8-letter words starting with G

8-letter words starting with G number 1,470, including familiar picks such as grateful, governor, and geometry.

1,470 wordsTop pick GREATESTHighest score GRIZZLED 28

75 of 1,470 are everyday words (5%). Mostly rare words: great for Scrabble, tough for daily puzzles.

S starts the most 8-letter words (5,265); X starts the fewest (38). G ranks #12 of 26. The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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All valid words 1,470

A to Z. Includes rare and Collins-only words. Linked tiles open the word's meaning, score and rhymes.

  • GABBARDS14
  • GABBARTS13
  • GABBIEST13
  • GABBLERS13
  • GABBLING14
  • GABBROIC15
  • GABBROID14
  • GABELLED12
  • GABELLER11
  • GABELLES11
  • GABFESTS14
  • GABIONED12
  • GADABOUT12
  • GADARENE10
  • GADFLIES13
  • GADGETRY14
  • GADLINGS11
  • GADROONS10
  • GADWALLS13
  • GADZOOKS23
  • GAFFINGS16
  • GAFFSAIL15
  • GAGEABLE12
  • GAGEABLY15
  • GAGGLING12
  • GAGSTERS10
  • GAHNITES12
  • GAIETIES9
  • GAILLARD10
  • GAINABLE11
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  • GAINLIER9
  • GAINSAID10
  • GAINSAYS12
  • GAIRFOWL15
  • GAITERED10
  • GALABEAH14
  • GALABEAS11
  • GALABEYA14
  • GALABIAH14
  • GALABIAS11
  • GALABIEH14
  • GALABIYA14
  • GALACTIC13
  • GALANGAL10
  • GALANGAS10
  • GALAPAGO12
  • GALATEAS9
  • GALAVANT12
  • GALAXIES16
  • GALBANUM13
  • GALEATED10
  • GALENITE9
  • GALENOID10
  • GALETTES9
  • GALILEES9
  • GALIPOTS11
  • GALIVANT12
  • GALLABEA11
  • GALLABIA11
  • GALLANTS9
  • GALLATES9
  • GALLEASS9
  • GALLEINS9
  • GALLEONS9
  • GALLERIA9
  • GALLETAS9
  • GALLETED10
  • GALLIARD10
  • GALLIASS9
  • GALLICAN11
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  • GALLIPOT11
  • GALLISED10
  • GALLISES9
  • GALLIUMS11
  • GALLIVAT12
  • GALLIZED19
  • GALLIZES18
  • GALLNUTS9
  • GALLOONS9
  • GALLOOTS9
  • GALLOPED12
  • GALLOPER11
  • GALLOWAY15
  • GALLOWED13
  • GALLUMPH16
  • GALLUSED10
  • GALLUSES9
  • GALLYING13
  • GALOCHED15
  • GALOCHES14
  • GALOPADE12
  • GALOPING12
  • GALOPINS11
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  • GALOSHED13
  • GALOSHES12
  • GALOWSES12
  • GALTONIA9
  • GALUMPHS16
  • GALVANIC14
  • GAMASHES14
  • GAMBADES14
  • GAMBADOS14
  • GAMBESON13
  • GAMBETTA13
  • GAMBIERS13
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  • GAMBITED14
  • GAMBLERS13
  • GAMBLING14
  • GAMBOGES14
  • GAMBOGIC16
  • GAMBOLED14
  • GAMBRELS13
  • GAMBROON13
  • GAMBUSIA13
  • GAMEBOOK17
  • GAMECOCK19
  • GAMEFISH17
  • GAMEFOWL17
  • GAMELANS11
  • GAMELIKE15
  • GAMENESS11
  • GAMEPLAY16
  • GAMESIER11
  • GAMESMAN13
  • GAMESMEN13
  • GAMESOME13
  • GAMESTER11
  • GAMIFIED15
  • GAMIFIES14
  • GAMINESS11
  • GAMMADIA14
  • GAMMATIA13
  • GAMMIEST13
  • GAMMOCKS19
  • GAMMONED14
  • GAMMONER13
  • GAMODEME14
  • GAMYNESS14
  • GANACHES14
  • GANCHING15
  • GANDERED11
