5-Letter Words With VAN
- 9 words
- All English dictionaries
- Scrabble points
Popular 5-Letter Words With VAN
The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.
All 5-Letter Words With VAN 9 words
How often does VAN appear in five-letter words?
Our combined English word list has 9 five-letter words containing VAN. They average 8.7 points and the best is PAVAN (10 points).
- Total words
- 9
- Average Scrabble score
- 8.7
- out of 10 max
- Everyday words
- 11%
- common in ordinary English
- Most common ending
- N
- 33.3% of words
Most common last letters
- n 33.3%
- s 33.3%
- a 11.1%
Rare words worth knowing
Valid in this dictionary but rarely seen in everyday English.
Highest-scoring five-letter word containing VAN
p 3a 1v 4a 1n 1
P 3 + A 1 + V 4 + A 1 + N 1 = 10 points
- Double word
- 20 pts
- Triple word
- 30 pts
Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).
pavan
- nounmusic composed for dancing the pavane
- nouna stately court dance of the 16th and 17th centuries
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How many five-letter words containing VAN are there?
There are 9 five-letter words containing VAN in our combined English word list. Other dictionaries give different totals, so switch dictionary at the top of the list to compare.
What is the highest-scoring five-letter word containing VAN?
PAVAN is worth 10 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are DIVAN (9), VANDA (9), VANED (9).
Which rare five-letter words containing VAN score well?
Uncommon but valid choices include VANED (9), VANGS (9), AVANT (8), ELVAN (8). Few players know them, so they can catch an opponent off guard.