5 letter words starting with G

414 words. Add the other letters you know to narrow the list.

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414 words, first 200 shown

Best words to try

Sorted by how many of this list's common letters they use: GALES, GEARS, GORES, GRUES, GAOLS and GATES. Words with no repeated letters test the most letters per guess; 281 of the 414 words have none.

Highest-scoring words

  • GAUZY18 points
  • GHAZI18 points
  • GLAZY18 points
  • GIZMO17 points
  • GAWKY16 points

Patterns in this list

The most common second letter is A (79 words), followed by R (74). 3 of them have no A, E, I, O or U: GHYLL, GLYPH and GYPSY.

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How many 5 letter words start with G?

There are 414 5 letter words that start with G in our word list.

What is the highest scoring 5 letter word that start with G?

GAUZY, worth 18 points with standard Scrabble letter values.

What is a good Wordle guess that starts with G?

GEARS, GALES and GORES use 5 different letters that are common in this list, so they rule out the most words.