20
overdependence23
overdocumented23
overelaborated20
overelaborates19
overencouraged21
overencourages20
overexaggerate26
overfondnesses21
overgenerously21
overlengthened22
overmanagement22
overornamented20
overprogrammed25
overrepresents19
overscrupulous21
overspeculated22
overspeculates21
overstatements19

+ 29 more 14-letter words

13-letter words

135 words

adventuresome19
willing to undertake or seeking out new and daring enterprises
adventuresses17
adventurously20
adversenesses17
averagenesses17
contraoctaves20
controverters18
convalescence22
gradual healing (through rest) after sickness or injury
convalescents20
convertaplane20
convolvuluses21
cryopreserved24
cryopreserves23
defervescence24
abatement of a fever as indicated by a reduction in body temperature
developmental21
of or relating to or constituting development
devotednesses18
eavesdroppers21
effervescence26
the process of bubbling as gas escapes
electrovalent18
extravagances26
extravagantly27
in a rich and lavish manner
extravaganzas33
extravascular25
favorableness21
the quality of being encouraging or promising of a successful outcome
forevernesses19
galvanometers19
galvanoscopes21
governmentese19
juvenescences27
laevorotatory19
leatherleaves19
lovablenesses18
mantelshelves21
marvelousness18
movablenesses20
nervelessness16
fearless self-possession in the face of danger
nervousnesses16
noncrossovers18
nongovernment19
nonobservance20
a lack of conformity with law or custom or practice etc.
outmaneuvered19
outmanoeuvred19
outmanoeuvres18
overabundance21
a quantity that is more than what is appropriate
overalertness16
overbejeweled29
overcarefully24
overconcerned21
overconstruct20
overcorrected21
overcredulous19
too credulous for your own good
overdecorated20
overdecorates19
overdependent20
overdeveloped23
overdocuments21
overeagerness17
overearnestly19
overelaborate18
overenamoured19

+ 75 more 13-letter words

12-letter words

231 words

advancements20
advantageous17
appropriate for achieving a particular end; implies a lack of concern for fairness
aversenesses15
beaverboards20
benevolences19
benevolently20
in a benevolent manner
bereavements19
cadaverously21
clevernesses17
cloverleaves20
codevelopers20
conservators17
conservatory20
a greenhouse in which plants are arranged in a pleasing manner
contraoctave19
contraveners17
controverted18
controverter17
convalescent19
a person who is recovering from illness
conventually20
convergences20
conversances19
conveyancers22
convolutedly21
countermoved20
countermoves19
countervalue17
covertnesses17
covetousness17
an envious eagerness to possess something
cravennesses17
cryopreserve22
depravedness19
depravements20
deservedness17
developments20
devoutnesses16
dorsoventral16
extending from the back to the belly
eavesdropped21
eavesdropper20
a secret listener to private conversations
eavestroughs19
effervescent23
(of a liquid) giving off bubbles
enslavements17
envelopments19
evanescences19
evanescently20
evenhandedly23
without favoring one party, in a fair evenhanded manner
eventfulness18
everydayness22
ordinariness as a consequence of being frequent and commonplace
extravagance25
excessive spending
extravagancy28
the quality of exceeding the appropriate limits of decorum or probability or truth
extravaganza32
any lavishly staged or spectacular entertainment
extravagated24
extravagates23
extravasated23
extravasates22
galvanometer18
meter for detecting or comparing or measuring small electric currents
galvanoscope20
governmental18
relating to or dealing with the affairs or structure of government or politics or the state
governorates16
heavyhearted25
depressed
juvenescence26
the process of growing into a youth

