6-letter words with G as the 4th letter and G as the 5th letter

6-letter words with G as the 4th and 5th letters number 32; shaggy, groggy, and quaggy show the pattern clearly.

32 wordsTop pick SHAGGYHighest score QUAGGY 20

1 of 32 are everyday words (3%). Mostly rare words: great for Scrabble, tough for daily puzzles.

With G in 4th place, E is the most common 5th letter (394 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Best words to play first 32 · most-used first

  • SHAGGY14
  • GROGGY12
  • CRAGGY13
  • FROGGY14
  • TWIGGY14
  • DRUGGY12
  • QUAGGA17
  • SMOGGY13
  • DRAGGY12
  • TROGGS8
  • BRAGGY13
  • CHIGGA13
  • SKEGGS12
  • FLAGGY14
  • BLOGGY13
  • SLAGGY11
  • CLAGGY13
  • STAGGY11
  • PREGGY13
  • CLOGGY13
  • SNAGGY11
  • GLOGGS9
  • SHUGGY14
  • DREGGY12
  • QUAGGY20
  • ALEGGE8
  • BLUGGY13
  • CROGGY13
  • KNAGGY15
  • SPUGGY13
  • STUGGY11
  • THUGGO11
All valid words 32

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

  • ALEGGE8
  • BLOGGY13
  • BLUGGY13
  • BRAGGY13
  • CHIGGA13
  • CLAGGY13
  • CLOGGY13
  • CRAGGY13
  • CROGGY13
  • DRAGGY12
  • DREGGY12
  • DRUGGY12
  • FLAGGY14
  • FROGGY14
  • GLOGGS9
  • GROGGY12
  • KNAGGY15
  • PREGGY13
  • QUAGGA17
  • QUAGGY20
  • SHAGGY14
  • SHUGGY14
  • SKEGGS12
  • SLAGGY11
  • SMOGGY13
  • SNAGGY11
  • SPUGGY13
  • STAGGY11
  • STUGGY11
  • THUGGO11
  • TROGGS8
  • TWIGGY14
Letters by positionIn 78% of these words the 6th letter is Y.
1st letter
  1. S28%
  2. C16%
  3. B9%
2nd letter
  1. R31%
  2. L25%
  3. H13%
3rd letter
  1. A38%
  2. O25%
  3. U19%
6th letter
  1. Y78%
  2. S9%
  3. A6%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
Score spreadMost of these words score 13 in Scrabble; QUAGGY tops the list with 20. Scores before board bonuses.
  1. 88 points: 2 words
  2. 9 points: 1 words
  3. 1010 points: 0 words
  4. 11 points: 5 words
  5. 1212 points: 5 words
  6. 13 points: 11 words
  7. 1414 points: 5 words
  8. 15 points: 1 words
  9. 1616 points: 0 words
  10. 17 points: 1 words
  11. 1818 points: 0 words
  12. 19 points: 0 words
  13. 2020 points: 1 words
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
QUAGGY2022All three
QUAGGA1720All three
KNAGGY1517Collins only
SHAGGY1414All three
FROGGY1415All three
TWIGGY1415All three
FLAGGY1416All three
SHUGGY1415Collins only
CRAGGY1315All three
SMOGGY1315All three
BRAGGY1315All three
CHIGGA1315Collins only

Two consecutive Gs in the middle make this a distinctive letter-position search. The set includes familiar forms such as shaggy and groggy, alongside less common entries like quagga and skeggs. Endings are strikingly uneven: 25 of the words finish in Y, while S, A, E, and O account for the rest, and only one match meets the frequency cutoff for common words.

6-letter words with G as the 4th and 5th letters at a glance

  • There are 32 matches in total across the tournament dictionaries.
  • Shaggy, groggy, craggy, and froggy are recognizable examples.
  • Twenty-five words end in Y; troggs is among the three ending in S.
  • S is the most frequent first letter, with 9 matches; C follows with 5.
  • Quaggy leads the scoring examples at 20 points, ahead of quagga at 17.

Which double-G words stand out?

Only one of the 32 matches qualifies as common by our frequency measure, so expect a mix of familiar words and specialist vocabulary. Shaggy, groggy, and froggy are easy to recognize; druggy and twiggy also show how often this pattern appears in descriptive words.

Quaggy is the standout for a rack score, with quagga next. Shaggy, froggy, twiggy, flaggy, and shuggy each score 14 in the scoring results. The average score is 12.7, so the top two are unusually strong rather than typical.

The examples also show why a repeated G does not make every word equally familiar. Twenty-one entries have definitions, but definition coverage is not the same as everyday use. Check your game's word list before building a play around an unfamiliar form.

How to use 6-letter words with G as the 4th and 5th letters

For a pattern clue, fix the middle letters first: the shape is _ _ _ G G _. Then test the first three letters against examples such as shaggy, craggy, and smoggy. S begins 9 matches, three times the count for B, D, or T, so it is a sensible starting point when the first letter is unknown.

The ending narrows the search quickly. A Y ending fits 25 entries, but the remaining words include forms ending in S, A, E, or O. Don’t assume every answer must be an adjective just because shaggy and flaggy fit that description; quagga ends in A, and troggs ends in S.

Questions people ask

How many six-letter words have G in both the fourth and fifth positions?
There are 32 matches with G in both the fourth and fifth positions. Examples include shaggy, groggy, craggy, and quagga. The set is defined by those two fixed middle letters, so the first three letters and final letter vary.
Which word in this pattern scores the most?
Quaggy is the top scoring example, at 20 points. Quagga follows at 17, while knaggy scores 15. Letter values and board bonuses can change a play’s total, but quaggy has the strongest base score among these listed words.
Do all of these words appear in every word-game dictionary?
No. Collins includes 31 matches, NWL2023 includes 19, and ENABLE includes 18. The total counts words accepted by at least one of those tournament dictionaries, so a particular entry may not be playable in every game. Check your game's word list when dictionary choice matters.

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