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.

64 wordsTop pick GREECEHighest score GAZEBO 18

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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Best words to play first 64 · most-used first

  • 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

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  • 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
Letters by positionIn 53% of these words the 6th letter is S.
2nd letter
  1. A33%
  2. R25%
  3. O13%
3rd letter
  1. E22%
  2. M13%
  3. L11%
5th letter
  1. R22%
  2. T16%
  3. S13%
6th letter
  1. S53%
  2. Y14%
  3. E14%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
Score spreadMost of these words score 7 in Scrabble; GAZEBO tops the list with 18. Scores before board bonuses.
  1. 77 points: 20 words
  2. 8 points: 4 words
  3. 99 points: 13 words
  4. 10 points: 18 words
  5. 1111 points: 3 words
  6. 12 points: 2 words
  7. 1313 points: 2 words
  8. 14 points: 0 words
  9. 1515 points: 0 words
  10. 16 points: 1 words
  11. 1717 points: 0 words
  12. 18 points: 1 words
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
GAZEBO1820All three
GAZERS1617All three
GAYETY1312All three
GRYESY1312Collins only
GAMELY1214All three
GAMESY1213Collins only
GREEDY1111All three
GREEKS1112NWL only
GLEEKS1113All three
GENEVA1013All three
GOVERN1013All three
GRIEVE1012All 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.

Questions people ask

How many six-letter words start with G and have E as the fourth letter?
There are 64 tournament-dictionary matches for this pattern. The words follow G _ _ E _ _, with G fixed at the start and E in position four. Examples include GREEDY, GREENS, GENEVA, and GAZEBO.
What is the highest-scoring word in this pattern?
GAZEBO is the highest scorer at 18 points. GAZERS comes next at 16, while GREEDY and GREEKS score 11 each. These are base word scores; board premiums can change the points earned in a game.
Which dictionary covers the most of these words?
Collins covers 63 of the 64 matches, more than NWL2023's 51 and ENABLE's 48. The overall total counts every word found in at least one tournament list, so a word's presence in a dictionary is what decides if your game accepts it.

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