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This page lists 2244 words with VA from our dictionary, each shown with its Scrabble score.

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Words With VA

All 2244 words in our dictionary that contain VA — sorted by Scrabble score.

2244 words · number = Scrabble score · sorted highest score first · showing top 1200

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vaporization26 bioavailability25 circumvallating25 conjunctiva25 conservatively25 conservatorship25 derivatized25 equivalence25 evangelized25 extravagance25 extravagating25 extravascular25 galvanizing25 improvability25 inconceivably25 mitzvahs25 nonequivalent25 postvasectomy25 privatized25 quadrivalent25 reprivatize25 revalorizing25 unchivalrously25 valorizations25 vandalizing25 vanquisher25 vanquishes25 vaporizing25 canvasbacks24 cerebrovascular24 circumvallated24 circumvallation24 conceivableness24 derivatizes24 evangelizes24 excavational24 extravagated24 extravasating24 extravasations24 galvanized24 galvanizers24 immovability24 immovablenesses24 imperceivable24 improvabilities24 irremovability24 medevacking24 microwavable24 mitzvah24 postvaccination24 preservability24 privatizes24 revalorized24 survivability24 unambivalently24 valorization24 vandalized24 vaporized24 vaporizers24 vulvovaginitis24 zelkovas24 adjectival23 believability23 boddhisattvas23 canvasback23 chivalrously23 circumvallates23 conceivably23 convalescences23 cultivability23 derivatize23 equivalents23 evangelize23 excavating23 excavations23 extravagates23 extravasated23 extravasation23 fibrovascular23 galvanizer23 galvanizes23 immovabilities23 intravascularly23 kavakavas23 medevacked23 neoconservative23 nonavailability23 nonconservative23 observability23 observationally23 overcultivation23 papovaviruses23 perceivably23 pervasivenesses23 postvagotomy23 privatize23 revalorizes23 salvageability23 survivabilities23 valorizing23 vandalizes23 vanquish23 vaporizer23 vaporizes23 vasoactivity23 vivaciousnesses23 zelkova23 advantageously22 ambivalently22 antiderivatives22 approvably22 believabilities22 boddhisattva22 cardiovascular22 chivalrousness22 circumvallate22 convalescence22 cultivabilities22 derivatively22 equivalent22 evangelically22 excavated22 excavation22 excavators22 extravagant22 extravagate22 extravasates22 forgivably22 galvanize22 immovableness22 inconceivable22 kavakava22 kuvasz22 microvascular22 motivationally22 neoconservatism22 observabilities22 pervasively22 polyvalences22 privatively22 removability22 removablenesses22 retrievability22 revalorize22 substantivally22 unavailability22 unbelievably22 unconceivable22 vacillatingly22 valorized22 vandalize22 vaporishnesses22 vaporize22 varisized22 vasoactivities22 vasoconstrictor22 vivaciously22 ambivalences21 antiderivative21 bodhisattvas21 boshvarks21 cocultivating21 cocultivations21 conservancy21 conservatives21 derivativeness21 devastatingly21 disadvantageous21 disadvantaging21 excavates21 excavator21 extravasate21 galvanically21 galvanometric21 galvanoscopes21 immovably21 innovatively21 invariability21 irremovably21 irretrievably21 nonderivatives21 nonobservances21 ovariectomy21 overevaluations21 papovavirus21 perspectival21 pervasiveness21 polyvalence21 postdevaluation21 postvaccinal21 predevaluations21 preservatives21 prevaricating21 prevarications21 privatdocents21 provablenesses21 removabilities21 revaccinating21 revaccinations21 revanchisms21 unforgivable21 vagabondish21 vagabondisms21 vaingloriously21 valorizes21 vanishingly21 vivaciousness21 yeshivahs21 zemstva21 achievable20 adjuvants20 advancements20 ambivalence20 availability20 availablenesses20 avalanching20 avariciously20 avascularity20 believably20 bodhisattva20 boshvark20 cavalryman20 cavalrymen20 chivareeing20 coacervations20 cocultivated20 cocultivation20 concanavalins20 conceivable20 conservancies20 conservationist20 conservatisms20 conservative20 conservatory20 convalescents20 convalescing20 countervailing20 disadvantaged20 disapprovals20 drivability20 excavate20 festivalgoers20 galvanoscope20 gastrovascular20 innovativeness20 inobservances20 intervalometers20 invariabilities20 invasivenesses20 medievalisms20 movability20 movablenesses20 multivalences20 multivariable20 nonconservation20 noncultivations20 nonderivative20 nonobservance20 observably20 ovariectomies20 overevaluation20 overvaluations20 perceivable20 postmedieval20 predevaluation20 preservationist20 preservative20 prevaricated20 prevarication20 prevaricators20 primevally20 privatdocent20 removableness20 revaccinated20 revaccination20 revanchism20 revivalistic20 superelevating20 superelevations20 televangelisms20 unchivalrous20 unvaccinated20 vagabondages20 vagabondism20 valedictorians20 valedictory20 valorize20 valpolicellas20 vandyked20 vaporishness20 vaqueros20 vaudevillians20 yeshivah20 adjuvant19 advancement19 approvable19 availabilities19 avalanched19 avariciousness19 avascularities19 bioavailable19 boulevardiers19 canvaslike19 captivating19 captivations19 caravansary19 cavalierisms19 chivalric19 chivalry19 chivariing19 coacervation19 