5-letter words starting with G

608 five-letter words start with G, with 115 Wordle answers and 106 entries marked common.

629 wordsTop pick GOINGHighest score GHAZI 18

104 of 629 are everyday words (17%). A mix of familiar words and game-only finds.

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S starts the most 5-letter words (1,547); X starts the fewest (15). G ranks #9 of 26. The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Common words 104 · most-used first

Showing the top 48 of 104 common words. See every valid word

All valid words 629

A to Z. Includes rare and Collins-only words. Linked tiles open the word's meaning, score and rhymes.

GABBA₁₀
GABBY₁₃
GABLE₈
GADDI₈
GADES₇
GADGE₈
GADID₈
GADIS₇
GADJE₁₄
GADJO₁₄
GADSO₇
GAFFE₁₂
GAFFS₁₂
GAGED₈
GAGER₇
GAGES₇
GAIDS₇
GAILY₉
GAINS₆
GAIRS₆
GAITS₆
GAITT₆
GAJOS₁₃
GALAH₉
GALAS₆
GALAX₁₃
GALEA₆
GALED₇
GALES₆
GALLS₆
GALLY₉
GALOP₈
GALUT₆
GALVO₉
GAMAS₈
GAMAY₁₁
GAMBA₁₀
GAMBE₁₀
GAMBO₁₀
GAMBS₁₀
GAMED₉
GAMER₈
GAMES₈
GAMEY₁₁
GAMIC₁₀
GAMIN₈
GAMMA₁₀
GAMME₁₀
GAMMY₁₃
GAMPS₁₀
GAMUT₈
GANCH₁₁
GANDY₁₀
GANEF₉
GANEV₉
GANGS₇
GANJA₁₃
GANKS₁₀
GANOF₉
GANTS₆
GAOLS₆
GAPED₉
GAPER₈
GAPES₈
GAPOS₈
GAPPY₁₃
GARBE₈
GARBO₈
GARBS₈
GARDA₇
GARIS₆
GARNI₆
GARRE₆
GARTH₉
GARUM₈
GASES₆
GASPS₈
GASPY₁₁
GASSY₉
GASTS₆
GATCH₁₁
GATED₇
GATER₆
GATES₆
GATHS₉
GATOR₆
GAUCH₁₁
GAUCY₁₁
GAUDS₇
GAUDY₁₀
GAUGE₇
GAUJE₁₃
GAULT₆
GAUMS₈
GAUMY₁₁
GAUNT₆
GAUPS₈
GAURS₆
GAUSS₆
GAUZE₁₅
GAUZY₁₈
GAVEL₉
GAVOT₉
GAWCY₁₄
GAWDS₁₀
GAWKS₁₃
GAWKY₁₆
GAWPS₁₁
GAWSY₁₂
GAYAL₉
GAYER₉
GAYLY₁₂
GAZAL₁₅
GAZAR₁₅
GAZED₁₆
GAZER₁₅
GAZES₁₅
GAZON₁₅
GAZOO₁₅
GEALS₆
GEANS₆
GEARE₆
GEARS₆
GEATS₆
GEBUR₈
GECKO₁₂
GECKS₁₂
GEEKS₁₀
GEEKY₁₃
GEEPS₈
GEESE₆
GEEST₆
GEIST₆
GEITS₆
GELDS₇
GELEE₆
GELID₇
GELLY₉
GELTS₆
GEMEL₈
GEMMA₁₀
GEMMY₁₃
GEMOT₈
GENAL₆
GENAS₆
GENES₆
