5 Letter Words with A as 1st and V as 3rd Letter

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  • AEVIA
  • AEVUM
  • AIVER
  • ALVAH
  • ALVAN
  • ALVAR
  • ALVIA
  • ALVIN
  • ALVUS
  • AMVIS
  • ANVIL
  • ARVAL
  • ARVEL
  • ARVOS
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A first and V third covers 14 words, and the branch holding most of them holds no ordinary words at all.

Where the A and V Count Misleads You

L takes about forty three percent of the box between and R twenty one, but ANVIL, the one word here anybody would name, sits on an N branch worth seven percent.

  • ANVIL
  • ALVAR
  • ARVAL
  • AEVUM
  • AIVER

Why the L Branch on A and V Pages Is Full of Names

ALVIN, ALVAH, ALVAN and ALVIA are personal names rather than words, so the largest branch on the page cannot produce an answer an ordinary puzzle would use.

Reading the A and V Percentages

Forty three percent of the entries sit somewhere no everyday word lives, which is about as far as a branch count can mislead you.

It is worth remembering as a general point, since any word list that collects names will inflate patterns built on uncommon letters.

Guess ANVIL and stop there.

If it does not fit, the answer is almost certainly a name or an antiquarian form rather than something you have overlooked.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is AVOID part of this pattern

No. AVOID puts V in the second box and O in the third. The V needs to sit one place later.

Is ANVIL really the only usable word

It is the only one in general use. ARVAL and AEVUM are real but they belong to Latin and antiquarian writing.

Why do names appear in the list at all

Word lists at this length collect five letter strings that have been recorded in print, and personal names get swept in with the rest.

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