7-letter words with G as the 1st letter and S as the 4th letter

This pattern has a mix of familiar words and less common plays. GLASSES, GUESSED and GRASSES are easy to spot, while GRYSBOK and GEMSBOK stand out for their scores. Only 9 matches rank among common English words, and 36 words finish in S, well ahead of the next ending, D.

7-letter words with G as the 1st letter and S as the 4th letter

• 118 words match across the tournament dictionaries.
• Only 9 matches are common by English word-frequency ranking.
• GLASSES, GUESSED, GUNSHOT, and GRASSES are recognizable examples.
• Words ending in S number 36, then D with 20, R with 15 and Y with 10.
• Collins takes 116 of the 118, NWL2023 takes 81 and ENABLE takes 77.

Which matching words score highest?

GRYSBOK leads the scoring list at 17 points, followed by GEMSBOK at 16. GYMSLIP and GYPSUMS each score 15, so the strongest plays are not the familiar everyday examples.

GHOSTLY and GHASTLY each score 14 and GYPSIES scores 13, all counted before board-square bonuses. Both GRYSBOK and GEMSBOK are African antelope names, so they look unfamiliar, but the K is why they outscore everyday picks like GLASSES.

A doubled S drives many of the everyday matches. GLASSES, GRASSES, GLOSSES, GROSSED, GLOSSED and GRASSED all repeat S in slots four and five, so try SS before any other pair.

Can this seven-letter pattern earn a bingo?

Yes. In Scrabble, playing all seven tiles from your rack earns a 50-point bingo bonus, provided the word is accepted in your game. A matching word already has seven letters, but you still need the right rack and a legal board placement.

The main catch is dictionary coverage, since Collins lists 116 of the 118 matches while NWL2023 lists only 81. Only 9 are common, so don’t assume every match will be familiar or accepted in every game. Look up an obscure play in your game's word list first.