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6-letter words with L as the 1st letter and G as the 5th letter

12 6-letter words with L as the 1st letter and G as the 5th letter match this pattern, including lounge, lovage and five top scorers.

12 wordsTop pick LOUNGEHighest score LAVAGE 10

1 of 12 are everyday words (8%). Mostly rare words: great for Scrabble, tough for daily puzzles.

With L in 1st place, E is the most common 5th letter (365 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

  • LOUNGE7
  • LAVAGE10
  • LOVAGE10
  • LATIGO7
  • LINAGE7
  • LANUGO7
  • LOLIGO7
  • LOUNGY10
  • LYINGS10
  • LIANGS7
  • LOLOGS7
  • LYNAGE10
All valid words 12

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

  • LANUGO7
  • LATIGO7
  • LAVAGE10
  • LIANGS7
  • LINAGE7
  • LOLIGO7
  • LOLOGS7
  • LOUNGE7
  • LOUNGY10
  • LOVAGE10
  • LYINGS10
  • LYNAGE10
Letters by positionIn 42% of these words the 2nd letter is O.
2nd letter
  1. O42%
  2. A25%
  3. I17%
3rd letter
  1. N25%
  2. V17%
  3. U17%
4th letter
  1. A33%
  2. N33%
  3. I17%
6th letter
  1. E42%
  2. O25%
  3. S25%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
LAVAGE1013All three
LOVAGE1013All three
LOUNGY1013All three
LYINGS1012All three
LYNAGE1012Collins only
LOUNGE711All three
LATIGO79All three
LINAGE710All three
LANUGO711All three
LOLIGO710Collins only
LIANGS710All three
LOLOGS710Collins only

The pattern is unusually narrow: just 12 tournament-dictionary entries begin with L and place G in position five. Lounge is the only one in the common-word band; most of the remaining words are less familiar. Collins includes all 12, while ENABLE and NWL2023 each include nine, so the accepted set depends on your game's dictionary.

6-letter words with L as the 1st letter and G as the 5th letter

  • Exactly 12 six-letter entries match L _ _ _ G _.
  • Lounge is the lone word in the common-word group.
  • Collins lists 12 matches; ENABLE and NWL2023 list nine apiece.
  • Five entries tie for the highest score: 10 points.
  • Five end in E, three in O, three in S, and one in Y.

Which matching words score the most?

Start with lounge if you need a familiar candidate: it is the sole common entry, and it scores 7. Lovage and lavage are among the top scorers at 10, alongside loungy, lyings and lynage. That tie is the key scoring wrinkle: the most recognizable match is not among the top-scoring group.

Other examples include latigo, linage, lanugo and loligo. The names grow less familiar quickly, so do not treat a pattern fit as proof of acceptance. Collins has the full dozen, while ENABLE and NWL2023 each have nine; check your game's word list before banking on a less familiar spelling.

How can you narrow the final letter?

Final letters narrow the search further. Five words finish in E, with O and S accounting for three apiece; only one ends in Y. If your rack already fixes the first and fifth slots, testing E, O and S covers 11 of the 12 listed options, while Y handles the outlier.

Use the pattern as L _ _ _ G _, then compare the candidate's last tile against those endings. Collins has more matches than either ENABLE or NWL2023, so a Collins-valid answer is not automatically accepted in those other lists.

These 6-letter words with L as the 1st letter and G as the 5th letter are not equally familiar plays: lounge stands apart, while the top five scorers all reach 10.

Questions people ask

How many 6-letter words start with L and have G as the fifth letter?
There are 12 matching words in the tournament dictionaries. Collins includes all 12, while ENABLE and NWL2023 each include nine. Lounge is the only entry in the common-word group, so many of the other matches may be unfamiliar.
Which L-starting word with G fifth has the highest score?
Five words tie at 10 points: lavage, lovage, loungy, lyings and lynage. Lounge is more familiar but scores 7, so familiarity and score do not line up in this pattern.
What letters can end a word with this pattern?
The matching words end in E, O, S or Y. Five end in E, three each end in O and S, and one ends in Y. Trying E, O and S first covers 11 of the 12 matches.

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