Words starting with V, then I, then S, ending in E
37 words fit this spine. They're all listed below. They start with V, end with E, and contain I then S in that order in between — not necessarily side by side.
Near misses
- vacancies doesn't fit: it starts with V but ends with S, not E.
- vacate doesn't fit: it has the right ends but no I in the middle.
- versatile doesn't fit: it has every letter of VISE but they don't appear in order inside it.
4-letter words
vise
6-letter words
valise, visage, visive
7-letter words
villose, vinasse, viscose, visible, vitesse
8-letter words
valorise, vaporise, varicose, virtuose, viselike, vitalise, vocalise
9-letter words
vandalise, vibrissae, victimise, visitable, visualise, visualize, vorticose, vulcanise, vulgarise
10-letter words
ventricose, vernissage, virescence, volatilise
11-letter words
vichyssoise, vicissitude, vinblastine, vincristine, vulcanisate
12-letter words
vanquishable
13-letter words
videocassette
14-letter words
verisimilitude
Where this pattern came from
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How the rule works