6-letter words with E as the 2nd letter and G as the 4th letter

The fixed pattern is _E_G__, leaving four positions open around the E and G. Across tournament dictionaries, 86 words fit. Familiar entries include LEAGUE, WEIGHT, LENGTH, and HEIGHT, but only 17 rank among the 25,000 most frequent English words, so the full set quickly moves beyond everyday vocabulary.

At a glance: the E-and-G pattern

• A total of 86 entries match _E_G__ across the tournament dictionaries counted here.
• LEAGUE, WEIGHT, LENGTH, and HEIGHT are recognizable examples.
• Only 17 entries fall within the top 25,000 English words by frequency.
• ZEUGMA leads the tile-score list at 18; GEWGAW and KEIGHT each score 14.
• Final S is the most common ending, appearing on 28 entries.

Which letters begin and end these words?

The starting letters are led by L with 12 entries, followed by B with 10 and V with 9. That spread matters when a clue or rack fixes the first tile: L gives you more candidates than any other opening, while B and V form the next strongest clusters. Examples include LEAGUE, BEGGED, and VEGGIE.

Endings are more concentrated: 28 words finish in S, 17 in D, and 15 in R. The S group includes forms such as WEIGHS, HEDGES, and MERGES. Don’t assume every result is a base form just because its middle letters are fixed.

How do the scores and dictionary sets compare?

ZEUGMA is the scoring outlier at 18 points, four above GEWGAW and KEIGHT at 14. WEIGHT, HEIGHT, and WEIGHS each score 13, so familiar vocabulary still competes well. The average score across this pattern is 9.8; the top result is an exception, not a reason to favor obscure entries without considering board placement.

Collins contains 85 matches, compared with 64 in NWL2023 and 52 in ENABLE; those sets overlap. A word accepted in one list is not guaranteed in another, so check your game’s word list before playing an unfamiliar entry. Several matches are uncommon, making the pattern more dependable as a crossword filter than as a guide to everyday vocabulary.

With both positions confirmed, test the first and last letters before trying rare middles. LEAGUE ends in E, while WEIGHS ends in S. That contrast narrows a clue without assuming the final letter, and the frequent S ending makes a plural or verb form worth testing early.