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  • GANGWAYS16
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  • GANTLINE9
  • GANTLOPE11
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  • GANYMEDE15
  • GANZFELD22
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  • GAPINGLY15
  • GAPPIEST13
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  • GARDYLOO13
  • GAREFOWL15
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  • GAUGINGS11
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  • GAUZIEST18
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  • GAVELMAN14
  • GAVELMEN14
  • GAVELOCK18
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  • GAWSIEST12
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  • GAYWINGS16
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  • GAZANIAS18
  • GAZEBOES20
  • GAZELLES18
  • GAZEMENT20
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  • GAZETTES18
  • GAZOGENE19
  • GAZOOKAS22
  • GAZPACHO25
  • GAZUMPED23
  • GAZUMPER22
  • GAZUNDER19
  • GEALOUSY12
  • GEARCASE11
  • GEARHEAD13
  • GEARINGS10
  • GEARLESS9
  • GEDECKTS16
  • GEEBUNGS12
  • GEECHEES14
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  • GEEKIEST13
  • GEELBEKS15
  • GEEPOUND12
  • GEFUFFLE18
  • GEFULLTE12
  • GELASTIC11
  • GELATINE9
  • GELATING10
  • GELATINS9
  • GELATION9
  • GELCOATS11
  • GELDINGS11
  • GELIDEST10
  • GELIDITY13
  • GELLANTS9
  • GELOSIES9
  • GELSEMIA11
  • GEMATRIA11
  • GEMCLIPS15
  • GEMINATE11
  • GEMINIES11
  • GEMINOUS11
  • GEMMATED14
  • GEMMATES13
  • GEMMEOUS13
  • GEMMIEST13
  • GEMMULES13
  • GEMOLOGY15
  • GEMSBOKS17
  • GEMSBUCK19
  • GEMSHORN14
  • GEMSTONE11
  • GENAPPES13
  • GENDARME12
  • GENDERED11
  • GENERALE9
  • GENERALS9
  • GENERANT9
  • GENERATE9
  • GENERICS11
  • GENEROUS9
  • GENETICS11
  • GENETRIX16
  • GENETTES9
  • GENIALLY12
  • GENIPAPO13
  • GENIPAPS13
  • GENISTAS9
  • GENITALS9
  • GENITIVE12
  • GENITORS9
  • GENITRIX16
  • GENITURE9
  • GENIUSES9
  • GENIZAHS21
  • GENIZOTH21
  • GENLOCKS15
  • GENNAKER13
  • GENOCIDE12
  • GENOGRAM12
  • GENOISES9
  • GENOMICS13
  • GENOTYPE14
  • GENSENGS10
  • GENTIANS9
  • GENTIEST9
  • GENTILES9
  • GENTILIC11
  • GENTLEST9
  • GENTLING10
  • GENTRICE11
  • GENTRIES9
  • GENTRIFY15
  • GEOCACHE16
  • GEOCARPY16
  • GEODESIC12
  • GEODETIC12
  • GEODUCKS16
  • GEOFACTS14
  • GEOGNOST10
  • GEOGNOSY13
  • GEOGONIC12
  • GEOLATRY12
  • GEOLOGER10
  • GEOLOGIC12
  • GEOMANCY16
  • GEOMANTS11
  • GEOMETER11
  • GEOMETRY14
  • GEOMYOID15
  • GEOPHAGY18
  • GEOPHONE14
  • GEOPHYTE17
  • GEOPONIC13
  • GEOPROBE13
  • GEORGICS12
  • GEOSMINS11
  • GEOSPACE13
  • GEOTAXES16
  • GEOTAXIS16
  • GEOTHERM14
  • GERANIAL9
  • GERANIOL9
  • GERANIUM11
  • GERARDIA10
  • GERBERAS11
  • GERBILLE11
  • GERENUKS13
  • GERMAINE11
  • GERMAINS11
  • GERMANIC13
  • GERMFREE14
  • GERMIEST11
  • GERMINAL11
  • GERMLIKE15
  • GERMLINE11
  • GERONIMO11
  • GERONTIC11
  • GEROPIGA12
  • GESNERIA9
