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5-letter words ending in G

There are 138 five-letter words that end in G in Unscrambly's open word list; the highest scoring is SQUEG at 15 points. S starts the most of them, 28, and the average score is 8.4 points.

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These 138 words are 1.1% of all 12,578 five-letter words. A green G in the fifth Wordle slot leaves these 138 words as candidates before any other clue. The solver above is already set to 5 letters ending in G, so typing your rack shows only the ones your tiles can make.

For Wordle, SLING is a strong guess from this list: of the familiar words with five different letters, it uses the letters found in the most of these 138 words.

5-letter words ending in G in numbers

Words
138
Highest scoring
SQUEG 15 pts
Average score
8.4 pts
With a definition
66 (48%)
Words by first letter
  1. A11
  2. B10
  3. C8
  4. D9
  5. E8
  6. F3
  7. G3
  8. H3
  9. I3
  10. K8
  11. L3
  12. M1
  13. N1
  14. O6
  15. P7
  16. R7
  17. S28
  18. T6
  19. U6
  20. V1
  21. W5
  22. Y1

Highest-scoring 5-letter words ending in g

WordScoreLength
squeg155
axing135
exing135
kyang135
rejig135
hying125
hyleg125
vying125
whang125
befog115

5-letter words ending in G (138)

All 138 are listed: the 50 highest scoring first, then the rest, taken in turn from every first letter; within each, words with a dictionary definition come first.

squeg15rejig13axing13exing13kyang13whang12hying12hyleg12vying12chang11befog11bhang11bewig11cohog11phang11skegg11dying10defog10kiang10aking10kaing10dwang10eking10embog10klang10klieg10klong10krang10kreng10debug9fling9lying9owing9shrug9swing9thing9thong9twang9tying9wring9wrong9young9awing9eying9hoing9nying9ohing9ahing9debag9ehing9going7icing8moong8using6gulag7prong8clang8glogg8orang6prang8being8cling8aging7bring8cuing8spang8along6bling8doing7slang6aping8sling6sting6stung6scrag8sprag8sprig8sprog8suing6flong9iring6liang6ruing6unbag8flung9incog8lolog6repeg8unpeg8oflag9piing8renig6undug7wrang9obang8pirog8rerig6toing6ungag7wrung9clung8ering6oping8pling8retag6thang9unrig6boing8colog8duing7emong8plong8rolag6acing8boong8craig8derig7ennog6almug8bourg8droog7among8brung8alang6swang9swung9scoog8scoug8scrog8speug8splog8sprug8slung6staig6stang6stong6strag6strig6

Frequently asked questions

How many 5 letter words end in G?

138, which is 1.1% of the 12,578 five-letter words in Unscrambly's list. 66 of them have a dictionary definition.

What is the best 5 letter word ending in G for Scrabble?

SQUEG scores 15 points before bonus squares. Next come AXING (13), EXING (13) and KYANG (13). The average is 8.4 points.

Which letter do most 5 letter words ending in G start with?

S, in 28 of the 138 (20%). A follows with 11.

What should I guess in Wordle with a G in the last slot?

SLING. Among the familiar words on this list with five different letters, it uses the letters that appear in the most of these 138 words, so one guess tests a big share of the candidates.

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