There are 18 words that start with 'valv'.
| valve | valval | valvar | 
| valved | valves | valvate | 
| valving | valvula | valvule | 
| valvelet | valvulae | valvular | 
| valvules | valveless | valvelets | 
| valvelike | valvulitis | valvulitises | 
Note: These 18 words that start with 'valv' are found from the USA & Canada version of the tournament Scrabble word list.