Five-letter words starting with G
413 five-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 five-letter words starting with G
Ranked by how often they appear in written English.
- group
- games
- great
- guide
- going
- girls
- given
- green
- gifts
- glass
- grand
- guest
- grade
- goods
- grant
- gives
- goals
- gamma
- guess
- greek
- genre
- guard
- grace
- giant
Highest-scoring five-letter words starting with G
Standard Scrabble tile values, before any board multipliers.
- gauzy 18
- ghazi 18
- glazy 18
- gizmo 17
- gawky 16
- gazed 16
- gauze 15
- gazar 15
- gazer 15
- gazes 15
- glaze 15
- glitz 15
- gloze 15
- gonzo 15
- graze 15
- grosz 15
- glyph 14
- gypsy 14
- gabby 13
- galax 13
- gammy 13
- ganja 13
- gappy 13
- gawks 13
All 413 five-letter words starting with G
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
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
GH 8
- ghast
- ghats
- ghaut
- ghazi
- ghees
- ghost
- ghoul
- ghyll
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
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
GN 8
- gnarl
- gnarr
- gnars
- gnash
- gnats
- gnawn
- gnaws
- gnome
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
GR 75
- 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
- grope
- gross
- grosz
- grots
- group
- grout
- grove
- growl
- grown
- grows
- grubs
- gruel
- grues
- gruff
- grume
- grump
- grunt
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
GY 11
- gybed
- gybes
- gypsy
- gyral
- gyred
- gyres
- gyron
- gyros
- gyrus
- gyved
- gyves
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Common questions
How many five-letter words start with G?
There are 413 five-letter words beginning with G, all listed on this page in alphabetical order.
What are the most common five-letter words starting with G?
Ranked by how often they appear in written English, the most common are: group, games, great, guide, going, girls, given, green. The full "most common" list is near the top of this page.
What is the highest-scoring five-letter word starting with G in Scrabble?
gauzy scores 18 points on plain tiles, before any double- or triple-word squares. Premium squares and the 50-point bingo bonus can change the ranking completely.
Can I use these words for Wordle?
Yes — every Wordle answer is a five-letter word, and this list covers all of them. To narrow it down with the clues you already have, use the Wordle solver: enter your greens, yellows and grays and it filters this same dictionary.
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.