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

The pattern is _G__E_: G is fixed in position two, E in position five, and four letters remain open. Only 19 words fit, making this a narrow search compared with many six-letter patterns. Most end in S, so checking the final tile first quickly separates a dozen options from the rest.

At a glance: the G-and-E pattern

• Exactly 19 six-letter matches appear in at least one tournament dictionary.
• AGREED and AGREES are familiar examples that match the fixed positions.
• AGAZED leads the score list at 17 points before board premiums.
• 12 matches end in S; four end in R and three end in D.
• Only 2 matches rank among the top 25,000 English words by frequency.

Why are there so few G-second, E-fifth words?

The opening letter does much of the sorting: 11 matches begin with A, while E and U each begin three. N and O account for one apiece. For scale, the same six-letter pattern with A in the second position has 1,299 matches, far more than this G set.

The endings are just as lopsided. S closes 12 words, while R closes four and D closes three. AGREES, AGAVES and AGAPES show the S ending; UGLIER and AGILER illustrate R, and AGREED and UGLIED finish with D.

Just 2 entries meet our common-word frequency threshold, so expect many unfamiliar choices.

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

For 6-letter words with G as the 2nd letter and E as the 5th letter, mark the pattern _G__E_ before testing your remaining letters. Then check the final position: S is the strongest branch, but the R and D endings keep the search from being just an -ES puzzle.

• Try AGREED and AGREES first when the surrounding letters support familiar forms.
• Keep AGAZED in mind for its 17-point tile score.
• Compare the game’s dictionary: the set has 18 Collins entries, 14 NWL2023 entries and 11 ENABLE entries.
• Do not assume every match works in every game; confirm the chosen word in its word list.