cocultivates19 concanavalin19 conservational19 conservatism19 conservatoires19 conservatorial19 conservatories19 contrivances19 convalesced19 convalescent19 countervailed19 covalency19 cultivatable19 deactivating19 deactivations19 disadvantages19 disapproval19 disprovable19 divaricating19 divarications19 drivabilities19 evanescences19 evaporative19 evasivenesses19 festivalgoer19 forgivable19 galvanometers19 immovables19 improvable19 inobservance19 intervalometer19 invaluableness19 invasively19 irrelevancy19 khedival19 medievalism19 medievally19 mikvahs19 misevaluating19 misevaluations19 movabilities19 multivalence19 noncultivated19 noncultivation19 nonevaluative19 nonvanishing19 observantly19 observatory19 overvaluation19 premedieval19 prevalently19 prevaricates19 prevaricator19 provableness19 recultivating19 removably19 revaccinates19 revanchists19 revivalisms19 servanthoods19 shrievalty19 solvability19 superelevated19 superelevation19 survivances19 televangelism19 ultravacuums19 unambivalent19 unavailingly19 unbelievable19 uncultivable19 undervaluations19 unobservable19 unsalvageable19 vacationlands19 vaccinating19 vaccinations19 vagabondage19 vagabonding19 valedictorian19 valedictories19 valetudinarians19 valetudinary19 valkyries19 valpolicella19 valuablenesses19 valuationally19 valvulitides19 vampirish19 vampirisms19 vandykes19 vanguardisms19 vaporousnesses19 vaquero19 variability19 variablenesses19 variationally19 varyingly19 vascularity19 vasectomy19 vasodilatations19 vaudevillian19 vivacity19 akvavits18 availableness18 avalanches18 boulevardier18 captivated18 captivation18 captivators18 caravansaries18 caravanserais18 cavalcades18 cavalierism18 cavalierly18 charivaris18 chevaliers18 chivalries18 chivalrous18 chivareed18 chivaried18 coacervates18 cocultivate18 connivances18 conservations18 conservatoire18 contrivance18 convalesces18 covalencies18 covalently18 covariances18 deactivated18 deactivation18 deactivators18 deceivable18 depravations18 deprivations18 derivatives18 devastative18 disadvantage18 divaricated18 divarication18 evacuative18 evanescence18 evangelistic18 evasively18 galvanometer18 genitivally18 immovable18 inactivating18 inactivations18 insolvably18 intervalleys18 intravascular18 invaluably18 invariably18 invasiveness18 irrelevancies18 irrelevantly18 irremovable18 irretrievable18 livability18 livablenesses18 lovability18 lovablenesses18 maidservants18 medievalists18 mikvah18 misevaluated18 misevaluation18 motivative18 movableness18 nonactivated18 nonvalidity18 observables18 observances18 observational18 observatories18 ovariotomy18 overvaluing18 polyvalent18 preservable18 preservations18 prevalences18 prevaricate18 privateering18 privatenesses18 privatives18 provably18 provascular18 reactivating18 reactivations18 receivables18 recultivated18 remotivating18 remotivations18 reservationists18 revaccinate18 revanchist18 revivalism18 revolvable18 salvationisms18 semiprivate18 servanthood18 shivareeing18 shrievalties18 solvabilities18 subvariety18 superelevates18 survivable18 survivalists18 survivance18 svarajes18 televangelists18 tovariches18 transvaluating18 transvaluations18 ultravacuum18 unavailingness18 uncultivated18 undervaluation18 unremovable18 unvarnished18 vacationland18 vaccinated18 vaccination18 vaccinators18 vacuousnesses18 vagabonded18 vagariously18 vaginismuses18 valedictions18 valetudinarian18 valetudinaries18 valkyrie18 valuelessnesses18 valvulitises18 vambraces18 vampirism18 vandyke18 vanguardism18 vaporously18 vaporwares18 variabilities18 varicoceles18 varicosity18 vascularities18 vasculitides18 vasectomies18 vasoactive18 vasodilatation18 vasospastic18 vaticinating18 vaticinations18 vaudevilles18 vivacities18 vivandieres18 aardvarks17 advantageous17 advantaging17 aggravating17 aggravations17 akvavit17 ambivalent17 availably17 avalanche17 baklavas17 balaclavas17 believable17 bivalved17 captivates17 captivator17 caravanning17 caravanserai17 carvacrols17 cavalcade17 cavaliering17 charivari17 chevalets17 chevalier17 chivarees17 chivaries17 coacervate17 coevality17 confervae17 confervas17 connivance17 conservation17 conservators17 convalesce17 countervails17 covalences17 covariance17 covariations17 cultivable17 cultivating17 cultivations17 curvaceous17 curvacious17 deactivates17 deactivator17 depravation17 deprivation17 derivative17 dissolvable17 divaricates17 evangelical17 evangelisms17 evanishing17 evaporating17 evaporations17 evaporitic17 evasiveness17 evolvable17 gallivanting17 halavahs17 inactivated17 inactivation17 incurvating17 incurvations17 incurvatures17 infinitival17 intervalley17 invaginating17 invaginations17 invalidating17 invalidations17 invalidisms17 invalidity17 irrelevances17 irresolvable17 livabilities17 lovabilities17 maidservant17 margravates17 medievalist17 misevaluates17 motivational17 movably17 multivalents17 multivariate17 noninvasive17 nonobservant17 nonvalidities17 observable17 observance17 observations17 ovalbumins17 ovariotomies17 overvalued17 passivating17 passivations17 pervasive17 preservation17 prevalence17 privacy17 privateered17 privately17 