5-letter words with G as the fifth letter

There are 138 five-letter words with G as the fifth letter in Unscrambly's open word list; the highest scoring is SQUEG at 15 points. S is the most common first letter among them (28), and the average score is 8.4 points.

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Pinning a letter to an exact slot is the core of Wordle strategy: a green G in the fifth position leaves these 138 words as candidates. Every word below is exactly five letters with G in slot 5, shown with its Scrabble score, and examples include SQUEG, REJIG, AXING, EXING and KYANG. Feed the letters you already know into the Wordle helper to narrow a puzzle with a G in slot 5 further.

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 with G as the fifth letter 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 with g as the fifth letter

WordScoreLength
squeg155
axing135
exing135
kyang135
rejig135
hying125
hyleg125
vying125
whang125
befog115

5-letter words with G as the fifth letter (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.

Frequently asked questions

How many 5 letter words have G as the fifth letter?

Unscrambly's list has 138 five-letter words with G in the fifth position, 1.1% of all five-letter words.

How do I use this list for Wordle?

If your fifth tile turned green as G, these 138 words are your candidates. Cross off any word that uses a letter you have already ruled out, and prefer a guess that tests new letters, such as SLING.

What is the highest scoring 5 letter word with G as the fifth letter?

SQUEG scores 15 points in Scrabble. Next come AXING (13), EXING (13) and KYANG (13). The average is 8.4 points.

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