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5-letter words with F as the 1st letter and G as the 3rd letter

5-letter words with F as the 1st letter and G as the 3rd letter: 17 matches, including familiar choices such as FIGHT and FOGGY.

17 wordsTop pick FIGHTHighest score FOGGY 13

2 of 17 are everyday words (12%). A mix of familiar words and game-only finds.

With F in 1st place, R is the most common 3rd letter (71 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Best words to play first 17 · most-used first

  • FIGHT12
  • FOGGY13
  • FUGUE9
  • FUGLY12
  • FAGIN9
  • FOGLE9
  • FAGOT9
  • FOGEY12
  • FUGAL9
  • FUGGY13
  • FUGUS9
  • FOGIE9
  • FUGLE9
  • FIGOS9
  • FUGIE9
  • FUGIO9

Showing the top 16 of 17 words. See every valid word

All valid words 17

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

  • FAGGY13
  • FAGIN9
  • FAGOT9
  • FIGHT12
  • FIGOS9
  • FOGEY12
  • FOGGY13
  • FOGIE9
  • FOGLE9
  • FUGAL9
  • FUGGY13
  • FUGIE9
  • FUGIO9
  • FUGLE9
  • FUGLY12
  • FUGUE9
  • FUGUS9
Letters by positionIn 47% of these words the 2nd letter is U.
2nd letter
  1. U47%
  2. O24%
  3. A18%
4th letter
  1. I24%
  2. G18%
  3. L18%
5th letter
  1. Y29%
  2. E29%
  3. T12%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
FOGGY1314All three
FUGGY1315All three
FIGHT1212All three
FUGLY1214Collins · NWL
FOGEY1212All three
FUGUE912All three
FAGIN911All three
FOGLE911Collins only
FAGOT910All three
FUGAL912All three
FUGUS912All three
FOGIE910All three

The fixed pattern is F?G??, leaving the second, fourth, and fifth positions open. Just two matches are common, so a complete tournament list includes plenty of unfamiliar entries. Dictionary coverage differs too: Collins accepts all 17 words, while ENABLE and NWL2023 each include 13.

The pattern at a glance

  • Collins lists 17 five-letter matches with F first and G third.
  • ENABLE and NWL2023 each include 13 of those words.
  • Only 2 matches count as common by English word frequency.
  • FOGGY tops the score list at 13 points; FIGHT scores 12.

5-letter words with F as the 1st letter and G as the 3rd letter

FIGHT, FOGGY, and FUGUE are recognizable examples in the F?G?? pattern. FIGHT puts I in the second slot and ends in T; FOGGY repeats G in the fourth slot; FUGUE finishes with two different vowels. Those fixed letters can separate several candidates quickly when your other clues are uncertain.

Three matches also appear in Wordle’s answer list. The other entries are allowed guesses, but they are not answer-list matches, so treat the answer count as narrower than the full set. Unfamiliar options are part of the puzzle: only 2 words in this group are common by frequency.

How to narrow the F?G?? pattern

Check the final letter before testing every vowel. Five matches end in E and five end in Y; S and T account for two each. L, N, and O each finish one word, so the last tile becomes a strong filter once your game has ruled out a few endings.

For 5-letter words with F as the 1st letter and G as the 3rd letter, FOGGY is the top scorer at 13, with FIGHT next at 12. Repeated G gives FOGGY a distinctive shape, but the score does not make it a likely answer. Many entries are uncommon, so check your game's word list before playing one.

Questions people ask

How many five-letter words start with F and have G as the third letter?
There are 17 tournament-dictionary matches for this pattern. Collins includes all 17, while ENABLE and NWL2023 each include 13. The full group mixes familiar words such as FIGHT with less common entries, so a game's dictionary can affect which guesses are accepted.
Which F-first, G-third word scores the most?
FOGGY is the highest scorer in this group at 13 points. FUGGY also scores 13, while FIGHT, FUGLY, and FOGEY score 12 each. Those values make FOGGY a strong board-score candidate, but they do not indicate how likely any word is to be an answer.
Are any of these F?G?? words Wordle answers?
Yes, three matches are in the Wordle answer list. The pattern has 17 allowed guesses in all, so most accepted entries are not answer-list words. If you are solving Wordle, use the fixed letters and your revealed clues rather than assuming every valid guess is a possible solution.

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