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

6-letter words with G as the 1st letter and S as the 6th letter total 303, including familiar picks like GROUPS, GUESTS, and GUIDES.

303 wordsTop pick GROUPSHighest score GIZZES 25

26 of 303 are everyday words (9%). Mostly rare words: great for Scrabble, tough for daily puzzles.

1st letter
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G
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I
J
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M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
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X
Y
Z

6th letter
A
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G
H
I
J
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L
M
N
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S
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With G in 1st place, S is the most common 6th letter (303 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Common words 26 · most-used first

GROUPS₉
GUESTS₇
GENIUS₇
GUARDS₈
GIANTS₇
GRADES₈
GRANTS₇
GLOVES₁₀
GUIDES₈
GHOSTS₁₀
GRAVES₁₀
GREENS₇
GRAPES₉
GENRES₇
GREEKS₁₁
GRAINS₇
GAMERS₉
GRAPHS₁₂
GROVES₁₀
GLANDS₈
GRIMES₉
GREATS₇
GATORS₇
GAUGES₈
GREETS₇
GRACES₉

All valid words 303

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

GABBAS₁₁
GABIES₉
GABLES₉
GACHES₁₂
GADDIS₉
GADGES₉
GADIDS₉
GADJES₁₅
GADSOS₈
GAFFES₁₃
GAGERS₈
GAITTS₇
GALAHS₁₀
GALEAS₇
GALLUS₇
GALOPS₉
GALUTS₇
GALVOS₁₀
GAMAYS₁₂
GAMBAS₁₁
GAMBES₁₁
GAMBOS₁₁
GAMERS₉
GAMINS₉
GAMMAS₁₁
GAMMES₁₁
GAMUTS₉
GANEFS₁₀
GANEVS₁₀
GANJAS₁₄
GANOFS₁₀
GAPERS₉
GARBES₉
GARBOS₉
GARRES₇
GARTHS₁₀
GARUMS₉
GASHES₁₀
GASSES₇
GATERS₇
GATORS₇
GAUGES₈
GAUJES₁₄
GAULTS₇
GAUNTS₇
GAUPUS₉
GAUZES₁₆
GAVELS₁₀
GAVOTS₁₀
GAWPUS₁₂
GAYALS₁₀
GAZALS₁₆
GAZARS₁₆
GAZERS₁₆
GAZONS₁₆
GAZOOS₁₆
GEARES₇
GEBURS₉
GECKOS₁₃
GEESTS₇
GEISTS₇
GELEES₇
GEMELS₉
GEMOTS₉
GENETS₇
GENIES₇
GENIPS₉
GENIUS₇
GENOAS₇
GENOMS₉
GENRES₇
GENROS₇
GENTES₇
GEODES₈
GEOIDS₈
GEPIKS₁₃
GERAHS₁₀
