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

6-letter words with G as the 1st letter and D as the 5th letter: 20 tournament-dictionary entries, 13 of them ending in S.

20 wordsTop pick GUARDSHighest score GREEDY 11

4 of 20 are everyday words (20%). A mix of familiar words and game-only finds.

With G in 1st place, E is the most common 5th letter (379 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Best words to play first 20 · most-used first

  • GUARDS8
  • GRANDE8
  • GREEDY11
  • GLANDS8
  • GUILDS8
  • GRINDS8
  • GRANDS8
  • GARUDA8
  • GONADS8
  • GOURDS8
  • GELADA8
  • GOURDE8
  • GOONDA8
  • GREEDS8
  • GOURDY11
  • GADIDS9
  • GEOIDS8
  • GLEEDS8
  • GOOLDS8
  • GYELDS11
All valid words 20

A to Z. Includes rare and Collins-only words. Linked tiles open the word's meaning, score and rhymes.

  • GADIDS9
  • GARUDA8
  • GELADA8
  • GEOIDS8
  • GLANDS8
  • GLEEDS8
  • GONADS8
  • GOOLDS8
  • GOONDA8
  • GOURDE8
  • GOURDS8
  • GOURDY11
  • GRANDE8
  • GRANDS8
  • GREEDS8
  • GREEDY11
  • GRINDS8
  • GUARDS8
  • GUILDS8
  • GYELDS11
Letters by positionIn 65% of these words the 6th letter is S.
2nd letter
  1. O30%
  2. R25%
  3. A10%
3rd letter
  1. A20%
  2. E20%
  3. O15%
4th letter
  1. N25%
  2. R20%
  3. E15%
6th letter
  1. S65%
  2. A15%
  3. E10%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
Score spreadMost of these words score 8 in Scrabble; GREEDY tops the list with 11. Scores before board bonuses.
  1. 88 points: 16 words
  2. 9 points: 1 words
  3. 1010 points: 0 words
  4. 11 points: 3 words
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
GREEDY1111All three
GOURDY1112Collins only
GYELDS1112Collins only
GADIDS910All three
GUARDS810All three
GRANDE810Collins only
GLANDS811All three
GUILDS811All three
GRINDS810All three
GRANDS810All three
GARUDA810Collins only
GONADS810All three

The pattern is G _ _ _ D _, so the fifth letter is fixed while positions two, three, four, and six remain open. Guards, glands, guilds, and grinds show how often an S closes the word. Only four matches rank among common English words, so expect a mix of familiar forms and specialist vocabulary rather than twenty everyday choices.

The pattern’s standouts at a glance

  • All 20 entries begin with G and put D in position five.
  • The most frequent final letter is S, appearing in 13 words.
  • GREEDY, GOURDY, and GYELDS each top the score list at 11 points.
  • Collins includes all 20; ENABLE has 14 and NWL2023 has 15.

Why do so many matching words end in S?

S is the clear finish for this pattern: 13 of the 20 words end with it. Guards, glands, guilds, grinds, and grands all fit G _ _ _ D S, making the final position a strong clue when your rack or puzzle points that way.

The other endings are much less common: three words end in A, while E and Y each appear twice. Grande and gourde account for the E ending, and greedy and gourdy show the Y option; check the fixed D before guessing from the ending alone.

Which 6-letter words with G first and D fifth score highest?

GREEDY, GOURDY, and GYELDS share the top score of 11 points. GADIDS follows at 9, while guards, grande, glands, guilds, grinds, and grands each score 8. The tie at the top is a reminder to compare the whole rack and board, not just the opening G.

The vocabulary is uneven: only four matches count as common, and the dictionaries do not agree on every entry. Collins accepts all 20, compared with 14 in ENABLE and 15 in NWL2023. For a tournament play, check your game's word list once; obscure forms such as GYELDS are not safe assumptions across formats.

For another length with the same fixed letters, 5-letter words have 29 matches and 7-letter words have 41. Among six-letter patterns beginning with G, putting E rather than D in position five produces 379 matches. That contrast makes D the real bottleneck in this particular search.

Questions people ask

Which dictionaries accept all 20 G-and-D words?
Collins accepts all 20 entries in this pattern. ENABLE includes 14, and NWL2023 includes 15, so some answers depend on the word list used in your game. GYELDS, for example, appears among the top-scoring entries, but always check the rules for your format.
What are some six-letter words that start with G and have D fifth?
GUARDS, GLANDS, GUILDS, and GRINDS are familiar examples, and each ends in S. GRANDE also matches, with E as its final letter. The shared frame is G _ _ _ D _, so the D must occupy the fifth position.
Which of these words scores 11 points?
GREEDY, GOURDY, and GYELDS each score 11 points. GADIDS is next at 9 points. A word’s final value can change with board placement, but these three tie for the highest base score among the matches.

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