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

The fixed pattern is _ _ G _ R: G occupies the third slot, and R closes the word. Nine matches rank among the top 25,000 English words by frequency. Collins lists all 38, compared with 29 in NWL2023 and 28 in ENABLE, so the game’s dictionary can change which candidates count.

5-letter words with G third and R fifth: quick facts

• Collins lists 38 matches; NWL2023 lists 29, and ENABLE lists 28.
• Only nine matches rank among the top 25,000 English words by frequency.
• A is the most common starting letter, with six matches; R follows with five.
• Eleven matches are Wordle answers, while all 38 are allowed guesses.
• Every match ends in R, but the starting letter varies across the set.

Which matches fit a Wordle pattern?

Eleven words matching this pattern are Wordle answers, compared with 38 accepted guesses. That gap makes the answer count a useful filter, but it does not identify which individual words belong to the answer set.

Start with recognizable candidates such as SUGAR, ANGER, TIGER, CIGAR, and WAGER when testing possible letter combinations. ANGER and EAGER share a familiar vowel structure, while RIGOR and VIGOR put O in the fourth slot. A pattern match alone does not confirm answer status.

Which matches score most, and what is the catch?

JAGER and JAGIR lead the score list at 13 points each. WAGER, VIGOR, YAGER, and HUGER score nine; CIGAR, PAGER, APGAR, and CAGER score eight. The less familiar J words top the table, while everyday choices such as SUGAR and TIGER do not.

Use those scores as a board-play comparison, not a measure of how common a word is, because only nine of the 38 matches are common by frequency. Collins has more entries here than NWL2023 or ENABLE, so check your game’s word list once before playing an unfamiliar option. If the final letter is still uncertain, the related G-third, S-fifth pattern has 82 matches, more than twice as many.