GERBES₉
GERLES₇
GERNES₇
GESSES₇
GESTES₇
GETUPS₉
GHASTS₁₀
GHAUTS₁₀
GHAZIS₁₉
GHOSTS₁₀
GHOULS₁₀
GHYLLS₁₃
GIANTS₇
GIBELS₉
GIBERS₉
GIBLIS₉
GIGOTS₈
GIGUES₈
GILETS₇
GIMELS₉
GIMMES₁₁
GINGES₈
GIPONS₉
GIPPOS₁₁
GIRONS₇
GIRTHS₁₀
GISMOS₉
GIUSTS₇
GIVENS₁₀
GIVERS₁₀
GIZMOS₁₈
GIZZES₂₅
GLACES₉
GLACIS₉
GLADES₈
GLAIKS₁₁
GLAIRS₇
GLAMPS₁₁
GLANDS₈
GLARES₇
GLAUMS₉
GLAURS₇
GLAZES₁₆
GLEAMS₉
GLEANS₇
GLEBES₉
GLEDES₈
GLEEDS₈
GLEEKS₁₁
GLEETS₇
GLENTS₇
GLIDES₈
GLIFFS₁₃
GLIFTS₁₀
GLIKES₁₁
GLIMES₉
GLINTS₇
GLISKS₁₁
GLOAMS₉
GLOATS₇
GLOBES₉
GLOBUS₉
GLOGGS₉
GLOMUS₉
GLOOMS₉
GLOOPS₉
GLOSTS₇
GLOUTS₇
GLOVES₁₀
GLOZES₁₆
GLUERS₇
GLUMES₉
GLUMPS₁₁
GLUONS₇
GLUTES₇
GLYPHS₁₅
GNARLS₇
GNARRS₇
GNEISS₇
GNOMES₉
GNOSES₇
GNOSIS₇
GOBANS₉
GOBIES₉
GOBOES₉
GODETS₈
GODSOS₈
GOFERS₁₀
GOGGAS₉
GOINGS₈
GOLEMS₉
GOLIAS₇
GOLPES₉
GOMBOS₁₁
GOMERS₉
GOMPAS₁₁
GONADS₈
GONEFS₁₀
GONERS₇
GONIFS₁₀
GONOFS₁₀
GOOFUS₁₀
GOOLDS₈
GOOSES₇
GOPAKS₁₃
GOPIKS₁₃
GORALS₇
GORGES₈
GORSES₇
GOSHTS₁₀
GOSSES₇
GOUGES₈
GOURAS₇
GOURDS₈
GOWANS₁₀
GRAALS₇
GRACES₉
GRADES₈
GRADUS₈
GRAFFS₁₃
GRAFTS₁₀
GRAILS₇
GRAINS₇
GRAIPS₉
GRAMAS₉
GRAMES₉
GRAMPS₁₁
GRANDS₈
GRANTS₇
GRAPES₉
GRAPHS₁₂
GRASPS₉
GRATES₇
GRATIS₇
GRAVES₁₀
GRAVIS₁₀
GRAZES₁₆
GREATS₇
GREBES₉
GRECES₉
GREEDS₈
GREEKS₁₁
GREENS₇
GREETS₇
GREGOS₈
GREINS₇
GRESES₇
GREVES₁₀
GREXES₁₄
GRICES₉
GRIDES₈
GRIEFS₁₀
GRIFFS₁₃
GRIFTS₁₀
GRIKES₁₁
GRILLS₇
GRIMES₉
GRINDS₈
GRIOTS₇
GRIPES₉
GRISES₇
GRISTS₇
GRITHS₁₀
GRIZES₁₆
GROANS₇
GROATS₇
GROINS₇
GROMAS₉
GRONES₇
GROOFS₁₀
GROOMS₉
GROPES₉
GROUFS₁₀
GROUPS₉
GROUTS₇
GROVES₁₀
GROWLS₁₀
GRRRLS₇
GRUELS₇
GRUFES₁₀
GRUFFS₁₃
GRUMES₉
GRUMPS₁₁
GRUNTS₇
GRYCES₁₂
GRYDES₁₁
GRYKES₁₄
GRYPES₁₂
GUACOS₉
GUANAS₇
GUANOS₇
GUARDS₈
GUAVAS₁₀
GUESTS₇
GUIDES₈
GUILDS₈
GUILES₇
GUILTS₇
GUIMPS₁₁
GUIROS₇
GUISES₇
GULAGS₈
GULARS₇
GULPHS₁₂
GUMBOS₁₁
GUMMAS₁₁
GUMMIS₁₁
GUNGES₈
GURGES₈
GUSHES₁₀
GUSLAS₇
GUSLES₇
GUSLIS₇
GUSTOS₇
GUTSES₇
GUTTAS₇
GUYLES₁₀
GUYOTS₁₀
GUYSES₁₀
GYELDS₁₁
GYNAES₁₀
GYNIES₁₀
GYOZAS₁₉
GYPPOS₁₄
GYRONS₁₀
GYROUS₁₀

Letters by positionIn 31% of these words the 5th letter is E.

