6-letter words with R as the 2nd letter and G as the 5th letter

This pattern fixes the middle of each answer as _R__G_. The matches range from familiar words such as BRIDGE and ORANGE to less common options like BROUGH and CREAGH. Ten are among the more common English words, so the pattern gives you a useful starting point, but not every match will feel familiar.

The pattern at a glance

• There are 52 tournament-dictionary matches with R second and G fifth.
• BRIDGE, ORANGE, BRINGS, and FRIDGE are recognizable examples.
• D and G tie as the most common first letters, with 9 words each.
• E and Y tie for the most common final letter, with 13 matches each.
• FROGGY leads the score ranking at 14 points.

Which letters begin and end these words?

DREDGE and DRUDGE show the D opening, while GRUDGE and GRUNGE begin with G. Those two starting letters account for 18 of the matches together; C follows with 6, and B has 5. Try those common openings first when your crossing letters leave the first tile open.

At the other end, words ending in E or Y are tied at 13 apiece. Examples include FRINGE and DREDGE for E, then GROGGY and CRAGGY for Y. S endings are close behind at 12, with BRINGS, WRONGS, and PRONGS offering familiar choices.

How do scores and word lists compare?

FROGGY is the top scorer at 14 points; CRAGGY, BRAGGY, FRINGY, PREGGY, and CROGGY each score 13. These are strong rack-score candidates, but the less familiar spellings make a dictionary check worthwhile before you commit them to a tournament board.

Collins accepts 50 of these 52 words, against 39 in NWL2023 and 37 in ENABLE. A play that stands in Collins can be challenged off in a North American game. Ten of the 52 are common by frequency, so expect plenty of specialist entries.