6-letter words with G as the 3rd letter and E as the 5th letter

Locking G into the third slot and E into the fifth narrows the search to a distinctive pattern: _ _ G _ E _. Higher and degree are easy to recognize, while tagged and rugged show how often a final D appears. The collection spans tournament dictionaries, but its entries do not all appear in the same ones.

6-letter words with G as the 3rd letter and E as the 5th letter

• There are 221 matches across the tournament word lists.
• D closes 74 matches, making it the largest ending group.
• B and L each open 21 words, the joint highest first-letter count.
• The average tile score is 9.7 points.
• ZAGGED and ZIGGED top the scores at 18 points apiece.

Which endings dominate this G-and-E pattern?

D is the clear leader: 74 words end that way, including signed, tagged, logged, and hugged. R comes next with 51, while S closes 47 matches. These three endings account for most of the pattern’s strongest visible clusters.

The first letter is less concentrated. B and L each start 21 words, while R starts 14; F, P, and S each begin 13. Try sorting by the final letter first when a crossing gives you a D, then use the starting slot to narrow the remaining options.

Use the pattern for word games and tile scores

For Scrabble, ZAGGED and ZIGGED score 18 points before board bonuses, and JAGGED scores 16. Those scores come from the letters in the words, so a premium square under a high-value tile can change the play. A useful rule: check the first and fourth slots for J or Z before settling for a familiar low-scoring match.

Coverage differs by list: Collins holds 217 of these matches, NWL2023 165, and ENABLE 154. Those totals overlap, so they should not be added together. Higher, degree, and magnet are recognizable options, but the full set also contains less familiar forms; check your game’s word list before relying on an obscure play.