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

49 7-letter words starting with A and ending with G appear in tournament dictionaries, from familiar AMAZING to top scorer AVYZING.

49 wordsTop pick AMAZINGHighest score AVYZING 23

6 of 49 are everyday words (12%). A mix of familiar words and game-only finds.

With A in 1st place, S is the most common 7th letter (618 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Best words to play first 49 · most-used first

  • AMAZING19
  • ARGUING9
  • AMUSING10
  • ARISING8
  • ABUSING10
  • ABIDING11
  • ANGLING9
  • ADORING9
  • ARCHING13
  • ALLYING11
  • ABATING10
  • ATONING8
  • AISLING8
  • AMBLING12
  • AWAKING15
  • AVOWING14
  • ABASING10
  • ANKLING12
  • ADDLING10
  • ANTEING8
  • ABODING11
  • ALINING8
  • ANTILOG8
  • AMOVING13
  • AUTOING8
  • ABYEING13
  • ADAWING12
  • AFFYING17
  • AGELONG9
  • AIRNING8
  • AIRTING8
  • ALAYING11
  • ALEYING11
  • AMATING10
  • AMENING10
  • ANELING8
  • ANKLONG12
  • ANKLUNG12
  • ANTIBUG10
  • ANTIFOG11
  • ANTISAG8
  • APAYING13
  • ARCKING14
  • AREDING9
  • ARGLING9
  • AVALING11
  • AVISING11
  • AVIZING20

Showing the top 48 of 49 words. See every valid word

All valid words 49

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

  • ABASING10
  • ABATING10
  • ABIDING11
  • ABODING11
  • ABUSING10
  • ABYEING13
  • ADAWING12
  • ADDLING10
  • ADORING9
  • AFFYING17
  • AGELONG9
  • AIRNING8
  • AIRTING8
  • AISLING8
  • ALAYING11
  • ALEYING11
  • ALINING8
  • ALLYING11
  • AMATING10
  • AMAZING19
  • AMBLING12
  • AMENING10
  • AMOVING13
  • AMUSING10
  • ANELING8
  • ANGLING9
  • ANKLING12
  • ANKLONG12
  • ANKLUNG12
  • ANTEING8
  • ANTIBUG10
  • ANTIFOG11
  • ANTILOG8
  • ANTISAG8
  • APAYING13
  • ARCHING13
  • ARCKING14
  • AREDING9
  • ARGLING9
  • ARGUING9
  • ARISING8
  • ATONING8
  • AUTOING8
  • AVALING11
  • AVISING11
  • AVIZING20
  • AVOWING14
  • AVYZING23
  • AWAKING15
Letters by positionIn 92% of these words the 6th letter is N.
2nd letter
  1. N20%
  2. B12%
  3. M12%
3rd letter
  1. A18%
  2. T12%
  3. I10%
4th letter
  1. L22%
  2. S10%
  3. Y10%
5th letter
  1. I86%
  2. O4%
  3. B2%
6th letter
  1. N92%
  2. O4%
  3. U2%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
Score spreadMost of these words score 8 in Scrabble; AVYZING tops the list with 23. Scores before board bonuses.
  1. 88 points: 11 words
  2. 9 points: 6 words
  3. 1010 points: 8 words
  4. 11 points: 8 words
  5. 1212 points: 5 words
  6. 13 points: 4 words
  7. 1414 points: 2 words
  8. 15 points: 1 words
  9. 1616 points: 0 words
  10. 17 points: 1 words
  11. 1818 points: 0 words
  12. 19 points: 1 words
  13. 2020 points: 1 words
  14. 21 points: 0 words
  15. 2222 points: 0 words
  16. 23 points: 1 words
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
AVYZING2325Collins only
AVIZING2023Collins only
AMAZING1922All three
AFFYING1718Collins only
AWAKING1517All three
AVOWING1417All three
ARCKING1417All three
ARCHING1315All three
AMOVING1317Collins only
ABYEING1315Collins · NWL
APAYING1315Collins only
AMBLING1217All three

The fixed A……G pattern leaves five open letters, but the results vary sharply in familiarity and game value. AMAZING, ARGUING, and AMUSING are easy to recognize; AVYZING and AFFYING are less everyday choices. Only six entries rank among common English words, so expect plenty of specialist vocabulary in the full set.

How many 7-letter words start with A and end with G?

  • There are 49 matches across the tournament dictionaries counted here.
  • Six entries fall within the top 25,000 English words by frequency.
  • The average score is 11.1 points.
  • AVYZING leads the scoring list at 23 points; AMAZING scores 19.

Which A-to-G words are familiar, and which lists include them?

AMAZING, ARGUING, AMUSING, ARISING, and ABUSING give you recognizable options to check first. Other examples include ANGLING, ADORING, ARCHING, and ALLYING. The pattern is exact: A occupies the first slot, G the seventh, and every word has seven letters.

Coverage differs by dictionary: Collins includes all 49 matches, while NWL2023 has 32 and ENABLE has 30. A word accepted in one list can be rejected in another, so check your game's dictionary before relying on an unfamiliar entry.

How can you score with 7-letter words starting with A and ending with G?

For a high-scoring play, AVYZING is the standout at 23 points, followed by AVIZING at 20 and AMAZING at 19. AFFYING scores 17, while AWAKING scores 15. Those are listed scores; a premium square can change the result.

The expert trap is treating a high score as proof that a word is broadly accepted. AVYZING tops this scoring list, but the whole pattern has only six common entries. Check both the spelling and your game's word list before spending a turn on a rare candidate.

Questions people ask

What is the highest-scoring 7-letter word starting with A and ending with G?
AVYZING is the highest-scoring listed match, at 23 points. AVIZING follows at 20, and AMAZING scores 19. These are base word scores, so the final total depends on the board squares used.
Are there common 7-letter words that start with A and end with G?
Yes, but only six matches rank among the top 25,000 English words by frequency. AMAZING, ARGUING, and AMUSING are recognizable examples; much of the remaining set is less familiar.
Do Collins, NWL2023, and ENABLE include the same A-to-G words?
No. Collins includes 49 matching words, compared with 32 in NWL2023 and 30 in ENABLE. If you are playing a tournament or an online game, check the specific dictionary it uses before playing an uncommon word.

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