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

Fix E and G in the middle, and the remaining letters still allow a mix of familiar picks and tougher plays. LEGAL, BEGIN, and VEGAN are recognizable examples. The first letter is most often B or R, while S is the most common final letter, so those positions can narrow your search quickly.

The pattern at a glance

• All 47 matches appear in Collins; 28 appear in ENABLE and 35 in NWL2023.
• Ten words are common by frequency, and ten match the Wordle answer list.
• B starts the most words, with 10; R follows with 9.
• S is the most frequent final letter, appearing at the end of 14 words.
• PEGGY leads the score list at 12 points; the average score is 7.4.

Which words fit E in the second spot and G in the third?

LEGAL, BEGAN, BEGIN, and BEGUN show how the pattern can form familiar words with different endings. VEGAN and REGAL offer another route: keep the middle fixed, then test a new first letter and final letter.

The starting-letter spread is concentrated near the top: B accounts for 10 matches and R for 9, while L and S each begin 6. At the other end, 14 words finish in S. If your clue fixes the last letter too, check that position before cycling through possible starts.

How should you use E-second, G-third words?

For Wordle, ten matches are answer-list words, and all ten also occur in tournament dictionaries. The full set has 47 allowed guesses, so a word can fit the pattern without being an answer-list match. BEGIN and LEGAL are familiar choices when their remaining letters fit your clues.

PEGGY scores 12 points, ahead of PE GHS at 11 and several words at 10. That ranking makes PEGGY a standout for a score-focused rack, but the list is not equally broad across dictionaries: Collins includes all 47 matches, compared with 28 in ENABLE. Check your game's word list before playing an unfamiliar entry.