privatising17 privatisms17 privative17 pyruvates17 ravagements17 reactivated17 reactivation17 receivable17 recultivates17 reinnervating17 reinnervations17 relevancy17 remotivated17 remotivation17 renovascular17 reservationist17 revalidating17 revalidations17 revamping17 revanches17 revivable17 revivalists17 salvageable17 salvationism17 subintervals17 substantival17 subvarieties17 superelevate17 survivalist17 televangelist17 transvaluated17 transvaluation17 undervaluing17 unmotivated17 unprovable17 unresolvable17 upheavals17 vacancy17 vacantnesses17 vacationing17 vacationists17 vaccinates17 vaccinator17 vacillating17 vacillations17 vacuolations17 vacuously17 vacuuming17 vagotomy17 vagrancy17 valediction17 valkyrs17 valuableness17 vambrace17 vampiric17 vampish17 vandalistic17 vanguardists17 vanpoolings17 vapidity17 vapidnesses17 vaporousness17 vaporware17 variableness17 varicocele17 varicolored17 varicosities17 varnishing17 varnishy17 vasculatures17 vasodilations17 vasopressins17 vasopressors17 vasospasms17 vaticinated17 vaticination17 vaticinators17 vaudeville17 vaultingly17 vauntingly17 vivacious17 vivandiere17 vivariums17 yeshivas17 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invagination16 invalidated16 invalidation16 invalidators16 invalidism16 invalidities16 invalidly16 invariables16 invariances16 irrelevance16 livableness16 lovableness16 margravate16 medevacs16 mediaevals16 menservants16 misevaluate16 misvaluing16 mitsvahs16 motivating16 motivations16 multivalent16 nonvascular16 novaculites16 observation16 outrivalling16 ovalbumin16 overvalues16 passivated16 passivation16 pavlovas16 pentavalent16 pervading16 postcavae16 postcaval16 preinvasion16 prevailing16 privacies16 privateness16 privatised16 privatism16 pursuivants16 pyruvate16 ravagement16 reactivates16 recultivate16 reevaluating16 reevaluations16 reinnervated16 reinnervation16 relevancies16 relevantly16 remotivates16 removable16 renovative16 retrievable16 revalidated16 revalidation16 revamped16 revampers16 revanche16 revivalist16 salvably16 savagenesses16 shavable16 shivahs16 shivareed16 stravaiging16 subinterval16 svaraj16 sylvanites16 sylvatic16 tovarich16 tovarishes16 transvaluates16 transvaluing16 unavailable16 undervalued16 unmovable16 unobservant16 unvarying16 upheaval16 uvarovites16 vacancies16 vacantly16 vacationed16 vacationers16 vacationist16 vaccinate16 vaccinees16 vaccinial16 vaccinias16 vacillated16 vacillation16 vacillators16 vacuolated16 vacuolation16 vacuousness16 vacuumed16 vagabonds16 vaginally16 vaginismus16 vagotomies16 vagrancies16 vagrantly16 vainglorious16 vainglory16 valiancy16 valiantnesses16 valkyr16 valorously16 valuably16 valuelessness16 valvulites16 valvulitis16 vandalising16 vandalisms16 vanguardist16 vanishing16 vanpooling16 vapidities16 vapidly16 vaporish16 vaporising16 variably16 variegating16 variegations16 variform16 variometers16 variousnesses16 varnished16 varnishers16 vasculature16 vasculums16 vasiform16 vasodilation16 vasodilators16 vasopressin16 vasopressor16 vasospasm16 vasotomy16 vasovagal16 vaticinates16 vaticinator16 vivarium16 yeshiva16 activated15 activation15 activators15 advanced15 advancers15 advantages15 aestivating15 aestivations15 aggravates15 ajiva15 amadavats15 approval15 avadavat15 avaricious15 bivalve15 boulevard15 bravadoes15 calvary15 canvasing15 canvassed15 canvassers15 caravaned15 caravaners15 caravanner15 cavalletti15 cavally15 cavalry15 chivari15 cleavages15 cordovans15 crevassed15 cultivates15 cultivator15 curvatures15 denervated15 denervation15 deprivals15 derivable15 derivations15 devaluated15 devaluation15 devastated15 devastation15 devastators15 disvaluing15 divagated15 divagation15 eigenvalues15 evacuated15 evacuation15 evagination15 evanesced15 evanescent15 evangelic15 evangelists15 evanishes15 evaporates15 evaporator15 evaporites15 festivals15 flavanols15 flavanone15 galavanted15 galivanted15 galvanised15 galvanism15 gravamens15 gravamina15 grievance15 halvah15 inactivate15 incurvates15 innervating15 innervations15 innovational15 insolvable15 invaginates15 invalidates15 invalidator15 invaliding15 invaluable15 invariable15 invariance15 javas15 kavasses15 lavalavas15 lavalike15 lovably15 manservant15 medevac15 mediaeval15 medievals15 misvalued15 mitsvah15 monovalent15 motivated15 motivation15 motivators15 movables15 novaculite15 novalike15 observants15 olivaceous15 outrivaling15 outrivalled15 outvaunting15 overvalue15 passivates15 pavlova15 pervaded15 pervaders15 pervasions15 postcava15 precavae15 precaval15 prevailed15 prevalents15 primeval15 privateers15 privations15 privatises15 provable15 pursuivant15 reactivate15 reevaluated15 reevaluation15 reinnervates15 reinvading15 relevances15 relievable15 remotivate15 reprievals15 reservable15 reservations15 resolvable15 revalidates15 revaluating15 revaluations15 revamper15 salvationist15 savagely15 savagery15 savagisms15 savannahs15 shivah15 shivarees15 stravaging15 stravaiged15 subvassals15 supernovae15 supernovas15 survivals15 sylvanite15 tittivating15 transvaluate15 transvalued15 trivalves15 ultravacua15 undervalues15 unevaluated15

