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

The 6-letter words with G as the 4th letter and R as the 5th letter number 12, from HUNGRY to MAUGRE.

12 wordsTop pick HUNGRYHighest score HUNGRY 13

1 of 12 are everyday words (8%). 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 12 · most-used first

  • HUNGRY13
  • MEAGRE9
  • HANGRY13
  • EMIGRE9
  • MAIGRE9
  • GRIGRI8
  • MALGRE9
  • MAUGRE9
  • CHIGRE12
  • GRUGRU8
  • ONAGRI7
  • PUGGRY13
All valid words 12

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

  • CHIGRE12
  • EMIGRE9
  • GRIGRI8
  • GRUGRU8
  • HANGRY13
  • HUNGRY13
  • MAIGRE9
  • MALGRE9
  • MAUGRE9
  • MEAGRE9
  • ONAGRI7
  • PUGGRY13
Letters by positionIn 50% of these words the 6th letter is E.
1st letter
  1. M33%
  2. G17%
  3. H17%
2nd letter
  1. A33%
  2. R17%
  3. U17%
3rd letter
  1. I33%
  2. U17%
  3. N17%
6th letter
  1. E50%
  2. Y25%
  3. I17%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
HUNGRY1314All three
HANGRY1313NWL only
PUGGRY1316All three
CHIGRE1213Collins only
MEAGRE911All three
EMIGRE911All three
MAIGRE911All three
MALGRE912All three
MAUGRE912All three
GRIGRI810All three
GRUGRU812All three
ONAGRI79All three

The fixed G-R pair narrows a six-letter search to 12 tournament-dictionary entries. HUNGRY and HANGRY are familiar examples, but most of the set is less common. The endings offer a quick way to sort candidates: six finish in E, while the other six end in Y, I, or U.

How many 6-letter words have G 4th and R 5th?

  • Exactly 12 tournament-dictionary words fit the pattern.
  • M starts 4 of the 12; G and H each start 2.
  • Six words end in E, 3 in Y, 2 in I, and 1 in U.
  • Only 1 entry falls in the common-word group; 9 are marked as defined.
  • The matching E-fourth, R-fifth pattern has 521 words, far more than this set.

Which starting and ending letters are most common?

The first three letters stay open, so the fixed G-R pair does not point to a single word family. M leads with MEAGRE, MAIGRE, MALGRE, and MAUGRE; H supplies HUNGRY and HANGRY, while G supplies GRIGRI and GRUGRU.

Ending in E is the strongest clue after the fixed pair: that group contains half the set. Y is the next most frequent ending, with HUNGRY, HANGRY, and PUGGRY; I and U appear less often.

Which entries are less familiar, and do lists agree?

The E-ending group includes MEAGRE, EMIGRE, MAIGRE, MALGRE, MAUGRE, and CHIGRE. The contrast is striking: only one entry belongs to the common-word group, so expect several unfamiliar candidates while solving.

Dictionary coverage differs slightly: ENABLE includes 10 entries, while Collins and NWL2023 each include 11. The 12-word total combines entries found in at least one of those tournament lists, so check your game's word list before relying on a particular spelling.

A practical sorting move is to test the ending before guessing the first three letters. Six candidates end in E, but only one ends in U, making that final letter a sharper filter than the opening M.

Questions people ask

Are any of the 6-letter G-R pattern words common?
Yes, exactly 1 of the 12 entries falls in the common-word group. That makes familiar candidates such as HUNGRY easier to recognize than most of the set. The remaining entries include less familiar forms, so frequency alone will not identify every valid match.
Which letter starts the most words with G fourth and R fifth?
M is the most common starting letter, appearing in 4 of the 12 matches. The M-starting examples are MEAGRE, MAIGRE, MALGRE, and MAUGRE. G and H each start 2 entries, and four other starting letters appear once apiece.
Are all 12 words accepted in every word game?
No, the dictionary counts differ. ENABLE has 10 matching entries, while Collins and NWL2023 each have 11. The total counts words present in at least one tournament dictionary, not words shared by every list, so confirm acceptance in your game's dictionary.

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