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

The fixed pattern is G _ _ _ I _, so the first and fifth tiles are settled while four positions remain open. Only 7 of the 68 entries rank among common English words, and 46 have definitions. That mix explains why everyday options such as GARLIC, GOSSIP, and GOBLIN sit beside much less familiar tournament vocabulary.

Quick facts about this G-I pattern

• The tournament-dictionary total is 68 words.
• Seven entries are common by word-frequency ranking.
• Definitions are available for 46 matches.
• The most frequent final letters are E (21), N (12), and S (9).
• GHAZIS leads the Scrabble scores at 19; GYMPIE, GAIJIN, GYPPIE, and GYMNIC each score 14.

How many 6-letter words with G first and I fifth are common?

Just 7 of these 68 matches are common, so familiar words make up a small slice. GARLIC, GOSSIP, GOALIE, GOBLIN, and GAMBIT are easier to recognize than GNOSIS or GRAVIS; the fixed I in slot five rules out otherwise plausible G-starting words.

The total draws from tournament dictionaries, but coverage differs by list: Collins has 67 matches, NWL2023 has 42, and ENABLE has 40. Treat the combined list as a candidate pool, not a promise that every game accepts every word; check your game's dictionary before playing an unfamiliar form.

How should you use 6-letter words with G first and I fifth?

Start by testing the final tile: E ends 21 matches, N ends 12, and S ends 9. Those three endings dominate the pattern, while C contributes 8; checking the last square against those clusters can trim the candidates without changing the fixed G and I.

Examples make the template concrete: GARLIC places R and L in the open middle slots and ends in C; GOSSIP ends in P, while GOBLIN ends in N. The fifth-position I stays fixed, but the last letter sharply narrows the candidate set.

For Scrabble, GHAZIS is the standout at 19 points, while GYMPIE, GAIJIN, GYPPIE, and GYMNIC form a four-way 14-point group. Do not assume an unfamiliar scorer is playable in every edition: the dictionary split is real, and the exact word list matters more than its raw tile score.