7-letter words with A as the 1st letter and G as the 5th letter

7-letter words with A as the 1st letter and G as the 5th letter: 48 matches, from ALLEGED to the 16-point ADJIGOS.

48 wordsTop pick ALRIGHTHighest score ADJIGOS 16

6 of 48 are everyday words (13%). A mix of familiar words and game-only finds.

With A in 1st place, I is the most common 5th letter (301 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Best words to play first 48 · most-used first

  • ALRIGHT11
  • ALLEGED9
  • AMONGST10
  • ALLEGES8
  • ASSIGNS8
  • ANTIGEN8
  • AVENGER11
  • AVENGED12
  • AMALGAM12
  • ALLEGRO8
  • AEROGEL8
  • ANTIGAY11
  • AVENGES11
  • ARMIGER10
  • ADELGID10
  • ASSEGAI8
  • AARRGHH14
  • ASIAGOS8
  • ATINGLE8
  • APHAGIA13
  • ANLAGEN8
  • ANERGIC10
  • ANTIGUN8
  • ABOUGHT13
  • ABREGES10
  • ACHAGES13
  • ACROGEN10
  • ADJIGOS16
  • AERUGOS8
  • AGREGES9
  • AHEIGHT14
  • AHUNGRY14
  • ALBUGOS10
  • ALEGGED10
  • ALEGGES9
  • ALENGTH11
  • ALLEGER8
  • ALLEGGE9
  • ALNAGER8
  • ALNAGES8
  • ALONGST8
  • AMBAGES12
  • ANALGIA8
  • ANERGIA8
  • ANLAGES8
  • ARTIGIS8
  • ASSAGAI8
  • AVRUGAS11
All valid words 48

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

  • AARRGHH14
  • ABOUGHT13
  • ABREGES10
  • ACHAGES13
  • ACROGEN10
  • ADELGID10
  • ADJIGOS16
  • AEROGEL8
  • AERUGOS8
  • AGREGES9
  • AHEIGHT14
  • AHUNGRY14
  • ALBUGOS10
  • ALEGGED10
  • ALEGGES9
  • ALENGTH11
  • ALLEGED9
  • ALLEGER8
  • ALLEGES8
  • ALLEGGE9
  • ALLEGRO8
  • ALNAGER8
  • ALNAGES8
  • ALONGST8
  • ALRIGHT11
  • AMALGAM12
  • AMBAGES12
  • AMONGST10
  • ANALGIA8
  • ANERGIA8
  • ANERGIC10
  • ANLAGEN8
  • ANLAGES8
  • ANTIGAY11
  • ANTIGEN8
  • ANTIGUN8
  • APHAGIA13
  • ARMIGER10
  • ARTIGIS8
  • ASIAGOS8
  • ASSAGAI8
  • ASSEGAI8
  • ASSIGNS8
  • ATINGLE8
  • AVENGED12
  • AVENGER11
  • AVENGES11
  • AVRUGAS11
Letters by positionIn 42% of these words the 6th letter is E.
2nd letter
  1. L27%
  2. N17%
  3. S8%
3rd letter
  1. E21%
  2. R17%
  3. L15%
4th letter
  1. I19%
  2. A19%
  3. E17%
6th letter
  1. E42%
  2. I13%
  3. A10%
7th letter
  1. S33%
  2. T10%
  3. N8%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
Score spreadMost of these words score 8 in Scrabble; ADJIGOS tops the list with 16. Scores before board bonuses.
  1. 88 points: 20 words
  2. 9 points: 4 words
  3. 1010 points: 8 words
  4. 11 points: 6 words
  5. 1212 points: 3 words
  6. 13 points: 3 words
  7. 1414 points: 3 words
  8. 15 points: 0 words
  9. 1616 points: 1 words
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
ADJIGOS1619Collins only
AARRGHH1413All three
AHEIGHT1413Collins only
AHUNGRY1415Collins only
APHAGIA1314All three
ABOUGHT1315All three
ACHAGES1314Collins only
AVENGED1215All three
AMALGAM1216All three
AMBAGES1215All three
ALRIGHT1112All three
AVENGER1114All three

The pattern fixes two positions: A opens each word, and G sits in the fifth slot, leaving three letters between them and two more to finish. Examples range from ALLEGED and ASSIGNS to less familiar entries such as AEROGEL and ARMIGER. Only six matches rank among the top 25,000 English words by frequency, so expect a mix of everyday and specialist vocabulary.

The A-G pattern at a glance

  • There are 48 seven-letter matches with A first and G fifth.
  • Collins accepts 46 of the matches; ENABLE accepts 30.
  • NWL2023 includes 33 words in this pattern.
  • Six matches fall within the top 25,000 English words by frequency.
  • The average score across the matches is 9.9 points.

Which endings appear most often?

S is the leading final letter: 16 words end in S, including ALLEGES, ASSIGNS, AVENGES, and ASIAGOS. T follows with five; D, N, and R each finish four. If your clue includes a final S, that ending narrows the 48 candidates sharply.

The A-start, I-fifth pattern has 301 matches, compared with 48 for G in the fifth position. If you are unsure which fifth letter the clue fixes, checking I instead of G opens a much larger candidate set.

7-letter words with A as the 1st letter and G as the 5th letter

ADJIGOS is the top scorer at 16 points. AARRGHH, AHEIGHT, and AHUNGRY each score 14, while APHAGIA and ABOUGHT reach 13. A high tile score does not mean a word is familiar: just six matches are common by frequency, so unusual entries deserve a quick check before you play.

The dictionary totals overlap, so do not add Collins, ENABLE, and NWL2023 counts to estimate the number of distinct words. Their counts are 46, 30, and 33, while the combined pattern has 48. Check your game's word list when a move depends on an entry accepted by only some dictionaries.

Questions people ask

How many 7-letter words start with A and have G as the fifth letter?
There are 48 tournament-dictionary matches with A first and G fifth. The counts vary by dictionary: Collins includes 46, ENABLE includes 30, and NWL2023 includes 33. Those dictionary totals overlap, so they do not add up to the number of distinct words.
Which word in this pattern scores the most?
ADJIGOS scores 16 points, the highest score among these matches. AARRGHH, AHEIGHT, and AHUNGRY tie at 14 points each. These are tile-value scores; a board bonus square can change the points you earn in a particular play.
What is the most common ending for these A-G words?
S is the most frequent ending, appearing on 16 of the 48 matches. Examples include ALLEGES, ASSIGNS, AVENGES, and ASIAGOS. T is next with five words, while D, N, and R each occur as the final letter four times.

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