How many words with VEN are there?

This page lists 969 words with VEN from our dictionary, each shown with its Scrabble score.

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Words With VEN

All 969 words in our dictionary that contain VEN — sorted by Scrabble score.

969 words · number = Scrabble score · sorted highest score first

ventriloquizing37 ventriloquized36 ventriloquizes35 ventriloquize34 ventriloquially30 acquisitiveness29 conventionalize29 envenomizations29 objectivenesses29 rejuvenescences29 ventriloquistic29 envenomization28 reflexivenesses28 rejuvenescence28 subjectiveness28 ventriloquisms28 excessivenesses27 exclusivenesses27 excursivenesses27 exhaustiveness27 expansivenesses27 expensivenesses27 explosivenesses27 hyperventilated27 inexpensiveness27 inquisitiveness27 juvenescences27 objectiveness27 ventriloquism27 effectivenesses26 expressiveness26 hyperventilates26 ineffectiveness26 juvenescence26 reflexiveness26 ventriloquists26 ventriloquy26 diffusivenesses25 excessiveness25 exclusiveness25 excursiveness25 expansiveness25 expensiveness25 explosiveness25 extensivenesses25 hyperventilate25 prohibitiveness25 provocativeness25 rejuvenescent25 ventriloquial25 ventriloquies25 ventriloquist25 combativenesses24 comparativeness24 competitiveness24 defectivenesses24 effectiveness24 implicativeness24 inoffensiveness24 offensivenesses24 perfectiveness24 preventability24 circumventing23 circumventions23 compulsiveness23 conducivenesses23 conventionality23 deceptivenesses23 descriptiveness23 diffusiveness23 effusivenesses23 evenhandedly23 evocativenesses23 extensiveness23 inconveniencing23 inconveniency23 informativeness23 invectivenesses23 juvenescent23 juvenility23 perceptiveness23 pervasivenesses23 preventively23 rejuvenating23 rejuvenations23 vindictiveness23 circumvented22 circumvention22 cohesivenesses22 combativeness22 consecutiveness22 conventionalism22 conventionally22 convulsiveness22 cooperativeness22 defectiveness22 defensivenesses22 dorsiventrality22 dorsoventrality22 evenhandedness22 impassivenesses22 impulsivenesses22 inconvenienced22 inconveniencies22 inconveniently22 juvenilities22 obstructiveness22 offensiveness22 preventiveness22 primitivenesses22 productiveness22 promotivenesses22 purposivenesses22 receptivenesses22 reflectiveness22 refractiveness22 rejuvenated22 rejuvenation22 rejuvenators22 revengefully22 subversiveness22 superconvenient22 suppressiveness22 talkativenesses22 venography22 adhesivenesses21 adventitiously21 coercivenesses21 conclusiveness21 conduciveness21 conveniency21 cumulativeness21 deceptiveness21 definitiveness21 derivativeness21 destructiveness21 distinctiveness21 divisivenesses21 dorsiventrally21 dorsoventrally21 effusiveness21 evocativeness21 fictivenesses21 figurativeness21 fugitivenesses21 heavenwards21 imaginativeness21 imperativeness21 impressiveness21 inconveniences21 invectiveness21 inventivenesses21 oppressiveness21 percussiveness21 permissiveness21 pervasiveness21 postconvention21 preconventions21 preventatives21 progressiveness21 protectiveness21 proventriculus21 reductivenesses21 rejuvenates21 rejuvenator21 respectiveness21 revengefulness21 seductivenesses21 submissiveness21 subventionary21 successiveness21 supportiveness21 susceptiveness21 uneventfully21 vegetativeness21 vengefulnesses21 venographies21 venturesomely21 adaptivenesses20 adventurously20 aversivenesses20 circumvents20 cohesiveness20 conveniencies20 conveniently20 conventiclers20 conventionalist20 conventually20 corrosivenesses20 decisivenesses20 decorativeness20 defensiveness20 diminutiveness20 discursiveness20 dispersiveness20 disruptiveness20 eventfulnesses20 forgivenesses20 heavenlinesses20 heavenward20 imitativenesses20 impassiveness20 impulsiveness20 inclusivenesses20 inconvenience20 indecisiveness20 innovativeness20 inoperativeness20 instructiveness20 interventionism20 invasivenesses20 inventively20 lucrativenesses20 meditativeness20 nonconventional20 normativenesses20 obsessivenesses20 obtrusivenesses20 operativenesses20 plaintivenesses20 preconvention20 preveniently20 preventative20 primitiveness20 promotiveness20 proventriculi20 purposiveness20 receptiveness20 recessivenesses20 reclusivenesses20 recursivenesses20 rejuvenate20 repulsivenesses20 restrictiveness20 seclusivenesses20 secretivenesses20 selectivenesses20 substantiveness20 superlativeness20 talkativeness20 ultraconvenient20 uneventfulness20 unobtrusiveness20 vendibility20 venerability20 venerablenesses20 vengefully20 venipunctures20 