Words by starting letters

Words Starting With VEL

There are 116 words that start with VEL, from 4 letters to 13. The highest scoring is VELARIZATIONS at 25 points in Scrabble, and 6 of them carry a J, Q, X or Z.

Common Words Starting With VEL And What They Mean

The most familiar words on this page and what they mean. Tap any word for its full entry, score and anagrams.

  • VELOCITY noun distance travelled per unit time
  • VELVET adjective smooth and soft to sight or hearing or touch or taste
  • VELCRO verb fasten with Velcro
  • VELOCITIES noun form of VELOCITY: distance travelled per unit time
  • VELD noun elevated open grassland in southern Africa
  • VELAR adjective of or relating to the velum
  • VELDS noun form of VELD: elevated open grassland in southern Africa
  • VELDT noun elevated open grassland in southern Africa
  • VELUM noun a membranous covering attached to the immature fruiting body of certain mushrooms
  • VELARS adjective form of VELAR: of or relating to the velum

Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Nearby Lists

VAC · VAG · VAI · VAL · VAM · VAN · VAP · VAR · VAS · VAT · VAU · VAW · VEA · VEC · VEE · VEG · VEH · VEI · VEN · VER · VET · VEX · VIA · VIB

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The wider list: words starting with VE.

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