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

S closes 26 matches, but the -ING tail is the real signature: 18 matches end in G and 11 of those are -ING forms such as raging, urging, edging and paging. First letters spread wide, with L opening 13 and A and B seven each. Thirteen matches rank among everyday words, and engine and legend are the best known.

The G-3rd, N-5th list at a glance

• 75 spellings fit ??G?N?, and Collins holds every one.
• S closes 26 and G closes 18, with 11 of those -ING forms.
• L opens 13 matches; A and B add seven each.
• QIGONG leads at 17 points on two G tiles.
• Thirteen matches are common words, led by engine and legend.

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

Eleven matches are ordinary -ING verbs: caging, edging, egging, paging, raging, urging and waging among them. Those forms carry a second G at the end, so the shape ??G?NG is the most common single pattern in the whole set.

The G ending runs wider than the verbs. Eighteen matches close on G, and the seven non-verb forms include qigong, oxgang and dugong, where the G simply sits at the end of a different word.

Which entries score best?

QIGONG leads at 17 because it pairs a 10-point Q with two Gs. ZIGANS follows on 16 and OXGANG on 15, then BEGUNK at 13 and BYGONE and PIGSNY on 12. WAGING, WAGONS, VEGANS and PAGING each reach 10, and the floor is 7.

The top three all lean on a rare tile, which is why they tower over the rest. Ordinary matches cluster between 7 and 13, and only the top three break past 13.

Are these words legal in every game?

Because 18 matches end in G, one final-tile clue narrows the list fast, but it also makes separate words look alike. Twenty-one of the 75 are Collins-only, so confirm your game's word list, since the 6-letter words with G as the 3rd letter and N as the 5th letter are not all shared between dictionaries.