venturesomeness20 abortivenesses19 abrasivenesses19 adhesiveness19 adventuresome19 adventuristic19 adventurousness19 aggressiveness19 attractiveness19 breakevens19 circumvent19 coerciveness19 contraventions19 conveniences19 conventicler19 conventicles19 conventioneers19 creativenesses19 digressiveness19 divisiveness19 electivenesses19 evasivenesses19 eventfully19 fervency19 festivenesses19 fictiveness19 fugitiveness19 furtivenesses19 handwoven19 incisivenesses19 intravenously19 inventiveness19 inventorially19 inventorying19 juveniles19 juvenilia19 misadventures19 peradventures19 persuasiveness19 positivenesses19 possessiveness19 preventives19 protrusiveness19 proveniences19 punitivenesses19 reactivenesses19 reductiveness19 repetitiveness19 repressiveness19 responsiveness19 seductiveness19 sportivenesses19 suggestiveness19 unconventional19 vendibilities19 venerabilities19 vengefulness19 venipuncture19 venomousnesses19 abusivenesses18 adaptiveness18 adventurisms18 alternativeness18 amativenesses18 assertivenesses18 attentivenesses18 aversiveness18 breakeven18 contravening18 contravention18 convenience18 conventicle18 conventioneer18 corrosiveness18 costivenesses18 cursivenesses18 decisiveness18 delusivenesses18 derisivenesses18 dissuasiveness18 evenhanded18 eventfulness18 fervencies18 fervently18 forgiveness18 heavenliness18 imitativeness18 inattentiveness18 inclusiveness18 ingressiveness18 insensitiveness18 insolvency18 intensivenesses18 interventionist18 intrusivenesses18 intuitivenesses18 invasiveness18 juvenals18 juvenile18 lucrativeness18 massivenesses18 misadventure18 negativenesses18 nonintervention18 normativeness18 obsessiveness18 obtrusiveness18 operativeness18 passivenesses18 pensivenesses18 peradventure18 plaintiveness18 preventable18 preventible18 preventive18 provenances18 provenience18 recessiveness18 reclusiveness18 recursiveness18 regressiveness18 repulsiveness18 resistivenesses18 retentivenesses18 seclusiveness18 secretiveness18 selectiveness18 sensitivenesses18 seventeenths18 superventions18 tentativenesses18 uncovenanted18 venerableness18 venomously18 ventifacts18 ventromedial18 venturousnesses18 votivenesses18 abortiveness17 abrasiveness17 activenesses17 adventives17 adventuresses17 adventurism17 allusivenesses17 assaultiveness17 coinventing17 contravened17 contraveners17 conventional17 covenanting17 cravennesses17 creativeness17 electiveness17 evasiveness17 eventuality17 festiveness17 furtiveness17 heavenliest17 heavenly17 illusivenesses17 incisiveness17 inconvenient17 insolvencies17 juvenal17 ovenproof17 overdriven17 positiveness17 provenance17 punitiveness17 ravenousnesses17 reactiveness17 reconvening17 revengeful17 scavenging17 seventeenth17 seventieths17 slovenlinesses17 sportiveness17 supervenient17 supervening17 supervention17 transitiveness17 unadventurous17 uninventive17 vendibly17 venerably17 venesections17 venomousness17 ventifact17 ventilatory17 venturously17 abusiveness16 adventitious16 adventive16 adventuring16 adventurists16 amativeness16 arteriovenous16 assertiveness16 attentiveness16 coinvented16 coinventors16 contravener16 contravenes16 conventing16 conventions16 conventuals16 costiveness16 covenanted16 covenantees16 covenanters16 covenantors16 cravenly16 cursiveness16 davenports16 delusiveness16 derisiveness16 dorsiventral16 dorsoventral16 drivennesses16 elusivenesses16 envenoming16 erosivenesses16 eventualities16 eventually16 heavenlier16 intensiveness16 interventions16 interwoven16 intravenouses16 intrusiveness16 intuitiveness16 lavendering16 massiveness16 negativeness16 nonvenomous16 passiveness16 pensiveness16 preventing16 preventions16 provenders16 provenly16 ravenously16 reconvened16 resistiveness16 restivenesses16 retentiveness16 scavenged16 scavengers16 sensitiveness16 sevenfold16 seventieth16 solvency16 suasivenesses16 subventions16 supervened16 tentativeness16 uneventful16 unventilated16 venesection16 vengeances16 ventricular16 ventriculus16 ventrolateral16 venturesome16 venturousness16 votiveness16 activeness15 adventitial15 adventitias15 adventured15 adventurers15 adventuress15 adventurist15 adventurous15 allusiveness15 coinventor15 contravene15 convenient15 convening15 convented15 convention15 conventual15 covenantal15 covenantee15 covenanter15 covenantor15 cravening15 cravenness15 davenport15 disproven15 dissolvents15 elevenths15 envenomed15 evenfalls15 eventuating15 forgiven15 gravenesses15 havening15 illusiveness15 intervening15 intervention15 inventive15 inventoried15 inventory15 inventresses15 