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

The pattern is _G___S: G sits after the first letter, and every match ends in S. AGENTS and AGREES are easy to spot, but the full set includes many less familiar forms. Dictionary coverage changes by game: Collins includes 42 matches, while ENABLE includes 28, so acceptance in one list does not guarantee acceptance in another.

6-letter words with G second and S last at a glance

• All 43 matches fit _G___S, with G second and S in the final position.
• A starts 23 matches; E starts 6, while N and O start 5 each.
• Collins includes 42 matches; NWL2023 has 32, and ENABLE has 28.
• Only 2 matches rank among the top 25,000 English words by wordfreq frequency.
• The average score is 7.8; OGHAMS leads the scoring examples at 12 points.

Which words fit the _G___S pattern?

The 43 matches all place G second and S sixth, but their first letters narrow the search quickly: 23 start with A, while E has 6 and N and O have 5 each.

Try AGENTS, AGREES, AGATES, or AGAVES when A fits. EGRETS and EGRESS cover E openings, while IGLOOS is one of the two I-starting matches.

Several A examples share the AG- opening: AGATES and AGAVES keep the same first three letters, while AGENTS shifts the inner letters. That shared start can speed up a pattern search.

This is a narrow branch: replacing G with A in the second position produces 1,063 matches ending in S; replacing it with E produces 763. When a crossing tile fixes G, test A-first candidates early because A starts more matches than all other first letters combined.

With the rack A, G, E, N, T, and S, AGENTS uses all six tiles and fits the clue. If the first letter is unknown, test A before scanning rarer openings.

Which matches score the most Scrabble points?

OGHAMS leads at 12 points; AGAVES and OGIVES each score 10. That two-point gap makes board placement worth considering before you chase the highest raw score.

Only 2 matches rank among the top 25,000 English words by wordfreq frequency, so many candidates are uncommon. Collins includes 42 matches, compared with 32 in NWL2023 and 28 in ENABLE. Check your game's word list before committing to an unfamiliar form.

For 6-letter words with G second and S last, OGHAMS is the top raw scorer, but dictionary fit should decide the play.