5 Letter Words Starting with V

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1. vacua Scrabble 10 · WWF 13
   pl.. of Vacuum
2. vaduz Scrabble 18 · WWF 20
   n.. the capital and largest city of Liechtenstein
3. vagal Scrabble 9 · WWF 12
   a.. Of or pertaining to the vagus, or pneumogastric nerves; pneumogastric.
4. vague Scrabble 9 · WWF 12
   v. i.. Wandering; vagrant; vagabond.
5. vagus Scrabble 9 · WWF 12
   a.. Wandering; -- applied especially to the pneumogastric nerve.
6. vairy Scrabble 11 · WWF 11
   n.. Charged with vair; variegated with shield-shaped figures. See Vair.
7. vajra Scrabble 15 · WWF 18
   n.. Indra's thunderbolt
8. valet Scrabble 8 · WWF 10
   n.. A male waiting servant; a servant who attends on gentleman's person; a body servant.
9. valid Scrabble 9 · WWF 11
   a.. Strong; powerful; efficient.
10. valmy Scrabble 13 · WWF 15
    n.. the French defeated the Austrian and Prussian troops in 1792 (with a famous cannonade from the French artillery)
11. valor Scrabble 8 · WWF 10
    n.. Value; worth.
12. valse Scrabble 8 · WWF 10
    n.. a ballroom dance in triple time with a strong accent on the first beat
13. value Scrabble 8 · WWF 11
    n.. The property or aggregate properties of a thing by which it is rendered useful or desirable, or the degree of such property or sum of properties; worth; exce...
14. valve Scrabble 11 · WWF 14
    n.. A door; especially, one of a pair of folding doors, or one of the leaves of such a door.
15. vanda Scrabble 9 · WWF 11
    n.. any of numerous showy orchids of the genus Vanda having many large flowers in loose racemes
16. vaned Scrabble 9 · WWF 11
    a.. (of an arrow) equipped with feathers
17. vanir Scrabble 8 · WWF 10
    n.. (Norse mythology) race of ancient gods sometimes in conflict with the Aesir
18. vapid Scrabble 11 · WWF 13
    a.. Having lost its life and spirit; dead; spiritless; insipid; flat; dull; unanimated; as, vapid beer; a vapid speech; a vapid state of the blood.
19. vapor Scrabble 10 · WWF 12
    n.. Any substance in the gaseous, or aeriform, state, the condition of which is ordinarily that of a liquid or solid.
20. varan Scrabble 8 · WWF 10
    n.. The monitor. See Monitor, 3.
21. varec Scrabble 10 · WWF 12
    n.. The calcined ashes of any coarse seaweed used for the manufacture of soda and iodine; also, the seaweed itself; fucus; wrack.
22. varix Scrabble 15 · WWF 16
    n.. A uneven, permanent dilatation of a vein.
23. varna Scrabble 8 · WWF 10
    n.. (Hinduism) the name for the original social division of Vedic people into four groups (which are subdivided into thousands of jatis)
24. varro Scrabble 8 · WWF 9
    n.. Roman scholar (116-27 BC)
25. varus Scrabble 8 · WWF 10
    n.. a deformity in which part of a limb is turned inward to an abnormal degree
26. vasty Scrabble 11 · WWF 11
    a.. Vast; immense.
27. vatic Scrabble 10 · WWF 12
    a.. resembling or characteristic of a prophet or prophecy; "the high priest's divinatory pronouncement"; "mantic powers"; "a kind of sibylline book with ready an...
28. vault Scrabble 8 · WWF 11
    n.. An arched structure of masonry, forming a ceiling or canopy.
29. vaunt Scrabble 8 · WWF 11
    v. i.. To boast; to make a vain display of one's own worth, attainments, decorations, or the like; to talk ostentatiously; to brag.
30. vedic Scrabble 11 · WWF 13
    a.. of or relating to the Vedas or to the ancient Sanskrit in which they were written; "the Vedic literature"
31. vedro Scrabble 9 · WWF 10
    n.. A Russian liquid measure, equal to 3.249 gallons of U. S. standard measure, or 2.706 imperial gallons.
32. veery Scrabble 11 · WWF 11
    n.. An American thrush (Turdus fuscescens) common in the Northern United States and Canada. It is light tawny brown above. The breast is pale buff, thickly spott...
33. vegan Scrabble 9 · WWF 12
    n.. a strict vegetarian; someone who eats no animal or dairy products at all
34. veiny Scrabble 11 · WWF 12
    a.. Full of veins; veinous; veined; as, veiny marble.
