Words Starting With AV

Last updated: October 1, 2026

There are 187 words that start with AV in the ENABLE list, which is roughly 0.11% of the words Letterpile uses. They run from AVA, AVE and AVO at the short end to AVARICIOUSNESSES at the long end. The highest base score belongs to AVIANIZING (23 points), using commonly used tile values. 45 have no repeated letter at all. Different games use different dictionaries, so check your game's rules before relying on a word.

At a glance

Fact	Value
Words in this list	187
Share of the ENABLE list shown on this site	0.11%
Longest	`AVARICIOUSNESSES` (16 letters)
Shortest	`AVA`, `AVE` and `AVO` (3 letters)
Highest base score (common values)	`AVIANIZING`, 23
No repeated letters	45

Most common next letter after AV

Letter	Words
I	50
O	46
E	45
A	31
U	10

What stands out

1 reads the same backward and forward, such as AVA.
31 still form a word when the leading AV is removed, for example AVAIL, AVAILED, AVAILING, AVAILS and AVANT → AIL, AILED, AILING, AILS and ANT.
The most common endings here are -ES (33), -ED (12), -NG (12).
The most common number of vowels (A, E, I, O, U) is 4, found in 64 of these words.
The average length is 8.3 letters.
After AV, the letter I comes next most often (50 words).

All AV- words

3 letters 3

ava ave avo

4 letters 5

aver aves avid avos avow

5 letters 12

avail avant avast avens avers avert avgas avian avion aviso avoid avows

6 letters 22

avails avatar avaunt avenge avenue averse averts avians aviary aviate avidin avidly avions avisos avocet avoids avoset avouch avowal avowed avower avulse

7 letters 30

availed avarice avatars avellan avenged avenger avenges avenses avenues average averred averted avgases aviated aviates aviator avidins avidity avionic avocado avocets avodire avoided avoider avosets avowals avowers avowing avulsed avulses

8 letters 40

avadavat availing avarices avellane avengers avenging aventail averaged averages averment averring aversely aversion aversive averting avgasses avianize aviaries aviarist aviating aviation aviators aviatrix avicular avidness avifauna avigator avionics avocados avodires avoiders avoiding avouched avoucher avouches avowable avowably avowedly avulsing avulsion

9 letters 29

avadavats available availably avalanche avascular aventails averagely averaging averments aversions avianized avianizes aviarists aviations avidities avifaunae avifaunal avifaunas avigators avirulent avocadoes avocation avoidable avoidably avoidance avouchers avouching avulsions avuncular

10 letters 15

avalanched avalanches avaricious aventurine averseness aversively avgolemono avianizing aviatrices aviatrixes aviculture avidnesses avocations avoidances avouchment

11 letters 9

avalanching aventurines averageness avgolemonos avicultures avocational avoirdupois avouchments avuncularly

12 letters 10

availability avariciously avascularity aversenesses aversiveness aviculturist avitaminoses avitaminosis avitaminotic avuncularity

13 letters 5

availableness averagenesses aviculturists avocationally avoirdupoises

14 letters 5

availabilities avariciousness avascularities aversivenesses avuncularities

15 letters 1

availablenesses

16 letters 1

avariciousnesses

Using these words

To find words that start with AV using only your letters, open the Word Unscrambler, enter your letters and type AV in Starts with. For a known pattern, the Crossword Solver accepts AV???-style patterns. Words come from the open ENABLE word list. Different games use different dictionaries, so always check the rules of your game.