6-letter words with G as the 2nd letter and A as the 5th letter

The frame is ?G??A?, and it is threadbare. Ten matches start AG- (agonal, agamas, agleam), two start OG- (ogival, ogdoad) and two start NG- (nganas, ngomas). Seven finish on -AS, and not one of the 14 ranks among everyday words.

The G-2nd, A-5th list in numbers

• 14 spellings fit ?G??A?, the thinnest of the six-letter G patterns.
• Ten open AG-, two OG- and two NG-; no other first letter appears.
• Seven end -AS, all Greek or Latin plurals.
• Not one match ranks as a common English word.
• OGIVAL leads at just 10 points; the average is 8.1.

6-letter words with G as the 2nd letter and A as the 5th letter

Ten of the 14 matches begin AG-, and the A pairs with a short second syllable: agonal, agamas, agrias, agorae. The shape is a relic of Greek and Latin borrowings, which is why the words read like glossary entries rather than everyday speech.

The other two starts are just as narrow. OG- gives ogival and ogdoad, NG- gives nganas and ngomas, and both pairs are fully obscure. That leaves first-letter knowledge as the only real filter: if the opening tile is not A, N or O, nothing here matches.

Which endings appear on a G-A word?

Seven matches close -AS, the largest group by far: agamas, agrias, agoras, agilas, agitas, nganas and ngomas. Two end -AE (agapae, agorae) and two more -AL (agonal, ogival); AM, AI and AD split the last three.

Scores top out at just 10 points and bottom out at 7, a three-point spread. Nothing in the group carries an X, a Z, a Q or a J, so the ceiling stays low however the tiles fall.

Can you play these words in Scrabble?

All 14 are valid tournament spellings, but the ceiling is only 10 points and none is a common word. The 6-letter words with G as the 2nd letter and A as the 5th letter are puzzle answers rather than scoring plays, so reach for them only when the board fixes the ?G??A? shape.