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7-letter words with G as the 1st letter and O as the 3rd letter

7-letter words with G as the 1st letter and O as the 3rd letter total 144; GROWING, GROUNDS, and GOODBYE are familiar starting points.

144 wordsTop pick GROWINGHighest score GLOZING 18

16 of 144 are everyday words (11%). A mix of familiar words and game-only finds.

With G in 1st place, A is the most common 3rd letter (187 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Common words 16 · most-used first

All valid words 144

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

  • GAOLERS8
  • GAOLING9
  • GEODESY12
  • GEODUCK15
  • GEOFACT13
  • GEOGENY12
  • GEOGONY12
  • GEOIDAL9
  • GEOLOGY12
  • GEOMANT10
  • GEORGIC11
  • GEOSMIN10
  • GEOTAGS9
  • GHOSTED12
  • GHOSTLY14
  • GHOULIE11
  • GIOCOSO10
  • GLOATED9
  • GLOATER8
  • GLOBATE10
  • GLOBING11
  • GLOBINS10
  • GLOBOID11
  • GLOBOSE10
  • GLOBOUS10
  • GLOBULE10
  • GLOCHID14
  • GLOIRES8
  • GLOMERA10
  • GLOMMED13
  • GLONOIN8
  • GLOOMED11
  • GLOOPED11
  • GLOPPED13
  • GLORIAS8
  • GLORIED9
  • GLORIES8
  • GLORIFY14
  • GLOSSAE8
  • GLOSSAL8
  • GLOSSAS8
  • GLOSSED9
  • GLOSSER8
  • GLOSSES8
  • GLOTTAL8
  • GLOTTIC10
  • GLOTTIS8
  • GLOUTED9
  • GLOVERS11
  • GLOVING12
  • GLOWERS11
  • GLOWFLY17
  • GLOWING12
  • GLOZING18
  • GNOCCHI15
  • GNOMISH13
  • GNOMIST10
  • GNOMONS10
  • GNOSTIC10
  • GOOBERS10
  • GOOBIES10
  • GOODBYE14
  • GOODBYS14
  • GOODIER9
  • GOODIES9
  • GOODISH12
  • GOODMAN11
  • GOODMEN11
  • GOOFIER11
  • GOOFILY14
  • GOOFING12
  • GOOGLED10
  • GOOGLES9
  • GOOGOLS9
  • GOOIEST8
  • GOOLEYS11
  • GOOLIES8
  • GOOMBAH15
  • GOOMBAY15
  • GOONDAS9
  • GOONERY11
  • GOONEYS11
  • GOONIER8
  • GOONIES8
  • GOOPIER10
  • GOORALS8
  • GOORIES8
  • GOOROOS8
  • GOOSERY11
  • GOOSEYS11
  • GOOSIER8
  • GOOSIES8
  • GOOSING9
  • GROANED9
  • GROANER8
  • GROCERS10
  • GROCERY13
  • GROCKLE14
  • GRODIER9
  • GROGGED11
  • GROGRAM11
  • GROINED9
  • GROKKED17
  • GROMETS10
  • GROMMET12
  • GRONING9
  • GROOMED11
  • GROOMER10
  • GROOVED12
  • GROOVER11
  • GROOVES11
  • GROPERS10
  • GROPING11
  • GROSERS8
  • GROSERT8
  • GROSETS8
  • GROSSED9
  • GROSSER8
  • GROSSES8
  • GROSSLY11
  • GROTTOS8
  • GROUCHY16
  • GROUGHS12
  • GROUNDS9
  • GROUPED11
  • GROUPER10
  • GROUPIE10
  • GROUSED9
  • GROUSER8
  • GROUSES8
  • GROUTED9
  • GROUTER8
  • GROVELS11
  • GROVETS11
  • GROVIER11
  • GROWERS11
  • GROWING12
  • GROWLED12
  • GROWLER11
  • GROWNUP13
  • GROWTHS14
  • GROWTHY17
  • GROYNES11
  • GROZING18
Letters by positionIn 38% of these words the 6th letter is E.
2nd letter
  1. R35%
  2. L26%
  3. O24%
4th letter
  1. S15%
  2. U9%
  3. D7%
5th letter
  1. I23%
  2. E16%
  3. T10%
6th letter
  1. E38%
  2. N11%
  3. R9%
7th letter
  1. S31%
  2. D16%
  3. R12%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
Score spreadMost of these words score 8 in Scrabble; GLOZING tops the list with 18. Scores before board bonuses.
  1. 88 points: 32 words
  2. 9 points: 21 words
  3. 1010 points: 23 words
  4. 11 points: 30 words
  5. 1212 points: 14 words
  6. 13 points: 6 words
  7. 1414 points: 8 words
  8. 15 points: 4 words
  9. 1616 points: 1 words
  10. 17 points: 3 words
  11. 1818 points: 2 words
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
GLOZING1822All three
GROZING1821Collins only
GROKKED1718Collins · NWL
GLOWFLY1719All three
GROWTHY1716All three
GROUCHY1617All three
GNOCCHI1518All three
GEODUCK1518All three
GOOMBAY1517All three
GOOMBAH1517All three
GOODBYE1415All three
GHOSTLY1414All three