GENET₆
GENIC₈
GENIE₆
GENII₆
GENIP₈
GENNY₉
GENOA₆
GENOM₈
GENRE₆
GENRO₆
GENTS₆
GENTY₉
GENUA₆
GENUS₆
GEODE₇
GEOID₇
GEPIK₁₂
GERAH₉
GERBE₈
GERES₆
GERLE₆
GERMS₈
GERMY₁₁
GERNE₆
GESSE₆
GESSO₆
GESTE₆
GESTS₆
GETAS₆
GETUP₈
GEUMS₈
GEYAN₉
GEYER₉
GHAST₉
GHATS₉
GHAUT₉
GHAZI₁₈
GHEES₉
GHEST₉
GHOST₉
GHOUL₉
GHYLL₁₂
GIANT₆
GIBED₉
GIBEL₈
GIBER₈
GIBES₈
GIBLI₈
GIBUS₈
GIDDY₁₁
GIFTS₉
GIGAS₇
GIGHE₁₀
GIGOT₇
GIGUE₇
GILAS₆
GILDS₇
GILET₆
GILLS₆
GILLY₉
GILPY₁₁
GILTS₆
GIMEL₈
GIMME₁₀
GIMPS₁₀
GIMPY₁₃
GINCH₁₁
GINGE₇
GINGS₇
GINKS₁₀
GINNY₉
GINZO₁₅
GIPON₈
GIPPO₁₀
GIPPY₁₃
GIPSY₁₁
GIRDS₇
GIRLS₆
GIRLY₉
GIRNS₆
GIRON₆
GIROS₆
GIRRS₆
GIRSH₉
GIRTH₉
GIRTS₆
GISMO₈
GISMS₈
GISTS₆
GITCH₁₁
GITES₆
GIUST₆
GIVED₁₀
GIVEN₉
GIVER₉
GIVES₉
GIZMO₁₇
GLACE₈
GLADE₇
GLADS₇
GLADY₁₀
GLAIK₁₀
GLAIR₆
GLAMP₁₀
GLAMS₈
GLAND₇
GLANS₆
GLARE₆
GLARY₉
GLASS₆
GLAUM₈
GLAUR₆
GLAZE₁₅
GLAZY₁₈
GLEAM₈
GLEAN₆
GLEBA₈
GLEBE₈
GLEBY₁₁
GLEDE₇
GLEDS₇
GLEED₇
GLEEK₁₀
GLEES₆
GLEET₆
GLEIS₆
GLENS₆
GLENT₆
GLEYS₉
GLIAL₆
GLIAS₆
GLIBS₈
GLIDE₇
GLIFF₁₂
GLIFT₉
GLIKE₁₀
GLIME₈
GLIMS₈
GLINT₆
GLISK₁₀
GLITS₆
GLITZ₁₅
GLOAM₈
GLOAT₆
GLOBE₈
GLOBI₈
GLOBS₈
GLOBY₁₁
GLODE₇
GLOGG₈
GLOMS₈
GLOOM₈
GLOOP₈
GLOPS₈
GLORY₉
GLOSS₆
GLOST₆
GLOUT₆
GLOVE₉
GLOWS₉
GLOZE₁₅
GLUED₇
GLUER₆
GLUES₆
GLUEY₉
GLUGS₇
GLUME₈
GLUMS₈
GLUON₆
GLUTE₆
GLUTS₆
GLYPH₁₄
GNARL₆
GNARR₆
GNARS₆
GNASH₉
GNATS₆
GNAWN₉
GNAWS₉
GNOME₈
GNOWS₉
GOADS₇
GOAFS₉
GOALS₆
GOARY₉
GOATS₆
GOATY₉
GOBAN₈
GOBBI₁₀
GOBBO₁₀
GOBBY₁₃
GOBOS₈
GODET₇
GODLY₁₀
GODSO₇
GOELS₆
GOERS₆
GOEST₆
GOETH₉
GOETY₉
GOFER₉
GOFFS₁₂
GOGGA₈
GOGOS₇
GOIER₆
GOING₇
GOJIS₁₃
GOLDS₇
GOLDY₁₀
GOLEM₈
GOLES₆
GOLFS₉
GOLLY₉
GOLPE₈
GOLPS₈
GOMBO₁₀
GOMER₈
GOMPA₁₀
GONAD₇
GONCH₁₁
GONEF₉
GONER₆
GONGS₇
GONIA₆
GONIF₉
GONKS₁₀
GONNA₆
GONOF₉
GONYS₉
GONZO₁₅
GOOBY₁₁
GOODS₇
GOODY₁₀
GOOEY₉
GOOFS₉
GOOFY₁₂
GOOGS₇
GOOKS₁₀
GOOKY₁₃
GOOLD₇
GOOLS₆
GOOLY₉
GOONS₆
