With VEL
7 words · highest scoring is hovel at 11 points
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About 5 Letter Words With VEL
There are 7 five letter words containing VEL in our dictionary. The highest scoring is hovel at 11 points, counting tile values before any double or triple squares. 7 of them are common words rather than tournament-only fill — BEVEL, HOVEL, NAVEL among them.
The list leads with everyday words so the ones you recognise come first; sort by Scrabble points to put the best play on top, or switch to A-Z to scan alphabetically. Select any word to read its definition and see which dictionaries accept it.
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5 Letter Words With VEL at a Glance
Highest Scoring 5 Letter Words With VEL
- hovel11
- bevel10
- gavel9
- level8
- navel8
- novel8
- revel8
Common 5 Letter Words With VEL
- bevel10
- gavel9
- hovel11
- level8
- navel8
- novel8
- revel8
5 Letter Words With VEL Defined
- bevelNoun · 10 points
- a slope from the horizontal or vertical in carpentry and stonework; a sloping surface or edge
- gavelNoun · 9 points
- a small hammer with which an auctioneer, a judge, or the chair of a meeting hits a surface to call for attention or order
- hovelNoun · 11 points
- a small squalid or simply constructed dwelling
- levelNoun · 8 points
- a horizontal plane or line with respect to the distance above or below a given point
- navelNoun · 8 points
- a rounded knotty depression in the centre of a person's belly caused by the detachment of the umbilical cord after birth; the umbilicus
- novelNoun · 8 points
- a fictitious prose narrative of book length, typically representing character and action with some degree of realism
5 Letter Words With VEL: Questions
How many five letter words containing VEL are there?
There are 7 five letter words containing VEL in our dictionary, and 7 of them are common words most players will already know.
What is the highest scoring word among five letter words containing VEL?
HOVEL is the highest scoring option at 11 points, counting tile values only and before any double or triple squares.
What are some common five letter words containing VEL?
BEVEL, HOVEL, NAVEL are among the most familiar five letter words containing VEL. Select any word in the list to read its definition.
Are these five letter words containing VEL valid in Scrabble and Words With Friends?
Every word is drawn from a tournament word list, so most are playable everywhere. Use the dictionary selector to narrow the list to Scrabble US (NWL2023), Scrabble UK (CSW24) or Words With Friends and see only the words that game accepts.