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

The pattern is _ _ _ G S: G sits in the fourth spot, and every match ends in S. Songs, kings, rings, and flags are easy to recognize; the full set also includes less familiar plays. Seventeen entries rank among common English words, while the tournament-dictionary total reaches 132, and the examples help narrow a clue.

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

• The pattern contains 132 words, and every match ends in S.
• Songs, wings, kings, and rings are among the familiar examples.
• S leads 25 entries; B is next with 14, followed by T with 12.
• Only 17 matches fall within the common-word group, so many answers are specialist vocabulary.

Which starting letters give you the most options?

S is the strongest starting letter, with 25 matches; B has 14 and T has 12. That makes S a smart first letter to test when your clue fixes only the final three positions. Familiar examples include songs, bangs, and slugs.

The ending is unusually fixed: all 132 entries close with GS. Compare that with the related G-fourth, E-fifth pattern, which has 92 matches, or the E-fourth, S-fifth pattern, with 719. Those neighboring patterns show how much the final letter narrows a five-letter search.

Can these G-fourth, S-fifth words score well?

Yes. ZINGS and QUAGS each score 15 points, while JAGGS reaches 14. For a board play, look first for a premium square under Z or Q; the fixed G and S already supply useful consonants, but the high-value tile does the heavy lifting.

The 132-word total counts entries accepted by at least one tournament dictionary, not words shared by every game: Collins includes 130, NWL2023 includes 95, and ENABLE includes 84. That gap is the main limitation: a valid play in one list may fail in another. For 5-letter words with G as the 4th letter and S as the 5th letter, check your game’s dictionary when the candidate is unfamiliar.