(If you just want a list of words with a "V" in the middle, see here.)
Listed below are the 25 most played words in Scrabble that contain a "V" but do not start or end with "V". The words are presented in playrank order, meaning AVOW is the most played word of the bunch, EVE is the second most played, and so on down the list. This information only applies to games played using the OWL2 official word list.
The first 14 of these words are commonly played and should be memorized. The remainder are played regularly.
1. avow
2. eve
3. jive
4. avo
5. ivy
6. ava
7. avid
8. ova
9. ave
10. deva
11. five
12. ovum
13. tivy
14. eave
15. arvo
16. jived
17. jiver
18. fava
19. uvea
20. hive
21. java
22. fave
23. ogive
24. nova
25. even
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