5-Letter Words With G in the Middle

75 words

The middle G creates a natural pivot point in five-letter words, anchoring consonant clusters and vowel combinations alike. This position produces everything from common vocabulary like MAGIC and SUGAR to specialized terms that reward players who venture beyond the obvious.

Pattern Guide

Word recommendations for board games.

Word Games

High-value words for board games

Top 5-Letter Words

GAUZY

so thin as to transmit light

18 pts
GHAZI
18 pts
18 pts
GIZMO

something unspecified whose name is either forgotten or not known

17 pts
JAGGY

having an irregularly notched or toothed margin as though gnawed

17 pts
GAWKY

lacking grace in movement or posture

16 pts
PYGMY

any member of various peoples having an average height of less than five feet

16 pts
AGAZE

(used of eyes) open and fixed as if in fear or wonder

15 pts

JUGUM dominates Words With Friends at 21 points thanks to the J tile's boosted value, while GAUZY leads Scrabble at 18 points. JAGGY performs strongly in both games but gains extra punch in WWF where it climbs to 20 points. The Z-heavy options like ZINGY and GHAZI score identically across both games, making them reliable plays regardless of which app you're using.

Wordle

5-letter words for daily puzzles

Good Starters (E, A, R, S, T)

GREATStarter

in an advanced stage of pregnancy

AGREEStarter

go together

AGENTStarter

the semantic role of the animate entity that instigates or causes the happening denoted by the verb in the clause

STAGEStarter

plan, organize, and carry out (an event)

Common Words (likely answers)

RIGHTCommon

make right or correct

GOINGCommon

the act of departing

GONNACommon
DOINGCommon

GREAT and AGREE both test the common G-R pairing while covering different vowel ground. STAGE checks the frequent S-T combination alongside A and E, making it useful when you've ruled out R early.

Hidden Gems

Rare but valid words to surprise opponents

AGAVE

tropical American plants with basal rosettes of fibrous sword-shaped leaves and flowers in tall spikes; some cultivated for ornament or for fiber

ALGAL

of or relating to alga

GAUSS

German mathematician who developed the theory of numbers and who applied mathematics to electricity and magnetism and astronomy and geodesy (1777-1855)

GEODE

(mineralogy) a hollow rock or nodule with the cavity usually lined with crystals

AGAVE names those striking sword-leafed plants from tropical America, cultivated for fiber and ornament. Beyond its botanical appeal, it packs two A's and lands a G in the center—useful structure when you need vowel-heavy options in word games.

Popular crossword answers

Words frequently used in crossword puzzles with common clues.