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

The pattern fixes G in the opening position and S in the third, leaving five letters to distinguish each entry. Collins lists all 61 matches; ENABLE includes 48 and NWL2023 includes 49. Familiar examples include GESTURE, GASTRIC, and GASPING, but most entries are less common than those recognizable words.

The pattern at a glance

• Collins contains all 61 matches; ENABLE has 48 and NWL2023 has 49.
• Twenty-one entries end in S, while 10 end in G; S is the most frequent final letter.
• Forty-six entries have definitions, but only four are classed as common by the frequency measure.
• GESTURE, GASTRIC, and GASPING are familiar examples that fit the fixed positions.
• GOSHAWK leads the scoring list at 18 Scrabble points.

Which G-and-S pattern word scores highest?

GOSHAWK is the top scorer at 18 points, thanks to its J? No: its valuable letters are H and K, alongside the fixed G and S. The word is a bird name, so it is a striking play when the board gives you room for its full seven letters.

GUSHILY and GASHFUL each score 14, four points behind GOSHAWK. GOSSIPY and GASKING score 13 apiece, while GUSHING, GASKETS, GASKINS, and GASHING each reach 12. Check your rack before chasing the top score: an awkward word is no gain if it cannot connect.

How do 7-letter words with G first and S third compare?

The fixed pair produces a compact group: the matching five-letter pattern has 22 entries, and the six-letter version has 45. At seven letters, 61 entries give you more choices, but the low common-word count warns that many are specialist vocabulary rather than everyday guesses.

Ending in S is the clearest structural clue: 21 matches take that ending, more than twice the 10 that finish in G. GOSPELS and GOSSIPS illustrate the S ending; GUSHING and GASSING show how an -ING ending changes the final letter without disturbing the first and third positions.