5-letter words with L as the 1st letter and G as the 4th letter

The pattern is L _ _ G _, so the fourth letter is fixed while the final two positions vary. Familiar options include large, laugh and lodge; less familiar entries such as lough and laigh also fit. Only five matches fall among the 25,000 most common English words, so expect a mix of everyday vocabulary and specialist finds.

5-letter words with L as the 1st letter and G as the 4th letter

• There are 28 tournament-dictionary matches for the L _ _ G _ pattern.
• Five matches count as common English words, including large, laugh and lodge.
• Eight entries are Wordle answers, while 27 are allowed guesses.
• The most frequent final letter is E, with eight words ending that way.
• LEG GY, LAGGY, LOGGY and LEDGY each score 10 points.

How does this pattern work for Wordle?

Eight words matching L _ _ G _ appear in the Wordle answer list, and all eight also belong to a tournament dictionary. The allowed-guess group is much broader at 27 words, so a valid guess does not necessarily belong to the answer set.

Use known letters in positions one and four as anchors, then test the remaining slots. Large and lodge are recognizable possibilities, but the five common matches are only a small share of the full group. The rest includes rarer forms such as lough and laigh, so a dictionary-valid guess may feel unfamiliar.

Which matching words score highest?

Leggy, laggy, loggy and ledgy lead the score list at 10 points each. All four end in Y, even though E is the most common final letter across the 28 matches. That contrast is a useful board-game clue: the most frequent ending is not necessarily where the strongest tile score sits.

The average score is 7.4 points. Dictionary coverage also varies: 20 matches appear in ENABLE, 27 in Collins and 21 in NWL2023, with overlap between those sets. Check your game's word list before playing an unfamiliar form; this pattern has plenty of obscure entries alongside large and laugh.