  • GESTALTS9
  • GESTAPOS11
  • GESTATED10
  • GESTATES9
  • GESTICAL11
  • GESTURAL9
  • GESTURED10
  • GESTURER9
  • GESTURES9
  • GETAWAYS15
  • GETTABLE11
  • GETTERED10
  • GETTINGS10
  • GEWGAWED17
  • GEYSERED13
  • GHARIALS12
  • GHARRIES12
  • GHASTFUL15
  • GHASTING13
  • GHERAOED13
  • GHERAOES12
  • GHERKINS16
  • GHESSING13
  • GHETTOED13
  • GHETTOES12
  • GHILGAIS13
  • GHILLIED13
  • GHILLIES12
  • GHOSTIER12
  • GHOSTING13
  • GHOULIES12
  • GHOULISH15
  • GIAMBEUX20
  • GIANTESS9
  • GIANTISM11
  • GIARDIAS10
  • GIBBERED14
  • GIBBETED14
  • GIBBSITE13
  • GIBINGLY15
  • GIDDIEST11
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  • GIFTABLE14
  • GIFTEDLY16
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  • GIFTWARE15
  • GIFTWRAP17
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  • GIGAFLOP15
  • GIGANTIC12
  • GIGATONS10
  • GIGAWATT13
  • GIGGITED12
  • GIGGLERS11
  • GIGGLIER11
  • GIGGLING12
  • GILBERTS11
  • GILDHALL13
  • GILDINGS11
  • GILDSMAN12
  • GILDSMEN12
  • GILLAROO9
  • GILLIONS9
  • GILLNETS9
  • GILLYING13
  • GILLYVOR15
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  • GILTWOOD13
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  • GIMCRACK19
  • GIMLETED12
  • GIMMICKS19
  • GIMMICKY22
  • GIMPIEST13
  • GINGALLS10
  • GINGELEY13
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  • GINGERED11
  • GINGERLY13
  • GINGHAMS15
  • GINGILIS10
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  • GINGIVAE13
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  • GINGKOES14
  • GINGLYMI15
  • GINHOUSE12
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  • GIROSOLS9
  • GIRTHING13
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  • GISARMES11
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  • GIUSTING10
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  • GLADWRAP15
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  • GOPHERED15
  • GOPURAMS13
  • GORAMIES11
  • GORBELLY14
  • GORBLIMY16
  • GORCOCKS17
  • GORCROWS14
  • GORDITAS10
  • GOREFEST12
  • GORGEDLY14
  • GORGEOUS10
  • GORGERIN10
  • GORGETED11
  • GORILLAS9
  • GORINESS9
  • GORMANDS12
  • GORMIEST11
  • GORMLESS11
  • GORSEDDS11
  • GORSIEST9
  • GORSOONS9
  • GOSHAWKS19
  • GOSLINGS10
  • GOSPELER11
  • GOSPELLY14
  • GOSPODAR12
  • GOSPODIN12
  • GOSPORTS11
  • GOSSAMER11
  • GOSSIPED12
  • GOSSIPER11
  • GOSSIPRY14
  • GOSSOONS9
  • GOSSYPOL14
  • GOSTERED10
  • GOTCHIES14
  • GOTHITES12
  • GOUACHES14
  • GOUGERES10
  • GOUJEERS16
  • GOURAMIS11
  • GOURDFUL13
  • GOURDIER10
  • GOURMAND12
  • GOURMETS11
  • GOUSTIER9
  • GOUTIEST9
  • GOUTWEED13
  • GOUTWORT12
  • GOVERNED13
  • GOVERNOR12
  • GOWLANDS13
  • GOWNBOYS17
  • GOWNSMAN14
  • GOWNSMEN14
  • GRABBERS13
  • GRABBIER13
  • GRABBING14
  • GRABBLED14
  • GRABBLER13
  • GRABBLES13
  • GRACEFUL14
  • GRACILES11
  • GRACILIS11
  • GRACIOSO11
  • GRACIOUS11
  • GRACKLES15
  • GRADABLE12
  • GRADATED11
