5-letter words with A as the 2nd letter and G as the 3rd letter

5-letter words with A as the 2nd letter and G as the 3rd letter number 79, from MAGIC and EAGLE to JAGGY.

79 wordsTop pick MAGICHighest score JAGGY 17

15 of 79 are everyday words (19%). A mix of familiar words and game-only finds.

With A in 2nd place, R is the most common 3rd letter (297 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Common words 15 · most-used first

All valid words 79

A to Z. Includes rare and Collins-only words. Linked tiles open the word's meaning, score and rhymes.

  • BAGEL8
  • BAGGY12
  • BAGHS11
  • BAGIE8
  • CAGED9
  • CAGER8
  • CAGES8
  • CAGEY11
  • CAGOT8
  • DAGGA8
  • DAGGY11
  • DAGOS7
  • EAGER6
  • EAGLE6
  • EAGRE6
  • FAGGY13
  • FAGIN9
  • FAGOT9
  • GAGED8
  • GAGER7
  • GAGES7
  • HAGGS10
  • JAGAS13
  • JAGER13
  • JAGGS14
  • JAGGY17
  • JAGIR13
  • JAGRA13
  • KAGOS10
  • KAGUS10
  • LAGAN6
  • LAGER6
  • LAGGY10
  • MAGES8
  • MAGGS9
  • MAGIC10
  • MAGMA10
  • MAGOT8
  • MAGUS8
  • NAGAS6
  • NAGGY10
  • NAGOR6
  • PAGAN8
  • PAGED9
  • PAGER8
  • PAGES8
  • PAGLE8
  • PAGOD9
  • PAGRI8
  • RAGAS6
  • RAGDE7
  • RAGED7
  • RAGEE6
  • RAGER6
  • RAGES6
  • RAGGA7
  • RAGGS7
  • RAGGY10
  • RAGIS6
  • SAGAS6
  • SAGER6
  • SAGES6
  • SAGGY10
  • SAGOS6
  • SAGUM8
  • TAGGY10
  • TAGMA8
  • VAGAL9
  • VAGUE9
  • VAGUS9
  • WAGED10
  • WAGER9
  • WAGES9
  • WAGGA10
  • WAGON9
  • WAGYU12
  • YAGER9
  • YAGES9
  • YAGIS9
Letters by positionIn 33% of these words the 4th letter is E.
1st letter
  1. R13%
  2. P9%
  3. J8%
4th letter
  1. E33%
  2. G20%
  3. O11%
5th letter
  1. S32%
  2. R15%
  3. Y13%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
Score spreadMost of these words score 8 in Scrabble; JAGGY tops the list with 17. Scores before board bonuses.
  1. 66 points: 16 words
  2. 7 points: 7 words
  3. 88 points: 17 words
  4. 9 points: 15 words
  5. 1010 points: 12 words
  6. 11 points: 3 words
  7. 1212 points: 2 words
  8. 13 points: 5 words
  9. 1414 points: 1 words
  10. 15 points: 0 words
  11. 1616 points: 0 words
  12. 17 points: 1 words
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
JAGGY1720All three
JAGGS1418All three
JAGER1316All three
JAGIR1316Collins only
JAGRA1316All three
JAGAS1316Collins only
BAGGY1214All three
WAGYU1213NWL only
CAGEY1112All three
DAGGY1112Collins only
BAGHS1112Collins only
MAGIC1013All three

Every entry has A in slot two and G in slot three, so the pattern is _AG__. The set ranges from familiar MAGIC, EAGLE, and WAGON to less everyday entries such as WAGGA and MAGUS. Only 15 qualify as common words, making this a narrow clue rather than a broad everyday vocabulary group.

5-letter words with A as the 2nd letter and G as the 3rd letter

  • 79 entries fit _AG__ across the tournament dictionaries counted here.
  • Collins includes 76, NWL2023 includes 61, and ENABLE includes 56; the lists overlap.
  • Only 15 entries meet the common-word cutoff; familiar examples include MAGIC, PAGES, WAGES, and EAGLE.
  • R is the most frequent opening letter with ten entries; P has seven.
  • S closes 25 entries, compared with 12 ending in R and ten ending in Y.

Which letters start and end these words?

The word endings lean strongly toward S. Twenty-five entries end in S; another 12 end in R and ten end in Y. If the final square is still open, test an S ending before assuming the pattern stays singular.

R leads as an opening letter with ten words, while P has seven. J, M, S, and W each contribute six. A guessed first letter narrows the choices quickly: R gives more options than any other initial, including familiar RAGED and RAGES.

Which matches are Wordle guesses, and what scores highest?

The Wordle set has 12 answer matches and 78 allowed-guess matches for this pattern. Those figures describe different roles: an answer candidate is not the same as a legal guess. Familiar options such as MAGIC and EAGER are easier to recognize than the full tournament-dictionary spread.

JAGGY leads the Scrabble scores at 17 points, followed by JAGGS at 14. BAGGY and WAGYU each score 12, while the average across the set is 8.7.

Dictionary coverage also varies: Collins lists 76, NWL2023 61, and ENABLE 56, with overlap between editions. Check your game's word list before playing an unfamiliar entry such as WAGGA.

Questions people ask

How many common five-letter words have A second and G third?
Only 15 of the 79 entries fall within the common-word cutoff. MAGIC, EAGLE, EAGER, and WAGON are familiar examples; WAGGA and JAGGS are less likely to come to mind. Expect the full set to include tournament entries you would not use in ordinary writing.
Which first letter appears most often in this pattern?
R appears first most often, with ten entries. P follows with seven, while J, M, S, and W each start six. RAGED and RAGES are recognizable R examples, but the initial alone does not tell you which dictionary accepts every candidate.
Are all 79 words Wordle answers?
No. The pattern matches 12 words in the Wordle answer list and 78 in the allowed-guess set. Those counts cover different roles: an allowed guess need not be an answer candidate. Check the game's own word list when you need to confirm an individual entry.

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