6-letter words with G as the 1st letter and A as the 3rd letter

The pattern is G?A???, but the words are not evenly spread across final letters. Only 24 matches rank among the commonest English words, and 45 end in S; D and Y each account for 16. That skew makes the last tile a strong clue when you are narrowing candidates.

At a glance: the G-A pattern

• 122 entries fit G?A??? across tournament dictionaries.
• Just 24 rank among the commonest English words.
• Final S leads with 45 matches; D and Y tie at 16 each.
• Collins carries 118 of the 122; ENABLE is smallest at 88, with NWL2023 at 96.
• GHAZAL, GHAZIS, and GHAZEL top the scoring list at 19 points apiece.

6-letter words with G as the 1st letter and A as the 3rd letter

Lock in the frame G?A??? first. Familiar matches include glance, grains, grapes, grants, grades, and guards, but their final letters differ. If a crossing fixes the last tile as S, start with grapes, grants, or guards; 45 candidates share that ending.

The count of common words is modest beside the full 122, so less familiar spellings will appear as you work through the pattern. Glance is an everyday option, while glazed and grazed are especially notable for their scores. Verify an unfamiliar candidate against your game's dictionary before you play it.

Which endings and scores stand out?

Z drives the highest scores here: GHAZAL, GHAZIS, and GHAZEL each score 19. GLAZED and GRAZED follow at 17; GLAZER, GLAZES, GRAZER, GRAZES, and GLAZEN score 16. Those Z-heavy choices can beat familiar words on a premium square, but their uncommon letters make placement matter.

The 6-letter words with G as the 1st letter and A as the 3rd letter do not appear identically in every tournament list: Collins has 118, NWL2023 has 96, and ENABLE has 88. Of the 122 matches, 98 have a definition entry. Treat a high-scoring form as a scoring option, not proof that every opponent's dictionary accepts it.