6-letter words with G as the 1st letter and A as the 5th letter

The pattern is G _ _ _ A _, with the fifth letter fixed and the other four positions open. You’ll find recognizable choices such as GUITAR and GLOBAL alongside rarer entries like GHAZAL and GOZZAN. Dictionary coverage differs sharply: Collins includes 75 matches, while NWL2023 includes 48 and ENABLE 41.

At a glance: the G-A pattern

• There are 77 tournament-dictionary words with G first and A fifth.
• GLOBAL, GERMAN, GUITAR, and GENIAL are recognizable examples.
• Only 5 matches rank among the top 25,000 English words by frequency.
• GOZZAN leads the score list at 25 points; GHAZAL and GYOZAS each score 19.
• The most common final letters are S, N, and L, with 18, 14, and 11 words.

Which G-A words score highest?

GOZZAN is the standout scorer at 25 points, followed by GHAZAL, GYOZAS, and GEEZAH at 19 each. GUFFAW reaches 16. Those totals make the less familiar options worth checking when a board rewards high-value letters; a common word such as GLOBAL is easier to recognize, but does not top this score ranking.

The endings offer a practical way to narrow the choices. S closes 18 entries, N closes 14, and L closes 11; together, those endings account for 43 of the 77 matches.

If your final square is fixed, start with that letter rather than scanning every G word. The rest of the pattern still matters: the A belongs in position five, not at the end.

Using 6-letter words with G first and A fifth

Familiarity is the main limitation here: just 5 matches fall within the top 25,000 English words by frequency. GERMAN, GLOBAL, and GUITAR are easy to spot, but many entries are specialized or uncommon. Collins has 75 matches, compared with 48 in NWL2023 and 41 in ENABLE, so check your game’s word list before relying on an unfamiliar entry.

One useful cross-check is the fifth letter. Among six-letter words beginning with G, E in fifth place produces 379 matches, far more than A’s 77.

That makes the A constraint a much tighter filter than the starting G. For a broader search, compare nearby patterns or switch to the six-letter hub rather than relaxing the position rule by guesswork.