6-letter words with A as the 2nd letter and G as the 6th letter

The pattern is _A___G: A sits in position two, and G closes every entry. Thirty-five of the 157 words are common by frequency, including having, saying, eating, and paying. R begins 16 matches, more than any other first letter; B, H, L, M, P, T, and W each begin 11.

The pattern at a glance

• 157 entries match across at least one of ENABLE, Collins, or NWL2023.
• Collins includes 152 matches; NWL2023 has 131, so coverage varies.
• Thirty-five entries are common by frequency; HAVING, MAKING, and TAKING are familiar examples.
• R leads the first-letter counts with 16 words; seven other starting letters have 11 each.

Which A–G entries score highest?

HAZING, ZAFTIG, and FAZING tie for the top score at 19 points each. MAZING and ZAMANG follow at 18, while GAZING, WAXING, FAXING, JAWING, and DAZING each score 17.

Unusual high-value letters push these words above familiar forms such as MAKING. In Scrabble, a letter premium boosts that tile's value, while a word premium multiplies the whole word, so board position can change the payoff.

The set averages 10.7 points per word, well below the 19-point leaders, so those top scorers are outliers rather than the norm. Most matches land in the low teens, where a single premium square changes the ranking.

Which starting letters give you the most choices?

R gives you 16 options, the largest first-letter group in this pattern. B, H, L, M, P, T, and W each have 11, making those seven starts equally represented.

For a quick scan of familiar matches, try HAVING, MAKING, TAKING, SAYING, and EATING. Each fits the fixed A-second, G-last pattern, while the full set also includes less common tournament entries.

6-letter words with A as the 2nd letter and G as the 6th letter