7-letter words with G as the 3rd letter and R as the 4th letter

The pattern is _ _ G R _ _ _, with the fixed letters sitting side by side in the middle. The tournament-dictionary list has 79 matches, but just 7 meet the common group. DEGREES and UPGRADE are easier to spot than HYGROMA, so start with familiar shapes before checking your game’s dictionary.

The pattern’s letter shape at a glance

• 79 seven-letter words match the pattern, with G third and R fourth.
• R begins 15 matches, more than any other first letter.
• S ends 25 matches, the largest final-letter group.
• Only 7 matches meet the common group.
• DEGREES, UPGRADE, REGRETS, and MIGRANT are recognizable examples.

Which matches are easiest to recognize?

DEGREES, UPGRADE, REGRETS, and MIGRATE are among the clearest familiar matches. Several form word families rather than isolated strings: UPGRADE and DEGRADE share the ending -GRADE, while MIGRANT and MIGRATE differ at the end. Those connections make the fixed middle easier to hold in mind as you test the other letters.

Other recognizable choices include ANGRILY, REGROUP, DIGRESS, VAGRANT, and ENGRAVE. Familiarity is uneven, though: just 7 of the 79 meet the common-word cutoff, so a plausible guess may still be rare or missing from your game’s dictionary.

The opening letter also narrows the scan: R leads 15 words, E leads 9, and A leads 8. If the first tile is fixed, try R-led candidates such as REGRETS, REGROUP, and REGRESS before checking lower-count starters.

Scores and limits for G-third, R-fourth words

HYGROMA leads the score table at 16 points. DIGRAPH, NIGRIFY, and ENGRAFF each reach 14, while UPGROWN and UPGROWS score 13. The average is 9.9 points, putting HYGROMA well above the group’s typical tile total before any premium squares.

Dictionary coverage differs: 75 matches appear in Collins, 62 in NWL2023, and 59 in ENABLE, against 79 overall. Those counts overlap, so don’t add them together; check your game’s word list before playing an unfamiliar option such as HYGROMA or ENGRAFF.

The final letter is lopsided too: S closes 25 matches, E closes 16, and N closes 10. An S-ending candidate is a sensible first pass, but don’t force a plural ending; UPGRADE finishes in E.