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7-letter words with G as the 3rd letter and I as the 5th letter

The 242 7-letter words with G as the 3rd letter and I as the 5th include ENGLISH, SIGNING, and ONGOING.

242 wordsTop pick ENGLISHHighest score JIGJIGS 23

19 of 242 are everyday words (8%). Mostly rare words: great for Scrabble, tough for daily puzzles.

With G in 3rd place, I is the most common 5th letter (242 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Common words 19 · most-used first

All valid words 242

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

  • ANGLICE10
  • ANGLIFY14
  • ANGLING9
  • ANGLIST8
  • ANGRIER8
  • ANGRIES8
  • ANGRILY11
  • ANGUINE8
  • ANGUISH11
  • ARGLING9
  • ARGUING9
  • BAGGIER11
  • BAGGIES11
  • BAGGILY14
  • BAGGING12
  • BAGGITS11
  • BAGLIKE14
  • BAGNIOS10
  • BAGPIPE14
  • BAGUIOS10
  • BAGWIGS14
  • BEGGING12
  • BEGOING11
  • BEGRIME12
  • BEGRIMS12
  • BEGUILE10
  • BEGUINE10
  • BEGUINS10
  • BIGGIES11
  • BIGGING12
  • BIGGINS11
  • BIGGISH14
  • BIGGITY14
  • BIGTIME12
  • BIGUINE10
  • BIGWIGS14
  • BOGGIER11
  • BOGGING12
  • BOGGISH14
  • BOGYISM15
  • BUGGIER11
  • BUGGIES11
  • BUGGING12
  • BUGGINS11
  • BUGLING11
  • CIGGIES11
  • COGGIES11
  • COGGING12
  • COGNISE10
  • COGNIZE19
  • DAGGIER10
  • DAGGING11
  • DEGGING11
  • DIGGING11
  • DIGNIFY15
  • DIGNITY12
  • DOGFISH15
  • DOGGIER10
  • DOGGIES10
  • DOGGING11
  • DOGGISH13
  • DOGLIKE13
  • DOGPILE11
  • EAGLING9
  • ENGLISH11
  • FAGGIER12
  • FAGGING13
  • FIGGING13
  • FOGGIER12
  • FOGGILY15
  • FOGGING13
  • FOGYISH17
  • FOGYISM16
  • FUGGIER12
  • FUGGILY15
  • FUGGING13
  • FUGLIER11
  • FUGLING12
  • FUGUING12
  • FUGUIST11
  • GAGGING11
  • GEGGIES10
  • GIGGING11
  • GIGGITS10
  • HAGFISH17
  • HAGGING13
  • HAGGISH15
  • HAGLIKE15
  • HAGRIDE12
  • HIGHING15
  • HIGHISH17
  • HOGFISH17
  • HOGGING13
  • HOGGINS12
  • HOGGISH15
  • HOGLIKE15
  • HOGTIED12
  • HOGTIES11
  • HUGGIER12
  • HUGGING13
  • HYGEIST14
  • INGOING9
  • JAGAING16
  • JAGGIER16
  • JAGGIES16
  • JAGGING17
  • JAGHIRE18
  • JAGHIRS18
  • JEGGING17
  • JIGGIER16
  • JIGGING17
  • JIGGISH19
  • JIGJIGS23
  • JIGLIKE19
  • JOGGING17
  • JUGGING17
  • JUGGINS16
  • KEGGING14
  • KEGLING13
  • LAGGIER9
  • LAGGING10
  • LAGGINS9
  • LEGGIER9
  • LEGGIES9
  • LEGGING10
  • LEGGINS9
  • LEGGISM11
  • LEGLIKE12
  • LEGLINS8
  • LIGGING10
  • LIGNIFY14
  • LIGNINS8
  • LIGNITE8
  • LOGGIAS9
  • LOGGIER9
  • LOGGING10
  • LOGGISH12
  • LOGLINE8
  • LUGEING9
  • LUGGIES9
  • LUGGING10
  • MAGGIES11
  • MAGGING12
  • MAGNIFY16
  • MAGPIES12
  • MEGRIMS12
  • MOGGIES11
  • MOGGING12
  • MUGGIER11
  • MUGGILY14
  • MUGGING12
  • MUGGINS11
  • MUGGISH14
  • NAGGIER9
  • NAGGING10
  • NEGLIGE9
  • NIGHING12
  • NIGRIFY14
  • NOGGING10
  • NOGGINS9
  • ONGOING9
  • OUGLIED9
  • OUGLIES8
  • OUGUIYA11
  • PEGGIES11
  • PEGGING12
  • PEGHING14
  • PEGLIKE14
  • PIGFISH16
  • PIGGIER11
  • PIGGIES11
  • PIGGING12
  • PIGGINS11
  • PIGGISH14
  • PIGLIKE14
  • PIGLING11
  • PIGMIES12
  • POGOING11
  • PUGGIER11
  • PUGGIES11
  • PUGGING12
  • PUGGISH14
  • PYGMIES15
  • RAGGIER9
  • RAGGIES9
  • RAGGING10
  • RAGTIME10
  • REGAINS8
  • REGRIND9
  • RIGGING10
  • RIGGISH12
  • RIGLING9
  • RIGLINS8
  • ROGUING9
  • ROGUISH11
  • RUGBIES10
  • RUGGIER9
  • RUGGING10
  • RUGLIKE12
  • SAGGIER9
  • SAGGING10
  • SAGOINS8
  • SAGUINS8
  • SIGHING12
  • SIGNIFY14
  • SIGNING9
  • SIGNIOR8
  • SOGGIER9
  • SOGGILY12
  • SOGGING10
  • SUGGING10
  • SUGHING12
  • TAGGIER9
  • TAGGING10
  • TAGLIKE12
  • TAGLINE8
  • TEGMINA10
  • TIGGING10
  • TIGRINE8
  • TIGRISH11
  • TOGGING10
  • TUGGING10
  • TUGRIKS12
  • UPGOING11
  • VAGGING13
  • VAGUING12
  • VAGUISH14
  • VEGGIES12
  • VEGGING13
  • VOGUIER11
  • VOGUING12
  • VOGUISH14
  • VUGGIER12
  • VUGHIER14
  • WAGGING13
  • WAGGISH15
  • WIGGIER12
  • WIGGING13
  • WIGLIKE15
  • WOGGISH15
  • ZAGGING19
  • ZIGGING19
Letters by positionIn 53% of these words the 4th letter is G.
1st letter
  1. B14%
  2. L9%
  3. P8%
2nd letter
  1. A22%
  2. I21%
  3. O20%
4th letter
  1. G53%
  2. L13%
  3. U8%
6th letter
  1. N43%
  2. E23%
  3. S13%
7th letter
  1. G33%
  2. S21%
  3. E12%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
Score spreadMost of these words score 11 in Scrabble; JIGJIGS tops the list with 23. Scores before board bonuses.
  1. 88 points: 16 words
  2. 9 points: 29 words
  3. 1010 points: 33 words
  4. 11 points: 44 words
  5. 1212 points: 43 words
  6. 13 points: 14 words
  7. 1414 points: 24 words
  8. 15 points: 14 words
  9. 1616 points: 8 words
  10. 17 points: 9 words
  11. 1818 points: 2 words
  12. 19 points: 5 words
  13. 2020 points: 0 words
  14. 21 points: 0 words
  15. 2222 points: 0 words
  16. 23 points: 1 words
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
JIGJIGS2329Collins only
ZAGGING1923All three
COGNIZE1922All three
ZIGGING1923All three
JIGGISH1922Collins · NWL
JIGLIKE1923Collins · NWL
JAGHIRE1820Collins only
JAGHIRS1820Collins only
JOGGING1723All three
JIGGING1723All three
HAGFISH1716All three
HOGFISH1716All three

