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

The fixed pattern is _ _ R G _ _ _, and the matches include familiar words such as largest, surgery, forgive, and bargain; Only 17 rank among the most common English words, so this search reaches well beyond everyday vocabulary; With R and G locked in place, the first, fifth, sixth, and seventh letters narrow the options.

The pattern at a glance

• There are 120 matching words across the tournament dictionaries.
• Only 17 matches are among the most common English words.
• B begins the most matches: 22 words start with that letter.
• S is the most common final letter, ending 49 matches.
• MERGUEZ leads the high-score examples at 19 points.

Which words make this pattern easiest to spot?

Familiar matches include largest, largely, surgery, forgive, surgeon, and bargain. Those examples show how varied the pattern is: it catches everyday vocabulary, inflected forms, and words tied to specific topics rather than one obvious word family.

The first-letter counts cluster around B, G, and M: 22 begin with B, 15 with G, and 14 with M. At the other end, S dominates with 49 words; E and G each finish 13. If your clue fixes the last letter as S, start by testing that large group.

Changing only the fourth letter to I raises the count to 366; changing it to E gives 249. The R-G combination is a much tighter filter than either nearby pattern, which makes the fixed pair especially valuable when crossing letters are already known.

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

For a high-value play, MERGUEZ scores 19 points. JARGONY follows at 18, while FORGIVE, FORGERY, and FORGAVE each score 14. The contrast is practical: familiar words are easier to spot, but a less familiar entry can carry more points when your rack and board fit.

Dictionary coverage differs: 84 matches appear in ENABLE, 117 in Collins, and 92 in NWL2023. Those sets overlap, so their counts do not add up to the 120-word total. Only 96 matches have definitions, and the small common-word share means some entries will be unfamiliar; check your game's word list before playing.