There are 397 words that start with AV in our word list of 382,657 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 7-letter words (81 of them); the spread is 1 of them 2 letters long, 5 of them 3 letters long, 14 of them 4 letters long, 34 of them 5 letters long, and more up to 14 letters. The longest entries are availabilities, avariciousness and availableness. Word-game players keep lists like this open for a reason: Scrabble and Words With Friends reward the obscure corners of the dictionary, crossword solvers live on pattern matching, and Wordle players work by elimination.
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2-letter words (1)
av
3-letter words (5)
ava ave avg avn avo
4-letter words (14)
aval avar avas avdp avel aver aves avid avie avis avos avow avoy avys
5-letter words (34)
avahi avail avale avant avars avast avell avels avena avens aveny avera avern avers avert avery avgas avian avick aview avile avine avion avise aviso avize avoid avoir avoke avoue avour avowe avows avyze
6-letter words (60)
availe avails avaled avales avalon avance avania avanti avanyu avaram avatar avaunt aveloz avener avenge avenin avenir avenue averah averia averil averin averse averts avesta avians aviary aviate avichi avider avidin avidly avidya avijja avikom avions avised avises avisos avital avitic avives avized avizes avocat avocet avoids avoset avouch avoure avowal avowed avower avowry avoyer avruga avshar avulse avyzed avyzes
7-letter words (81)
avadana availed availer availes avalent avaling avarian avarice avarish avatara avatars avaunts avellan avenage avenant avenary avenery avenged avenger avenges avenida avenine avenirs avenous avenses aventre avenues average averish avernal avernus averral averred averrer averted averter avertin avestan aveugle avgases aviador aviated aviates aviatic aviator avicide avicula avidest avidins avidity avidous aviette aviform avigate avilion avionic avising avision avizing avocado avocate avocets avodire avogram avoided avoider avolate avosets avoures avouter avoutry avowals avowant avowers avowing avowter avoyers avrugas avulsed avulses avyzing
8-letter words (75)
avadavat avadhuta availers availful availing avanious avantage avanters avantist avantlay avarices avaritia avaunted avellane avellano avelonge avenalin avengers avenging aventail aventine aventred aventres aventure averaged averager averages averment averrhoa averring aversant aversely aversion aversive averters averting avertive avestruz avgasses avianise avianize aviaries aviarist aviating aviation aviators aviatory aviatrix avicular avidious avidness aviettes avifauna avigator avilaria aviolite avionics avocados avodires avogadro avoidant avoiders avoiding avoision avouched avoucher avouches avoutrer avowable avowably avowance avowedly avowries avulsing avulsion
9-letter words (55)
avadavats available availably availment avalanche avalvular avascular avengeful aveniform avenolith aventails aventayle aventurin averagely averaging averments averrable averroism averroist aversions avertable avertedly avertible avianized avianizes aviarists aviations aviatress aviatrice avicennia avicolous avidities avifaunae avifaunal avifaunas avigation avigators avilement avirulent avizandum avocadoes avocation avocative avocatory avoidable avoidably avoidance avoidless avoidment avolation avouchers avouching avourneen avulsions avuncular
10-letter words (40)
availabile availingly avalanched avalanches avantgarde avanturine avaradrano avaricious avenaceous avengement avengeress avengingly aventurine aversation averseness avertiment avianizing aviararies aviational aviatorial aviatrices aviatrixes avicennism avicularia aviculidae aviculture avidiously avidnesses avignonese avirulence avocations avogadrite avoidances avondbloem avouchable avouchment avowedness avoyership avunculate avunculize
11-letter words (13)
avalanching avaremotemo avellaneous averageness averroistic averruncate avicularian avicularium avifaunally avocational avoirdupois avolitional avyayibhava
12-letter words (10)
availability avariciously averruncator avianization aviculturist avifaunistic avitaminoses avitaminosis avitaminotic avowableness
13-letter words (7)
availableness avanguardisti averruncation aviatoriality avicenniaceae aviculariidae avocationally
14-letter words (2)
availabilities avariciousness
Frequently asked questions
How many words that start with AV are there?
Our word list contains 397 words that start with AV, out of 382,657 entries in total. They run from 2 to 14 letters, and the 7-letter group is the largest with 81 words.
What are the longest words that start with AV?
The longest are availabilities (14 letters), avariciousness (14 letters) and availableness (13 letters).
Which words that start with AV score highest in Scrabble?
By raw letter values, the top scorers on this page are avyayibhava (28 points), avianization (24 points) and avizandum (24 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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