GOONY₉
GOOPS₈
GOOPY₁₁
GOORS₆
GOORY₉
GOOSE₆
GOOSY₉
GOPAK₁₂
GOPIK₁₂
GORAL₆
GORAS₆
GORED₇
GORES₆
GORGE₇
GORIS₆
GORMS₈
GORMY₁₁
GORPS₈
GORSE₆
GORSY₉
GOSHT₉
GOSSE₆
GOTCH₁₁
GOTHS₉
GOTTA₆
GOUGE₇
GOUKS₁₀
GOURA₆
GOURD₇
GOUTS₆
GOUTY₉
GOWAN₉
GOWDS₁₀
GOWFS₁₂
GOWKS₁₃
GOWLS₉
GOWNS₉
GOXES₁₃
GOYIM₁₁
GRAAL₆
GRABS₈
GRACE₈
GRADE₇
GRADS₇
GRAFF₁₂
GRAFT₉
GRAIL₆
GRAIN₆
GRAIP₈
GRAMA₈
GRAME₈
GRAMP₁₀
GRAMS₈
GRANA₆
GRAND₇
GRANS₆
GRANT₆
GRAPE₈
GRAPH₁₁
GRAPY₁₁
GRASP₈
GRASS₆
GRATE₆
GRAVE₉
GRAVS₉
GRAVY₁₂
GRAYS₉
GRAZE₁₅
GREAT₆
GREBE₈
GRECE₈
GREED₇
GREEK₁₀
GREEN₆
GREES₆
GREET₆
GREGE₇
GREGO₇
GREIN₆
GRENS₆
GRENZ₁₅
GRESE₆
GREVE₉
GREWS₉
GREYS₉
GRICE₈
GRIDE₇
GRIDS₇
GRIEF₉
GRIFF₁₂
GRIFT₉
GRIGS₇
GRIKE₁₀
GRILL₆
GRIME₈
GRIMY₁₁
GRIND₇
GRINS₆
GRIOT₆
GRIPE₈
GRIPS₈
GRIPT₈
GRIPY₁₁
GRISE₆
GRIST₆
GRISY₉
GRITH₉
GRITS₆
GRIZE₁₅
GROAN₆
GROAT₆
GRODY₁₀
GROGS₇
GROIN₆
GROKS₁₀
GROMA₈
GRONE₆
GROOF₉
GROOM₈
GROPE₈
GROSS₆
GROSZ₁₅
GROTS₆
GROUF₉
GROUP₈
GROUT₆
GROVE₉
GROVY₁₂
GROWL₉
GROWN₉
GROWS₉
GRRRL₆
GRUBS₈
GRUED₇
GRUEL₆
GRUES₆
GRUFE₉
GRUFF₁₂
GRUME₈
GRUMP₁₀
GRUNT₆
GRYCE₁₁
GRYDE₁₀
GRYKE₁₃
GRYPE₁₁
GRYPT₁₁
GUACO₈
GUACS₈
GUANA₆
GUANO₆
GUANS₆
GUARD₇
GUARS₆
GUAVA₉
GUCKS₁₂
GUCKY₁₅
GUDES₇
GUESS₆
GUEST₆
GUFFS₁₂
GUGAS₇
GUIDE₇
GUIDS₇
GUILD₇
GUILE₆
GUILT₆
GUIMP₁₀
GUIRO₆
GUISE₆
GULAG₇
GULAR₆
GULAS₆
GULCH₁₁
GULES₆
GULFS₉
GULFY₁₂
GULLS₆
GULLY₉
GULPH₁₁
GULPS₈
GULPY₁₁
GUMBO₁₀
GUMMA₁₀
GUMMI₁₀
GUMMY₁₃
GUMPS₁₀
GUNDY₁₀
GUNGE₇
GUNGY₁₀
GUNKS₁₀
GUNKY₁₃
GUNNY₉
GUPPY₁₃
GURDY₁₀
GURGE₇
GURLS₆
GURLY₉
GURNS₆
GURRY₉
GURSH₉
GURUS₆
GUSHY₁₂
GUSLA₆
GUSLE₆
GUSLI₆
GUSSY₉
GUSTO₆
GUSTS₆
GUSTY₉
GUTSY₉
GUTTA₆
GUTTY₉
GUYED₁₀
GUYLE₉
GUYOT₉
GUYSE₉
GWINE₉
GYALS₉
GYBED₁₂
GYBES₁₁
GYELD₁₀
GYMPS₁₃
GYNAE₉
GYNIE₉
GYNNY₁₂
GYNOS₉
GYOZA₁₈
GYPOS₁₁
GYPPO₁₃
GYPPY₁₆
GYPSY₁₄
GYRAL₉
GYRED₁₀
GYRES₉
GYRON₉
GYROS₉
GYRUS₉
GYTES₉
GYVED₁₃
GYVES₁₂

