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

An R at the start and G in slot five create a compact, uneven set, from familiar RESIGN and REFUGE to less familiar RIVAGE and ROMAGE. Only two entries are marked common. The last letter offers another quick clue: most candidates end in S or E, while just three end in N or O.

The R-G pattern at a glance

• There are 18 matching words, including everyday RESIGN, REFUGE, and RAVAGE.
• Only two matches are marked common, so several candidates are likely to feel unfamiliar.
• Eight words end in S and seven end in E; the remaining three end in N or O.
• REJIGS leads the scoring examples at 14 points; REFUGE and RAVAGE each score 10.
• Collins lists 17 matches, compared with 13 in NWL2023 and 11 in ENABLE.

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

Start with the familiar candidates when testing the pattern: RESIGN, REFUGE, and RAVAGE all fit. Each has R in the opening slot and G immediately before its final letter. RENEGE also fits, though its repeated E makes it easy to overlook when checking a board.

The less familiar options include RIVAGE, ROMAGE, RAUNGE, and ROLAGS. The endings help narrow your search: S is most common, E is close behind, and N or O appears only three times combined. That makes a confirmed final letter a strong filter.

How to narrow down the candidates

The S-first version of this same pattern has 74 matches, far more than the 18 beginning with R. If the first letter is uncertain, compare nearby starts before committing; P-first gives another 26 options. The narrow R group rewards checking each revealed position rather than guessing from a familiar word alone.

REJIGS is the standout scoring choice at 14 points, while RESIGN scores 7. These figures are tile scores, not a promise of a board total: letter and word bonuses change the result. For a game that checks a tournament dictionary, remember that Collins includes more matches than either NWL2023 or ENABLE.

The 6-letter words with R as the 1st letter and G as the 5th letter are not a reliable source of common vocabulary: only two are marked common. Check your game's word list before playing an obscure candidate such as RAUNGE or RIVAGE.