35. velar Scrabble 8 · WWF 10
    a.. Of or pertaining to a velum; esp. (Anat.) of or pertaining to the soft palate.
36. veldt Scrabble 9 · WWF 11
    n.. elevated open grassland in southern Africa
37. velum Scrabble 10 · WWF 14
    n.. Curtain or covering; -- applied to various membranous partitions, especially to the soft palate. See under Palate.
38. venae Scrabble 8 · WWF 10
    pl.. of Vena
39. venal Scrabble 8 · WWF 11
    a.. Of or pertaining to veins; venous; as, venal blood.
40. vends Scrabble 9 · WWF 11
    n. pl.. See Wends.
41. venge Scrabble 9 · WWF 12
    v. t.. To avenge; to punish; to revenge.
42. venom Scrabble 10 · WWF 13
    n.. Matter fatal or injurious to life; poison; particularly, the poisonous, the poisonous matter which certain animals, such as serpents, scorpions, bees, etc.,...
43. venue Scrabble 8 · WWF 11
    n.. A neighborhood or near place; the place or county in which anything is alleged to have happened; also, the place where an action is laid.
44. venus Scrabble 8 · WWF 11
    n.. The goddess of beauty and love, that is, beauty or love deified.
45. vepse Scrabble 10 · WWF 12
    n.. a Finnic language spoken by the Veps
46. verdi Scrabble 9 · WWF 10
    n.. Italian operatic composer (1813-1901)
47. verge Scrabble 9 · WWF 11
    n.. A rod or staff, carried as an emblem of authority; as, the verge, carried before a dean.
48. verne Scrabble 8 · WWF 10
    n.. French writer who is considered the father of science fiction (1828-1905)
49. verpa Scrabble 10 · WWF 12
    n.. a morel whose fertile portion resembles a bell and is attached to the stipe only at the top
50. verse Scrabble 8 · WWF 9
    n.. A line consisting of a certain number of metrical feet (see Foot, n., 9) disposed according to metrical rules.
51. verso Scrabble 8 · WWF 9
    n.. The reverse, or left-hand, page of a book or a folded sheet of paper; -- opposed to recto.
52. verst Scrabble 8 · WWF 9
    n.. A Russian measure of length containing 3,500 English feet.
53. vertu Scrabble 8 · WWF 10
    n.. Virtue; power. See Virtue.
54. verve Scrabble 11 · WWF 13
    n.. Excitement of imagination such as animates a poet, artist, or musician, in composing or performing; rapture; enthusiasm; spirit; energy.
55. vesey Scrabble 11 · WWF 11
    n.. United States freed slave and insurrectionist in South Carolina who was involved in planning an uprising of slaves and was hanged (1767-1822)
56. vespa Scrabble 10 · WWF 12
    n.. A genus of Hymenoptera including the common wasps and hornets.
57. vesta Scrabble 8 · WWF 9
    n.. One of the great divinities of the ancient Romans, identical with the Greek Hestia. She was a virgin, and the goddess of the hearth; hence, also, of the fire...
58. vetch Scrabble 13 · WWF 14
    n.. Any leguminous plant of the genus Vicia, some species of which are valuable for fodder. The common species is V. sativa.
59. vexed Scrabble 16 · WWF 17
    imp. & p. p.. of Vex
60. vexer Scrabble 15 · WWF 16
    n.. One who vexes or troubles.
61. vexil Scrabble 15 · WWF 17
    n.. A vexillum.
62. viage Scrabble 9 · WWF 11
    n.. A voyage; a journey.
63. viand Scrabble 9 · WWF 11
    n.. An article of food; provisions; food; victuals; -- used chiefly in the plural.
64. vibes Scrabble 10 · WWF 12
    n.. a percussion instrument similar to a xylophone but having metal bars and rotating disks in the resonators that produce a vibrato sound
65. vicar Scrabble 10 · WWF 12
    n.. One deputed or authorized to perform the functions of another; a substitute in office; a deputy.
66. viced Scrabble 11 · WWF 13
    imp. & p. p.. of Vice
67. vichy Scrabble 16 · WWF 16
    n.. a town in central France (south of Paris) noted for hot mineral springs; was capital of the unoccupied part of France during World War II
68. vicia Scrabble 10 · WWF 12
    n.. widely distributed genus of annual or perennial and often climbing herbs
69. vicua Scrabble 10 · WWF 13
    n.. Alt. of Vicugna
70. vidal Scrabble 9 · WWF 11
    n.. United States writer (born in 1925)
71. vidar Scrabble 9 · WWF 10
    n.. (Norse mythology) one of the Aesir; son of Odin; avenges his parent by slaying Fenrir at Ragnarok
72. video Scrabble 9 · WWF 10
    n.. a recording of both the visual and audible components (especially one containing a recording of a movie or television program)
73. vidua Scrabble 9 · WWF 11
    n.. whydahs
74. viewy Scrabble 14 · WWF 14
    a.. Having peculiar views; fanciful; visionary; unpractical; as, a viewy person.
