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Words starting with VEL
There are 52 words starting with VEL in the standard word-game list. The most common are velvet, velocity, velour, velvety, velamen, velar.
Most common, with meanings
| Word | Meaning | Points |
|---|---|---|
| velvet | smooth and soft to sight or hearing or touch or taste | 12 |
| velocity | distance travelled per unit time | 16 |
| velour | heavy fabric that resembles velvet | 9 |
| velvety | smooth and soft to sight or hearing or touch or taste | 16 |
| velamen | A covering membrane or velum | 12 |
| velar | of or relating to the velum | 8 |
| velarium | The marginal membrane of certain medusae belonging to the Discophora. | 13 |
| velarization | The act or process of velarizing. | 24 |
| velarize | To raise the back of the tongue toward the velum while articulating another consonant, such as the l of… | 20 |
| velate | Having a veil; veiled. | 9 |
| veld | elevated open grassland in southern Africa | 8 |
| veldt | elevated open grassland in southern Africa | 9 |
| veliger | The planktonic larva of many kinds of marine and freshwater gastropod molluscs, as well as most bivalve… | 11 |
| velleity | a mere wish, unaccompanied by effort to obtain | 14 |
| vellum | a heavy creamy-colored paper resembling parchment | 11 |
| veloce | (To be played) with great rapidity. | 11 |
| velocimeter | A device used to measure the velocity of something, such as an object or a wave | 18 |
| velocipede | any of several early bicycles with pedals on the front wheel | 18 |
| velodrome | a banked oval track for bicycle or motorcycle racing | 15 |
| velours | heavy fabric that resembles velvet | 10 |
| veloute | white sauce made with stock instead of milk | 10 |
| velum | a membranous covering attached to the immature fruiting body of certain mushrooms | 10 |
| velure | A silk or plush pad for smoothing or giving lustre to silk hats. | 9 |
| velveret | A kind of velvet with cotton backing. | 14 |
| velveted | Covered with velvet; wearing velvet clothing. | 15 |
| velveteen | a usually cotton fabric with a short pile imitating velvet | 15 |
| velvetlike | Resembling velvet or some aspect of it. | 20 |
All 52 words
- velvet
- velocity
- velour
- velvety
- vela
- velamen
- velamina
- velar
- velaria
- velarium
- velarization
- velarizations
- velarize
- velarized
- velarizes
- velarizing
- velars
- velate
- veld
- velds
- veldt
- veldts
- veliger
- veligers
- velites
- velleities
- velleity
- vellum
- vellums
- veloce
- velocimeter
- velocimeters
- velocipede
- velocipedes
- velocities
- velodrome
- velodromes
- velours
- veloute
- veloutes
- velum
- velure
- velured
- velures
- veluring
- velveret
- velverets
- velveted
- velveteen
- velveteens
- velvetlike
- velvets