Words starting with V, then T, ending in S
506 words fit this spine. The 240 most recognizable are listed below, longest and commonest first. They start with V, end with S, and contain T in that order in between — not necessarily side by side.
- vacant doesn't fit: it starts with V but ends with T, not S.
- vacancies doesn't fit: it has the right ends but no T in the middle.
4-letter words
vats, vets
5-letter words
vasts, vatus, vents, verts, vests, volts, votes
6-letter words
valets, vaults, vaunts, veldts, versts, visits, vitals, voters
7-letter words
vacates, valutas, varlets, vatfuls, vectors, velites, velvets, venters, verists, veritas, verites, versets, verstes, victims, violets
8-letter words
vagrants, valiants, valuates, vanities, vantages, variants, variates, varments, varmints, vastness, vaulters, vaunters, vedettes, veinlets, veloutes, ventages, ventails, ventless, ventrals, ventures, venturis, verdicts, verities, vermuths, versants, vertexes, vertices, vertigos, veterans, violates, virtuous, visitors, vitamins, vultures
9-letter words
vacations, vacuities, vaginitis, valerates, validates, valuators, valvelets, vanadates, varactors, varietals, varieties, varistors, varsities, vastities, vaticides, vaultings, vegetates, vegetists, veinulets, velverets, venations, vendettas, venenates, venerates, venetians, venturers, venturous, veratrias, veratrins, veratrums, verditers, veritates, vermouths, vertebras, verticals, verticils, vertigoes, victories
10-letter words
vacantness, vaccinates, vacillates, vagilities, vagotomies, vagotonias, valentines, validities, valuations, valvulites, valvulitis, vanaspatis, vanitories, vapidities, vaporettos, variations, variegates, varletries, vasculitis, vasotocins, vasotomies, vastitudes, vastnesses, vegetables, velleities, velocities, velveteens, venalities, venerators, venosities, ventifacts, ventilates, ventricles, veracities, veratrines, verbalists, vernations, vertigines, vibrations, victimless, victorious, videotapes, violations, volunteers
11-letter words
vacationers, vaccinators, vacillators, vaginitises, valiantness, validations, variegators, variometers, vasectomies, vaticinates, vegetarians, vegetations, venerations, ventilators, ventriculus, verbosities, vertebrates, vertiginous
12-letter words
vacantnesses, vacationists, vaccinations, vacillations, vacuolations, valedictions, valvulitides, valvulitises, vanguardists, varicosities, variegations, vasculatures, vasculitides, vasectomizes, vasodilators, vaticinators, velocimeters, venesections, ventilations, veratridines, vermiculites, verticalness
13-letter words
vacationlands, valedictories, valiantnesses, valorizations, vaporizations, variabilities, vascularities, vasodilations, vaticinations, velarizations, vendibilities, venipunctures, ventriloquies, venturousness, verifications, veritableness, versatileness, versatilities, verticalities
14-letter words
valedictorians, valetudinaries, vandalizations, vasoactivities, vegetarianisms, vegetativeness, venerabilities, ventriloquisms, ventriloquists, ventriloquizes, verbalizations, verbigerations, veridicalities, vermiculations, vernalizations, versifications, verticalnesses, vindictiveness
15-letter words
valetudinarians, vasodilatations, venturesomeness, venturousnesses, verifiabilities, verisimilitudes, veritablenesses, versatilenesses
16-letter words
vascularizations, vasoconstrictors, vegetativenesses
17-letter words
vasoconstrictions, venturesomenesses
18-letter words
valetudinarianisms, verisimilitudinous
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