  • GRADATES10
  • GRADATIM12
  • GRADDANS11
  • GRADIENT10
  • GRADINES10
  • GRADUALS10
  • GRADUAND11
  • GRADUATE10
  • GRADUSES10
  • GRAECISE11
  • GRAECIZE20
  • GRAFFING16
  • GRAFFITI15
  • GRAFFITO15
  • GRAFTAGE13
  • GRAFTERS12
  • GRAFTING13
  • GRAINAGE10
  • GRAINERS9
  • GRAINIER9
  • GRAINING10
  • GRAITHED13
  • GRAITHLY15
  • GRALLOCH14
  • GRAMARYE14
  • GRAMERCY16
  • GRAMMAGE14
  • GRAMMARS13
  • GRAMOCHE16
  • GRAMPIES13
  • GRANDADS11
  • GRANDAME12
  • GRANDAMS12
  • GRANDDAD12
  • GRANDDAM13
  • GRANDEES10
  • GRANDEST10
  • GRANDEUR10
  • GRANDKID15
  • GRANDMAS12
  • GRANDPAS12
  • GRANDSIR10
  • GRANDSON10
  • GRANFERS12
  • GRANGERS10
  • GRANITAS9
  • GRANITES9
  • GRANITIC11
  • GRANNAMS11
  • GRANNIED10
  • GRANNIES9
  • GRANNOMS11
  • GRANOLAS9
  • GRANTEES9
  • GRANTERS9
  • GRANTING10
  • GRANTORS9
  • GRANULAR9
  • GRANULES9
  • GRAPHEME16
  • GRAPHENE14
  • GRAPHICS16
  • GRAPHING15
  • GRAPHITE14
  • GRAPHIUM16
  • GRAPIEST11
  • GRAPLINE11
  • GRAPLINS11
  • GRAPNELS11
  • GRAPPLED14
  • GRAPPLER13
  • GRAPPLES13
  • GRASPERS11
  • GRASPING12
  • GRASSERS9
  • GRASSIER9
  • GRASSILY12
  • GRASSING10
  • GRASSUMS11
  • GRATEFUL12
  • GRATINEE9
  • GRATINGS10
  • GRATTOIR9
  • GRATUITY12
  • GRAUPELS11
  • GRAVAMEN14
  • GRAVELED13
  • GRAVELLY15
  • GRAVIDAE13
  • GRAVIDAS13
  • GRAVIDLY16
  • GRAVINGS13
  • GRAVITAS12
  • GRAVITON12
  • GRAVLAKS16
  • GRAVURES12
  • GRAYBACK20
  • GRAYFISH18
  • GRAYLAGS13
  • GRAYLING13
  • GRAYMAIL14
  • GRAYNESS12
  • GRAYOUTS12
  • GRAZABLE20
  • GRAZIERS18
  • GRAZINGS19
  • GRAZIOSO18
  • GREASERS9
  • GREASIER9
  • GREASIES9
  • GREASILY12
  • GREASING10
  • GREATENS9
  • GREATEST9
  • GREAVING13
  • GRECIANS11
  • GRECISED12
  • GRECISES11
  • GRECIZED21
  • GRECIZES20
  • GRECQUES20
  • GREEBOES11
  • GREEDIER10
  • GREEDILY13
  • GREEGREE10
  • GREEKING14
  • GREENBUG12
  • GREENERS9
  • GREENERY12
  • GREENEST9
  • GREENFLY15
  • GREENIER9
  • GREENIES9
  • GREENING10
  • GREENISH12
  • GREENLET9
  • GREENLIT9
  • GREENTHS12
  • GREENWAY15
  • GREESING10
  • GREETERS9
  • GREETING10
  • GREFFIER15
  • GREGALES10
  • GREGATIM12
  • GREINING10
  • GREISENS9
  • GREMIALS11
  • GREMLINS11
  • GREMMIES13
  • GRENADES10
  • GRENNING10
  • GRESSING10
  • GREWSOME14
  • GREYBACK20
  • GREYHENS15
  • GREYINGS13
  • GREYLAGS13
  • GREYLIST12
  • GREYNESS12
  • GREYOUTS12
  • GRIBBLES13
  • GRICINGS12
  • GRIDDERS11
  • GRIDDING12
  • GRIDDLED12
  • GRIDDLES11
  • GRIDELIN10
  • GRIDIRON10
  • GRIDLOCK16
  • GRIEFERS12
  • GRIEFFUL15
  • GRIEVANT12
  • GRIEVERS12
  • GRIEVING13
  • GRIEVOUS12
  • GRIFFINS15
  • GRIFFONS15
  • GRIFTERS12
  • GRIFTING13
  • GRIGGING12
  • GRILLADE10
  • GRILLAGE10
  • GRILLERS9
  • GRILLERY12
  • GRILLING10
  • GRILLION9
  • GRIMACED14
  • GRIMACER13
  • GRIMACES13
  • GRIMIEST11
  • GRIMMEST13
  • GRIMNESS11
  • GRIMOIRE11
  • GRINCHES14
  • GRINDERS10
  • GRINDERY13
  • GRINDING11
  • GRINNERS9
