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5-Letter Words With G

1,002 five-letter words contain G; 290 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.

#WordGreenYellow
1grate0.541.16
2great0.401.29
3gears0.361.29
4glare0.511.15
5lager0.471.18
6large0.481.18
7rages0.401.26
8regal0.321.34

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The words, common first

Starting with A 71

aargh acing adage aegis again agama agape agars agate agave agaze agene agent agers agger aggie aggro aghas agile aging agios agism agist aglee aglet agley aglow agmas agone agons agony agora agree agria agues ajuga alang algae algal algas algid algin algor algum align almug along amiga amigo among angas angel anger angle angry angst aping argal argil argle argol argon argot argue argus auger aught augur avgas awing axing

Starting with B 51

badge bagel baggy bangs barge befog began begat beget begin begot begum begun beige beigy being belga bergs bewig bhang bight bigly bigot bilge bilgy binge bingo bogan bogey boggy bogie bogle bogus boing bongo bongs boogy bough bourg brags brigs bring brugh budge buggy bugle bulge bulgy bungs burgh burgs

Starting with C 26

cadge cadgy caged cager cages cagey cargo chang chugs cigar clags clang cling clogs clung cogon cohog coign colog conga conge congo corgi cough crags cuing

Starting with D 33

dagga dagos dangs debug defog degas degum deign dight digit dinge dingo dings dingy dirge dodge dodgy doges dogey doggo doggy dogie dogma doing donga dongs dough drags dregs drugs dungs dungy dying

Starting with E 19

eager eagle eagre edged edger edges egads egers egest eggar egged egger egret eight eking elegy ergot erugo eying

Starting with F 33

fadge faggy fagin fagot fanga fangs faugh feign fidge fight flags fling flogs flong flung fogey foggy fogie forge forgo frags frigs frogs frugs fudge fugal fuggy fugio fugle fugue fugus fungi fungo

Starting with G 412

gabby gable gains gamer games gamma gangs garth gases gated gates gator gauge gears geeks geese gemma genes genie genoa genre gents genus germs ghost giant giddy gifts gills gimme girls girly given giver gives gland glare glass glaze glide globe gloom glory gloss glove glued gnome goals goats godly goers going golds goods goody goofy goons goose gorge gowns grabs grace grade graft grail grain grams grand grant grape graph grasp grass grate grave gravy graze great greed greek green greet grids grief grill grime grind grips groan groin groom gross group grove growl grown grows grunt guard guess guest guide guild guilt guise gulls gully gusto gusts gypsy

Plus 302 rarer words — the filter above shows them all.

Starting with H 15

hangs haugh hedge hedgy heigh heugh highs hight hinge hoagy hogan hoggs hongs huger hying

Starting with I 9

icing igloo iglus image imago incog ingle ingot iring

Starting with J 8

jager jaggs jaggy jagra jingo judge jugal jugum

Starting with K 7

kagus kedge kiang kings klong kluge kugel

Starting with L 40

lagan lager laigh large largo laugh ledge ledgy legal leger leges leggy legit liang liege ligan liger light linga lingo lings lingy lodge logan loges loggy logia logic logoi logos longe longs lough luged luger luges lunge lungi lungs lying

Starting with M 20

mages magic magma magot magus mange mango mangy marge merge midge miggs might mingy moggy mogul mongo muggs muggy mungo

Starting with N 8

naggy negus neigh ngwee nighs night noggs nudge

Starting with O 18

ogams ogees ogham ogive ogled ogler ogles ogres ohing ology omega oping orang organ orgic ought outgo owing

Starting with P 34

pagan paged pager pages pagod panga pangs parge pargo peage peags pengo phage piggy pigmy piing pingo pings pirog plage plugs podgy pogey pongs porgy prang prigs progs prong pudgy puggy pungs purge pygmy

Starting with Q 1

quags

Starting with R 32

ragas raged ragee rages raggy ragis range rangy regal reges regma regna reign renig repeg rerig retag ridge ridgy right rigid rigor rings roger rogue rouge rough rugae rugal rugby ruing rungs

Starting with S 72

sagas sager sages saggy sagos sagum saiga sanga sangh sarge saugh scags scrag sedge sedgy segni segno segos segue sengi serge shags shogs shrug siege sighs sight sigil sigma signs singe sings skags skegs slags slang sling slogs slugs slung smogs snags snogs snugs soggy songs sorgo sough spang sprag sprig sprug squeg stage stags stagy staig stang sting stogy stung sugar sughs suing surge surgy swage swags swang swigs swing swung

Starting with T 32

taiga tango tangs tangy targe tegua terga teugh thegn thigh thing thong thugs tiger tight tigon tinge tings togae togas togue tonga tongs tough tragi trigo trigs trugs tungs twang twigs tying

Starting with U 8

ungot unpeg unrig urged urger urges usage using

Starting with V 19

vagal vague vagus vangs vegan vegie venge verge vigas vigil vigor virga vogie vogue vuggs vuggy vughs vulgo vying

Starting with W 20

waged wager wages wagon waugh wedge wedgy weigh whang whigs wigan wiggy wight wings wingy wodge wrang wring wrong wrung

Starting with Y 12

yager yagis yangs yeggs yogas yogee yoghs yogic yogin yogis young yugas

Starting with Z 2

zings zingy

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Questions people ask

How many five-letter words contain G?

Our list has 1,002. 290 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 contain G?

RIGHT, BEING, GOING, GREAT, THING — in that order, by how often they appear in everyday English.

What is the best Wordle guess that contains 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.