Letters by positionIn 31% of these words the 5th letter is S.

2nd letter

A19%
R17%
O16%

3rd letter

A12%
O11%
I9%

4th letter

E13%
S7%
T6%

5th letter

S31%
Y14%
E14%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses

Score spreadMost of these words score 6 in Scrabble; GHAZI tops the list with 18. Scores before board bonuses.

66 points: 174 words
7 points: 69 words
88 points: 96 words
9 points: 118 words
1010 points: 57 words
11 points: 35 words
1212 points: 26 words
13 points: 24 words
1414 points: 5 words
15 points: 17 words
1616 points: 3 words
17 points: 1 words
1818 points: 4 words

Word	Scrabble	Words With Friends	Dictionaries
GHAZI	18	18	All three
GAUZY	18	19	All three
GYOZA	18	18	Collins · NWL
GLAZY	18	19	All three
GIZMO	17	19	All three
GAZED	16	17	All three
GAWKY	16	16	All three
GYPPY	16	17	Collins only
GLAZE	15	17	All three
GRAZE	15	16	All three
GAUZE	15	17	All three
GONZO	15	17	All three

G produces the largest list in this group: 608 five-letter matches. Yet just 106 are marked common, so the size hides a sharp split between familiar choices and specialist entries. Start with group, games, great or guide for everyday clues; save the broader list for a locked pattern or a board game challenge.

The biggest list in this batch

Among F through L, G has the most matches at 608, while its common count is 106. That contrast matters: a long index does not mean every candidate is equally likely in a casual puzzle. Group, games, great and guide make a sensible first sweep before you test less familiar combinations.

The final S occurs 193 times, far ahead of E at 87 and Y at 85. Those top three endings account for 365 of the 608 matches (derived: 193+87+85 = 365). If your last tile is still unknown, this distribution gives you a useful order for checking branches without claiming a solution.

These three endings together represent more than half the G list, since 365 of 608 entries finish in S, E or Y (derived: 193+87+85 = 365; 365/608 = 0.60). That concentration is especially useful when two or three tiles are still hidden. A revealed E or Y leaves a similar sized branch, unlike the much larger S group.

The S ending dominates

Start with S: 193 words end there, including games, goals and gifts.
E and Y are nearly tied, at 87 and 85; guide and guilty show those paths.
T appears 43 times, a smaller branch represented by great and guest.
A and O each have 24 endings, so keep them for patterns that support them.

Four tied scoring leaders

Tip

Four entries share the top score of 18: ghazi, gyoza, gauzy and glazy.

Separate common and answer counts

There are 115 Wordle answers in this set, and 106 common entries. Those counts overlap in purpose but are separate measures: one describes the answer list, the other marks common vocabulary. For a clue-solving session, try group, great, green and guess first, then let known letter positions do the narrowing.

G offers 608 Collins entries, against 433 in the North American list and 415 in ENABLE. That gap is a reminder to check your game’s accepted dictionary before choosing one of the less familiar high scorers. Everyday candidates such as group or great are easier to recognize, but an exact match still needs to fit the letter pattern and the rules your game uses.

Questions people ask

How many five-letter words begin with G?

There are 608 five-letter matches beginning with G in the list. Of those, 106 are common and 115 are Wordle answers. Familiar examples include group, games, great and guide, while the complete list also serves word games with broader dictionaries.

What letter most often ends a G word?

S is the most common ending, appearing in 193 entries. E follows at 87 and Y at 85, making those three endings the main branches to inspect. Games, goals and gifts are familiar S-ending examples from the page.

Which G words have the highest score?

Ghazi, gyoza, gauzy and glazy are tied at 18 points each. Gizmo follows with 17, and gazed and gawky are listed at 16. Scores are base totals and can change when the board adds premiums or crosswords.

How many G words are common?

Of the 608 G entries, 106 are common. The page also lists 115 Wordle answers, a separate measure. Start with recognizable forms like group, great and green, then use the complete list when your letter pattern needs more options.

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5-letter words starting with G

Common words 104 · most-used first

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The S ending dominates

Four tied scoring leaders

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