9-Letter Words Starting with V

All 162 nine-letter words that start with V

VA

• vaccinate16v. To treat (a person or an animal) with a vaccine to produce immunity...
• vaccinium18n. Any of the genus Vaccinium of ericaceous shrubs including the various...
• vacillate14v. To sway unsteadily from one side to the other; oscillate.
• vacuously17adv. In a vacuous manner, lacking thought.
• vacuuming17n. An instance of vacuuming.
• vaginitis13n. Inflammation of the vagina.
• vaginosis13n. Any disease or infection of the vagina.
• vagueness13n. The condition of being imprecise or unclear in meaning: vague.
• vainglory16n. Excessive vanity.
• valentine12n. An expression of affection, especially romantic affection, usually in...
• valiantly15adv. In a valiant manner; showing bravery.
• validated14adj. Declared or made valid.
• validator13n. One who validates.
• vallenato12n. A popular style of folk music from Colombia.
• valproate14n. Any salt or ester of valproic acid.
• valsartan12n. An antihypertensive drug C₂₄H₂₉N₅O₃ that is taken orally and blocks the...
• valuables14n. Valuable items collectively.
• valuation12n. An estimation of something's worth.
• valueless12adj. Having no value; worthless.
• valveless15adj. Having no valves.
• vampiress16n. A female vampire.
• vampirism18n. Systemic lupus erythematosus (autoimmune disease).
• vandalise13v. To needlessly destroy or deface other people’s property or public...
• vandalism15n. Willful damage to or destruction of any property, such as graffiti or...
• vandalize22v. American, Canadian, and Oxford British English standard spelling of...
• vanilloid13n. Any of many organic compounds having a vanillyl-based structure.
• vanishing16adj. That vanishes.
• vaporetto14n. A public water bus, originally steam-powered, found especially in...
• vaporizer23n. Such a device to facilitate vaping.
• vaporware17n. An advertised product, often computer software, the launch of which has...
• vaporwave20n. A genre of electronic music and visual arts style that emerged in the...
• variation12n. The act of varying; a partial change in the form, position, state, or...
• varicella14n. An acute, highly contagious pathogenic disease caused by the varicella...
• variegate13v. To add variety to something.
• varifocal17adj. Having a variable focal length, with focus that changes in...
• variously15adv. In various ways; diversely.
• varnished16adj. Coated or decorated with varnish.
• varyingly19adv. In a manner that varies.
• vasectomy19n. The surgical incision of all or part of the vas deferens as a means of...
• vasomotor14adj. Of or pertaining to the regulation of the diameter of blood vessels.
• vasospasm16n. Spasm of the blood vessels, leading to vasoconstriction and potentially...
• vasovagal16adj. Pertaining to the vagus nerve as well as the vascular system; often...
• vassalage13n. The state of being a vassal; fealty.

VE

• vectorial14adj. Of or pertaining to a vector.
• vectorize23v. To convert an image into a vector graphics format.
• vegetable15n. A plant raised for some edible part of it, such as the leaves, roots...
• vegetated14adj. On which vegetation is growing.
• vehemence19n. An intense concentration, force or power.
• vehicular17adj. Of or pertaining to a vehicle or vehicles, usually specifically cars...
• velodrome15n. An indoor arena, having an oval banked track for bicycle racing.
• velveteen15n. A cotton fabric with a short pile, resembling velvet.
• veneering13n. An application of veneer.
• venerable14adj. Commanding respect because of age, dignity, character or position.
• venerated13adj. Regarded with deep respect from others.
• vengeance15n. Revenge taken for an insult, injury, or other wrong.
• ventilate12v. To replace stale or noxious air with fresh.
• ventrally15adv. In a ventral manner or orientation.
• ventricle14n. One of two lower chambers of the heart.
• venturing13n. The act of one who ventures.
• venturous12adj. Adventurous; venturesome; willing to undertake activities involving...
• veracious14adj. True.
• verapamil16n. A synthetic compound which acts as a calcium antagonist and is used to...
• verbalize23v. To speak or to use words to express.
• verbascum18n. A mullein (of genus Verbascum).
• verbosity17n. The excess use of words, especially using more than are needed for...
• verdigris14n. A blue-green patina or rust that forms on copper-containing metals.
• verdurous13adj. Freshly green; verdant; covered with verdure, or consisting of it.
• veridical15adj. True.
• veritable14adj. True; genuine.
• veritably17adv. In a veritable manner; in a way that truly and accurately describes...
• verklempt20adj. Overcome with emotion, choked up.
• vermeille14n. A brownish-red variety of almandine garnet.
• vermiform19adj. In the shape of a worm.
• vermifuge18adj. Acting as a drug to cause the expulsion or death of intestinal worms.
• vermilion14n. A vivid red synthetic pigment made of mercury sulfide, cinnabar.
• verminous14adj. Infested with vermin.
• verrucose14adj. Covered in warts; warty.
• verrucous14adj. Wart-like, resembling a verruca; verrucose.
• versatile12adj. Capable of doing many things competently.
• versifier15n. One who versifies.
• versioned13adj. Subject to versioning; of which more than one version may be stored.
• verstehen15n. A stance that attempts to understand the meaning of action from the...
• vertebral14adj. Of or relating to a vertebra or the spine.
• verticals14n. A set of vertical blinds.
• vesicular14adj. Of, pertaining to, having, or being vesicles (vesiculae).
• vespasian14n. Vespasienne.
• vestibule14n. A small entrance hall, antechamber, passage, or room between the outer...
• vestigial13adj. Of or pertaining to a vestige or remnant; like a trace from the past.
• vestryman17n. A member of a parochial vestry, especially one who is a man.
• vexatious19adj. Causing vexation or annoyance; teasing; troublesome.

