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

This pattern leaves a compact set: just 37 words qualify, and only 6 rank among the most common English words. GOVERN and GENTRY are recognizable options; entries such as GABBRО and GAZARS are less familiar. Dictionary coverage also varies, so a word accepted in one tournament list may not work in another.

G first and R fifth at a glance

• There are 37 six-letter matches for the G-first, R-fifth pattern.
• Collins includes 36; NWL2023 includes 30; ENABLE includes 27.
• S is the final letter in 18 matches; E ends 6 and Y ends 5.
• Only 6 matches are common, while 29 have definitions.

Which matches score highest?

GAZERS and GAZARS tie for the top score at 16 points each. Both place a valuable Z in the middle of the word, so a letter premium square can make either play more rewarding.

GHARRY scores 13, while GABBRO and GOMBRO score 11 apiece. For more familiar choices, GOVERN, GENTRY, GIVERS, and GANTRY each score 10; the top scorer is not necessarily the easiest word to recognize.

How does the fifth letter narrow the pattern?

Changing R in the fifth position to E produces 379 six-letter words beginning with G, compared with 37 for R. That sharp difference makes the fifth slot a strong filter when you already know the opening letter. Keeping G first but moving S into the fifth slot gives 29 matches, and the five-letter version of this pattern has 21.

Among the R matches, S is the clear final-letter leader: 18 words end in S, including GAMERS, GIVERS, and GAZERS. The ending is less predictable for the rest, with E and Y next most frequent.

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