+ 171 more 12-letter words

11-letter words

361 words

aboveground18
on or above the surface of the ground
advancement19
encouragement of the progress or growth or acceptance of something
adventurers15
adventuress15
a woman adventurer
adventurous15
willing to undertake or seeking out new and daring enterprises
adverseness15
advertences17
advertently18
in a careful deliberate manner
aftershaves20
anchovettas19
anovulatory17
asseverated15
asseverates14
averageness15
ordinariness as a consequence of being average and not outstanding
avgolemonos17
avouchments21
avuncularly19
beaverboard19
benevolence18
an act intending or showing kindness and good will
bereavement18
state of sorrow over the death or departure of a loved one
bookshelves23
boulevarded18
bravenesses16
broadleaves17
canvasbacks24
caravanners16
caravansary19
an inn in some eastern countries with a large courtyard that provides accommodation for caravans
cavernously19
changeovers20
cloverleafs19
coacervates18
codeveloped20
codeveloper19
conservancy21
a commission with jurisdiction over fisheries and navigation in a port or river
conservator16
someone appointed by a court to assume responsibility for the interests of a minor or incompetent person
contravened17
contravener16
contravenes16
controversy19
a contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement
controverts16
convalesced19
convalesces18
convenances18
conventuals16
convergence19
a representation of common ground between theories or phenomena
convergency22
the act of converging (coming closer)
conversable18
conversance18
personal knowledge or information about someone or something
conversancy21
personal knowledge or information about someone or something
conversated17
conversates16
conveyancer21
a lawyer who specializes in the business of conveying properties
conveyances21
convolvulus19
any of numerous plants of the genus Convolvulus
convulsants16
countermove18
an attack by a defending force against an attacking enemy force in order to regain lost ground or cut off enemy advance units etc.
couvertures16
covenantees16
covenanters16
covenantors16

+ 301 more 11-letter words

10-letter words

591 words

aardwolves17
aboveboard18
without concealment or deception; honest
absolvents15
advantaged16
advantages15
adventured15
adventurer14
a person who enjoys taking risks
adventures14
advertence16
the process of being heedful
advertency19
the process of being heedful
advocators16
aftershave19
aggravated16
incited, especially deliberately, to anger
aggravates15
alveolarly16
anchovetas18
anchovetta18
anovulants13
anteverted14
approvable19
approvably22
asseverate13
state categorically
autoclaved16
autoclaves15
avalanched19
avalanches18
averseness13
avgolemono16
avouchment20
a statement asserting the existence or the truth of something
balaclavas17
belvederes16
benevolent15
generous in assistance to the poor
boschvarks24
boulevards16
breakevens19
cadaverous16
of or relating to a cadaver or corpse
calvadoses16
canvasback23
North American wild duck valued for sport and food
canvassers15
caravaners15
caravanned16
caravanner15
caravelles15
carryovers18
carvacrols17
cavalcades18
cavalryman20
a soldier in a motorized army unit
cavalrymen20
cervelases15
champleves22
changeover19
an event that results in a transformation
chevelures18
cleverness15
intelligence as manifested in being quick and witty
cloverleaf18
an interchange that does not require left-hand turns
coacervate17
codevelops18
conservers15
contravene15
deny the truth of
controvert15
be resistant to
convalesce17
get over an illness or shock

+ 531 more 10-letter words

9-letter words

840 words

aardvarks17
aasvogels13
absolvent14
absolvers14
acervulus14
small asexual fruiting body resembling a cushion or blister consisting of a mat of hyphae that is produced on a host by some fungi
adjuvants20
advancers15
advantage14
(tennis) first point scored after deuce
adventure13
a wild and exciting undertaking (not necessarily lawful)
adversary16
someone who offers opposition
adversely16
in an adverse manner
advertent13
giving attention
advocaats15
advocated16
advocates15
advocator15
a person who pleads for a cause or propounds an idea
advowsons16
aggravate14
exasperate or irritate
alveolars12
alveolate12
pitted with cell-like cavities (as a honeycomb)
amadavats15
anchoveta17
anovulant12
a contraceptive in the form of a pill containing estrogen and progestin to inhibit ovulation and so prevent conception
anteverts12
approvals16
approvers16
autoclave14
a device for heating substances above their boiling point; used to manufacture chemicals or to sterilize surgical instruments
autosaved13
autosaves12
avadavats16
avalanche17
a slide of large masses of snow and ice and mud down a mountain
avascular14
without blood vessels
avengeful16
averagely16
averments14
averrable14
avertable14
capable of being avoided or warded off
avocadoes15
avouchers17
avuncular14
being or relating to an uncle
ayurvedas16
balaclava16
a cap that is close-fitting and woolen and covers all of the head but the face
bedcovers17
belvedere15
a gazebo sited to command a fine view
bereavers14
bevatrons14
bevellers14
beverages15
boschvark23
boshvarks21
boulevard15
a wide street or thoroughfare
bravadoes15
braveness14
a quality of spirit that enables you to face danger or pain without showing fear
breakeven18
brevetted15
burgraves15
bushvelds18
canvasers14
canvassed15
canvasser14
a person who takes or counts votes

