6-letter words with G as the 1st letter and A as the 2nd letter

The fixed GA opening leaves four letters to solve, but the list ranges from everyday words like garden and garlic to less familiar entries. Just 20 of the 228 words rank among the top 25,000 English words by frequency. Ending letters offer a useful next clue: S appears far more often than any other final letter in this group.

6-letter words with G first, A second: quick facts

• The pattern matches 228 six-letter words across tournament dictionaries.
• Garden, gained, gaming, galaxy, and garage are familiar examples.
• Only 20 entries rank among the top 25,000 English words by frequency.
• S is the most common final letter, with 56 words; D follows with 30.
• Gazump scores 20 points, while gazebo and gazabo score 18 each.

Which GA words score the most?

Gazump leads the scoring list at 20 points, with gazebo and gazabo tied at 18. Galaxy and gazing each score 17. These are tile scores before board bonuses, so a premium square can change the total; save the high-value Z in gazump or gazebo for a strong placement.

Not every entry appears in every tournament dictionary: Collins includes 220 matches, compared with 176 in NWL2023 and 163 in ENABLE. The full group has 188 defined entries, so some words are obscure or lack a definition here. Check your game's word list before playing an unfamiliar choice.

How do you narrow the remaining letters?

The final letter is a sharp filter: 56 words end in S, while 30 end in D and 29 in R. If your clue rules out S, try those next. The remaining leading endings are E with 23, T with 19, and N with 18.

For 6-letter words with G first, A second, use known letters in slots three through six, then test the ending. Garden, gather, and garlic show how varied the middle can be even with GA fixed. If the word length changes, the same opening gives 119 five-letter matches and 297 seven-letter matches.