6-letter words with G as the 1st letter and E as the 4th letter
64 6-letter words with G as the 1st letter and E as the 4th letter include GAZEBO, GREEDY, and GENEVA.
10 of 64 are everyday words (16%). A mix of familiar words and game-only finds.
With G in 1st place, I is the most common 4th letter (77 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.
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- GREECE9
- GENEVA10
- GREENS7
- GREEDY11
- GREEKS11
- GOVERN10
- GAMERS9
- GENERA7
- GRIEVE10
- GREETS7
- GIVERS10
- GAZEBO18
- GIVENS10
- GALENA7
- GAIETY10
- GAYEST10
- GRIEFS10
- GAMELY12
- GREENY10
- GOLEMS9
- GAMETE9
- GATEAU7
- GAZERS16
- GONERS7
- GILETS7
- GATERS7
- GAVELS10
- GLEEKS11
- GAPERS9
- GOFERS10
- GREEDS8
- GAMEST9
- GAYETY13
- GENETS7
- GOMERS9
- GYRENE10
- GREEBO9
- GANEFS10
- GREESE7
- GALEAS7
- GLEETS7
- GODETS8
- GERENT7
- GLUERS7
- GALERE7
- GAGERS8
- GALEAE7
- GAMESY12
All valid words 64
- GAGERS8
- GAIETY10
- GALEAE7
- GALEAS7
- GALENA7
- GALERE7
- GAMELY12
- GAMERS9
- GAMEST9
- GAMESY12
- GAMETE9
- GANEFS10
- GANEVS10
- GAPERS9
- GATEAU7
- GATERS7
- GAVELS10
- GAYEST10
- GAYETY13
- GAZEBO18
- GAZERS16
- GELEES7
- GEMELS9
- GENERA7
- GENETS7
- GENEVA10
- GERENT7
- GEYEST10
- GIBELS9
- GIBERS9
- GILETS7
- GIMELS9
- GIVENS10
- GIVERS10
- GLEEDS8
- GLEEKS11
- GLEETS7
- GLEETY10
- GLUERS7
- GODETS8
- GOFERS10
- GOIEST7
- GOLEMS9
- GOMERS9
- GONEFS10
- GONERS7
- GOVERN10
- GREEBO9
- GREECE9
- GREEDS8
- GREEDY11
- GREEKS11
- GREENS7
- GREENY10
- GREESE7
- GREETE7
- GREETS7
- GRIECE9
- GRIEFS10
- GRIESY10
- GRIEVE10
- GRUELS7
- GRYESY13
- GYRENE10
Highest-scoring words
| Word | Scrabble | Words With Friends | Dictionaries |
|---|---|---|---|
| GAZEBO | 18 | 20 | All three |
| GAZERS | 16 | 17 | All three |
| GAYETY | 13 | 12 | All three |
| GRYESY | 13 | 12 | Collins only |
| GAMELY | 12 | 14 | All three |
| GAMESY | 12 | 13 | Collins only |
| GREEDY | 11 | 11 | All three |
| GREEKS | 11 | 12 | NWL only |
| GLEEKS | 11 | 13 | All three |
| GENEVA | 10 | 13 | All three |
| GOVERN | 10 | 13 | All three |
| GRIEVE | 10 | 12 | All three |
The pattern is G _ _ E _ _, so the fourth position is fixed while the other four letters vary. GAZEBO leads the scoring list at 18 points, but everyday options such as GREEDY and GREENS are easier to recognize. Dictionary coverage differs: Collins includes 63 matches, while ENABLE includes 48.
6-letter words with G as the 1st letter and E as the 4th letter
- There are 64 matches across the tournament dictionaries counted here.
- GAZEBO is the top scorer at 18 points; GAZERS follows at 16.
- A final S is the most common ending: 34 words finish with S.
- Only 10 matches are common, so many entries are specialist vocabulary.
- The same G-and-E frame appears in 82 five-letter words and 76 seven-letter words.
- A final S closes 34 of the 64 matches, while the letters E and Y end nine words each.
Which G-first, E-fourth words are worth checking?
Start with familiar forms when you have several letters to place. GREEDY, GREENS, GREEKS, and GREETS all fit the pattern, as do GOVERN and GAMERS. GENEVA is another recognizable option, though it is a proper name in ordinary use; check your game’s word list before relying on it.
The ending gives a useful clue. More than half of these words take a final S, including GREENS, GREEKS, GIVERS, and GOLEMS. If your rack or crossing letters rule out S, try words ending in E or Y instead: GENEVA and GAIETY show how different those endings can look.
Scoring favors less familiar letters: GAZEBO is worth 18 points, compared with 11 for GREEDY. The 64-word group is also much smaller than the 230 matches for six-letter words beginning with S and having E fourth. One limitation matters: only 10 of the 64 matches count as common, so use the list for letter-pattern puzzles rather than everyday vocabulary.
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