Browse 6-Letter Words by Starting Letter

Most Common 6-Letter Words Starting With G

The most frequently used words in everyday English, most common first.

All 679 6-Letter Words Starting With G (A–Z)

The words come from the ENABLE word list (15,232 six-letter words), the open dictionary that many word games, including Words With Friends, are based on. Official Scrabble dictionaries accept nearly all of them but can differ slightly.

Starting with GA (163)

Starting with GE (55)

Starting with GH (11)

Starting with GI (57)

Starting with GL (81)

Starting with GN (12)

Starting with GO (88)

Starting with GR (134)

Starting with GU (66)

Starting with GW (1)

Starting with GY (11)

About 6-Letter Words Starting With G

679
Total words
330
No repeated letters
2 pts
Scrabble value of G

There are 679 six-letter words that start with G. The words come from the ENABLE word list (15,232 six-letter words), the open dictionary that many word games, including Words With Friends, are based on. Official Scrabble dictionaries accept nearly all of them but can differ slightly.

The letters that most often follow G are A (163), R (134), O (88), L (81) and U (66). The biggest groups are words beginning with GA-, GR- and GO-, so if you know the second letter you can jump straight to that group in the list above.

Highest-Scoring Words for Scrabble and Words With Friends

Using standard Scrabble tile values (before bonus squares), the highest-scoring well-known words here are GALAXY (17 points), GLAZED (17 points), GAZING (17 points), GRUMPY (14 points), GROWTH (13 points). G itself is worth 2 points. To search by the exact tiles on your rack, use the word finder or the anagram solver.

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There are 679 six-letter words that start with G in our list (based on the ENABLE word list). The most common are GIVING, GROUND, GROUPS, GROWTH, GERMAN, GLOBAL, GARDEN, GOLDEN.
With standard Scrabble tile values: GALAXY (17), GLAZED (17), GAZING (17), GRUMPY (14), GROWTH (13). Bonus squares on the board can increase these scores.
330 of the 679 words use 6 different letters.