5-letter words with G as the first letter

There are 621 five-letter words with G as the first letter. Pinning a letter to an exact slot is the core of Wordle strategy: a green tile fixes a position, and this is the full list of answers that still fit. G swings between the hard sound in game and the soft sound in gem, and it teams up with H in a surprising number of words.

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Every word below is exactly five letters with G in the first position, shown with its Scrabble score. Common picks include gabba, gabby, gable, gaddi and gades. Feed the letters you already know into the Wordle helper to narrow a specific puzzle further.

Highest-scoring 5-letter words with g as the first letter

WordScoreLength
gauzy185
ghazi185
glazy185
gyoza185
gizmo175
gawky165
gazed165
gyppy165
gauze155
gazal155

5-letter words with G as the first letter (621)

Showing the first 300 of 621. Use the solver above to filter to your tiles, or take the whole set from the free JSON API.

gabba10gabby13gable8gaddi8gades7gadge8gadid8gadis7gadje14gadjo14gadso7gaffe12gaffs12gaged8gager7gages7gaids7gaily9gains6gairs6gaita6gaits6gaitt6gajos13galah9galas6galax13galea6gales6galls6gally9galop8galut6galvo9gamas8gamay11gamba10gambe10gambo10gambs10gamed9gamer8games8gamey11gamic10gamin8gamma10gamme10gammy13gamps10gamut8ganch11gandy10ganef9ganev9gangs7ganja13ganof9gants6gaols6gaped9gaper8gapes8gapos8gappy13garbe8garbo8garbs8garda7garis6garni6garre6garth9garum8gases6gasps8gaspy11gassy9gasts6gated7gater6gates6gaths9gator6gaucy11gauds7gaudy10gauge7gauje13gault6gaums8gaumy11gaunt6gaups8gaurs6gauss6gauze15gauzy18gavel9gavot9gawcy14gawds10gawks13gawky16gawps11gawsy12gayal9gayer9gayly12gazal15gazar15gazed16gazer15gazes15gazon15gazoo15geals6geans6geare6gears6geats6gebur8gecko12gecks12geeks10geeky13geeps8geese6geest6geist6geits6gelds7gelee6gelid7gelly9gelts6gemel8gemma10gemmy13gemot8genal6genas6genes6genet6genic8genie6genii6genip8genny9genoa6genom8genre6genro6gents6genty9genua6genus6geode7geoid7gerah9gerbe8geres6gerle6germs8germy11gerne6gesse6gesso6geste6gests6getas6getup8geums8geyan9geyer9ghast9ghats9ghaut9ghazi18ghees9ghest9ghost9ghoul9ghyll12giant6gibed9gibel8giber8gibes8gibli8gibus8giddy11gifts9gigas7gighe10gigot7gigue7gilas6gilds7gilet6gills6gilly9gilpy11gilts6gimel8gimme10gimps10gimpy13ginge7gings7ginks10ginny9ginzo15gipon8gippo10gippy13gipsy11girds7girls6girly9girns6giron6giros6girrs6girsh9girth9girts6gismo8gisms8gists6gites6giust6gived10given9giver9gives9gizmo17glace8glade7glads7glady10glaik10glair6glams8gland7glans6glare6glary9glass6glaum8glaur6glaze15glazy18gleam8glean6gleba8glebe8gleby11glede7gleds7gleed7gleek10glees6gleet6gleis6glens6glent6gleys9glial6glias6glibs8glide7gliff12glift9glike10glime8glims8glint6glisk10glits6glitz15gloam8gloat6globe8globi8globs8globy11glode7glogg8gloms8gloom8gloop8glops8glory9gloss6glost6glout6glove9glows9gloze15

Frequently asked questions

How many 5-letter words have G as the first letter?

Our dictionary lists 621 five-letter words with G in the first position.

How do I use this list for Wordle?

If your first tile turned green as G, this is your candidate list. Cross off any word that uses a letter you have already ruled out, and prefer a guess that tests new letters.

What is a common example?

GABBA is a common five-letter word with G as its first letter.

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