  • GRINNING10
  • GRIPIEST11
  • GRIPPERS13
  • GRIPPIER13
  • GRIPPING14
  • GRIPPLES13
  • GRIPSACK17
  • GRIPTAPE13
  • GRISEOUS9
  • GRISETTE9
  • GRISGRIS10
  • GRISKINS13
  • GRISLIER9
  • GRISLIES9
  • GRISSINI9
  • GRISTERS9
  • GRISTLES9
  • GRITLESS9
  • GRITTERS9
  • GRITTEST9
  • GRITTIER9
  • GRITTILY12
  • GRITTING10
  • GRIZZLED28
  • GRIZZLER27
  • GRIZZLES27
  • GROANERS9
  • GROANFUL12
  • GROANING10
  • GROCKLES15
  • GRODIEST10
  • GROGGERY14
  • GROGGIER11
  • GROGGILY14
  • GROGGING12
  • GROGRAMS12
  • GROGSHOP15
  • GROINING10
  • GROKKING18
  • GROMMETS13
  • GROMWELL14
  • GROOLIER9
  • GROOMERS11
  • GROOMING12
  • GROOVERS12
  • GROOVIER12
  • GROOVILY15
  • GROOVING13
  • GROSBEAK15
  • GROSCHEN14
  • GROSERTS9
  • GROSSART9
  • GROSSERS9
  • GROSSEST9
  • GROSSING10
  • GROTTIER9
  • GROTTOED10
  • GROTTOES9
  • GROUCHED15
  • GROUCHES14
  • GROUNDED11
  • GROUNDEN10
  • GROUNDER10
  • GROUPAGE12
  • GROUPERS11
  • GROUPIES11
  • GROUPING12
  • GROUPIST11
  • GROUPLET11
  • GROUPOID12
  • GROUSERS9
  • GROUSEST9
  • GROUSING10
  • GROUTERS9
  • GROUTIER9
  • GROUTING10
  • GROVELED13
  • GROVELER12
  • GROVIEST12
  • GROWABLE14
  • GROWINGS13
  • GROWLERS12
  • GROWLERY15
  • GROWLIER12
  • GROWLING13
  • GROWNUPS14
  • GRUBBERS13
  • GRUBBIER13
  • GRUBBILY16
  • GRUBBING14
  • GRUBBLED14
  • GRUBBLES13
  • GRUBWORM16
  • GRUDGERS11
  • GRUDGING12
  • GRUELERS9
  • GRUELING10
  • GRUELLED10
  • GRUELLER9
  • GRUESOME11
  • GRUFFEST15
  • GRUFFIER15
  • GRUFFILY18
  • GRUFFING16
  • GRUFFISH18
  • GRUIFORM14
  • GRUMBLED14
  • GRUMBLER13
  • GRUMBLES13
  • GRUMMEST13
  • GRUMMETS13
  • GRUMNESS11
  • GRUMPHED17
  • GRUMPHIE16
  • GRUMPIER13
  • GRUMPILY16
  • GRUMPING14
  • GRUMPISH16
  • GRUNDIES10
  • GRUNGERS10
  • GRUNGIER10
  • GRUNIONS9
  • GRUNTERS9
  • GRUNTING10
  • GRUNTLED10
  • GRUNTLES9
  • GRUTCHED15
  • GRUTCHES14
  • GRUYERES12
  • GRYPHONS17
  • GRYSBOKS18
  • GUACHARO14
  • GUAIACOL11
  • GUAIACUM13
  • GUAIOCUM13
  • GUANACOS11
  • GUANASES9
  • GUANIDIN10
  • GUANINES9
  • GUANYLIC14
  • GUARACHE14
  • GUARANAS9
  • GUARANIS9
  • GUARANTY12
  • GUARDAGE11
  • GUARDANT10
  • GUARDDOG12
  • GUARDEES10
  • GUARDERS10
  • GUARDIAN10
  • GUARDING11
  • GUAYULES12
  • GUCKIEST15
  • GUDDLING12
  • GUDESIRE10
  • GUDEWIFE16
  • GUDGEONS11
  • GUERDONS10
  • GUEREZAS18
  • GUERIDON10
  • GUERILLA9
  • GUERITES9
  • GUERNSEY12
  • GUESSERS9
  • GUESSING10
  • GUESTENS9
  • GUESTING10
  • GUFFAWED19
  • GUGGLING12
  • GUICHETS14
  • GUIDABLE12
  • GUIDAGES11
  • GUIDANCE12
  • GUIDEWAY16
  • GUIDINGS11
  • GUILDERS10
  • GUILEFUL12
  • GUILTIER9
  • GUILTILY12
  • GUILTING10
  • GUIMBARD14
  • GUIMPING14
  • GUIPURES11
  • GUISARDS10
  • GUISINGS10
  • GUITGUIT10
  • GULCHING15
  • GULFIEST12
  • GULFLIKE16
  • GULFWEED16
  • GULLABLE11
  • GULLABLY14
  • GULLEYED13
  • GULLIBLE11
  • GULLIBLY14
  • GULLWING13
  • GULLYING13
  • GULOSITY12
  • GULPIEST11
  • GUMBALLS13
