Four-letter words starting with G
189 four-letter words begin with the letter G. The complete list is below in alphabetical order, grouped by second letter so you can scan straight to the ones that fit your puzzle.
Most common four-letter words starting with G
Ranked by how often they appear in written English.
- good
- game
- give
- gift
- gold
- girl
- golf
- gets
- goes
- gear
- goal
- guys
- gave
- gone
- gene
- gain
- grow
- gray
- grid
- grey
- gate
- gang
- glad
- gulf
Highest-scoring four-letter words starting with G
Standard Scrabble tile values, before any board multipliers.
- gaze 14
- geez 14
- gawk 12
- gowk 12
- gaff 11
- geck 11
- guck 11
- guff 11
- gyve 11
- gaby 10
- gamy 10
- gapy 10
- gawp 10
- goby 10
- gybe 10
- gyms 10
- gyps 10
- gamb 9
- gamp 9
- geek 9
- gimp 9
- gink 9
- gowd 9
- gunk 9
All 189 four-letter words starting with G
GA 45
- gabs
- gaby
- gadi
- gads
- gaed
- gaen
- gaes
- gaff
- gaga
- gage
- gags
- gain
- gait
- gala
- gale
- gall
- gals
- gama
- gamb
- game
- gamp
- gams
- gamy
- gane
- gang
- gaol
- gape
- gaps
- gapy
- garb
- gars
- gash
- gasp
- gast
- gate
- gats
- gaud
- gaum
- gaun
- gaur
- gave
- gawk
- gawp
- gays
- gaze
GE 20
- gear
- geck
- geds
- geed
- geek
- gees
- geez
- geld
- gels
- gelt
- gems
- gene
- gens
- gent
- genu
- germ
- gest
- geta
- gets
- geum
GH 3
- ghat
- ghee
- ghis
GI 24
- gibe
- gibs
- gids
- gied
- gien
- gies
- gift
- giga
- gigs
- gild
- gill
- gilt
- gimp
- gink
- gins
- gips
- gird
- girl
- girn
- giro
- girt
- gist
- gits
- give
GL 17
- glad
- gled
- glee
- gleg
- glen
- gley
- glia
- glib
- glim
- glob
- glom
- glop
- glow
- glue
- glug
- glum
- glut
GN 4
- gnar
- gnat
- gnaw
- gnus
GO 29
- goad
- goal
- goas
- goat
- gobo
- gobs
- goby
- gods
- goer
- goes
- gogo
- gold
- golf
- gone
- gong
- good
- goof
- goon
- goop
- goos
- gore
- gorp
- gory
- gosh
- gout
- gowd
- gowk
- gown
- goys
GR 21
- grab
- grad
- gram
- gran
- grat
- gray
- gree
- grew
- grey
- grid
- grig
- grim
- grin
- grip
- grit
- grog
- grot
- grow
- grub
- grue
- grum
GU 19
- guan
- guar
- guck
- gude
- guff
- guid
- gulf
- gull
- gulp
- guls
- gums
- gunk
- guns
- guru
- gush
- gust
- guts
- guvs
- guys
GY 7
- gybe
- gyms
- gyps
- gyre
- gyri
- gyro
- gyve
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Common questions
How many four-letter words start with G?
There are 189 four-letter words beginning with G, all listed on this page in alphabetical order.
What are the most common four-letter words starting with G?
Ranked by how often they appear in written English, the most common are: good, game, give, gift, gold, girl, golf, gets. The full "most common" list is near the top of this page.
What is the highest-scoring four-letter word starting with G in Scrabble?
gaze scores 14 points on plain tiles, before any double- or triple-word squares. Premium squares and the 50-point bingo bonus can change the ranking completely.
Are proper nouns and abbreviations included?
No. The list only contains words from the ENABLE lexicon, which excludes proper nouns, abbreviations and hyphenated forms — the same rule tournament Scrabble and most word games follow. Read more on the methodology page.
Counted from a 172,749-word public-domain lexicon, last reviewed 2026-08-01. How this list was built.