5-letter words with I as the 2nd letter and G as the 4th letter
Sixty-one matches fit 5-letter words with I as the 2nd letter and G as the 4th letter, and 13 of them end in -INGS.
10 of 61 are everyday words (16%). A mix of familiar words and game-only finds.
With I in 2nd place, E is the most common 4th letter (350 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.
Best words to play first
- WINGS9
- KINGS10
- RINGS6
- RIDGE7
- SIEGE6
- SINGS6
- BINGO8
- BINGE8
- HINGE9
- PIGGY12
- RIGGS7
- BIGGS9
- LINGO6
- LIEGE6
- PINGS8
- TINGE6
- DINGY10
- MIDGE9
- DINGO7
- BILGE8
- DINGS7
- SINGE6
- DIRGE7
- TINGS6
- JIGGY17
- LINGA6
- JIRGA13
- LINGS6
- BIGGY12
- JINGO13
- WIGGY13
- ZINGY18
- MINGS8
- GINGE7
- ZINGS15
- DINGE7
- VIRGE9
- WINGE9
- BINGS8
- PINGO8
- VIRGA9
- CIGGY12
- HINGS9
- MIGGS9
- WINGY12
- WIGGA10
- MINGY11
- RIDGY10
All valid words 61
- AINGA6
- BIGGS9
- BIGGY12
- BILGE8
- BILGY11
- BINGE8
- BINGO8
- BINGS8
- BINGY11
- BIOGS8
- CIGGY12
- DINGE7
- DINGO7
- DINGS7
- DINGY10
- DIRGE7
- FIDGE10
- GINGE7
- GINGS7
- HINGE9
- HINGS9
- JIGGY17
- JINGO13
- JIRGA13
- KIDGE11
- KINGS10
- LIEGE6
- LIGGE7
- LINGA6
- LINGO6
- LINGS6
- LINGY9
- MIDGE9
- MIDGY12
- MIGGS9
- MINGE8
- MINGS8
- MINGY11
- MISGO8
- PIGGY12
- PINGO8
- PINGS8
- RIDGE7
- RIDGY10
- RIGGS7
- RINGS6
- SIEGE6
- SINGE6
- SINGS6
- TINGE6
- TINGS6
- VIRGA9
- VIRGE9
- WIGGA10
- WIGGY13
- WILGA9
- WINGE9
- WINGS9
- WINGY12
- ZINGS15
- ZINGY18
Highest-scoring words
| Word | Scrabble | Words With Friends | Dictionaries |
|---|---|---|---|
| ZINGY | 18 | 19 | All three |
| JIGGY | 17 | 20 | Collins · NWL |
| ZINGS | 15 | 17 | All three |
| JIRGA | 13 | 16 | Collins only |
| JINGO | 13 | 17 | All three |
| WIGGY | 13 | 14 | All three |
| PIGGY | 12 | 14 | All three |
| BIGGY | 12 | 14 | Collins · NWL |
| CIGGY | 12 | 14 | Collins · NWL |
| WINGY | 12 | 13 | All three |
| MIDGY | 12 | 13 | Collins only |
| MINGY | 11 | 13 | All three |
Thirteen of the 61 matches are -INGS plurals such as KINGS, RINGS, and WINGS, and a smaller -NGE group hides BINGE, HINGE, and SINGE. Only 10 matches count as common English words, yet 14 appear on the Wordle answer list and all 61 are legal guesses. Collins carries the full set, while the North American list trims it by 19.
What the _ I _ G _ frame gives you
- Collins, NWL2023, and ENABLE together list 61 matches for this frame.
- Ten of them rank among the 25,000 most frequent English words.
- Thirteen matches are -INGS plurals, from BINGS to ZINGS.
- Fourteen matches are Wordle answers; every one of the 61 is an allowed guess.
- ZINGY scores 18 and JIGGY 17, the two best plays here.
How to use the -INGS rail
- Spot the ending first: 13 matches close on -INGS.
- Read the stem as a short noun, from BING and DING to WING and ZING.
- Separate -NGE words such as BINGE and HINGE, which take an E instead of an S.
- Lean on N in the third slot, a letter that appears in 34 of the 61 matches.
- Test the opening letter last, using a common choice such as B, M, or W.
A note for Wordle guesses
Fourteen of the 61 matches are answers, so a guess in this frame is rarely wasted. Confirm G in the fourth slot first, then vary the opening letter.
5-letter words with I as the 2nd letter and G as the 4th letter
ZINGY reaches 18 points and JIGGY 17, each carried by a single 10-point Z or 8-point J tile. ZINGS follows at 15, then JIRGA, JINGO, and WIGGY sit on 13, and the average across the frame is 9.0.
Coverage is where this set surprises. NWL2023 drops 19 matches that Collins keeps, and ENABLE drops 23, even though both lists treat ZINGY as valid. For 5-letter words with I as the 2nd letter and G as the 4th letter, the dictionary you play decides more matches than the score does.
Questions people ask
Why do so many matches end in -INGS?
Can every word in this frame be used in Wordle?
Which word list holds the most matches?
Keep going
Related lists
Know some letters already?
Put greens, yellows and greys into the Finder and get only the words that fit.