7-letter words with P as the 1st letter and G as the 6th letter
7-letter words with P as the 1st letter and G as the 6th letter have 55 matches, from familiar PACKAGE to obscure PHIZOGS.
4 of 55 are everyday words (7%). Mostly rare words: great for Scrabble, tough for daily puzzles.
With P in 1st place, E is the most common 6th letter (677 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.
Best words to play first
- PACKAGE16
- PASSAGE10
- POSTAGE10
- PRODIGY14
- PORTAGE10
- PLUMAGE12
- PEERAGE10
- PILLAGE10
- PROTEGE10
- PRESAGE10
- PILINGS10
- PIEROGI10
- PHOTOGS13
- POTTAGE10
- PEONAGE10
- PAYSAGE13
- PALINGS10
- PARINGS10
- PROLEGS10
- PRURIGO10
- PANNAGE10
- PARERGA10
- PAYINGS13
- PARANGS10
- PROPAGE12
- PRYINGS13
- PIEINGS10
- POSINGS10
- PACINGS12
- PADANGS11
- PADNAGS11
- PAGINGS11
- PAVINGS13
- PAWNAGE13
- PENANGS10
- PHIZOGS22
- PICONGS12
- PIERAGE10
- PIKINGS14
- PINANGS10
- PIPEAGE12
- PIPINGS12
- PISHOGE13
- PLUSAGE10
- POLINGS10
- PONDAGE11
- PONTAGE10
- PORANGI10
All valid words 55
- PACINGS12
- PACKAGE16
- PADANGS11
- PADNAGS11
- PAGINGS11
- PALINGS10
- PANNAGE10
- PARANGS10
- PARERGA10
- PARINGS10
- PASSAGE10
- PAVINGS13
- PAWNAGE13
- PAYINGS13
- PAYSAGE13
- PEERAGE10
- PENANGS10
- PEONAGE10
- PHIZOGS22
- PHOTOGS13
- PICONGS12
- PIEINGS10
- PIERAGE10
- PIEROGI10
- PIKINGS14
- PILINGS10
- PILLAGE10
- PINANGS10
- PIPEAGE12
- PIPINGS12
- PISHOGE13
- PLUMAGE12
- PLUSAGE10
- POLINGS10
- PONDAGE11
- PONTAGE10
- PORANGI10
- PORRIGO10
- PORTAGE10
- POSINGS10
- POSTAGE10
- POTTAGE10
- PRESAGE10
- PRIMAGE12
- PRISAGE10
- PRODIGY14
- PROLEGS10
- PROLOGS10
- PROPAGE12
- PROTEGE10
- PRURIGO10
- PRYINGS13
- PULINGS10
- PUTLOGS10
- PYGARGS14
Highest-scoring words
| Word | Scrabble | Words With Friends | Dictionaries |
|---|---|---|---|
| PHIZOGS | 22 | 23 | Collins only |
| PACKAGE | 16 | 19 | All three |
| PRODIGY | 14 | 15 | All three |
| PIKINGS | 14 | 17 | Collins only |
| PYGARGS | 14 | 16 | Collins only |
| PHOTOGS | 13 | 14 | All three |
| PAYSAGE | 13 | 14 | Collins only |
| PAYINGS | 13 | 15 | Collins only |
| PRYINGS | 13 | 15 | Collins only |
| PAVINGS | 13 | 17 | All three |
| PAWNAGE | 13 | 16 | All three |
| PISHOGE | 13 | 14 | All three |
The fixed pattern is P _ _ _ _ G _, so the sixth position is G and the final letter can still vary. PACKAGE, PASSAGE, and POSTAGE are recognizable examples; many other matches are specialist vocabulary. Only four of the 55 words rank among common English terms, which makes the letter pattern more reliable than familiarity when checking a puzzle.
7-letter words with P as the 1st letter and G as the 6th letter
- There are 55 tournament-dictionary matches for the P _ _ _ _ G _ pattern.
- Collins includes 53 matches; ENABLE includes 34.
- Just four matches rank as common English words.
- The most frequent final letters are S, with 26 words, and E, with 23.
- PHIZOGS leads the scoring list at 22 points.
Which matches are easiest to recognize?
PACKAGE, PASSAGE, and POSTAGE are useful anchors because each fits the pattern and ends in E. PORTAGE and PLUMAGE share that ending, while PRODIGY changes the final letter to Y. Testing familiar endings first can narrow a rack without assuming every match is everyday vocabulary.
The final-letter counts reveal a strong split: 49 of the 55 words end in S or E. That leaves only six ending in I, O, A, or Y combined. If your known letters point to a different final letter, inspect the remaining options carefully rather than treating the common S and E endings as the only possibilities.
Which matches score well, and what should you check?
PHIZOGS scores 22 points in the word-score ranking, well ahead of PACKAGE at 16. PRODIGY, PIKINGS, and PYGARGS each score 14. The unusual high scorer is a reminder that a word’s value and its familiarity are separate questions; check both before committing it to a game.
Only 34 matches appear in ENABLE, compared with 53 in Collins, so acceptance depends on the word list your game uses. Just 45 matches have definitions in the available reference. Treat rare forms such as PHIZOGS as candidates to verify, not automatic plays.
For the exact pattern, 7-letter words with P as the 1st letter and G as the 6th letter are a narrow clue set, not a guide to everyday vocabulary.
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