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

5-letter words with G third and T last total 33 tournament-dictionary entries, including 16 that also occur in the Wordle answer list.

33 wordsTop pick RIGHTHighest score KIGHT 13

14 of 33 are everyday words (42%). A friendly list: most players will know the top picks.

With G in 3rd place, S is the most common 5th letter (82 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Common words 14 · most-used first

All valid words 33

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

Letters by positionIn 55% of these words the 2nd letter is I.
1st letter
  1. B15%
  2. A9%
  3. D6%
2nd letter
  1. I55%
  2. N12%
  3. E12%
4th letter
  1. H48%
  2. O33%
  3. E6%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
Score spreadMost of these words score 9 in Scrabble; KIGHT tops the list with 13. Scores before board bonuses.
  1. 66 points: 7 words
  2. 7 points: 2 words
  3. 88 points: 6 words
  4. 9 points: 9 words
  5. 1010 points: 1 words
  6. 11 points: 3 words
  7. 1212 points: 3 words
  8. 13 points: 2 words
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
KIGHT1313Collins only
JIGOT1316Collins only
FIGHT1212All three
WIGHT1212All three
HIGHT1211All three
MIGHT1112All three
BIGHT1112All three
PIGHT1112Collins only
DIGHT1010All three
RIGHT99All three
NIGHT910All three
LIGHT910All three

Every answer has G in slot three and T at the end, leaving the first, second, and fourth letters open. That tight frame still yields 33 tournament-dictionary words, from familiar RIGHT, MIGHT, NIGHT, LIGHT, and FIGHT to less everyday forms such as ANGST and INGOT. Fourteen meet our common-word cutoff, so the pattern mixes quick guesses with specialist vocabulary.

At a glance: the pattern's strongest clues

  • All 33 qualifying words end in T, while G stays fixed in the middle slot.
  • Fourteen qualify as common words, less than half of the 33-entry set.
  • Five start with B, the most of any initial; A comes next with three.
  • Sixteen match the Wordle answer list and also appear in a tournament dictionary.

Which 5-letter words with G third and T last fit Wordle?

Wordle players can begin with the familiar -IGHT run: RIGHT, MIGHT, NIGHT, LIGHT, FIGHT, TIGHT, and SIGHT all match the fixed positions. Holding G and T steady makes the first, second, and fourth letters the only slots to test.

Sixteen entries overlap the answer list, but the 14 common-word entries show why recognition and answer-list status are not identical: several fits are much less familiar than RIGHT or NIGHT.

Which entries score highest in Scrabble?

Scrabble scoring rewards the awkward-looking choices here. KIGHT and JIGOT top the table at 13 points each; FIGHT, WIGHT, and HIGHT follow at 12. RIGHT scores 9, so the obvious everyday pick is not the point leader.

Collins counts 33 matches, while ENABLE and NWL2023 each count 28. That gap is a real limitation for play across apps: check the word list your game uses before spending a turn on KIGHT or JIGOT.

How does changing the final letter alter the count?

Among other words with G in the middle and T last, the vowel patterns are far more plentiful: A gives 106 matches, E and I give 93 each, O gives 75, and U gives 62. The G/T combination's 33 entries sit well below even the smallest of those five vowel groups.

Changing the final letter makes another useful comparison: G in slot three with S at the end has 82 matches, versus 33 ending in T. For 5-letter words with G third and T last, keep the search narrow when T is confirmed; if the last tile is uncertain, check the S pattern before rejecting a likely -IGHT word.

Questions people ask

Which familiar words have G third and T last?
RIGHT, MIGHT, NIGHT, LIGHT, FIGHT, TIGHT, and SIGHT all place G third and T last. Those familiar -IGHT forms are a strong starting cluster, but the 33-word set also includes less common choices such as ANGST and INGOT.
What is the highest-scoring word in this pattern?
KIGHT and JIGOT tie for the highest listed Scrabble score at 13 points each. FIGHT, WIGHT, and HIGHT score 12, while RIGHT scores 9. The less familiar entries outscore better-known choices, so familiarity alone is a poor scoring guide.
Are all 33 words accepted in every word game?
No single tournament dictionary includes the same number of matches: Collins has 33, while ENABLE and NWL2023 each have 28. Check your game's word list before playing an unfamiliar fit, especially KIGHT or JIGOT, which lead the score list but are not everyday vocabulary.

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