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

Because G sits fourth, the interesting letters are the second and third. Danger, dragon and dagger open DAN-, DRA- and DAG-, while dangle, dingle and dongle show the -NG- core. Only 6 of the 51 are common words, though 48 carry a definition; Collins lists 50, NWL2023 41 and ENABLE 36.

The D-and-G pattern at a glance

• 51 matches; Collins keeps 50, NWL2023 41 and ENABLE 36.
• 13 matches double the G, from dagger and digger to druggy and dreggy.
• 18 matches carry -NG- in the middle, including danger, dangle and dingle.
• S closes 10 matches, D and E nine each, R eight and Y seven.
• Dinghy and doughy tie at the top of the score table on 14.

How many D-G words hide a doubled G?

13 of the 51 double the G somewhere: dagger, digged, digger, dogged, dogger, doggie, draggy, dreggy, druggy, daggle, dagged, degged and daggas. Most are ordinary nouns and adjectives rather than rare forms, and the -GG- pair sits in the middle in every one.

The -NG- group is slightly larger at 18, covering danger, dangle, dingle, dongle, dinger, dinged, dinghy, dengue and dangly. Together the two families take up most of the list, which leaves only a few odd spellings such as dayglo and dargah.

Which D-G words score best in Scrabble?

Dinghy and doughy share the top score of 14, both because a Y sits beside a G. Druggy, draggy and dreggy follow on 12, and dangly, doughs, dargah, dayglo and dodgem tie on 11.

Five matches reach 12 or better, so the pattern is not a scoring engine; its value is coverage. With 48 defined entries and only 6 common words, most of the list is specialist vocabulary, so confirm a word is legal in your game before you commit to dayglo or dargah.

A doubled G you can trust