6-letter words with C as the 1st letter and G as the 4th letter

The pattern is C _ _ G _ _, so the third and fifth letters remain open. Familiar matches include CAUGHT, COUGAR, COUGHS and CARGOS, alongside less everyday entries such as CONGER and CUDGEL. Only 2 matches count as common by our frequency measure, making this a narrow clue with a surprisingly mixed vocabulary.

At a glance: the C__G pattern

• 41 six-letter words start with C and place G in position four.
• Collins includes 40 matches; NWL2023 includes 28 and ENABLE includes 26.
• CAUGHT and COUGAR are recognizable examples that fit C _ _ G _ _.
• CRAGGY leads the scoring table at 13 points, tied with several others.
• Words ending in E and S tie for the most common final letter, with 10 each.

Which six-letter C_G words are familiar?

CAUGHT, COUGAR and COUGHS are easy starting points when checking a partially known pattern. CARGOS and CONGAS also show how the fourth-place G can sit between very different letter combinations, while CODGER and CUDGEL offer less obvious possibilities.

The score leaders are not necessarily the words you will reach for first: CRAGGY, CLAGGY, CLOGGY and CROGGY each score 13. CAUGHT and COUGHS score 12. Those scores make the double-G forms worth noticing in a tile game, but familiarity and legal word lists still matter.

How to use the C-first, G-fourth pattern

For a puzzle, lock C into the first slot and G into the fourth, then test the remaining blanks against the letters you already have. The ending counts offer a small clue: E and S each finish 10 matches, more than any other final letter.

This set is not a list of 41 everyday choices: only 2 entries meet the common-word cutoff. Dictionary coverage also differs, with Collins accepting 40 matches compared with 28 in NWL2023 and 26 in ENABLE. Check your game's word list before relying on an obscure fit.