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

The 6-letter words with G as the 2nd letter and I as the 5th letter number 12, and five of them close -IC.

12 wordsTop pick AGARICHighest score AGAMIC 11
  • 5th letter
  • A
  • B
  • C
  • D
  • E
  • F
  • G
  • H
  • I
  • J
  • K
  • L
  • M
  • N
  • O
  • P
  • Q
  • R
  • S
  • T
  • U
  • V
  • W
  • X
  • Y
  • Z

With G in 2nd place, E is the most common 5th letter (19 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Best words to play first 12 · most-used first

  • AGARIC9
  • AGAMIC11
  • AGNAIL7
  • AGAMIS9
  • AGAMID10
  • AGOGIC10
  • AGONIC9
  • AGUTIS7
  • AGYRIA10
  • NGATIS7
  • OGAMIC11
  • UGALIS7
All valid words 12

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

  • AGAMIC11
  • AGAMID10
  • AGAMIS9
  • AGARIC9
  • AGNAIL7
  • AGOGIC10
  • AGONIC9
  • AGUTIS7
  • AGYRIA10
  • NGATIS7
  • OGAMIC11
  • UGALIS7
Letters by positionIn 75% of these words the 1st letter is A.
1st letter
  1. A75%
  2. N8%
  3. O8%
3rd letter
  1. A58%
  2. O17%
  3. N8%
4th letter
  1. M33%
  2. R17%
  3. T17%
6th letter
  1. C42%
  2. S33%
  3. D8%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
AGAMIC1114All three
OGAMIC1114Collins only
AGAMID1012Collins · NWL
AGOGIC1013Collins only
AGYRIA1010NWL only
AGARIC911All three
AGAMIS911Collins only
AGONIC912All three
AGNAIL710All three
NGATIS79Collins only
UGALIS710Collins only
AGUTIS79Collins only

AG- opens nine of the 12, and the group leans on one four-letter run: agamic, agamid, agamis and ogamic all contain G-A-M-I. The ending splits toward -IC, which closes five matches, and -IS, which closes four. No match is a common word, and ENABLE holds only four of the 12.

The G-I pattern at a glance

  • 12 spellings fit ?G??I?, and none is a common word.
  • Nine open AG-, leaving just ngatis, ogamic and ugalis.
  • Five close -IC and four -IS, so nine share those two tails.
  • ENABLE lists only four matches; Collins has 11.
  • AGAMIC and OGAMIC tie for top score at 11.

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

Four matches share the four-letter run G-A-M-I: agamic, agamid, agamis and ogamic. Hand those letters to a crossword or anagram clue and the answer is almost certainly one of the four, with only the first and last tiles changing.

The -IC ending narrows things further. Five matches close that way (agaric, agamic, agogic, agonic, ogamic), and four close -IS (agamis, agutis, ngatis, ugalis). Between them those endings account for nine of the 12 matches.

Which of the 12 scores best?

Scores are low and tightly packed. AGAMIC and OGAMIC share the top on 11, then AGAMID, AGOGIC and AGYRIA sit on 10 and AGARIC, AGAMIS and AGONIC on 9. The whole list runs from 7 to 11, a four-point spread.

Four matches sit at the floor of 7, and nothing in the group carries a Z, an X or a J. That keeps every score in a narrow band no matter how the tiles fall.

Will ENABLE accept these words?

ENABLE keeps just four of the 12, and AGYRIA is missing from Collins even though NWL2023 accepts it. With an 11-point ceiling and no common words, the 6-letter words with G as the 2nd letter and I as the 5th letter are puzzle material rather than a tournament plan.

Questions people ask

How many spellings fit ?G??I? at six letters?
There are 12. Collins lists 11 of them, NWL2023 six and ENABLE only four, so this is a pattern where the dictionaries disagree sharply across games.
What do these G-I words have in common?
Nine open AG-, and four share the run G-A-M-I: agamic, agamid, agamis and ogamic. Five matches close -IC, so the -GAMIC and -GAMID shapes dominate the list.
Which one scores highest?
AGAMIC and OGAMIC tie on 11 points, the best in a tightly packed group. AGAMID, AGOGIC and AGYRIA follow at 10, then AGARIC, AGAMIS and AGONIC at 9.

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