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5 Letter Words Starting With G

637 five-letter words start with G. Common words first, then every word from A to Z.

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Common 5-letter words that start with G

With their Scrabble points: the 16 most used that have a meaning, with a short one, then the rest, most used first.

  • group 8any number of entities (members) considered as a unit
  • games 8a contest with rules to determine a winner
  • great 6of considerable size or quantity
  • guide 7to show the way to
  • going 7change location
  • girls 6a female child
  • given 9to transfer freely to another's possession
  • green 6of the color of growing foliage
  • gifts 9something acquired without compensation
  • glass 6a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure
  • grand 7large and impressive
  • guest 6a visitor to whom hospitality is extended
  • grade 7a body of students who are taught together
  • goods 7benefit
  • grant 6to bestow upon
  • gives 9to transfer freely to another's possession

All 637 words, A to Z

GA…GE…GH…GI…GL…GN…GO…GR…GU…GW…GY…

GH… (9)

Top score: GHAZI, 18 points. Meaning: a Muslim war hero

GN… (9)

Top score: GNASH, 9 points (tied with three others). Meaning: to grind the teeth together

GW… (1)

Top score: GWINE, 9 points. Meaning: to move along

About these words

  • 637 of the 12,987 5-letter words start with G (5%).
  • 458 are good in NWL2023, 636 in Collins Scrabble Words and 413 in ENABLE. 92 are everyday words.
  • In Scrabble points, ghazi, gauzy, gyoza and glazy share the top score (18), then gizmo (17).