5-letter words with O as the 2nd letter and G as the 3rd letter
5-letter words with O as the 2nd letter and G as the 3rd letter number 59 across tournament dictionaries, with LOGIC and LOGIN among the familiar choices.
13 of 59 are everyday words (22%). A mix of familiar words and game-only finds.
With O in 2nd place, R is the most common 3rd letter (232 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.
Common words
All valid words 59
- BOGAN8
- BOGEY11
- BOGGY12
- BOGIE8
- BOGLE8
- BOGUS8
- COGIE8
- COGON8
- COGUE8
- DOGES7
- DOGEY10
- DOGGO8
- DOGGY11
- DOGIE7
- DOGMA9
- FOGEY12
- FOGGY13
- FOGIE9
- FOGLE9
- GOGGA8
- GOGOS7
- HOGAN9
- HOGEN9
- HOGGS10
- HOGHS12
- LOGAN6
- LOGES6
- LOGGY10
- LOGIA6
- LOGIC8
- LOGIE6
- LOGIN6
- LOGOI6
- LOGON6
- LOGOS6
- MOGGY12
- MOGUL8
- NOGGS7
- POGEY11
- POGGE9
- POGOS8
- ROGER6
- ROGUE6
- ROGUY9
- SOGER6
- SOGGY10
- TOGAE6
- TOGAS6
- TOGED7
- TOGES6
- TOGUE6
- VOGIE9
- VOGUE9
- YOGAS9
- YOGEE9
- YOGHS12
- YOGIC11
- YOGIN9
- YOGIS9
Highest-scoring words
| Word | Scrabble | Words With Friends | Dictionaries |
|---|---|---|---|
| FOGGY | 13 | 14 | All three |
| BOGGY | 12 | 14 | All three |
| MOGGY | 12 | 14 | All three |
| FOGEY | 12 | 12 | All three |
| YOGHS | 12 | 11 | All three |
| HOGHS | 12 | 11 | Collins only |
| DOGGY | 11 | 12 | All three |
| BOGEY | 11 | 12 | All three |
| YOGIC | 11 | 12 | All three |
| POGEY | 11 | 12 | All three |
| SOGGY | 10 | 11 | All three |
| HOGGS | 10 | 11 | All three |
The pattern is _OG__, so the first and last two letters do the remaining work. You’ll find recognizable options such as ROGER, ROGUE, and VOGUE, alongside less familiar entries. The dictionary totals differ: Collins lists all 59, while ENABLE includes 44; ending patterns offer another quick filter: 15 finish in E, 14 in S, and 11 in Y; ROGUE, LOGOS, and FOGGY are good examples when you know the final letter.
5-letter words with O as the 2nd letter and G as the 3rd letter
- There are 59 matches across the tournament dictionaries counted here.
- Collins contains 59 matches; NWL2023 has 47 and ENABLE has 44.
- LOGIC, LOGIN, BOGUS, and DOGMA are among the recognizable examples.
- L begins 10 words, more than any other starting letter in the group.
- E is the most common ending, with 15 words; S follows with 14.
Are any of these five-letter words Wordle answers?
Yes. Nine words matching _OG__ appear in the Wordle answer list and in a tournament dictionary. The pattern alone narrows a clue, but the remaining letters still matter: LOGIN and LOGIC share the first three letters, then diverge.
All 59 matches count as allowed guesses, but only nine are answers. A valid guess can test letters without being a possible solution. Once O and G are fixed in the second and third positions, compare S-ending LOGOS with Y-ending FOGGY if your board rules out E.
Which matches are common or score well?
Only 13 of the 59 entries rank among common English words, so expect the tail of the group to include unfamiliar vocabulary. LOGIC, LOGIN, ROGUE, and VOGUE are easier to recognize than entries such as YOGHS or LOGIE.
FOGGY scores 13 points; BOGGY and MOGGY each score 12. DOGGY scores 11.
Those doubled-G words stand out for points, but FOGGY repeats a letter while LOGIC tests five distinct letters. For a letter-finding turn, that contrast matters more than raw score. Dictionary coverage also varies, so check the word list your game uses.
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