+ 780 more 9-letter words

8-letter words

980 words

aardvark16
nocturnal burrowing mammal of the grasslands of Africa that feeds on termites; sole extant representative of the order Tubulidentata
aasvogel12
absolved14
freed from any question of guilt
absolver13
someone who grants absolution
absolves13
acervate13
pertaining to a growth of fungi that forms a heaped-up mass
adjuvant19
an additive that enhances the effectiveness of medical treatment
advanced15
(of societies) highly developed especially in technology or industry
advancer14
someone who advances
advances14
advected15
adverted13
advocaat14
advocacy19
active support of an idea or cause etc.; especially the act of pleading or arguing for something
advocate14
a lawyer who pleads cases in court
advowson15
the right in English law of presenting a nominee to a vacant ecclesiastical benefice
allovers11
alveolar11
a consonant articulated with the tip of the tongue near the gum ridge
alveolus11
a bony socket in the alveolar ridge that holds a tooth
amadavat14
red Asian weaverbirds often kept as cage birds
anovular11
antevert11
approval15
a feeling of liking something or someone good
approved16
established by authority; given authoritative approval
approver15
an authority with power to approve
approves15
autosave11
avadavat15
red Asian weaverbirds often kept as cage birds
avellane11
pertaining to filberts or hazelnuts
avengers12
averaged13
averages12
averment13
a declaration that is made emphatically (as if no supporting evidence were necessary)
aversely14
averters11
avgasses12
avocados14
avouched17
avoucher16
avouches16
avowable16
avowably19
avowedly18
as acknowledged
ayurveda15
(Sanskrit) an ancient medical treatise summarizing the Hindu art of healing and prolonging life; sometimes regarded as a 5th Veda
baklavas17
beavered14
bedcover16
decorative cover for a bed
behalves16
behavers16
behooved17
behooves16
beloveds14
bereaved14
a person who has suffered the death of someone they loved
bereaver13
bereaves13
bevatron13
a cyclotron that accelerates protons up to several billion electron volts
bevelers13
bevelled14
beveller13
beverage14
any liquid suitable for drinking

+ 920 more 8-letter words

7-letter words

697 words

absolve12
grant remission of a sin to
abvolts12
advance13
a change for the better; progress in development
advects13
advents11
adverbs13
adverse11
contrary to your interests or welfare
adverts11
alcoved13
alcoves12
allover10
covering the entire surface
anchovy18
small herring-like plankton-eating fishes often canned whole or as paste; abundant in tropical waters worldwide
approve14
give sanction to
avatars10
avellan10
pertaining to filberts or hazelnuts
avenged12
for which vengeance has been taken
avenger11
someone who takes vengeance
avenges11
avenses10
avenues10
average11
(sports) the ratio of successful performances to opportunities
averred11
averted11
averter10
avgases11
avocado13
a pear-shaped tropical fruit with green or blackish skin and rich yellowish pulp enclosing a single large seed
avocets12
avosets10
avowals13
avowers13
avulsed11
avulses10
baklava16
rich Middle Eastern cake made of thin layers of flaky pastry filled with nuts and honey
beavers12
behaved16
behaver15
behaves15
behoove15
be appropriate or necessary
behoved16
behoves15
beloved13
a beloved person; used as terms of endearment
bereave12
deprive through death
beveled13
beveler12
bovvers15
bravado13
a swaggering show of courage
bravely15
in a courageous manner
bravers12
bravery15
a quality of spirit that enables you to face danger or pain without showing fear
bravest12
bravoed13
bravoes12
bravura12
brilliant and showy technical skill
bravure12
brevets12
cabover14
cadaver13
the dead body of a human being
calvary15
a hill near Jerusalem where Jesus was crucified
canvass12
a heavy, closely woven fabric (used for clothing or chairs or sails or tents)
caravan12
a camper equipped with living quarters

