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5 Letter Words Starting With G

Need 5 letter words starting with G? Here are all 193. The 48 you are most likely to know come first, starting with GOING, GREAT and GROUP. The most common second letter is R, found in 49 of them.

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Words
193
48 common
Top letters in spots 2 to 5
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Repeated letters
52
27% of words, like GOING
2+ vowels
117
61% of words

Common 5 letter words starting with G

48 everyday words, ranked by how often they appear in English, most common first.

  1. going
  2. great
  3. group
  4. games
  5. given
  6. girls
  7. guess
  8. green
  9. gives
  10. goals
  11. grand
  12. glass
  13. grade
  14. guide
  15. guard
  16. grant
  17. grown
  18. giant
  19. goods
  20. guest

More common words, in order (28)

grace gross ghost gifts grass glory grave gates gains grain grows genre genes guilt grief graph grasp grind glove grabs greed gears grips gnome groan goody glows glean

More 5 letter words starting with G

The other 145 words in our dictionary, A to Z. Most are rarer words, plurals and word forms that many word games accept.

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GA... 31

gable gaffs gaily gaits galas gales galls gamed gamer gamin gamma gamut gangs gaped gapes garbs gases gasps gated gaudy gauge gaunt gauze gauzy gavel gawks gawky gayer gazed gazer gazes

GE... 10

gecko geese gelds gelid genie genii gents genus geode germs

GH... 1

ghoul

GI... 11

gibed gibes giddy gilds gills gilts gimme gimpy girds girth girts

GL... 18

glade glads gland glare glaze gleam glens glide glint gloat globe gloom gloss glued glues gluey gluts glyph

GN... 4

gnarl gnash gnats gnaws

GO... 23

goads goats godly golds golfs gonad goner gongs gonna gooey goofs goofy gooks goons goose gored gores gorge gorse gouge gourd gouty gowns

GR... 28

graft grail grams grape grate gravy grays graze grebe greet grids grill grime grimy grins gripe grist grits groin groom grope grout grove growl grubs gruel gruff grunt

GU... 18

guano guava guild guile guise gulag gulch gulfs gulls gully gulps gummy gunny guppy gurus gusts gusty guyed

GY... 1

gyros

Tips for this pattern

  • Check the second letter. R follows the G in 49 words (25%), as in GREAT and GROUP. A (34) and O (27) come next.
  • Look at the last letter. 36% of five letter words starting with G end in S, like GAMES and GIRLS. Most of those are plurals, which some daily word games never use as answers.
  • A strong first guess. If you know the word starts with G, GRADE is a good opener: it tests R, A and E, three of the seven most common letters in the open spots.

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Questions

How many 5 letter words starting with G are there?

Our dictionary has 193 five letter words starting with G. 48 of them are common everyday words, and the other 145 are rarer words that are still in our dictionary.

What are the most common 5 letter words starting with G?

GOING, GREAT, GROUP, GAMES and GIVEN, ranked by how often they appear in everyday English. 52 of all 193 words repeat a letter, and 117 have two or more vowels.

What is the most common second letter in 5 letter words starting with G?

R. 49 of the 193 words (25%) have R second, such as GREAT and GROUP. A is next with 34 words, then O with 27.

Word lists are based on SCOWL. “Most common” order uses data from wordfreq by Robyn Speer, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.