5-letter words with G as the 4th letter and E as the 5th letter

That fixed ending creates the pattern ___GE, but the first three letters vary widely: RANGE, LARGE, STAGE, and JUDGE all fit. Thirty-one entries rank among the most common English words, so this pattern mixes familiar guesses with specialist vocabulary. Use the final pair to narrow candidates, then test the opening letters against your board.

At a glance: the ___GE pattern

• 92 five-letter entries match the fixed pattern ___GE across tournament dictionaries.
• RANGE, LARGE, STAGE, and JUDGE show familiar ways to build the first three letters.
• JUDGE leads the scoring examples at 14 points; HYGGE follows at 13.
• 31 entries are common by frequency, and 38 dictionary-listed entries also appear in the Wordle answer list.

Which first letters appear most often?

B, M, and P each begin nine matches, while G, L, and S each begin eight. Examples include BADGE, MERGE, PURGE, and LARGE, showing how the same ___GE ending supports very different openings.

The S-fourth-and-E-fifth pattern has 151 matches, compared with 92 here; the L-fourth-and-E-fifth pattern has 148. G makes a more selective clue, though 92 candidates still leave plenty of openings to test.

RANGE and LARGE are useful familiar candidates, while HYGGE and KLUGE are less everyday options. Keep both types in mind when a game accepts a word but your first instinct does not recognize it.

How should you use this pattern in Wordle?

The Wordle answer list contributes 38 words in the tournament-dictionary set, while all 92 matches are allowed guesses. Once G and E are fixed in positions four and five, preserve that ending and use your remaining guesses to test the first three letters. RANGE, STAGE, and LARGE are examples to consider, not a ranking of answers.

For Scrabble, JUDGE tops the scoring examples at 14 points, ahead of HYGGE at 13; the average score across these entries is 8. For 5-letter words with G as the 4th letter and E as the 5th letter, dictionary coverage differs: the total spans Collins, NWL2023, and ENABLE. Some entries will not suit every game, so check your game's word list when legality matters.