75. vifda Scrabble 12 · WWF 13
    n.. In the Orkney and Shetland Islands, beef and mutton hung and dried, but not salted.
76. vigil Scrabble 9 · WWF 12
    v. i.. Abstinence from sleep, whether at a time when sleep is customary or not; the act of keeping awake, or the state of being awake, or the state of being awake;...
77. vigna Scrabble 9 · WWF 12
    n.. genus of vines or erect herbs having trifoliate leaves and yellowish or purplish flowers; of warm or tropical regions; most species often placed in genus Pha...
78. vigor Scrabble 9 · WWF 11
    n.. Active strength or force of body or mind; capacity for exertion, physically, intellectually, or morally; force; energy.
79. villa Scrabble 8 · WWF 11
    n.. A country seat; a country or suburban residence of some pretensions to elegance.
80. villi Scrabble 8 · WWF 11
    n.. pl. of Villus.
81. vilna Scrabble 8 · WWF 11
    n.. the capital and largest city of Lithuania; located in southeastern Lithuania
82. vilno Scrabble 8 · WWF 11
    n.. the capital and largest city of Lithuania; located in southeastern Lithuania
83. vimen Scrabble 10 · WWF 13
    n.. A long, slender, flexible shoot or branch.
84. vinca Scrabble 10 · WWF 13
    n.. periwinkles: low creeping evergreen perennials
85. vined Scrabble 9 · WWF 11
    a.. Having leaves like those of the vine; ornamented with vine leaves.
86. viner Scrabble 8 · WWF 10
    n.. A vinedresser.
87. vinic Scrabble 10 · WWF 13
    a.. Of or pertaining to wine; as, vinic alcohol.
88. vinny Scrabble 11 · WWF 13
    a.. Vinnewed.
89. vinyl Scrabble 11 · WWF 13
    n.. The hypothetical radical C2H3, regarded as the characteristic residue of ethylene and that related series of unsaturated hydrocarbons with which the allyl co...
90. viola Scrabble 8 · WWF 10
    n.. A genus of polypetalous herbaceous plants, including all kinds of violets.
91. vioxx Scrabble 22 · WWF 23
    n.. a Cox-2 inhibitor (trade name Vioxx) that relieves pain and inflammation without harming the digestive tract; voluntarily withdrawn from the market in 2004
92. viper Scrabble 10 · WWF 12
    a.. Any one of numerous species of Old World venomous makes belonging to Vipera, Clotho, Daboia, and other genera of the family Viperidae.
93. viral Scrabble 8 · WWF 10
    a.. relating to or caused by a virus; "viral infection"
94. vireo Scrabble 8 · WWF 9
    n.. Any one of numerous species of American singing birds belonging to Vireo and allied genera of the family Vireonidae. In many of the species the back is green...
95. virga Scrabble 9 · WWF 11
    n.. light wispy precipitation that evaporates before it reaches the ground (especially when the lower air is low in humidity)
96. virge Scrabble 9 · WWF 11
    n.. A wand. See Verge.
97. virgo Scrabble 9 · WWF 11
    n.. A sign of the zodiac which the sun enters about the 21st of August, marked thus [/] in almanacs.
98. virid Scrabble 9 · WWF 10
    a.. Green.
99. virtu Scrabble 8 · WWF 10
    n.. A love of the fine arts; a taste for curiosities.
100. virus Scrabble 8 · WWF 10
     v. i.. Contagious or poisonous matter, as of specific ulcers, the bite of snakes, etc.; -- applied to organic poisons.
101. visit Scrabble 8 · WWF 9
     v. t.. To go or come to see, as for the purpose of friendship, business, curiosity, etc.; to attend; to call upon; as, the physician visits his patient.
102. visne Scrabble 8 · WWF 10
     n.. Neighborhood; vicinity; venue. See Venue.
103. vison Scrabble 8 · WWF 10
     n.. The mink.
104. visor Scrabble 8 · WWF 9
     n.. A part of a helmet, arranged so as to lift or open, and so show the face. The openings for seeing and breathing are generally in it.