lavendered15 misdriven15 nativenesses15 nonwovens15 ovenbirds15 ovenlike15 ovenwares15 prevenient15 prevented15 preventers15 prevention15 provender15 ravenousness15 reconvenes15 reinventing15 reinventions15 scavenger15 scavenges15 scriveners15 slovenliness15 solvencies15 solvently15 subvening15 subvention15 supervenes15 unevennesses15 vendables15 vendibles15 vengeance15 vengeful15 venialnesses15 venograms15 ventilating15 ventilations15 ventrally15 ventricles15 ventricose15 ventriculi15 adventitia14 adventurer14 adventures14 alivenesses14 aventurines14 codriven14 coinvents14 connivent14 convened14 conveners14 convenors14 covenants14 cravened14 dissolvent14 drivenness14 eleventh14 elusiveness14 enlivening14 erosiveness14 evenfall14 eventful14 eventuated14 havened14 intervened14 interveners14 intervenors14 intravenous14 inventorial14 inventories14 leavenings14 misevents14 misgiven14 naivenesses14 nonwoven14 ovenbird14 ovenware14 preventer14 reconvene14 reinvented14 reinvention14 reshaven14 restiveness14 revenging14 scavenge14 scrivener14 sevenths14 slovenliest14 slovenly14 solventless14 suasiveness14 suavenesses14 subvened14 supervene14 unevenly14 unleavened14 unshaven14 venality14 vendable14 vendaces14 vendible14 veneerings14 venenating14 venerable14 venerating14 venerations14 venially14 venireman14 veniremen14 venogram14 venoming14 venosity14 venously14 ventilated14 ventilation14 ventilators14 ventricle14 adventure13 antivenins13 avenging13 aventurine13 coinvent13 convener13 convenes13 convenor13 convents13 covenant13 davening13 dovening13 enlivened13 envenoms13 evennesses13 evensongs13 eventides13 eventuates13 fervent13 graveness13 heavens13 insolvents13 intervener13 intervenes13 intervenor13 inventing13 inventions13 inventress13 inwoven13 lavenders13 leavening13 livenesses13 misevent13 nativeness13 olivenites13 outdriven13 parvenue13 parvenus13 prevents13 ravenings13 resolvents13 revenged13 revengers13 rewoven13 seventeens13 seventh13 seventy13 shriven13 slovenlier13 subvenes13 swevens13 thriven13 unevenness13 unproven13 unwoven13 venalities13 venally13 vendace13 vendettas13 vendeuses13 veneering13 venenated13 venerated13 veneration13 venerators13 venialness13 venomed13 venomers13 venomous13 venosities13 ventilates13 ventilator13 venturing13 aliveness12 antivenin12 avenged12 avengers12 aventails12 convene12 convent12 cravens12 davened12 dovened12 elevenses12 envenom12 evenings12 evenly12 evensong12 eventide12 eventless12 eventuate12 havens12 heaven12 insolvent12 intervene12 invented12 inventers12 invention12 inventors12 lavender12 leavened12 livening12 naiveness12 nonevents12 olivenite12 outgiven12 parvenu12 prevent12 ravening12 redriven12 reinvents12 resolvent12 restriven12 revenants12 revenger12 revenges12 revenued12 revenuers12 seventeen12 seventies12 shaven12 sirventes12 souvenirs12 suaveness12 subvene12 sweven12 unevenest12 venatic12 venations12 vendetta12 vendeuse12 vending12 veneered12 veneerers12 venenates12 venerates12 venerator12 venery12 venetians12 venging12 venomer12 ventages12 ventilate12 ventured12 venturers12 venturous12 wovens12 advents11 avenger11 avenges11 aventail11 carven11 cloven11 covens11 craven11 enlivens11 evening11 evenness11 eventual11 haven11 inventer11 inventor11 livened11 liveners11 liveness11 mavens11 nonevent11 proven11 ravened11 raveners11 ravenous11 regiven11 reinvent11 revenant11 revenge11 revenual11 revenuer11 revenues11 sirvente11 solvents11 souvenir11 unevener11 venation11 vended11 vendees11 venders11 vendors11 vendues11 veneerer11 venenate11 venenose11 venerate11 venereal11 veneries11 venetian11 venged11 venisons11 venoms11 ventage11 ventails11 venting11 ventless11 ventrals11 venturer11 ventures11 venturis11 venulose11 venulous11 woven11 advent10 avenge10 avenses10 avenues10 coven10 davens10 dovens10 driven10 elevens10 enliven10 evened10 eveners10 evenest10 givens10 graven10 invents10 leavens10 livener10 maven10 novenae10 novenas10 ravener10 revenue10 slovens10 solvent10 striven10 unroven10 vendee10 vender10 vendor10 vendue10 veneers10 venges10 venines10 venires10 venison10 venom10 ventail10 vented10 venters10 ventral10 venture10 venturi10 venular10 venules10 avenue9 daven9 doven9 eleven9 evener9 events9 given9 invent9 leaven9 livens9 novena9 ravens9 sevens9 sloven9 uneven9 vends9 veneer9 venge9 venial9 venine9 venins9 venire9 venose9 venous9 venter9 venues9 venule9 avens8 evens8 event8 liven8 ovens8 raven8 riven8 roven8 seven8 venae8 venal8 vend8 venin8 vents8 venue8 even7 oven7 vena7 vent7

