Words That Start With G
- 8,968 words
- All English dictionaries
- Scrabble points
Popular Words That Start With G
The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.
All Words That Start With G 8,968 words
3-Letter Words Starting With G 59
Full 3-letter list4-Letter Words Starting With G 269
Full 4-letter list5-Letter Words Starting With G 608
Full 5-letter list6-Letter Words Starting With G 997
Full 6-letter list7-Letter Words Starting With G 1,382
Full 7-letter list8-Letter Words Starting With G 1,420
Full 8-letter list9-Letter Words Starting With G 1,291
Full 9-letter list10-Letter Words Starting With G 1,040
Full 10-letter list11-Letter Words Starting With G 778
Full 11-letter list12-Letter Words Starting With G 492
Full 12-letter list13-Letter Words Starting With G 305
Full 13-letter list14-Letter Words Starting With G 184
Full 14-letter list15-Letter Words Starting With G 89
Full 15-letter list16-Letter Words Starting With G 25
17-Letter Words Starting With G 9
18-Letter Words Starting With G 11
19-Letter Words Starting With G 5
20-Letter Words Starting With G 1
How common is G at the start of words?
Our combined English word list has 8,968 words that start with G. Most are 8 letters long, they average 13.2 points, the best is GEDANKENEXPERIMENTS (36 points) and 39.9% end in S.
- Total words
- 8,968
- Most common length
- 8 letters
- 1,420 words
- Average Scrabble score
- 13.2
- out of 36 max
- Longest word
- GLOMERULONEPHRITIDES
- 20 letters
- Most common ending
- S
- 39.9% of words
Words by length
Most common last letters
- s 39.9%
- e 9.3%
- d 8.1%
Top vowel pairs
- ie7.4%
- ou4.5%
- ee3.7%
Share of words where these two vowels sit side by side.
Rare words worth knowing
Valid in this dictionary but rarely seen in everyday English.
Highest-scoring word that starts with G
g 2e 1d 2a 1n 1k 5e 1n 1e 1x 8p 3e 1r 1i 1m 3e 1n 1t 1s 1
G 2 + E 1 + D 2 + A 1 + N 1 + K 5 + E 1 + N 1 + E 1 + X 8 + P 3 + E 1 + R 1 + I 1 + M 3 + E 1 + N 1 + T 1 + S 1 = 36 points
- Double word
- 72 pts
- Triple word
- 108 pts
Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).
gedankenexperiments
No dictionary definition on file. This is a valid game word that standard dictionaries rarely cover.
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How many words that start with G are there?
There are 8,968 words that start with G in our combined English word list. The most common length is 8 letters, with 1,420 words. Other dictionaries give different totals, so switch dictionary at the top of the list to compare.
What is the highest-scoring word that starts with G?
GEDANKENEXPERIMENTS is worth 36 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are GEDANKENEXPERIMENT (35), GYROFREQUENCY (34), GOVERNMENTALIZING (33).
What are some common words that start with G?
Everyday examples include GREEN, GREATEST, GENERALLY, GASOLINE, GAIN, GLOBAL, GONE, GAVE. Sort the list by "Most common" to see the familiar words first.
What is the longest word that starts with G?
GLOMERULONEPHRITIDES has 20 letters. If you prefer a word people actually use, GEOGRAPHICALLY (14 letters) is the longest common one.