Common 4-letter words that start with G
With their Scrabble points and, for the first 16, a short meaning, most used first.
- good★6having positive or desirable qualities
- game★7a contest with rules to determine a winner
- give★8to transfer freely to another's possession
- gift★8something acquired without compensation
- gold★6the top prize in an amateur competition
- girl★5a female child
- golf★8a game played on a large open course with 9 or 18 holes
- gets★5come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
- goes★5change location
- gear★5to provide with gears (toothed machine parts)
- goal★5the state of affairs that a plan is intended to achieve and that (when achieved)…
- guys★8an informal term for a youth or man
- gave★8to transfer freely to another's possession
- gone★5change location
- gene★5a hereditary unit
- gain★5to acquire
All 282 words
GA…
4-letter words starting with GA (64)
Top score: GAZY, 17 points
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GE…
4-letter words starting with GE (30)
Top score: GEEZ, 14 points. used as a mild oath
GH…
4-letter words starting with GH (3)
Top score: GHEE, 8 points (tied with two others). a kind of liquid butter
GI…
4-letter words starting with GI (33)
Top score: GIZZ, 23 points
GJ…
4-letter words starting with GJ (1)
Top score: GJUS, 12 points
GL…
4-letter words starting with GL (21)
Top score: GLOW, 8 points (tied with one other). to emit light and heat
GN…
4-letter words starting with GN (5)
Top score: GNAW, 8 points (tied with one other). to wear away by persistent biting
GO…
4-letter words starting with GO (52)
Top score: GOJI, 12 points (tied with one other). the red berry of an Asian shrub
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GR…
4-letter words starting with GR (28)
Top score: GRIZ, 14 points. a grizzly
GU…
4-letter words starting with GU (32)
Top score: GUFF, 11 points (tied with one other). foolish talk
GY…
4-letter words starting with GY (13)
Top score: GYMP, 12 points