There are 280 adjectives that start with V in our adjective list of 17,163 words, and every one of them is on this page — grouped by length so you can scan fast, with a live filter when you need something narrower. The biggest group is the 8-letter words (56 of them); the spread is 1 of them 2 letters long, 1 of them 3 letters long, 6 of them 4 letters long, 15 of them 5 letters long, and more up to 14 letters. The longest entries are valetudinarian, varicelliform and verticillated. Writers keep adjective lists like this one open while drafting: when every description sounds flat, scanning a letter’s worth of options is the fastest way to find the precise word.
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2-letter words (1)
vi
3-letter words (1)
vii
4-letter words (6)
vain vast very viii vile void
5-letter words (15)
vagal vague valid vaned vapid vatic vedic velar venal vexed viral vital vivid vocal volar
6-letter words (35)
vacant vagile valent valued valved varied veiled veinal veined velvet venial venose venous vented verbal vernal versed vestal vested vexing viable vinous violet virgin virile viscid visual vivace voiced volant volute votive vulgar vulval vulvar
7-letter words (34)
vacuous vaginal vagrant valiant vanilla variant various varying vatical vaulted vegetal velvety venomed ventral verbose verdant vesical veteran vibrant vicinal vicious violent virtual visaged viscous visible visored vocalic voguish voltaic voluble volumed voluted vulpine
8-letter words (56)
vagabond valorous valuable valvular vanished vaporish vaporous variable varicose variform variolar variolic vascular vasiform vaulting vegetive vehement veinlike vendable vendible venereal venetian vengeful venomous verbatim verboten verified vertical vesicant vestiary viatical vicarial vicenary viennese viewable viewless vigilant vigorous vincible vinegary violable violated virginal virtuoso virtuous virulent visceral viselike vitiated vitreous vixenish vocative voidable volatile volcanic voteless
9-letter words (49)
vacillant vacuolate validated valueless vaporific vaporized vapourish vapourous variolous varnished vasomotor vehicular venerable venturous veracious veridical verifying veritable vermiform vermilion verminous verrucose versatile vertebral vesicular vestigial vexatious vibratory vibrionic vicarious vicennial viceregal victorian vigesimal vinaceous violative viricidal virucidal visionary vitrified vitriolic vivacious voiceless voluntary volunteer voracious vowellike vulturine vulturous
10-letter words (47)
vaccinated vacuolated validating validatory vapourific vapourised variegated vegetative venerating venezuelan ventilated ventricose ventricous verbalised verbalized verifiable vermicular vermillion vernacular vertebrate vesicatory vestibular vestmental vestmented veterinary victimised victimized victorious vietnamese villainous vindicated vindictive vinegarish visualized vitalizing viviparous vocational vociferous volitional volumetric voluminous voluptuary voluptuous vulcanised vulcanized vulnerable vulpecular
11-letter words (17)
vacillating valedictory vaporizable varicolored ventilatory ventricular venturesome verisimilar vermiculate vertiginous vibrational vindicatory virological viscometric volatilised volatilized voyeuristic
12-letter words (13)
vainglorious valetudinary vanquishable vapourisable varicoloured vegetational verificatory vermiculated verticillate viscoelastic vitiliginous vituperative volumetrical
13-letter words (5)
varicelliform verticillated viscosimetric volatilisable volatilizable
14-letter words (1)
valetudinarian
Frequently asked questions
How many adjectives that start with V are there?
Our adjective list contains 280 adjectives that start with V, out of 17,163 entries in total. They run from 2 to 14 letters, and the 8-letter group is the largest with 56 words.
What are the longest adjectives that start with V?
The longest are valetudinarian (14 letters), varicelliform (13 letters) and verticillated (13 letters).
Which adjectives that start with V score highest in Scrabble?
By raw letter values, the top scorers on this page are vanquishable (29 points), vaporizable (27 points) and victimized (27 points) — before any letter or word multipliers. One honest caveat: this list is a broad English word list, so a few rare or technical entries appear that official game dictionaries (and Wordle’s answer list) do not accept. Always check a play against the dictionary your game uses.
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