5-letter words starting with G
There are 413 five-letter words starting with G in our word list. 62 of them are common everyday words, such as GOING, GREAT, GROUP and GAMES.
- Words
- 413
- Common words
- 62
- Top score
- GHAZI
- 18 points
G is hard before A, O and U and often soft before E and I (GEM, GIANT). The ending -ING makes G one of the most common last letters.
Five-letter words are the format of the most popular daily word guessing games. A strong first guess uses five different common letters.
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5-letter words (413)
- going
- great
- group
- games
- girls
- given
- gives
- green
- guess
- giant
- glass
- goals
- goods
- grace
- grade
- grand
- grant
- greek
- grown
- guard
- guest
- guide
- gains
- gates
- gauge
- genes
- genre
- ghost
- gifts
- globe
- glory
- grain
- graph
- grass
- grave
- grief
- gross
- grows
- guilt
- gamer
- gamma
- gangs
- gases
- gears
- genus
- gimme
- glove
- goats
- goofy
- goose
- grabs
- grams
- grape
- grasp
- greed
- greet
- grill
- grind
- groom
- grove
- guild
- gypsy
- gabby
- gable
- garth
- gated
- gator
- geeks
- geese
- gemma
- genie
- genoa
- gents
- germs
- giddy
- gills
- girly
- giver
- gland
- glare
- glaze
- glide
- gloom
- gloss
- glued
- gnome
- godly
- goers
- golds
- goody
- goons
- gorge
- gowns
- graft
- grail
- grate
- gravy
- graze
- grids
- grime
- grips
- groan
- groin
- growl
- grunt
- guise
- gulls
- gully
- gusto
- gusts
- gaffe
- gales
- gamut
- ganja
- gasps
- gaudy
- gaunt
- gauss
- gauze
- gavel
- gazed
- gazes
- gecko
- geeky
- getup
- ghazi
- ghoul
- gilly
- ginny
- gipsy
- girth
- gizmo
- glade
- gleam
- glean
- glebe
- glens
- glint
- glitz
- gloat
- glows
- glyph
- golem
- golly
- gonzo
- gooey
- gouge
- gourd
- grads
- grays
- greys
- griff
- grimy
- grins
- gripe
- grist
- grits
- grope
- grout
- gruff
- guano
- guava
- guile
- gulag
- gulch
- gumbo
- gummy
- gurus
- gusty
- gutsy
- gyrus
- gages
- gaily
- galas
- galea
- galls
- gally
- gamba
- gamed
- gamey
- gammy
- gaped
- gapes
- gassy
- gault
- gauzy
- gayer
- genet
- genii
- geode
- geste
- ghats
- gigas
- gilts
- glace
- glans
- glial
- glues
- gluon
- gnash
- gnats
- goner
- gongs
- goofs
- gored
- gores
- gorse
- gowan
- goyim
- grama
- grebe
- grift
- groat
- grosz
- grubs
- gruel
- grump
- gules
- gulps
- gunny
- guppy
- gutta
- guyot
- gyros
- gaddi
- gadis
- gaffs
- gaits
- galah
- galax
- gamay
- gamin
- gaols
- gappy
- garbs
- garni
- gawky
- gazer
- geest
- genic
- genom
- geoid
- germy
- gesso
- ghast
- gibes
- gilds
- gimps
- gimpy
- giron
- gists
- glads
- glady
- glees
- globs
- gluey
- gluts
- gnaws
- goads
- godet
- gofer
- golfs
- gonad
- goopy
- gouty
- graal
- grana
- grans
- grego
- griot
- gular
- gulfs
- gushy
- gussy
- guyed
- gyres
- gaged
- gager
- galop
- ganev
- gaper
- gawks
- gayly
- gelee
- gelid
- gemmy
- genro
- genua
- ghaut
- ghyll
- gigot
- gigue
- gimel
- girds
- giros
- girts
- gismo
- glary
- gleba
- gleed
- gleek
- gluer
- glugs
- glume
- gnarl
- gnarr
- gobos
- gogos
- gombo
- goony
- goosy
- goral
- gouts
- gramp
- grees
- grogs
- grots
- guids
- gumma
- gunky
- gurry
- gutty
- gadid
- gamas
- gambe
- gambs
- gamic
- gamps
- ganef
- ganof
- gasts
- gauds
- gaums
- gaurs
- gavot
- gawps
- gawsy
- gayal
- gazar
- gecks
- gelds
- gelts
- gemot
- genip
- gerah
- gests
- getas
- geums
- ghees
- gibed
- giber
- gighe
- ginks
- gipon
- girns
- girsh
- glair
- glazy
- glede
- gleds
- gleet
- gleys
- glias
- gliff
- glime
- glims
- gloam
- glogg
- gloms
- glops
- glost
- glout
- gloze
- gnars
- gnawn
- goban
- gonef
- gonia
- gonif
- gonof
- goops
- gorps
- gorsy
- gowds
- gowks
- goxes
- grapy
- gride
- grigs
- gript
- gripy
- grith
- grues
- grume
- guaco
- guans
- guars
- gucks
- gudes
- guffs
- guiro
- gulfy
- gulpy
- gunks
- gurge
- gursh
- gybed
- gybes
- gyral
- gyred
- gyron
- gyved
- gyves
Darker borders mark common everyday words. Rarer words follow in each group.
Good first guesses
These common words use five different letters that appear often in five-letter words, so they rule out the most letters in one guess:
- great
- grade
- guest
- grace
- grave
Questions
How many five-letter words starting with G are there?
Our word list has 413 five-letter words starting with G. 62 of them are common everyday words.
What are some common five-letter words starting with G?
The most common are GOING, GREAT, GROUP, GAMES, GIRLS and GIVEN.
Which five-letter word starting with G scores the most points?
Using standard letter tile values, GHAZI scores 18 points, the most of any five-letter word starting with G in our list.
What is a good first guess in a five-letter word game?
Words with five different, frequent letters give you the most information. Good choices from this list are GREAT, GRADE, GUEST and GRACE.
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