6-letter words with G as the 2nd letter

The strongest pattern is at the start: 64 words begin with A, while just 19 begin with E. Only 8 entries rank among common English words, so expect a mix of recognizable words such as AGENDA and IGNITE and less familiar tournament vocabulary. The G stays fixed in position two; the first and final letters offer the most useful narrowing clues.

Quick facts about the G-second pattern

• The list contains 118 six-letter entries with G in position two.
• AGENCY, AGENDA, IGNORE, and IGNITE are recognizable examples.
• A is the first letter in 64 entries; E is first in 19.
• S is the final letter in 43 entries, the most common ending.
• Collins includes 116, NWL2023 includes 81, and ENABLE includes 72; those counts overlap.

How many six-letter words have G in position two?

There are 118. The opening pattern is heavily tilted toward A: 64 entries start with A, compared with 19 starting with E, 11 with O, 9 with I, and 8 with U. A alone outnumbers those next four starting letters combined.

The endings narrow the field in a different way. S closes 43 words, while E closes 18 and Y closes 11. If your clue gives both the first and last letters, try A…S first; AGENCY, AGENDA, and AGENTS show how often A leads this group.

G in second position is a small pattern beside E in the same position, which has 3,130 six-letter matches. The G, K, and X patterns each have 118, so the total is modest without being an especially rare-letter outlier.

Scoring 6-letter words with G as the 2nd letter

AGRYZE leads the high-score examples at 19 points, followed by AGAZED at 17. AGNIZE, AGRIZE, and AGUIZE each score 16, while UGLIFY and IGNIFY score 13. These are strong rack plays when the letters fit, but an unfamiliar spelling is not automatically a safe move.

AGENCY and EGGCUP each score 12, making them the more recognizable options among the top scorers. Just 8 of the 118 words count as common, so many entries are better for checking a tight rack than for everyday guessing. Dictionary coverage also differs: check your game's word list before playing a less familiar entry.