6-letter words with M as the 1st letter and G as the 4th letter

The pattern is M??G??: M stays in the first slot and G in the fourth while the other four letters vary. Familiar matches include MERGER, MARGIN, MINGLE, and MORGUE. Just 7 of the 69 entries meet the common-word cutoff, so expect a few recognizable plays amid a much larger set of specialist vocabulary.

6-letter words with M first and G fourth

• 69 tournament-dictionary words match M??G??.
• Collins includes 69; NWL2023 has 41, and ENABLE has 40.
• Only 7 entries meet the common-word cutoff.
• Final S leads with 16 words; final E follows with 14.
• MARGAY, MANGEY, MORGAY, MOUGHT, MAWGER, and MYOGEN each score 12.

Which familiar words fit the pattern?

MERGER puts E and R before G, then closes with E-R; MARGIN follows A-R-G with I-N. MINGLE uses I-N-G-L-E, while MORGUE places O-R before G and U-E after it. These examples show how much the final pair changes even when the fixed letters stay put.

Ending letters narrow the scan: 16 entries finish in S, while 14 finish in E. D and R each account for 11. If your rack suggests a plural, inspect the S-ending group first; otherwise, MARGIN, MERGER, and MORGUE offer distinct vowel patterns.

The neighboring pattern with M first and I fourth has 167 matches, compared with 69 here. That larger count shows how strongly the fourth-letter constraint shapes the pool; changing just that slot opens many more combinations.

How do scores and nearby patterns compare?

MARGAY, MANGEY, MORGAY, MOUGHT, MAWGER, and MYOGEN each score 12 points, the highest score shown for this pattern. The familiar-looking MERGER and MARGIN are not among those top scorers, so don't assume the easiest word on the board earns the most.

Dictionary coverage is uneven: Collins has 69 entries, compared with 41 in NWL2023 and 40 in ENABLE. Only 7 meet the common-word cutoff, so many candidates will feel obscure; check a doubtful play against your game's list rather than treating every entry as everyday English.

For 6-letter words with M as the 1st letter and G as the 4th letter, keep the fixed slots in view while testing your rack. The five-letter version has 31 matches, and the seven-letter version has 82; those neighboring lists matter only when the puzzle's length can change.