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7-letter words with G as the 1st letter and R as the 2nd letter

There are 289 7-letter words with G as the 1st letter and R as the 2nd letter, from familiar growing and greater to rare high scorers.

289 wordsTop pick GROWINGHighest score GRIZZLY 29

35 of 289 are everyday words (12%). A mix of familiar words and game-only finds.

With G in 1st place, A is the most common 2nd letter (297 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Common words 35 · most-used first

All valid words 289

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

  • GRABBED13
  • GRABBER12
  • GRABBLE12
  • GRABENS10
  • GRACILE10
  • GRACING11
  • GRACKLE14
  • GRADATE9
  • GRADDAN10
  • GRADELY12
  • GRADERS9
  • GRADINE9
  • GRADING10
  • GRADINI9
  • GRADINO9
  • GRADINS9
  • GRADUAL9
  • GRAFFED15
  • GRAFTED12
  • GRAFTER11
  • GRAHAMS13
  • GRAILES8
  • GRAINED9
  • GRAINER8
  • GRAINES8
  • GRAITHS11
  • GRAKLES12
  • GRAMARY13
  • GRAMASH13
  • GRAMMAR12
  • GRAMMAS12
  • GRAMMES12
  • GRAMPAS12
  • GRAMPUS12
  • GRANARY11
  • GRANDAD10
  • GRANDAM11
  • GRANDEE9
  • GRANDER9
  • GRANDLY12
  • GRANDMA11
  • GRANDPA11
  • GRANFER11
  • GRANGER9
  • GRANGES9
  • GRANITA8
  • GRANITE8
  • GRANNAM10
  • GRANNIE8
  • GRANNOM10
  • GRANOLA8
  • GRANTED9
  • GRANTEE8
  • GRANTER8
  • GRANTOR8
  • GRANULE8
  • GRAPERY13
  • GRAPHED14
  • GRAPHIC15
  • GRAPIER10
  • GRAPING11
  • GRAPLES10
  • GRAPLIN10
  • GRAPNEL10
  • GRAPPAS12
  • GRAPPLE12
  • GRASPED11
  • GRASPER10
  • GRASSED9
  • GRASSER8
  • GRASSES8
  • GRASSUM10
  • GRATERS8
  • GRATIFY14
  • GRATINE8
  • GRATING9
  • GRATINS8
  • GRAUNCH13
  • GRAUPEL10
  • GRAVELS11
  • GRAVELY14
  • GRAVERS11
  • GRAVEST11
  • GRAVIDA12
  • GRAVIES11
  • GRAVING12
  • GRAVITY14
  • GRAVLAX18
  • GRAVURE11
  • GRAWLIX18
  • GRAYEST11
  • GRAYFLY17
  • GRAYING12
  • GRAYISH14
  • GRAYLAG12
  • GRAYLES11
  • GRAYOUT11
  • GRAZERS17
  • GRAZIER17
  • GRAZING18
  • GREASED9
  • GREASER8
  • GREASES8
  • GREATEN8
  • GREATER8
  • GREATLY11
  • GREAVED12
  • GREAVES11
  • GRECIAN10
  • GRECISE10
  • GRECIZE19
  • GRECQUE19
  • GREECES10
  • GREEING9
  • GREEKED13
  • GREENED9
  • GREENER8
  • GREENIE8
  • GREENLY11
  • GREENTH11
  • GREESES8
  • GREETED9
  • GREETER8
  • GREETES8
  • GREGALE9
  • GREIGES9
  • GREINED9
  • GREISEN8
  • GREISLY11
  • GREMIAL10
  • GREMLIN10
  • GREMMIE12
  • GRENADE9
  • GRENNED9
  • GREWING12
  • GREYEST11
  • GREYHEN14
  • GREYING12
  • GREYISH14
  • GREYLAG12
  • GREYOUT11
  • GRIBBLE12
  • GRICERS10
  • GRICING11
  • GRIDDED11
  • GRIDDER10
  • GRIDDLE10
  • GRIDING10
  • GRIECED11
  • GRIECES10
  • GRIEFER11
  • GRIESIE8
  • GRIESLY11
  • GRIEVED12
  • GRIEVER11
  • GRIEVES11
  • GRIFFES14
  • GRIFFIN14
  • GRIFFON14
  • GRIFTED12
  • GRIFTER11
  • GRIGGED11
  • GRIGRIS9
  • GRILLED9
  • GRILLER8
  • GRILLES8
  • GRILSES8
  • GRIMACE12
  • GRIMIER10
  • GRIMILY13
  • GRIMING11
  • GRIMMER12
  • GRINDED10
  • GRINDER9
  • GRINGAS9
  • GRINGOS9
  • GRINNED9
  • GRINNER8
  • GRIPERS10
  • GRIPIER10
  • GRIPING11
  • GRIPMAN12
  • GRIPMEN12
  • GRIPPED13
  • GRIPPER12
  • GRIPPES12
  • GRIPPLE12
  • GRISELY11
  • GRISING9
  • GRISKIN12
  • GRISLED9
  • GRISONS8
  • GRISTER8
  • GRISTLE8
  • GRISTLY11
  • GRITTED9
  • GRITTER8
  • GRIVETS11
  • GRIZZES26
  • GRIZZLE26
  • GRIZZLY29
  • 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
  • GRUBBED13
  • GRUBBER12
  • GRUBBLE12
  • GRUDGED11
  • GRUDGER10
  • GRUDGES10
  • GRUEING9
  • GRUELED9
  • GRUELER8
  • GRUFFED15
  • GRUFFER14
  • GRUFFLY17
  • GRUFTED12
  • GRUGRUS9
  • GRUMBLE12
  • GRUMBLY15
  • GRUMMER12
  • GRUMMET12
  • GRUMOSE10
  • GRUMOUS10
  • GRUMPED13
  • GRUMPHS15
  • GRUMPHY18
  • GRUNGER9
  • GRUNGES9
  • GRUNION8
  • GRUNTED9
  • GRUNTER8
  • GRUNTLE8
  • GRUSHIE11
  • GRUTTEN8
  • GRUYERE11
  • GRYDING13
  • GRYFONS14
  • GRYPHON16
  • GRYSBOK17
  • GRYSELY14
Letters by positionIn 44% of these words the 6th letter is E.
3rd letter
  1. A35%
  2. I21%
  3. O18%
4th letter
  1. N13%
  2. M9%
  3. S8%
5th letter
  1. I17%
  2. T10%
  3. E10%
6th letter
  1. E44%
  2. L12%
  3. N10%
7th letter
  1. S22%
  2. R16%
  3. D16%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
Score spreadMost of these words score 11 in Scrabble; GRIZZLY tops the list with 29. Scores before board bonuses.
  1. 88 points: 50 words
  2. 9 points: 47 words
  3. 1010 points: 38 words
  4. 11 points: 56 words
  5. 1212 points: 44 words
  6. 13 points: 14 words
  7. 1414 points: 16 words
  8. 15 points: 5 words
  9. 1616 points: 2 words
  10. 17 points: 7 words
  11. 1818 points: 5 words
  12. 19 points: 2 words
  13. 2020 points: 0 words
  14. 21 points: 0 words
  15. 2222 points: 0 words
  16. 23 points: 0 words
  17. 2424 points: 0 words
  18. 25 points: 0 words
  19. 2626 points: 2 words
  20. 27 points: 0 words
  21. 2828 points: 0 words
  22. 29 points: 1 words
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
GRIZZLY2930All three
GRIZZLE2628All three
GRIZZES2627NWL only
GRECQUE1922Collins only
GRECIZE1921All three
GRAZING1821All three
GRAVLAX1821All three
GRAWLIX1820NWL only
GROZING1821Collins only
GRUMPHY1820All three
GRAZERS1718All three
GRAZIER1718All three

