Best words to try
Sorted by how many of this list's common letters they use: GLEDS, GLUES, GLADE, GLENS, GLEYS and GLADS. Words with no repeated letters test the most letters per guess; 43 of the 56 words have none.
Highest-scoring words
- GLAZY18 points
- GLAZE15 points
- GLITZ15 points
- GLOZE15 points
- GLYPH14 points
Patterns in this list
The most common third letter is O (15 words), followed by A (12). 1 of them have no A, E, I, O or U: GLYPH.
More 5 letter words starting with G
GL at other lengths
Questions
How many 5 letter words start with GL?
There are 56 5 letter words that start with GL in our word list.
What is the highest scoring 5 letter word that start with GL?
GLAZY, worth 18 points with standard Scrabble letter values.
What is a good Wordle guess that starts with GL?
GLADE, GLARE and GLUES use 5 different letters that are common in this list, so they rule out the most words.