The fixed pattern is _ _ G _ I _ _, leaving the first, second, fourth, sixth, and seventh positions open. Familiar hits such as ENGLISH and SIGNING sit beside much rarer entries, so the count reaches beyond everyday vocabulary. Only 19 entries rank as common by word frequency.

7-letter words with G as the 3rd letter and I as the 5th

  • 242 entries match the fixed G-at-third, I-at-fifth pattern.
  • Only 19 rank as common by English word frequency.
  • ENGLISH, SIGNING, and ONGOING are recognizable examples.
  • G is the most frequent final letter, with 80 matches; S follows with 52.
  • B is the most frequent first letter, with 34 matches.

Which letters start and end these words?

G leads as the final letter with 80 words, while S closes 52; E and R each finish 30. The pattern favors words ending in G, but the ending alone does not identify a match.

At the front, B leads with 34 entries, ahead of L at 22 and P at 19. ENGLISH starts with E, while SIGNING begins with S, so familiar examples do not represent the most common initial.

The R-and-I pattern has 744 matches, compared with 242 here. That contrast shows how sharply the third-letter clue can change the size of your candidate pool.

How do nearby patterns and scores compare?

Keep G in third place but change the fifth letter to E, and the count becomes 156; changing it to A gives 130. Those nearby clues offer smaller pools than the I pattern.

Scrabble scoring favors unusual spellings: JIGJIGS tops the scores at 23 points, while ZAGGING and COGNIZE each score 19. The average is 11.9, so the top score is an outlier, not a typical result.

Only 19 entries are common by frequency. Dictionary coverage also differs: Collins has 236, NWL2023 has 187, and ENABLE has 166, so check your game's word list before playing a less familiar answer.

Questions people ask

How many 7-letter words have G third and I fifth?
There are 242 matching 7-letter words. The pattern fixes G in the third position and I in the fifth, while the other five positions can vary. Only 19 matches rank as common by word frequency, so many candidates are uncommon outside word games.
What are some common examples with G third and I fifth?
ENGLISH, SIGNING, and ONGOING are recognizable examples of the pattern. DIGNITY and DIGGING also fit, but the full set extends well beyond familiar vocabulary. The 19 common entries are a small slice of the 242 matches.
Which matching word has the highest Scrabble score?
JIGJIGS is the top scorer at 23 points. ZAGGING, COGNIZE, ZIGGING, JIGGISH, and JIGLIKE each score 19. The average score across the matching words is 11.9, making JIGJIGS a clear outlier.

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