+ 637 more 7-letter words

6-letter words

560 words

aboves11
abvolt11
a unit of potential equal to one-hundred-millionth of a volt
advect12
convey by horizontal mass movement of a fluid
advent10
(Christian theology) the reappearance of Jesus as judge for the Last Judgment
adverb12
a word that modifies something other than a noun
advert10
a public promotion of some product or service
agaves10
alcove11
a small recess opening off a larger room
alvars9
avatar9
a new personification of a familiar idea
avaunt9
avenge10
take revenge for a perceived wrong
avenue9
a line of approach
averse9
(usually followed by `to') strongly opposed
averts9
avocet11
long-legged web-footed black-and-white shorebird with slender upward-curving bill
avoset9
avouch14
admit openly and bluntly; make no bones about
avowal12
a statement asserting the existence or the truth of something
avowed13
openly declared as such
avower12
someone who admits or acknowledges openly and boldly
avulse9
separate by avulsion
beaver11
a full beard
beeves11
behave14
behave in a certain manner
behove14
be appropriate or necessary
bevels11
bevors11
bovver14
bravas11
braved12
braver11
braves11
bravos11
breves11
brevet11
a document entitling a commissioned officer to hold a higher rank temporarily (but without higher pay)
calved12
calves11
canvas11
a heavy, closely woven fabric (used for clothing or chairs or sails or tents)
carved12
made for or formed by carving (`carven' is archaic or literary)
carvel11
carven11
made for or formed by carving (`carven' is archaic or literary)
carver11
United States botanist and agricultural chemist who developed many uses for peanuts and soy beans and sweet potatoes (1864-1943)
carves11
casava11
any of several plants of the genus Manihot having fleshy roots yielding a nutritious starch
caveat11
(law) a formal notice filed with a court or officer to suspend a proceeding until filer is given a hearing
cavern11
a large cave or a large chamber in a cave
cavers11
cavort11
play boisterously
chevet14
chevre14
made from goats' milk
claver11
talk socially without exchanging too much information
claves11
clavus11
a hard thickening of the skin (especially on the top or sides of the toes) caused by the pressure of ill-fitting shoes
cleave11
come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation
clever11
mentally quick and resourceful; ; -Bram Stoker
cloven11
(used of hooves) split, divided
clover11
a plant of the genus Trifolium
cloves11
coeval11
a person of nearly the same age as another

+ 500 more 6-letter words

5-letter words

314 words

above10
an earlier section of a written text
agave9
tropical American plants with basal rosettes of fibrous sword-shaped leaves and flowers in tall spikes; some cultivated for ornament or for fiber
alvar8
arval8
arvos8
avant8
avast8
avens8
any of various perennials of the genus Geum having usually pinnate basal leaves and variously colored flowers
avers8
avert8
prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening
avgas9
avows11
bevel10
a hand tool consisting of two rules that are hinged together so you can draw or measure angles of any size
bevor10
bevvy16
brava10
brave10
a North American Indian warrior
bravo10
a cry of approval as from an audience at the end of great performance
breve10
a diacritical mark (U-shaped) placed over a vowel to indicate a short sound
calve10
birth
carve10
cut to pieces
cavas10
caved11
caver10
caves10
chevy16
annoy continually or chronically
clave10
clove10
aromatic flower bud of a clove tree; yields a spice
convo10
coved11
coven10
an assembly of witches; usually 13 witches
cover10
a covering that serves to conceal or shelter something
coves10
covet10
wish, long, or crave for (something, especially the property of another person)
covey13
a small collection of people
crave10
have a craving, appetite, or great desire for
curve10
a line on a graph representing data
curvy13
(of a woman's body) having a large bosom and pleasing curves
cuvee10
daven9
deave9
delve9
turn up, loosen, or remove earth
devas9
devel9
devon9
a county in southwestern England
doven9
doves9
drave9
drove9
a group of animals (a herd or flock) moving together
duvet9
a soft quilt usually filled with the down of the eider
eaved9
eaves8
the overhang at the lower edge of a roof
elven8
elver8
young eel
elves8
an acronym for emissions of light and very low frequency perturbations due to electromagnetic pulse sources; extremely bright extremely short (less than a msec) electrical flashes forming a huge ring (up to 400 km diameter) in the ionosphere
envoy11
a brief stanza concluding certain forms of poetry
eruvs8
evade9
avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)
evens8
event8
a phenomenon located at a single point in space-time; the fundamental observational entity in relativity theory