  • GUMBOILS13
  • GUMBOOTS13
  • GUMBOTIL13
  • GUMDROPS14
  • GUMLANDS12
  • GUMLINES11
  • GUMMIEST13
  • GUMMINGS14
  • GUMMITES13
  • GUMMOSES13
  • GUMMOSIS13
  • GUMPHION16
  • GUMPTION13
  • GUMSHOED15
  • GUMSHOES14
  • GUMTREES11
  • GUMWEEDS15
  • GUMWOODS15
  • GUNBOATS11
  • GUNFIGHT16
  • GUNFIRES12
  • GUNFLINT12
  • GUNGIEST10
  • GUNHOUSE12
  • GUNKHOLE16
  • GUNKIEST13
  • GUNLAYER12
  • GUNLOCKS15
  • GUNMAKER15
  • GUNMETAL11
  • GUNNAGES10
  • GUNNERAS9
  • GUNNINGS10
  • GUNNYBAG15
  • GUNPAPER13
  • GUNPLAYS14
  • GUNPOINT11
  • GUNPORTS11
  • GUNROOMS11
  • GUNSHIPS14
  • GUNSHOTS12
  • GUNSIGHT13
  • GUNSMITH14
  • GUNSTICK15
  • GUNSTOCK15
  • GUNSTONE9
  • GUNWALES12
  • GURDWARA13
  • GURGLETS10
  • GURGLIER10
  • GURGLING11
  • GURGOYLE13
  • GURLIEST9
  • GURNARDS10
  • GURRIERS9
  • GURUDOMS12
  • GURUISMS11
  • GURUSHIP14
  • GUSHIEST12
  • GUSSETED10
  • GUSSYING13
  • GUSTABLE11
  • GUSTIEST9
  • GUSTLESS9
  • GUTCHERS14
  • GUTSFULS12
  • GUTSIEST9
  • GUTTATED10
  • GUTTATES9
  • GUTTERED10
  • GUTTIEST9
  • GUTTLERS9
  • GUTTLING10
  • GUTTURAL9
  • GUYLINES12
  • GUZZLERS27
  • GUZZLING28
  • GWEDUCKS19
  • GWINIADS13
  • GWYNIADS16
  • GYMKHANA21
  • GYMNASIA14
  • GYMNASIC16
  • GYMNASTS14
  • GYMSLIPS16
  • GYNAECEA14
  • GYNAECIA14
  • GYNANDRY16
  • GYNARCHY20
  • GYNECIUM16
  • GYNECOID15
  • GYNIATRY15
  • GYNOECIA14
  • GYPLURES14
  • GYPSEIAN14
  • GYPSEOUS14
  • GYPSTERS14
  • GYPSYDOM20
  • GYPSYING18
  • GYPSYISH20
  • GYPSYISM19
  • GYRATING13
  • GYRATION12
  • GYRATORS12
  • GYRATORY15
  • GYROCARS14
  • GYRODYNE16
  • GYROIDAL13
  • GYROLITE12
  • GYROSTAT12
Letters by positionIn 37% of these words the 8th letter is S.
2nd letter
  1. R23%
  2. A21%
  3. L13%
3rd letter
  1. A16%
  2. O11%
  3. N10%
5th letter
  1. I13%
  2. L9%
  3. A9%
6th letter
  1. I24%
  2. E17%
  3. O9%
7th letter
  1. E25%
  2. N14%
  3. S9%
8th letter
  1. S37%
  2. G9%
  3. D9%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
Score spreadMost of these words score 9 in Scrabble; GRIZZLED tops the list with 28. Scores before board bonuses.
  1. 99 points: 223 words
  2. 10 points: 207 words
  3. 1111 points: 214 words
  4. 12 points: 202 words
  5. 1313 points: 208 words
  6. 14 points: 150 words
  7. 1515 points: 89 words
  8. 16 points: 77 words
  9. 1717 points: 19 words
  10. 18 points: 24 words
  11. 1919 points: 18 words
  12. 20 points: 17 words
  13. 2121 points: 8 words
  14. 22 points: 4 words
  15. 2323 points: 2 words
  16. 24 points: 0 words
  17. 2525 points: 1 words
  18. 26 points: 0 words
  19. 2727 points: 3 words
  20. 28 points: 4 words
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
GRIZZLED2830All three
GUZZLING2833All three
GIZZARDS2829All three
GIZZENED2830Collins only
GUZZLERS2730All three
GRIZZLES2729All three
GRIZZLER2729All three
GAZPACHO2527All three
GADZOOKS2324All three
GAZUMPED2327All three
GIMMICKY2225All three
GANZFELD2225NWL only