105. vista Scrabble 8 · WWF 9
     n.. A view; especially, a view through or between intervening objects, as trees; a view or prospect through an avenue, or the like; hence, the trees or other obj...
106. visto Scrabble 8 · WWF 9
     n.. A vista; a prospect.
107. vital Scrabble 8 · WWF 10
     a.. Belonging or relating to life, either animal or vegetable; as, vital energies; vital functions; vital actions.
108. vitis Scrabble 8 · WWF 9
     n.. A genus of plants including all true grapevines.
109. vitta Scrabble 8 · WWF 9
     n.. One of the oil tubes in the fruit of umbelliferous plants.
110. vitus Scrabble 8 · WWF 10
     n.. Christian martyr and patron of those who suffer from epilepsy and Sydenham's chorea (died around 300)
111. vivda Scrabble 12 · WWF 14
     n.. See Vifda.
112. vives Scrabble 11 · WWF 13
     n.. A disease of brute animals, especially of horses, seated in the glands under the ear, where a tumor is formed which sometimes ends in suppuration.
113. vivid Scrabble 12 · WWF 14
     a.. True to the life; exhibiting the appearance of life or freshness; animated; spirited; bright; strong; intense; as, vivid colors.
114. vixen Scrabble 15 · WWF 17
     n.. A female fox.
115. vizir Scrabble 17 · WWF 18
     n.. See Vizier.
116. vizor Scrabble 17 · WWF 18
     n.. See Visor.
117. vocal Scrabble 10 · WWF 13
     a.. Of or pertaining to the voice or speech; having voice; endowed with utterance; full of voice, or voices.
118. vodka Scrabble 13 · WWF 14
     n.. A Russian drink distilled from rye.
119. vogue Scrabble 9 · WWF 12
     n.. The way or fashion of people at any particular time; temporary mode, custom, or practice; popular reception for the time; -- used now generally in the phrase...
120. vogul Scrabble 9 · WWF 13
     n.. the Ugric language (related to Hungarian) spoken by the Vogul
121. voice Scrabble 10 · WWF 12
     n.. Sound uttered by the mouth, especially that uttered by human beings in speech or song; sound thus uttered considered as possessing some special quality or ch...
122. voile Scrabble 8 · WWF 10
     n.. a light semitransparent fabric
123. volar Scrabble 8 · WWF 10
     a.. Of or pertaining to the palm of the hand or the sole of the foot.
124. volga Scrabble 9 · WWF 12
     n.. a Russian river; the longest river in Europe; flows into the Caspian Sea
125. volow Scrabble 11 · WWF 13
     v. t.. To baptize; -- used in contempt by the Reformers.
126. volta Scrabble 8 · WWF 10
     n.. A turning; a time; -- chiefly used in phrases signifying that the part is to be repeated one, two, or more times; as, una volta, once. Seconda volta, second...
127. volte Scrabble 8 · WWF 10
     pl.. of Volta
128. volti Scrabble 8 · WWF 10
     imperative.. Turn, that is, turn over the leaf.
129. volva Scrabble 11 · WWF 14
     n.. A saclike envelope of certain fungi, which bursts open as the plant develops.
130. vomer Scrabble 10 · WWF 12
     n.. A bone, or one of a pair of bones, beneath the ethmoid region of the skull, forming a part a part of the partition between the nostrils in man and other mamm...
131. vomit Scrabble 10 · WWF 12
     n.. To eject the contents of the stomach by the mouth; to puke; to spew.
132. voted Scrabble 9 · WWF 10
     imp. & p. p.. of Vote
133. voter Scrabble 8 · WWF 9
     n.. One who votes; one who has a legal right to vote, or give his suffrage; an elector; a suffragist; as, an independent voter.
134. vouch Scrabble 13 · WWF 15
     v. t.. To call; to summon.
135. vouge Scrabble 9 · WWF 12
     n.. a kind of pike used by foot soldiers in the 14th century
136. vowed Scrabble 12 · WWF 13
     imp. & p. p.. of Vow
137. vowel Scrabble 11 · WWF 13
     n.. A vocal, or sometimes a whispered, sound modified by resonance in the oral passage, the peculiar resonance in each case giving to each several vowel its dist...
138. vower Scrabble 11 · WWF 12
     n.. One who makes a vow.
139. vroom Scrabble 10 · WWF 12
     n.. the roaring sound made by a motor that is running at high speed
140. vulva Scrabble 11 · WWF 15
     n.. The external parts of the female genital organs; sometimes, the opening between the projecting parts of the external organs.
141. vying Scrabble 12 · WWF 14
     p. pr. & vb. n.. of Vie