5-letter words with G as the 3rd letter and I as the 4th letter

5-letter words with G as the 3rd letter and I as the 4th letter number 38, including seven Wordle answers and familiar picks like BEGIN and MAGIC.

38 wordsTop pick BEGINHighest score JAGIR 13

8 of 38 are everyday words (21%). A mix of familiar words and game-only finds.

With G in 3rd place, E is the most common 4th letter (68 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Best words to play first 38 · most-used first

  • BEGIN8
  • MAGIC10
  • LOGIC8
  • LEGIT6
  • DIGIT7
  • RIGID7
  • LOGIN6
  • VIGIL9
  • AEGIS6
  • AGGIE7
  • LOGIE6
  • BOGIE8
  • SIGIL6
  • YOGIC11
  • FAGIN9
  • YOGIS9
  • LOGIA6
  • REGIE6
  • JAGIR13
  • VEGIE9
  • YOGIN9
  • DOGIE7
  • VIGIA9
  • RAGIS6
  • ALGID7
  • ALGIN6
  • PUGIL8
  • ORGIA6
  • VOGIE9
  • FOGIE9
  • BAGIE8
  • OGGIN7
  • ARGIL6
  • COGIE8
  • FUGIE9
  • FUGIO9
  • ORGIC8
  • YAGIS9
All valid words 38

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

  • AEGIS6
  • AGGIE7
  • ALGID7
  • ALGIN6
  • ARGIL6
  • BAGIE8
  • BEGIN8
  • BOGIE8
  • COGIE8
  • DIGIT7
  • DOGIE7
  • FAGIN9
  • FOGIE9
  • FUGIE9
  • FUGIO9
  • JAGIR13
  • LEGIT6
  • LOGIA6
  • LOGIC8
  • LOGIE6
  • LOGIN6
  • MAGIC10
  • OGGIN7
  • ORGIA6
  • ORGIC8
  • PUGIL8
  • RAGIS6
  • REGIE6
  • RIGID7
  • SIGIL6
  • VEGIE9
  • VIGIA9
  • VIGIL9
  • VOGIE9
  • YAGIS9
  • YOGIC11
  • YOGIN9
  • YOGIS9
Letters by positionIn 32% of these words the 2nd letter is O.
1st letter
  1. A13%
  2. L13%
  3. F11%
2nd letter
  1. O32%
  2. A16%
  3. E13%
5th letter
  1. E29%
  2. N16%
  3. S11%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
Score spreadMost of these words score 6 in Scrabble; JAGIR tops the list with 13. Scores before board bonuses.
  1. 66 points: 11 words
  2. 7 points: 6 words
  3. 88 points: 7 words
  4. 9 points: 11 words
  5. 1010 points: 1 words
  6. 11 points: 1 words
  7. 1212 points: 0 words
  8. 13 points: 1 words
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
JAGIR1316Collins only
YOGIC1112All three
MAGIC1013All three
VIGIL912All three
FAGIN911All three
YOGIS99All three
VEGIE911All three
YOGIN910All three
VIGIA911Collins · NWL
VOGIE911All three
FOGIE910All three
FUGIO911All three

The fixed pattern is _ _ G I _, leaving the first two and final letters to solve around. BEGIN, MAGIC, LOGIC, and DIGIT make the set easy to recognize, but only eight entries are classed as common. Collins includes 38 matches, NWL2023 30, and ENABLE 27, a spread that matters if you play across different word-game lists.

The G-I pattern at a glance

  • All 38 matches share G in the third slot and I in the fourth; only the first two and final letters change.
  • Collins recognizes 38 entries, compared with 30 in NWL2023 and 27 in ENABLE, so the lists do not fully overlap.
  • Eight entries are classed as common, leaving many less familiar options beside words such as BEGIN and MAGIC.
  • Seven matches are Wordle answers, while all 38 are allowed guesses in the game's word lists.

Which endings narrow the G-I pattern fastest?

Eleven of the 38 matches end in E, making it the strongest final-letter clue. BEGIN, MAGIC, and LEGIT show that ending; N comes next with six words, including LOGIN and YOGIN. C, L, and S each finish four entries, so checking the last tile can cut down your options quickly.

The first letter is less concentrated: A and L each start five matches, while F, V, and Y each start four. Familiar anchors include BEGIN, MAGIC, LOGIC, DIGIT, and RIGID. Less familiar entries such as JAGIR, LOGIE, and VIGIA also belong to the tournament lists, so a plausible-looking pattern does not guarantee an everyday word.

How should you play the G-I pattern?

Tip

For a score-focused play, compare JAGIR with YOGIC and MAGIC first; for a puzzle, keep answer-list candidates separate from allowed guesses.

Questions people ask

How many five-letter words have G third and I fourth?
There are 38 tournament-dictionary matches with G in the third position and I in the fourth. Collins includes all 38, while NWL2023 includes 30 and ENABLE includes 27. The total combines entries from at least one of those tournament dictionaries.
Which G-I pattern word scores the most?
JAGIR is the highest-scoring match at 13 points. YOGIC follows at 11, and MAGIC scores 10. The leading options are not all everyday words, so make sure your game accepts a candidate before relying on its score.
Are all 38 G-I words Wordle answers?
No. Seven matches appear in the Wordle answer list, while all 38 are included among allowed guesses. That distinction matters when you are solving: a word can be a valid guess without being a possible answer.

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