7-letter words with R as the 2nd letter and G as the 5th letter

The fixed pattern is _R__G__, but the remaining letters create familiar words and tougher tournament entries; Only 13 of the 101 matches rank among the top 25,000 English words by frequency; BROUGHT and TRIGGER are recognizable examples; the full set also includes less everyday forms such as FROUGHY.

What stands out in the R-and-G pattern?

• The pattern has 101 matches across the tournament dictionaries counted here.
• Collins lists 99 matches, compared with 78 in NWL2023 and 74 in ENABLE.
• Only 13 matches are common by our frequency measure.
• The most frequent final letters are D, with 31 words, and S, with 25.
• D, F, and T lead as first letters, with 16, 14, and 14 matches.

Which openings and endings dominate?

D, F, and T together start 44 of the 101 words; G starts another 13. That makes D the clearest opening to test when your first letter is unknown, while F and T tie behind it.

Final D, S, and R account for 76 matches combined. BROUGHT, BRIDGES, and TRIGGER show how varied those endings can be, from a past-tense form to a plural and a familiar noun or verb.

How can you narrow the candidates?

With R fixed second and G fifth, sort candidates by the last slot: D, S, and R account for 76 matches. Then test the first letter; D begins 16, while F and T each begin 14. DRAGGED, ORANGES, and WRONGLY demonstrate how much the remaining slots can change. That two-stage filter beats treating _R__G__ as one undivided clue.

For a score-minded play, FROUGHY leads the scoring examples at 17 points; WRIGGLY scores 15. FROUGHY is an uncommon choice, and only 82 matches have definitions available here, so check your game's word list before relying on a less familiar entry.