6-letter words with A as the 4th letter and G as the 6th letter

The pattern is _ _ _ A _ G, so the final G is fixed while the first three letters vary. SPRANG and DEFANG are familiar examples; many other matches, including PENANG and LALANG, are less common. Only one word in this group falls within the top 25,000 English words by frequency, so expect an unusual list rather than everyday vocabulary.

The pattern at a glance

• The pattern contains 25 six-letter words with A fourth and G sixth.
• Every match ends in G; none ends with another letter.
• SPRANG, STRANG, and DEFANG show three different opening patterns.
• Only one match ranks among the top 25,000 English words by frequency.
• Sixteen of the 25 matches have a definition available.

Which matches score the most?

ZAMANG leads the Scrabble scoring with 18 points. OXGANG follows at 15, while WAYANG, KOBANG, and PYGARG each score 13. Those less familiar words are worth checking against your game’s dictionary before you build a play around them.

For a more recognizable option, SPRANG fits the pattern and is easy to spot from its opening cluster. DEFANG and REHANG also make clear words from the same fixed A-and-G positions. The average score across the group is 10, but the high scorers come from uncommon spellings rather than everyday vocabulary.

How many 6-letter words have A fourth and G sixth?

There are 25 matches across the tournament word lists. Collins includes 24, NWL2023 includes 12, and ENABLE includes 11; those counts overlap, so they do not add up to 25. Check your game’s word list, especially for rarer entries such as SATANG, UPHANG, and KOBANG.

The opening letters narrow the search further: P begins five matches, S begins four, and U begins three. That makes P the best first-letter branch to test when you already know the fourth letter is A and the last is G.

For 6-letter words with A as the 4th letter and G as the 6th letter, the main limitation is familiarity: only one is common by the frequency measure used here. Treat SPRANG or DEFANG as recognition anchors, then verify an unfamiliar candidate before playing it.