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.
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
- 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
All valid words 49
- 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
Highest-scoring words
| Word | Scrabble | Words With Friends | Dictionaries |
|---|---|---|---|
| AVYZING | 23 | 25 | Collins only |
| AVIZING | 20 | 23 | Collins only |
| AMAZING | 19 | 22 | All three |
| AFFYING | 17 | 18 | Collins only |
| AWAKING | 15 | 17 | All three |
| AVOWING | 14 | 17 | All three |
| ARCKING | 14 | 17 | All three |
| ARCHING | 13 | 15 | All three |
| AMOVING | 13 | 17 | Collins only |
| ABYEING | 13 | 15 | Collins · NWL |
| APAYING | 13 | 15 | Collins only |
| AMBLING | 12 | 17 | All 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
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