Everyone wants a voluminous vocabulary. Whether you’re playing Scrabble or Words with Friends, vanquish your most violent rivals with the letter V. Want veneration for verbalizing with vigor? Throw some V-words into the mix. V is the 22nd letter of the English alphabet, but it comes first in some vibrant and vowel-rich words! So, if you want to visualize a valiant way to advance your vocabulary, begin by viewing various words that start with the letter V. We’ve created this list of words for you, organized by the number of letters in each word. Many of these words have more than one meaning. For simplicity, we’ve only listed one definition for each word. Keep in mind, this word list doesn’t contain every single English word that starts with V; however, it’s a useful introduction to this very special letter.
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Here are some words that start with V [3-15 letter words]
15-Letter Words
vasoconstrictor – Noun | Any agent that causes the walls of blood vessels to narrow
ventrolaterally – Adverb | In a manner affecting or concerning the front and side surfaces
vernacularizing – Verb | Translating into ordinary, common speech
voyeuristically – Adverb | In the manner of a prying observer, someone seeking a scandalous view
14-Letter Words
vasoinhibitory – Adjective | Pertaining to an agent that depresses vasoconstriction
vibroflotation – Noun | The use of a vibrating probe to compact the soil, preventing it from liquifying during an earthquake
vitilitigation – Noun | Disagreement or spiteful talk
volcanological – Adjective | Pertaining to the branch of science that deals with volcanic phenomena (also spelled vulcanological)
13-Letter Words
valedictorian – Noun | The student with the highest rank in an academic class
ventriloquism – Noun | Vocalizing in such a way that the voice seems to come from a source other than the speaker
ventriloquist – Noun | A person skilled in ventriloquism
verbalization – Noun | The act of expressing something in words
12-Letter Words
venipuncture – Noun | The surgical puncture of a vein, as when drawing blood or delivering intravenous medication
verification – Noun | The act of confirming or substantiating
vibraphonist – Noun | A musician who plays the vibraphone, an instrument similar to a metal xylophone with motor-powered resonators
vibrotactile – Adjective | Pertaining to the perception of vibration through physical touch
11-Letter Words
valedictory – Adjective | Pertaining to farewell statements
variability – Noun | Lack of consistancy
victimology – Noun | The study of crime victims, their physchology, and behavior
voraciously – Adverb | In an insatiable manner
10-Letter Words
vernacular – Adjective | Pertaining to a nonstandard spoken language or dialect
veterinary – Adjective | Pertaining to the medical care of animals, especially domestic animals
vocabulary – Noun | A stock of words
vociferate – Verb | To exclaim or cry out
9-Letter Words
vaccinate – Verb | To administer a vaccine
vacillate – Verb | To waver or hesitate when faced with multiple options
vainglory – Noun | Excessive pride, boastfulness
verbalize – Verb | To express in words
8-Letter Words
vaccinal – Adjective | Pertaining to vaccines or vaccination
vaccinee – Noun | A person who has been vaccinated
vaccinia – Noun | An illness caused by the smallpox vaccine
vagabond – Noun | A vagrant
vagrancy – Noun | The state of being homeless without means of support
vanquish – Verb | To defeat in battle
vaporize – Verb | To destroy completely, turning an enemy into vapor
7-Letter Words
vacuity – Noun | The state of being empty, without content
vacuole – Noun | A fluid or air-filled cavity within the tissues of an organism
vacuous – Adjective | Lacking ideas or intelligence
vagrant – Noun | A homeless person without employment, a wanderer
valance – Noun | Drapery hung to conceal a curtain rail
valency – Noun | A term in linguistics for the number of noun phrases that combine with a particular verb in a sentence
valeric – Adjective | Pertaining to plants within the genus Valeriana
valkyr – Noun | A beautiful maiden from Norse mythology, known for gathering dead heroes from the battlefield (also spelled valkyrie)
vamping – Verb | Acting like a seductress
vandyke – Noun | A pointed collar in the style of van Dyck portraits
vaquero – Noun | A cowboy
velvety – Adjective | Smooth, soft, or thick
6-Letter Words
vacate – Verb | To give up occupancy
vagary – Noun | An erratic, unpredictable action, occurrence, or thought
vahine – Noun | A Central Polynesian woman
vakeel – Noun | A public pleader or attorney in Indian court (also spelled vakil)
valise – Noun | An overnight bag
valved – Adjective | Possessing valves, pertaining to the bodily structures which prevent the backwards flow of fluid
vamped – Verb | Acted like a seductress
veejay – Noun | The host of a TV program featuring music videos
verity – Noun | The state of being true
vizard – Noun | A mask or visor worn as a disguise
5-Letter Words
vagal – Adjective | Pertaining to the vagus nerve
valse – Noun | A ballroom dance in triple meter (also spelled waltz)
vapid – Adjective | Dull, tedious, and flavorless
varix – Noun | A varicose vein
vaunt – Verb | To brag
veery – Noun | A brown and cream thrush found in America
vegan – Adjective | Made without animal products
veiny – Adjective | Showing noticeable veins
velar – Adjective | Articulated with the back of the tongue near or touching the soft palate
velum – Noun | A veil-like membrane
venal – Adjective | Pertaining to corrupt bribery
verve – Noun | Vivaciousness, vitality
viper – Noun | A venomous snake
vouch – Verb | To provide a guarantee or personal assurance for someone
4-Letter Words
vail – Verb | To lower, sink
vair – Noun | The fur of a squirrel, often used to ornament garments in the Middle Ages
vang – Noun | One of two ropes leading from the gaff to the deck, used to steady the gaff
vara – Noun | A Texan unit of measurement equal to 33.33 inches
vasa – Noun | Vessels or ducts
veep – Noun | Vice President
veld – Noun | Southern African grassland with few bushes and trees
vend – Verb | To sell merchandise
vibe – Noun | A feeling, quality, or atmosphere
viny – Adjective | Covered with vines
viol – Noun | A bowed, six-stringed instrument, popular in the 16th-17th centuries
vise – Noun | A tool with two jaws, used to hold objects steady
3-Letter Words
vav – Noun | Sixth letter of the Hebrew alphabet (also spelled vaw and waw)
vim – Noun | Energy and enthusiasm
vox – Noun | A telecommunication device that converts sound to an electrical signal, so that the recorder or transmitter remains operating for the duration of the sound signal
vug – Noun | An unfilled cavity in rock or in a lode, often lined with crystals
By looking at this list, you may be able to identify some common prefixes. Words that start with “vaso” often have something to do with blood vessels. Words beginning with “vibr” involve vibration. Understanding these linguistic patterns can help you to intuit what a word means, even when you don’t have a dictionary handy.
Use words that start with the letter V to vaunt your verbal verve. Compose a few velvety verses. Once you voraciously devour this list, no word finder, word game, or crossword puzzle can vex you. From vug to vasoconstrictor, you’ll emerge victorious, able to vocalize a vast number of V-words with vim.
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Kari Lisa Johnson
I’m an award-winning playwright with a penchant for wordplay. After earning a perfect score on the Writing SAT, I worked my way through Brown University by moonlighting as a Kaplan Test Prep tutor. I received a BA with honors in Literary Arts (Playwriting)—which gave me the opportunity to study under Pulitzer Prize-winner Paula Vogel. In my previous roles as new media producer with Rosetta Stone, director of marketing for global ventures with The Juilliard School, and vice president of digital strategy with Up & Coming Media, I helped develop the voice for international brands. From my home office in Maui, Hawaii, I currently work on freelance and ghostwriting projects.
Kari Lisa Johnson 
November 15, 2019 
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