VI

• viability17n. The property of being viable; the ability to live or to succeed.
• vibrantly17adv. In a vibrant manner.
• vibrating15adj. That vibrates.
• vibration14n. The act of vibrating or the condition of being vibrated.
• vibratory17adj. Causing or exhibiting vibrations.
• vicariate14n. The office, authority, or district of a vicar.
• vicarious14adj. Delegated.
• viceregal15adj. Of, or pertaining to, a viceroy or viceroyalty.
• viciously17adv. In a vicious manner; ferociously or maliciously.
• victimize25v. To make (someone) a victim or sacrifice.
• victorine14n. A woman's fur tippet, fastened at the neck.
• videlicet15adv. Namely, to wit, that is to say (used when clarifying or naming the...
• videoblog16n. A weblog using video as its primary presentation format.
• videocast15v. To vodcast.
• videodisc16n. An optical disc containing a video recording that can be viewed on a...
• videolink17n. A connection enabling somebody to communicate audiovisually from a...
• videotape15n. A relatively wide magnetic tape used for recording visual images and...
• viewpoint17n. The position from which something is observed or considered.
• vigesimal15adj. Occurring in intervals of twenty.
• vigilance15n. Alert watchfulness.
• vigilante13n. A member of a vigilance committee.
• vilifying19n. An act of vilification.
• vinaceous14adj. Containing wine.
• vindicate15v. To clear of an accusation, suspicion or criticism.
• vinegared14adj. Seasoned with vinegar.
• violation12n. An infraction or a failure to follow a rule.
• violative15adj. Tending to violate; constituting a violation; of or relating to...
• violently15adv. In a violent manner.
• violinist12n. A person who plays the violin.
• vipassana14n. Insight into the true nature of reality, namely as the three marks of...
• virginity16n. The state or characteristic of being a virgin.
• virologic15adj. Of or pertaining to virology.
• virtually15adv. Almost but not quite.
• virtuosic14adj. Requiring a high level of technical skill.
• virulence14n. The state of being virulent.
• viscosity17n. The state of being viscous.
• viscously17adv. In a viscous manner.
• visionary15adj. Having vision or foresight.
• visioning13n. The act by which something is envisioned.
• visitable14adj. Capable of being visited.
• visualise12v. Non-Oxford British spelling of visualize.
• visuality15n. The quality of being visual.
• visualize21v. To perceive (something) visually; to see.
• vitelline12adj. Of, pertaining to, or resembling the yolk of an egg.
• vitrified16adj. Converted into glass.
• vitrinite12n. One of the primary components of coals and most sedimentary kerogens...
• vitriolic14adj. Of or pertaining to vitriol; derived from or resembling vitriol.
• vivacious17adj. Lively and animated; full of life and energy.
• vividness16n. The quality or state of being vivid.

VO

• voicebank20n. A system for the storage and retrieval of recorded messages.
• voiceless14adj. Lacking a voice, without vocal sound.
• voicemail16n. A computerized interactive system for storing, processing and...
• voicework21n. Therapy intended to help the patient with speaking.
• volatiles12n. The volatile part of a petroleum fraction.
• volcanism16n. Any of the natural phenomena and processes associated with the action...
• volleying16n. The firing of a volley.
• voltigeur13n. One of a picked company of skirmishers in each regiment of the French...
• voltmeter14n. An instrument for measuring electric potential in volts.
• volumizer23n. A cosmetic product that adds volume to the hair.
• voluntary15adj. Done, given, or acting of one's own free will.
• volunteer12n. One who enters into, or offers themselves for, any service of their own...
• voracious14adj. Wanting or devouring great quantities of food.
• vorticism16n. A short-lived modernist movement in British art and poetry of the early...
• vorticist14adj. Of or pertaining to vorticism.
• vorticity17n. A property of a fluid flow related to local angular rotation; defined...
• vouchsafe20v. To graciously give, to condescendingly grant a right, benefit, outcome...
• voyeurism17n. The derivation of sexual satisfaction by watching unsuspecting people...

VU

• vulcanite14n. A hardened rubber made by vulcanization of latex with sulfur.
• vulcanize23v. To treat rubber with heat and (usually) sulfur to harden it and make it...
• vulgarian13n. A vulgar individual, especially one who emphasizes or is oblivious to...
• vulgarism15n. Vulgarity.
• vulgarity16n. The quality of being vulgar.

Questions about these words

How many nine-letter words that start with V are there?

Word.ws lists 162 nine-letter words that start with V, plus 702 rare ones.

What are common nine-letter words that start with V?

volunteer, virtually, violation, variation, voluntary, vegetable, valentine and valuation.

Which of the nine-letter words that start with V has the highest letter score?

victimize scores 25 points with the standard letter tile values.

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