2nd letter

R24%
A18%
L15%

3rd letter

A15%
O12%
I11%

4th letter

E11%
S8%
O8%

5th letter

E31%
T13%
O6%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses

Score spreadMost of these words score 7 in Scrabble; GIZZES tops the list with 25. Scores before board bonuses.

77 points: 91 words
8 points: 34 words
99 points: 66 words
10 points: 48 words
1111 points: 26 words
12 points: 7 words
1313 points: 10 words
14 points: 5 words
1515 points: 2 words
16 points: 10 words
1717 points: 0 words
18 points: 1 words
1919 points: 2 words
20 points: 0 words
2121 points: 0 words
22 points: 0 words
2323 points: 0 words
24 points: 0 words
2525 points: 1 words

Word	Scrabble	Words With Friends	Dictionaries
GIZZES	25	26	Collins only
GHAZIS	19	19	All three
GYOZAS	19	19	Collins · NWL
GIZMOS	18	20	All three
GLAZES	16	18	All three
GRAZES	16	17	All three
GAZERS	16	17	All three
GAUZES	16	18	All three
GAZOOS	16	17	Collins · NWL
GAZALS	16	18	Collins only
GAZARS	16	17	All three
GLOZES	16	18	All three

The fixed pattern leaves four middle letters to solve, but plenty of entries are recognizable. GROUPS and GUESTS are everyday plurals; GENIUS and GUIDES offer different shapes. The count includes words found in at least one tournament dictionary, and most matches are less common than those familiar examples.

The G-to-S pattern at a glance

303 tournament-dictionary words fit the six-letter frame.
GROUPS, GUESTS, GENIUS, and GUIDES are recognizable examples.
26 matches qualify as common by English-word frequency.
265 matches have definitions.
GIZZES leads the scoring list at 25 points.

Which G-starting words ending in S stand out?

GROUPS, GUESTS, GUARDS, GRANTS, and GRAPES show how readily familiar plurals fit the pattern. Other recognizable choices include GENIUS, GIANTS, GRADES, GLOVES, GHOSTS, and GRAINS. For a puzzle, test a familiar G-starting stem first, then check whether S works as a plural ending; the middle letters need not be unusual.

The neighboring counts put this pattern in perspective: 910 six-letter words begin and end with S, compared with 303 that begin with G and end with S. For G-starting words, the counts are 124 ending in D, 109 ending in E, and 99 ending in Y. S is a substantial option, not an obscure edge case.

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

Dictionary coverage varies: Collins includes 293 matches, NWL2023 includes 215, and ENABLE includes 195, out of 303 words appearing in at least one tournament list. Those counts overlap, so adding them does not give a unique-word total. Only 26 entries are common, which means many matches are less familiar than GROUPS or GUESTS.

GIZZES scores 25 points, ahead of GHAZIS and GYOZAS at 19 and GIZMOS at 18. Its two Z tiles explain the high total, but the top scorer is a less familiar word than the everyday examples. Check your game's word list before relying on an unfamiliar entry; tournament dictionaries do not all include the same words.

Questions people ask

How many six-letter words start with G and end with S?

There are 303 six-letter words that start with G and end with S across the tournament dictionaries counted here. Familiar examples include GROUPS, GUESTS, GUIDES, and GRAPES. The total includes words from at least one of Collins, NWL2023, or ENABLE, not just common everyday vocabulary.

What is the highest-scoring G _ _ _ _ S word?

GIZZES is the highest scorer in this group at 25 points. GHAZIS and GYOZAS each score 19, and GIZMOS scores 18. GIZZES has two Z tiles, giving it a striking total, though it is less familiar than examples such as GROUPS or GUESTS.

Are all 303 words accepted in every word game?

No. The 303 matches come from words present in at least one tournament dictionary, while Collins, NWL2023, and ENABLE have different coverage. For example, Collins includes 293 matches and NWL2023 includes 215. Check the word list used by your game before playing an unfamiliar entry.

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

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

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