Words Containing IV
Browse every English word that contains the sequence IV. Knowing words with rare letter combinations — especially Q, X, Z, and digraphs like TH, CH, and SH — is a key strategy for scoring big in Scrabble and Words with Friends.
This page summarises 7,551 valid words — mean length 15, mean score 27.3.
- Total words
- 7,551
- Avg length
- 15 letters
- Avg Scrabble score
- 27.3 pts
- Highest scoring
- approximatively (34 pts)
- Longest word
- approximatively (15 letters)
- High-value letter words
- 59(30%)
- Words containing Q, X, Z, J, K (8–10 pt tiles)
About this word list
With 7,551 valid entries, this is one of the larger curated lists on unscrambletools.com, sorted by length and Scrabble score for quick scanning. Among these entries, 59 contain rare tiles that can dramatically boost your score when played on double- or triple-letter squares. Suffix patterns such as -LY, -VE, -SS, -ELY appear frequently here and are high-yield targets in both Scrabble and Words with Friends. For quick wins, prioritise approximatively (34 pts) — they lead this list on raw tile value. Daily Wordle solvers benefit from lists like this when a letter pattern repeats across puzzles; knowing valid words in advance reduces wasted guesses. Words with Friends shares most of these entries; the average score of 27.3 points reflects standard tile values without board multipliers. The average vowel-to-consonant ratio here is 0.4, which affects how easily you can form these words from a random seven-tile rack.
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Strategy & study tips
A deep result pool supports spaced repetition — study one length bucket per day rather than cramming the full scroll in a single sitting. About 30% of sampled words include a high-value letter (Q, X, Z, J, or K) — useful when planning premium-square plays.
Anchor words: highest scorer APPROXIMATIVELY, longest APPROXIMATIVELY. Build mnemonics around those two before expanding into the full 7,551 matches. Internal links point to Pattern Finder, Crossword Solver, Anagram Solver, and Wordle Solver — each tool adds interactivity this static list intentionally omits. Average Scrabble value here is 27.3 points — use that as a floor for acceptable plays when board space is tight.
Top words preview
Scrabble-focused summaries for high-value entries (not full dictionary definitions). Tap a word for score breakdowns and anagrams.
- APPROXIMATIVELY (15 letters, 34 Scrabble pts) — balanced vowels and consonants playable entry. Includes rare letters (Q, X, or Z) prized in competitive Scrabble.
- EXEMPLIFICATIVE (15 letters, 34 Scrabble pts) — balanced vowels and consonants playable entry. Includes rare letters (Q, X, or Z) prized in competitive Scrabble.
- EXQUISITIVENESS (15 letters, 34 Scrabble pts) — balanced vowels and consonants playable entry. Includes rare letters (Q, X, or Z) prized in competitive Scrabble.
- SEMIOBJECTIVELY (15 letters, 34 Scrabble pts) — balanced vowels and consonants playable entry.
- EXCOMMUNICATIVE (15 letters, 33 Scrabble pts) — balanced vowels and consonants playable entry. Includes rare letters (Q, X, or Z) prized in competitive Scrabble.
- OVEREXPANSIVELY (15 letters, 33 Scrabble pts) — balanced vowels and consonants playable entry. Includes rare letters (Q, X, or Z) prized in competitive Scrabble.
- PREADJECTIVALLY (15 letters, 33 Scrabble pts) — consonant-heavy playable entry.
- SEMIADJECTIVELY (15 letters, 33 Scrabble pts) — balanced vowels and consonants playable entry.
Word list
Showing top 200 of 7,551 matches, sorted by length and Scrabble score.
15-letter words
- approximatively34 pts
- exemplificative34 pts
- exquisitiveness34 pts
- semiobjectively34 pts
- excommunicative33 pts
- overexpansively33 pts
- preadjectivally33 pts
- semiadjectively33 pts
- semireflexively33 pts
- nonprojectively32 pts
- nonsubjectively32 pts
- nonsubjectivity32 pts
- semiexclusively32 pts
- unacquisitively32 pts
- nonadjectivally31 pts
- nonadjunctively31 pts
- nonexhaustively31 pts
- phosphorylative31 pts
- precivilization31 pts
- subcivilization31 pts
- subconjunctival31 pts
- accommodatively30 pts
- comprehensively30 pts
- deindividualize30 pts
- expostulatively30 pts
- individualizing30 pts
- nondesquamative30 pts
- nonequivalently30 pts
- nonequivocating30 pts
- nonexpressively30 pts
- nonpejoratively30 pts
- outequivocating30 pts
- overoffensively30 pts
- parathyroprivic30 pts
- specificatively30 pts
- substantivizing30 pts
- uncivilizedness30 pts
- undiffractively30 pts
- unfrequentative30 pts
- uninquisitively30 pts
- acquisitiveness29 pts
- civilianization29 pts
- commemoratively29 pts
- communicatively29 pts
- conjunctiveness29 pts
- experimentative29 pts
- hyposensitivity29 pts
- intersubjective29 pts
- milliequivalent29 pts
- nonadjudicative29 pts
- overaffirmative29 pts
- ovoviviparously29 pts
- photoperceptive29 pts
- reprivatization29 pts
- saccharoceptive29 pts
- superequivalent29 pts
- superexpressive29 pts
- transsubjective29 pts
- unequivocalness29 pts
- unindividualize29 pts
- circumscriptive28 pts
