5-letter words with G as the third letter

There are 356 five-letter words with G as the third 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 third position, shown with its Scrabble score. Common picks include aegis, agger, aggie, aggri and aggro. 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 third letter

WordScoreLength
zygal185
zygon185
jaggy175
jiggy175
pygmy165
jugum155
vughy155
zigan155
jaggs145
faggy135

5-letter words with G as the third letter (356)

Showing the first 300 of 356. Use the solver above to filter to your tiles, or take the whole set from the free JSON API.

aegis6agger7aggie7aggri7aggro7aggry10aigas6aight9algae6algal6algas6algid7algin6algor6algum8angas6angel6anger6angle6anglo6angry9angst6apgar8argal6argan6argil6argle6argol6argon6argot6argue6argus6auger6aught9augur6avgas9aygre9bagel8baggy12baghs11bagie8begad9began8begar8begat8begem10beget8begin8begot8begum10begun8bigae8biggs9biggy12bigha11bight11bigly11bigos8bigot8bogan8bogey11boggy12bogie8bogle8bogus8buggy12bugle8caged9cager8cages8cagey11cagot8cigar8ciggy12cogie8cogon8cogue8dagga8daggy11dagos7degas7degum9degus7dight10digit7doges7dogey10doggo8doggy11dogie7dogma9eager6eagle6eagre6edged8edger7edges7eggar7egged8egger7eight9eigne6ergon6ergos6ergot6eughs9faggy13fagin9fight12figos9fogey12foggy13fogie9fogle9fogou9fugal9fuggy13fugie9fugio9fugle9fugly12fugue9fugus9gaged8gager7gages7gigas7gighe10gigot7gigue7gogga8gogos7gugas7haggs10highs12hight12hogan9hogen9hoggs10hoghs12huger9huggy13igged8ingan6ingle6ingot6jagas13jager13jaggs14jaggy17jagir13jagra13jiggy17jigot13jugal13jugum15kagos10kagus10kight13kogal10kugel10lagan6lager6legal6leger6leges6legge7leggy10legit6ligan6liger6ligge7light9ligne6logan6loges6loggy10logia6logic8logie6login6logoi6logon6logos6luged7luger6luges6mages8maggs9magic10magma10magot8magus8miggs9might11moggy12mogul8mugga9muggs9muggy12nagas6naggy10nagor6negus6niger6nighs9night9noggs7nugae6oggin7organ6orgia6orgic8orgue6ought9pagan8paged9pager8pages8pagle8pagod9pagri8peggy12peghs11piggy12pight11pigmy13pogey11pogge9pogos8puggy12pugil8pygal11pygmy16ragas6ragde7raged7ragee6rager6rages6ragga7raggs7raggy10ragis6ragus6regal6regar6reges6reggo7regie6regma8regna6regos6regur6riggs7right9rigid7rigol6rigor6roger6rogue6roguy9rugae6rugal6rugby11ruggy10sagas6sager6sages6saggy10sagos6sagum8segar6segni6segno6segol6segos6segue6sighs9sight9sigil6sigla6sigma8signa6signs6soger6soggy10sugan6sugar6sughs9sugos6taggy10tagma8teggs7tegua6tegus6tiger6tiges6tight9tigon6

Frequently asked questions

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

Our dictionary lists 356 five-letter words with G in the third position.

How do I use this list for Wordle?

If your third 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?

AEGIS is a common five-letter word with G as its third letter.

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