5-letter words with G as the 1st letter and A as the 4th letter

The pattern is G??A?, with the fourth letter fixed as A. Collins accepts all 37 matches, while ENABLE and NWL2023 each include 27. Only two qualify as common by frequency, and six match the Wordle answer list, so familiar options such as GREAT and GLOAT sit beside many less familiar entries.

G??A? At a glance

• There are 37 five-letter matches across the tournament dictionaries.
• Words ending in S lead the final-letter group, with 10 matches; L follows with 7.
• Only 2 entries meet the common-word cutoff.
• GAZAL and GAZAR tie for the top score at 15 points.

Which G-starting matches score highest?

GAZAL and GAZAR each score 15 points, making them the strongest plays by face value. GALAX follows at 13, then GOPAK at 12 and GAMAY at 11. These are unusual words, so a high rack score does not guarantee an easy play.

For more familiar choices, GREAT and GLOAT fit the pattern, as do GROAN, GLEAM, and GLEAN. The five-letter grid is not just a list of everyday vocabulary: 29 entries have definitions, while only 2 meet the common-word cutoff. Check your game's word list before relying on an obscure entry.

How should you use 5-letter words with G first and A fourth?

Start by locking in G at the opening and A in position four, then test the remaining slots against your known letters. The final letter offers a useful narrowing clue: S is the most frequent ending here, followed by L and N. If your pattern ends in another letter, fewer matches remain.

Six matches are Wordle answers, and all 37 are in the allowed-guess set. The answer overlap makes this pattern worth checking during a solve, but the list does not identify which entries are answers. For broader searches, compare the neighboring G-first pattern with E in fourth position or switch to the five-letter hub.