+ 254 more 5-letter words

4-letter words

113 words

arvo7
aver7
report or maintain
aves7
(ornithology) the class of birds
avos7
avow10
admit openly and bluntly; make no bones about
bevy12
a flock of birds (especially when gathered close together on the ground)
cava9
cave9
a geological formation consisting of an underground enclosure with access from the surface of the ground or from the sea
cavy12
short-tailed rough-haired South American rodent
cove9
a small inlet
davy11
English chemist who was a pioneer in electrochemistry and who used it to isolate elements sodium and potassium and barium and boron and calcium and magnesium and chlorine (1778-1829)
deva8
devs8
dove8
a constellation in the southern hemisphere near Puppis and Caelum
eave7
envy10
a feeling of grudging admiration and desire to have something that is possessed by another
eruv7
even7
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
ever7
(intensifier for adjectives) very
eves7
fava10
fave10
favs10
gave8
guvs8
gyve11
have10
a person who possesses great material wealth
hove10
java14
a beverage consisting of an infusion of ground coffee beans
kava11
an alcoholic drink made from the aromatic roots of the kava shrub
kvas11
lava7
rock that in its molten form (as magma) issues from volcanos; lava is what magma is called when it reaches the surface
lave7
cleanse (one's body) with soap and water
lavs7
leva7
levo7
levs7
levy10
a charge imposed and collected
love7
a beloved person; used as terms of endearment
luvs7
move9
(game) a player's turn to take some action permitted by the rules of the game
nave7
the central area of a church
navs7
navy10
a dark shade of blue
neve7
the upper part of a glacier (beyond the limit of perpetual snow) where the snow turns to ice
nova7
a star that ejects some of its material in the form of a cloud and become more luminous in the process
oval7
a closed plane curve resulting from the intersection of a circular cone and a plane cutting completely through it
oven7
kitchen appliance used for baking or roasting
over7
(cricket) the division of play during which six balls are bowled at the batsman by one player from the other team from the same end of the pitch
ovum9
the female reproductive cell; the female gamete
pave9
a setting with precious stones so closely set that no metal shows
perv9
rave7
a dance party that lasts all night and electronically synthesized music is played
revs7
rove7
move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
save7
(sports) the act of preventing the opposition from scoring
sevs7
tavs7
ulva7
type genus of the family Ulvaceae; green seaweed having a thallus two cells thick: sea lettuce
uvea7
the part of the eye that contains the iris and ciliary body and choroid

+ 53 more 4-letter words

3-letter words

34 words

ava6
ave6
avo6
100 avos equal 1 pataca in Macao
dev7
eve6
(Old Testament) Adam's wife in Judeo-Christian mythology: the first woman and mother of the human race; God created Eve from Adam's rib and placed Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden
fav9
guv7
lav6
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
lev6
the basic unit of money in Bulgaria
luv6
nav6
ova6
rev6
rate of revolution of a motor
sev6
tav6
vac8
informal term for vacation
van6
(Great Britain) a closed railroad car that carries baggage or freight
var6
a unit of electrical power in an AC circuit equal to the power dissipated when 1 volt produces a current of 1 ampere
vas6
a tube in which a body fluid circulates
vat6
a large open vessel for holding or storing liquids
vau6
vav9
vaw9
vax13
vee6
veg7
edible seeds or roots or stems or leaves or bulbs or tubers or nonsweet fruits of any of numerous herbaceous plant
vet6
a doctor who practices veterinary medicine
vex13
be a mystery or bewildering to
voe6
vog7
vow9
a solemn pledge (to oneself or to another or to a deity) to do something or to behave in a certain manner
vox13
the sound made by the vibration of vocal folds modified by the resonance of the vocal tract
vug7
vum8