5-letter words with A as the 1st letter and G as the 2nd letter
5-letter words with A as the 1st letter and G as the 2nd letter have 45 matches, including 10 Wordle answers.
6 of 45 are everyday words (13%). A mix of familiar words and game-only finds.
With A in 1st place, L is the most common 2nd letter (89 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.
Best words to play first
- AGAIN6
- AGREE6
- AGENT6
- AGING7
- AGONY9
- AGILE6
- AGGIE7
- AGATE6
- AGAVE9
- AGORA6
- AGAPE8
- AGGRO7
- AGGER7
- AGERS6
- AGLOW9
- AGIOS6
- AGAMA8
- AGOOD7
- AGONE6
- AGITA6
- AGILA6
- AGLET6
- AGROS6
- AGRIA6
- AGRIN6
- AGAMI8
- AGOGE7
- AGHAS9
- AGLEY9
- AGUES6
- AGAST6
- AGUED7
- AGAZE15
- AGARS6
- AGENE6
- AGLEE6
- AGLUS6
- AGGRI7
- AGGRY10
- AGISM8
- AGIST6
- AGLOO6
- AGMAS8
- AGONS6
- AGUTI6
All valid words 45
Highest-scoring words
| Word | Scrabble | Words With Friends | Dictionaries |
|---|---|---|---|
| AGAZE | 15 | 16 | All three |
| AGGRY | 10 | 11 | Collins only |
| AGONY | 9 | 10 | All three |
| AGAVE | 9 | 11 | All three |
| AGLOW | 9 | 11 | All three |
| AGHAS | 9 | 9 | All three |
| AGLEY | 9 | 10 | All three |
| AGAPE | 8 | 10 | All three |
| AGAMA | 8 | 10 | All three |
| AGAMI | 8 | 10 | Collins only |
| AGISM | 8 | 10 | All three |
| AGMAS | 8 | 10 | All three |
That fixed AG opening gives you a compact set, but the entries vary sharply in familiarity and dictionary coverage. AGAIN, AGREE, and AGENT are recognizable; many other matches are less common. The endings also offer a clue: E and S lead the group, while A, T, I, and Y appear less often.
The AG pattern at a glance
- 45 tournament-dictionary words fit the pattern: 31 appear in ENABLE, 44 in Collins, and 36 in NWL2023.
- Only 6 meet our common-word frequency cutoff, so many matches will look unfamiliar.
- AGAZE tops the scoring list at 15 points; AGGRY follows at 10.
- Final E is most frequent with 11 words, followed by S with 9.
How many of these words are Wordle answers?
Ten words with this opening appear in the raw Wordle answer list, and all ten also occur in a tournament dictionary. The answer set is smaller than the full list: all 45 matches are marked as allowed guesses, but only 10 are answers.
Dictionary coverage changes by game. Collins includes 44 of these words, compared with 36 in NWL2023 and 31 in ENABLE, so an entry accepted in one word game may not work in another. Several familiar options, including AGENT and AGREE, are easier to recognize than the full set.
5-letter words with A as the 1st letter and G as the 2nd letter
Use the ending as a second filter when the first two letters are fixed. E and S together account for 20 of the 45 matches; A is next with 5, while T has 4. If your board or clue rules out E and S, you can quickly focus on a much smaller remainder.
For a familiar starting point, test examples such as AGAIN, AGREE, AGENT, AGONY, or AGATE against the known letters. AGAZE is the standout scorer, not necessarily the easiest everyday guess. Only 6 entries meet the common-word cutoff, and dictionary coverage differs, so check your game's word list before relying on a rare match.
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