G starts 1,470 eight-letter entries, but only 75 qualify as common by the frequency measure. Recognizable examples range from greatest and governor to guidance, guardian, and gasoline. The count combines words accepted by at least one of ENABLE, Collins, or NWL2023, so it is a tournament-dictionary total, not a promise that every game accepts every entry.

At a glance: G words and scores

  • The group contains 1,470 eight-letter words beginning with G.
  • Seventy-five entries count as common by our frequency measure.
  • S is the most frequent final letter: 545 words end that way.
  • Grizzled and guzzling each score 28 Scrabble points before board bonuses.

How many 8-letter words starting with G are common?

Seventy-five of the 1,470 entries are common by frequency. Familiar choices include greatest and grateful, while governor and goodness repeat G later. Guidance, guardian, and geometry give you several recognizable patterns to scan before testing less familiar racks.

At 1,470 entries, G edges its seven-letter counterpart at 1,421, then falls to 1,340 for nine letters. That small middle-length bump shows that a longer word does not guarantee a larger G list. For a fixed rack, try familiar forms such as gathered, grounded, or generate, then check whether the tiles complete eight letters.

The ending pattern stands out too: 545 entries finish in S, well ahead of G with 133 and D or E with 130 each. That makes S-ending forms a broad place to search, though an S at the end does not prove a word is plural.

Which G words score highest in Scrabble?

Grizzled, guzzling, gizzards, and gizzened lead at 28 points apiece before board bonuses. The first three share a double Z, so the rare tile supplies much of their value; the opening G is not the scoring secret.

Dictionary coverage changes with the game: Collins has 1,420 entries, NWL2023 has 1,124, and ENABLE has 997. Those sets overlap, so their counts cannot be added to reach 1,470. Check your game's word list before playing an unfamiliar entry.

Questions people ask

How many eight-letter G words are in Collins?
Collins includes 1,420 eight-letter words beginning with G. That is fewer than the full 1,470-word set, which combines entries from multiple tournament dictionaries; the dictionary lists overlap, so their separate counts should not be added together.
Which G-starting eight-letter word has the top Scrabble score?
Grizzled, guzzling, gizzards, and gizzened tie at 28 points before board bonuses. The first three contain a double Z, which explains much of their tile value; premium squares can change a play's total, but not its base word score.
Are there more eight-letter or seven-letter words starting with G?
There are more eight-letter G words: 1,470 compared with 1,421 seven-letter entries. Nine-letter G words number 1,340, making eight letters the largest group among those three lengths. By comparison, 5,265 eight-letter words start with S.

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