The fixed GR opening narrows the search, but the endings are not evenly spread: S is the most frequent final letter, followed by R and D. Familiar choices include growing, greater, granted, and grounds; only 35 of the 289 matches fall into the common-word group, so expect a long tail of less familiar entries instead of assuming every word is familiar.

7-letter words with G first and R second: at a glance

  • The pattern is GR followed by five more letters; both positions matter, not just the presence of G and R.
  • Growing, greater, granted, and grounds are recognizable examples that fit the seven-letter pattern.
  • S is the most frequent final letter, closing 65 matches; R follows with 47.
  • D closes 45 words, just behind R and ahead of E among the reported endings.
  • GRIZZLY leads the score table at 29 points, far above the average score of 11.

Which GR words score highest?

GRIZZLY is the score standout at 29 points, while GRIZZLE and GRIZZES tie at 26. Those spellings contrast with familiar forms such as growing and greater: the top values come from unusual words, not the everyday entries you are most likely to recognize first.

GRECQUE and GRECIZE each score 19; GRAZING, GRAVLAX, GRAWLIX, GROZING, and GRUMPHY each reach 18. Save a Z or X tile for a premium square when the board allows it; the letter mix, not just the GR opening, drives these scores.

How do dictionary counts differ for this pattern?

The 289 7-letter words with G as the 1st letter and R as the 2nd letter are not accepted uniformly across tournament lists: Collins includes 285, NWL2023 includes 227, and ENABLE includes 215. These totals overlap, so adding them would count many of the same spellings more than once.

Only 35 entries fall into the common-word group, despite the broad pool. Treat the long tail as a pattern-solving resource, not a promise that every candidate will feel familiar. For a game, check its dictionary before playing an obscure form; familiar examples such as granite and grocery are easier to recognize.

Questions people ask

How many seven-letter words start with GR?
There are 289 seven-letter words with G in the first position and R in the second. Familiar examples include growing, greater, granted, and grounds, but only 35 entries belong to the common-word group, so many matches are less familiar.
Which seven-letter GR word has the highest score?
GRIZZLY scores 29 points, the highest score among these entries. GRIZZLE and GRIZZES tie at 26 points each, while GRECQUE and GRECIZE score 19 apiece. The top values come from less familiar spellings rather than the common examples.
Are all 289 GR words accepted in every word game?
No, dictionary coverage differs. Collins includes 285 of these words, NWL2023 includes 227, and ENABLE includes 215; the totals overlap because some words appear in more than one list. Your game's word source determines which entries it accepts.

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