8-letter words starting with G
There are 1,436 eight-letter words that start with G in Unscrambly's open word list; the highest score is 28 points, shared by GIZZARDS, GIZZENED and GRIZZLED and others. R is the most common second letter, in 346 of them, and the average score is 12.3 points.
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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. These 1,436 words are 3.5% of all 40,530 eight-letter words, and G is the 12th most common first letter at this length. The solver above is already set to 8 letters starting with G, so typing your rack shows only the ones your tiles can make.
8-letter words starting with G in numbers
- Words
- 1,436
- Highest scoring
- GIZZARDS 28 pts
- Average score
- 12.3 pts
- With a definition
- 607 (42%)
- A296
- E136
- H18
- I91
- J1
- L184
- N19
- O168
- R346
- U144
- W3
- Y30
Highest-scoring 8-letter words starting with g
8-letter words starting with G (1,436)
These 300 of the 1,436 are a spread sample: the 50 highest scoring first, then words taken in turn from every second letter; within each, words with a dictionary definition come first. The solver above searches all of them for your tiles, and the free JSON API has the full word lists.
Frequently asked questions
How many 8 letter words start with G?
1,436, which is 3.5% of the 40,530 eight-letter words in Unscrambly's list. 607 of them have a dictionary definition.
What is the best 8 letter word starting with G for Scrabble?
Four words tie at 28 points, among them GIZZARDS, GIZZENED and GRIZZLED before bonus squares. Next come GRIZZLER (27), GRIZZLES (27) and GUZZLERS (27). The average is 12.3 points.
Which letter most often comes second in 8 letter words starting with G?
R, in 346 of the 1,436 (24%). A follows with 296.