8-letter words with G as the 2nd letter

The pattern is more selective than it first appears: only 151 tournament-dictionary words put G in position two. A dominates the opening letters, while S is the most common final letter. Pick agencies, eggplant or ignorant for familiar vocabulary, or AGRYZING for its 22-point tile score.

The pattern at a glance

• There are 151 qualifying words, and their average tile score is 11.7.
• A begins 96 entries; E begins 26 and I begins 19.
• S is the final letter for 59 words, well ahead of D with 18.
• AGRYZING tops the Scrabble scores at 22 points.

How many 8-letter words with G as the 2nd letter begin with A?

A begins 96 of the 151 words, making it the clear front-runner. Examples include agencies, agreeing, agitated, agrarian, and agnostic. E contributes 26, with egyptian and eggplant among the recognizable choices; I contributes 19, including ignorant and ignition.

The remaining starting letters are scarce: O and U each begin four entries, while N and Y begin one apiece. Endings have a different shape. S closes 59 words, while D closes 18; E and G each close 13, and N closes nine.

Which G-second words score well in Scrabble?

AGRYZING leads at 22 points, followed by EGGWHISK at 20. AGONIZED, AGATIZED, AGENIZED, AGNIZING, EGOTIZED, AGRIZING, and AGUIZING each score 19. These are strong tile totals, but an unfamiliar high scorer still needs a legal placement and a valid word list.

Coverage varies by dictionary: Collins includes 148 entries, NWL2023 includes 113, and ENABLE includes 100. Those totals overlap, so they should not be added together.

Only eight entries rank among common English words, and 118 have definitions; most of the remaining choices are less familiar. Check your game's word list before playing an obscure entry. For a broader search, 8-letter words with G as the 2nd letter are one slice of the larger length group.