Why VA words matter

Words containing VA are handy for Scrabble, Words with Friends and word puzzles — filter the list above by length to find the play you need.

What the numbers say

A few numbers before you scroll: the 2244 words here run from 3 to 15 letters, with 9-letter words the largest group (348 entries). Wordle players have 74 five-letter options, and there are 223 seven-letter candidates for a Scrabble bingo. The single best scorer is ZYZZYVAS at 44 points before multipliers.

The five biggest scorers on the page: ZYZZYVAS (44), ZYZZYVA (43), EXTRAVAGANZAS (33), EXTRAVAGANZA (32), OVARIECTOMIZED (31). At 15 letters, ANTIDERIVATIVES is the longest word on the list; a typical entry scores around 16. Letter-wise, V is the workhorse — it appears in 2244 of these words, ahead of A (2244) and E (1444).

Three words worth learning first

AVAILS earns 9 points from just 6 tiles — and it is a word few opponents will bother to challenge.
AVATAR is easy to keep in memory: 6 letters, 9 points, and no awkward tiles to hunt for.
AVAUNT — 6 letters for 9 points; every tile in it is a common draw, so it shows up rack after rack.

Five more everyday options from the same list: INVARS (9), LARVAE (9), LARVAL (9), LARVAS (9), LEVANT (9).

One chunk, many words: VA

Letter chunks like VA are how vocabulary compounds: learn the pattern once and every word built on it gets easier to recall and to spell. Read down this list and you will see the same rhythm repeat across lengths — that repetition is exactly what makes these words stick for spelling bees, ESL study and crossword pattern-matching alike.

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