The fixed pattern is G?O????, leaving four positions open after the required first and third letters. Of the 144 entries, just 16 fall in our frequency-ranked common group, so everyday vocabulary is a small slice. GROCERY and GEOLOGY show how different the remaining letters can look, while the strongest scores belong to less familiar forms.

7-letter words with G as the 1st letter and O as the 3rd letter

  • 144 entries match the G?O???? pattern.
  • GROWING, GROUNDS, GOODBYE, and GROCERY are examples.
  • GEOLOGY and GLOWING show different letter sequences.
  • 16 words fall in the frequency-ranked common group.
  • S ends 45 entries, ahead of D at 23 and R at 17.
  • The average score is 10.6, below the 18-point leaders.

GLOZING and GROZING lead the score list

The strongest Scrabble scores belong to GLOZING and GROZING, tied at 18 points. GROKKED, GLOWFLY, and GROWTHY each score 17, while GROUCHY scores 16. Those are tactical plays, not everyday vocabulary; check your rack and board before chasing a premium-letter word.

By contrast, the average score across the set is 10.6. That makes the 18-point leaders stand out, but it does not make them automatic plays: a crowded board can give an opponent a larger reply, and a safe placement may be worth more than raw tile points. A 17-point play is still only a tile score; board premiums and placement decide the actual turn value.

How do you narrow the pattern?

Start with G?O????, then test the fourth and later letters against your rack. If only the final letter is known, S is the most common finish here: 45 entries end in S, compared with 23 ending in D. That skew makes an S-ending candidate a sensible first filter, not a guarantee.

Dictionary coverage differs across this set: 140 entries appear in Collins, 119 in NWL2023, and 108 in ENABLE. The 144 7-letter words with G as the 1st letter and O as the 3rd letter are counted when they occur in at least one of those tournament lists, so a word accepted in one game may fail in another.

Questions people ask

How many common words fit G?O?????
Sixteen entries fall into the common group by Word Puzzle Answers's frequency measure. That is a small share of the 144 matches, so familiar-looking choices such as GROWING or GROUNDS sit alongside many less common forms. The count measures frequency, not whether a word appears in every game dictionary.
Which G-O word has the highest Scrabble score?
GLOZING and GROZING tie for the top Scrabble score at 18 points each. GROKKED, GLOWFLY, and GROWTHY follow at 17, with GROUCHY at 16. These are tile scores before board premiums, so the best move still depends on where you place the word.
Are all these words accepted in every game dictionary?
No. The set has 140 Collins entries, 119 in NWL2023, and 108 in ENABLE, while the overall match count is 144. Each word is counted when present in at least one tournament dictionary, so verify the specific word list used by your game.

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