- hyperactivities28 pts
- nonconvectively28 pts
- overdefensively28 pts
- overtalkatively28 pts
- parathyroprival28 pts
- parathyroprivia28 pts
- photoconductive28 pts
- unprohibitively28 pts
- unprovocatively28 pts
- coextensiveness27 pts
- commiseratively27 pts
- contemplatively27 pts
- diffractiveness27 pts
- explorativeness27 pts
- incomprehensive27 pts
- inexpensiveness27 pts
- inquisitiveness27 pts
- misapprehensive27 pts
- noncompulsively27 pts
- nonexaggerative27 pts
- nonintoxicative27 pts
- nonperceptively27 pts
- nonperceptivity27 pts
- nonquantitative27 pts
- overcompetitive27 pts
- overeducatively27 pts
- overpresumptive27 pts
- participatively27 pts
- prefiguratively27 pts
- semidefensively27 pts
- semipurposively27 pts
- significatively27 pts
- uncommutatively27 pts
- uncompetitively27 pts
- uncomprehensive27 pts
- unconsumptively27 pts
- unexcessiveness27 pts
- unexclusiveness27 pts
- unexpansiveness27 pts
- unexpensiveness27 pts
- unexplosiveness27 pts
- unpresumptively27 pts
- affirmativeness26 pts
- complementative26 pts
- complimentative26 pts
- condescensively26 pts
- contradictively26 pts
- cosignificative26 pts
- hypersalivation26 pts
- improgressively26 pts
- incommunicative26 pts
- indeprivability26 pts
- ineffectiveness26 pts
- magnetomotivity26 pts
- manifestatively26 pts
- misappreciative26 pts
- nonchivalrously26 pts
- nonconviviality26 pts
- nonmodificative26 pts
- nonpreventively26 pts
- nonproductively26 pts
- nonproductivity26 pts
- nonreflectively26 pts
- nonrefractively26 pts
- nonsubversively26 pts
- nonviviparously26 pts
- overdescriptive26 pts
- overdiversified26 pts
- overimitatively26 pts
- procollectivism26 pts
- proconscriptive26 pts
- reduplicatively26 pts
- subcompensative26 pts
- uncommemorative26 pts
- uncommunicative26 pts
- undeceivability26 pts
- undeprecatively26 pts
- undescriptively26 pts
- uneffectiveness26 pts
- uninformatively26 pts
- unpredicatively26 pts
- vindictivolence26 pts
- vivisectionally26 pts
- collaboratively25 pts
- corresponsively25 pts
- corroboratively25 pts
- counteractively25 pts
- counteractivity25 pts
- cultivatability25 pts
- differentiative25 pts
- electromotivity25 pts
- inconsecutively25 pts
- introspectively25 pts
- locodescriptive25 pts
- myristicivorous25 pts
- nonapprehensive25 pts
- noncollectively25 pts
- nonconclusively25 pts
- nonconfirmative25 pts
- nonconnectively25 pts
- nonconnectivity25 pts
- noncorrectively25 pts
- noncumulatively25 pts
- nondefinitively25 pts
- nonderivatively25 pts
- nonfiguratively25 pts
- nonimperatively25 pts
- nonimputatively25 pts
- nonoppressively25 pts
- nonpermissively25 pts
- nonprotectively25 pts
- nonsubmissively25 pts
- nonsuccessively25 pts
- nonsusceptivity25 pts
- nonvegetatively25 pts
- overdiversifies25 pts
- overspeculative25 pts
- personificative25 pts
- photoactivation25 pts
- postoperatively25 pts
- preaggressively25 pts
- prereproductive25 pts
- prohibitiveness25 pts
- provocativeness25 pts
- pseudoprimitive25 pts
- retrospectively25 pts
- retrospectivity25 pts
- semiobliviously25 pts
- superchivalrous25 pts
- superconductive25 pts
- superpositively25 pts
- transcriptively25 pts
- unabstractively25 pts
- unacclivitously25 pts
- unconsecutively25 pts
- uncooperatively25 pts
- uncultivability25 pts
- undiffusiveness25 pts
- unreprobatively25 pts
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Frequently asked questions
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- How many words match this pattern?
- Our dictionary contains 7,551 words matching this pattern. The average length is 15 letters and the average Scrabble score is 27.3 points. The highest-scoring entry shown is approximatively (34 pts).
- Are there high-scoring words in this list?
- 59 words in this sample include premium letters (Q, X, Z, J, or K). These are strong candidates for double- and triple-letter square plays in Scrabble.
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- Yes. Wordle uses 5-letter words, so length-filtered lists and pattern pages help you validate guesses and build a mental dictionary of allowed combinations before you play.
- Are these valid Scrabble words?
- Yes. Results are drawn from a standard English word list that aligns closely with the official Scrabble dictionary. All displayed words are accepted in competitive Scrabble play.
- Can I use these words in Words with Friends?
- Most Scrabble-valid words are also legal in Words with Friends. The two games use slightly different word lists, but the overlap is large. Use this list as a solid starting point for either game.
- How are the point scores calculated?
- Scores are the raw sum of standard Scrabble letter values (A=1, B=3, C=3, D=2 … Z=10) without board multipliers. Higher-scoring words contain rarer letters like Q, X, or Z.
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- The dictionary contains over 350 000 English words, covering everything from common 2-letter words to rare 15-letter entries, with proper nouns and abbreviations excluded.
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