Why VEN words matter

Words containing VEN 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

The shape of this list: 969 entries between 4 and 15 letters long, peaking at 8 letters with 113 words. Five-letter picks number 24 and seven-letter picks 71. Nothing here outscores VENTRILOQUIZING — 37 points from 15 tiles on plain squares.

The five biggest scorers on the page: VENTRILOQUIZING (37), VENTRILOQUIZED (36), VENTRILOQUIZES (35), VENTRILOQUIZE (34), VENTRILOQUIALLY (30). ACQUISITIVENESS (15 letters) stretches furthest, while the list-wide average score sits near 16 points. If you are fishing for these words, keep N (969 appearances), V (969) and E (969) on your rack.

Start with these three

AVENUE is easy to keep in memory: 6 letters, 9 points, and no awkward tiles to hunt for.
When the rack looks hopeless, ELEVEN (6 letters, 9 points) is the kind of quiet play that keeps a game moving.
Playing EVENER across a double-word square turns its base 9 points into 18 — solid value for 6 tiles.

Five more everyday options from the same list: EVENTS (9), INVENT (9), LEAVEN (9), LIVENS (9), NOVENA (9).

One chunk, many words: VEN

If you are studying English, VEN is a high-leverage chunk: instead of memorising each word cold, anchor the VEN pattern and let the surrounding letters vary. Word-game players get a parallel benefit — when a crossword grid or a Wordle guess reveals the VEN sequence, this page is the complete candidate pool, already sorted by Scrabble value.

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