5-Letter Words Starting With G
412 five-letter words start with G; 110 of them are common words, shown in bold. Common words are where Wordle answers come from.
Best Wordle guesses
Ranked by how many green and yellow tiles each word turns up, on average, against the common words Wordle answers come from.
| # | Word | Green | Yellow |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | grate | 0.54 | 1.16 |
| 2 | great | 0.40 | 1.29 |
| 3 | gears | 0.36 | 1.29 |
| 4 | glare | 0.51 | 1.15 |
| 5 | grade | 0.50 | 1.10 |
| 6 | grace | 0.55 | 1.04 |
| 7 | gates | 0.42 | 1.16 |
| 8 | genoa | 0.31 | 1.26 |
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415 words starting with G
- goingcommon
- greatcommon
- groupcommon
- gamescommon
- givencommon
- girlscommon
- guesscommon
- greencommon
- givescommon
- goalscommon
- grandcommon
- glasscommon
- gradecommon
- guidecommon
- guardcommon
- grantcommon
- growncommon
- giantcommon
- goodscommon
- guestcommon
- gracecommon
- greekcommon
- grosscommon
- ghostcommon
- giftscommon
- grasscommon
- glorycommon
- gravecommon
- gatescommon
- globecommon
- gainscommon
- graincommon
- growscommon
- genrecommon
- genescommon
- guiltcommon
- griefcommon
- graphcommon
- gaugecommon
- graspcommon
- grindcommon
- grovecommon
- guildcommon
- goosecommon
- grillcommon
- gramscommon
- gangscommon
- gasescommon
- genuscommon
- glovecommon
- grabscommon
- greedcommon
- greetcommon
- goatscommon
- gammacommon
- grapecommon
- gearscommon
- groomcommon
- gamercommon
- gimmecommon
All 412 five-letter words
Starting with GA 79
gabby gable gaddi gadid gadis gaffe gaffs gaged gager gages gaily gains gaits galah galas galax galea gales galls gally galop gamas gamay gamba gambe gambs gamed gamer games gamey gamic gamin gamma gammy gamps gamut ganef ganev gangs ganja ganof gaols gaped gaper gapes gappy garbs garni garth gases gasps gassy gasts gated gates gator gauds gaudy gauge gault gaums gaunt gaurs gauss gauze gauzy gavel gavot gawks gawky gawps gawsy gayal gayer gayly gazar gazed gazer gazes
Starting with GE 38
gears gecko gecks geeks geeky geese geest gelds gelee gelid gelts gemma gemmy gemot genes genet genic genie genii genip genoa genom genre genro gents genua genus geode geoid gerah germs germy gesso geste gests getas getup geums
Starting with GH 8
ghast ghats ghaut ghazi ghees ghost ghoul ghyll
Starting with GI 37
giant gibed giber gibes giddy gifts gigas gighe gigot gigue gilds gills gilly gilts gimel gimme gimps gimpy ginks ginny gipon gipsy girds girls girly girns giron giros girsh girth girts gismo gists given giver gives gizmo
Starting with GL 56
glace glade glads glady glair gland glans glare glary glass glaze glazy gleam glean gleba glebe glede gleds gleed gleek glees gleet glens gleys glial glias glide gliff glime glims glint glitz gloam gloat globe globs glogg gloms gloom glops glory gloss glost glout glove glows gloze glued gluer glues gluey glugs glume gluon gluts glyph
Starting with GN 8
gnarl gnarr gnars gnash gnats gnawn gnaws gnome
Starting with GO 52
goads goals goats goban gobos godet godly goers gofer gogos going golds golem golfs golly gombo gonad gonef goner gongs gonia gonif gonof gonzo goods goody gooey goofs goofy goons goony goops goopy goose goosy goral gored gores gorge gorps gorse gorsy gouge gourd gouts gouty gowan gowds gowks gowns goxes goyim
Starting with GR 74
graal grabs grace grade grads graft grail grain grama gramp grams grana grand grans grant grape graph grapy grasp grass grate grave gravy grays graze great grebe greed greek green grees greet grego greys gride grids grief griff grift grigs grill grime grimy grind grins griot gripe grips gript gripy grist grith grits groan groat grogs groin groom gross grosz grots group grout grove growl grown grows grubs gruel grues gruff grume grump grunt
Starting with GU 49
guaco guano guans guard guars guava gucks gudes guess guest guffs guide guids guild guile guilt guiro guise gulag gular gulch gules gulfs gulfy gulls gully gulps gulpy gumbo gumma gummy gunks gunky gunny guppy gurge gurry gursh gurus gushy gussy gusto gusts gusty gutsy gutta gutty guyed guyot
Starting with GY 11
gybed gybes gypsy gyral gyred gyres gyron gyros gyrus gyved gyves
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Questions people ask
How many five-letter words start with G?
Our list has 412. 110 of them are common everyday words; the rest are rarer words you are more likely to meet in Scrabble or a crossword than in conversation. The list is a public-domain English word list, sorted by how often each word appears in everyday writing.
What are the most common five-letter words that start with G?
GOING, GREAT, GROUP, GAMES, GIVEN — in that order, by how often they appear in everyday English.
What is the best Wordle guess that starts with G?
GRATE. Against the common five-letter words Wordle draws its answers from, it turns up 0.54 green and 1.16 yellow tiles on average — more than any other word on this list. The method is the same as on our Best Wordle Starting Words page.