5-Letter Words Starting With G
Every five-letter word starting with G (pattern G____), with the 98 common words first. Use it for Wordle-style puzzles, crosswords, or word games — or jump to the interactive 5-Letter Word Finder to add yellow and gray letters.
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At a glance
- 415 words starting with G: 98 common, 317 less common.
- Most frequent letters in the other positions: E (45), R (44), A (40), L (29), O (27), U (25), I (24), N (23).
- 67% have two or more vowels; 30 contain a repeated letter.
- Best probe guesses: GLARE, GAYER, GRATE, GREAT, GRADE.
Common 5-letter words starting with G (98)
GABLEGAILYGAMERGAMMAGAMUTGASESGAUDYGAUGEGAUNTGAUZEGAVELGAWKYGAYERGEESEGENIEGENIIGENREGHOSTGHOULGIANTGIDDYGIMMEGIRTHGIVENGLADEGLANDGLAREGLASSGLAZEGLEAMGLEANGLIDEGLINTGLOATGLOBEGLOOMGLORYGLOSSGLOVEGNARLGNASHGNOMEGODLYGOINGGONERGOODYGOOEYGOOFYGOOSEGORGEGOUGEGOURDGRACEGRADEGRAFTGRAINGRANDGRANTGRAPHGRASPGRASSGRATEGRAVEGRAVYGRAZEGREATGREENGREETGRIEFGRILLGRIMEGRIMYGRINDGRIPEGROANGROINGROOMGROSSGROUPGROVEGROWLGROWNGRUELGRUFFGRUNTGUARDGUESSGUESTGUIDEGUILDGUILEGUILTGUISEGULCHGULLYGUMMYGUPPYGUSTY
Less common & Scrabble words starting with G (317)
Show all 317
GABBYGADDIGADIDGADISGAFFEGAFFSGAGEDGAGERGAGESGAINSGAITSGALAHGALASGALAXGALEAGALESGALLSGALLYGALOPGAMASGAMAYGAMBAGAMBEGAMBSGAMEDGAMESGAMEYGAMICGAMINGAMMYGAMPSGANEFGANEVGANGSGANJAGANOFGAOLSGAPEDGAPERGAPESGAPPYGARBSGARNIGARTHGASPSGASSYGASTSGATEDGATESGATORGAUDSGAULTGAUMSGAURSGAUSSGAUZYGAVOTGAWKSGAWPSGAWSYGAYALGAYLYGAZARGAZEDGAZERGAZESGEARSGECKOGECKSGEEKSGEEKYGEESTGELDSGELEEGELIDGELTSGEMMAGEMMYGEMOTGENESGENETGENICGENIPGENOAGENOMGENROGENTSGENUAGENUSGEODEGEOIDGERAHGERMSGERMYGESSOGESTEGESTSGETASGETUPGEUMSGHASTGHATSGHAUTGHAZIGHEESGHYLLGIBEDGIBERGIBESGIFTSGIGASGIGHEGIGOTGIGUEGILDSGILLSGILLYGILTSGIMELGIMPSGIMPYGINKSGINNYGIPONGIPSYGIRDSGIRLSGIRLYGIRNSGIRONGIROSGIRSHGIRTSGISMOGISTSGIVERGIVESGIZMOGLACEGLADSGLADYGLAIRGLANSGLARYGLAZYGLEBAGLEBEGLEDEGLEDSGLEEDGLEEKGLEESGLEETGLENSGLEYSGLIALGLIASGLIFFGLIMEGLIMSGLITZGLOAMGLOBSGLOGGGLOMSGLOPSGLOSTGLOUTGLOWSGLOZEGLUEDGLUERGLUESGLUEYGLUGSGLUMEGLUONGLUTSGLYPHGNARRGNARSGNATSGNAWNGNAWSGOADSGOALSGOATSGOBANGOBOSGODETGOERSGOFERGOGOSGOLDSGOLEMGOLFSGOLLYGOMBOGONADGONEFGONGSGONIAGONIFGONOFGONZOGOODSGOOFSGOOKSGOOKYGOONSGOONYGOOPSGOOPYGOOSYGORALGOREDGORESGORPSGORSEGORSYGOUTSGOUTYGOWANGOWDSGOWKSGOWNSGOXESGOYIMGRAALGRABSGRADSGRAILGRAMAGRAMPGRAMSGRANAGRANSGRAPEGRAPYGRAYSGREBEGREEDGREEKGREESGREGOGREYSGRIDEGRIDSGRIFFGRIFTGRIGSGRINSGRIOTGRIPSGRIPTGRIPYGRISTGRITHGRITSGROATGROGSGROPEGROSZGROTSGROUTGROWSGRUBSGRUESGRUMEGRUMPGUACOGUANOGUANSGUARSGUAVAGUCKSGUDESGUFFSGUIDSGUIROGULAGGULARGULESGULFSGULFYGULLSGULPSGULPYGUMBOGUMMAGUNKSGUNKYGUNNYGURGEGURRYGURSHGURUSGUSHYGUSSYGUSTOGUSTSGUTSYGUTTAGUTTYGUYEDGUYOTGYBEDGYBESGYPSYGYRALGYREDGYRESGYRONGYROSGYRUSGYVEDGYVES
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FAQ
How many 5-letter words starting with G are there?
Our dictionary has 415 five-letter words starting with G. 98 of them are everyday words that are likely puzzle answers; the other 317 are valid but rarer (Scrabble-style) words.
What is a good guess if I know the word is G____?
Try GLARE, GAYER, GRATE — they use the letters that appear most often in the remaining positions, so one guess rules out the most candidates.
Where do these words come from?
The lists are built from the open SCOWL and ENABLE word lists, with offensive words removed. The common list uses SCOWL frequency levels, so it skips obscure words and most simple plurals.