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

Locking in G at the start and S in the fourth slot leaves a compact set of 43 words. Familiar picks such as GUEST, GROSS and GRASS sit beside less everyday entries like GROSZ and GLISK. Twelve qualify as common English words, so the pattern mixes easy guesses with options worth checking against your game’s dictionary.

The pattern at a glance

• All 43 matches follow G _ _ S _; GUESS and GLASS are familiar examples.
• The set includes 12 common words, including GUEST, GROSS and GRASS.
• Collins lists 42 matches; ENABLE lists 30 and NWL2023 lists 31.
• GROSZ leads the Scrabble scores at 15 points, with GYPSY next at 14.

Which G-first, S-fourth words fit Wordle?

Fifteen words in this pattern appear in the Wordle answer list, while all 43 are counted among its allowed guesses. The answer count is smaller than the full pattern because Wordle’s solution list is narrower than its guess list; a legal guess is not automatically a likely solution.

Dictionary coverage also changes by game. Collins includes 42 of the 43 matches, compared with 30 in ENABLE and 31 in NWL2023. GROSZ illustrates why checking the exact game list matters: a word’s presence in one tournament dictionary does not guarantee acceptance in another.

How do these words end, and which score well?

The final letter often narrows the search quickly: 10 matches end in T, while E and Y each finish 9. Only 6 end in S, including GUESS, GLASS, GROSS and GRASS. That distribution makes a final T, E or Y a stronger pattern clue than a final S.

For Scrabble, GROSZ scores 15 points before board bonuses, and GYPSY scores 14. GAWsy scores 12, while GHOST, GUTSY, GASSY and GNASH each score 9. The top score comes from an unfamiliar word, so don’t treat the highest value as the safest play; verify that your game accepts it.