6-letter words with A as the 1st letter and G as the 3rd letter

Two openings dominate: A-R-G- starts 22 matches and A-N-G- starts 13. G is a 2-point tile, so the ceiling stays low and the average sits at just 7.9. Eight matches are everyday words, and Collins keeps all 54, while NWL2023 drops eight of them.

At a glance for the A-G list

• 54 six-letter words carry A first and G third, and Collins lists every one.
• ARG- opens 22 matches and ANG- opens 13, so 35 of the 54 share a middle consonant.
• AFGHAN and ARGUFY tie on 13 points, the highest scores in the set.
• Only eight matches are common words, including AUGUST, ANGLES and ARGUED.
• S closes 22 matches, more than a third of the list.

Which three anagram pairs hide here?

ANGLES and ANGELS use the same six letters, as do ARGUES and AUGERS, and ALGORS and ARGOLS. Anagram hunting pays off in this pattern because the fixed G pulls similar words together.

The AUG- cluster is the most recognisable group: AUGUST, AUGURS, AUGURY, AUGERS, AUGITE and AUGEND all open with the same three letters, and AUGUST is the only one that also counts as a common word.

How do these words score and rank?

Scoring is flat because G pays only 2 points. AFGHAN and ARGUFY reach 13 by pairing the G with an H, an F or a Y, and eight words sit on the next tier at 10: ARGYLE, ARGYLL, ANGSTY, ARGOSY, AUGHTS, AUGURY, ANGARY and ARGHAN.

Eight matches rank inside the 25,000 commonest words, with AFGHAN, ANGELS, ANGLED, ANGLES, ARGUED, ARGUES, AUGUST and ANGOLA making the cut. ANGLED and ANGLES are the forms most players meet first.

Eight matches also appear in Collins but not NWL2023, including ANGICO, ARGHAN and ARGULI. Keep your game's own list close before you commit to one of them.