Words Starting With GO
Welcome to a world of words that begin with "GO"! Get ready to embark on a fascinating journey through a galaxy of words, from the familiar to the fantastical. Whether you're a word game wizard or just curious, you'll find plenty of gems to explore here. Let’s get going!
2 letter words
| Word | Points | Definition | Sentence example |
|---|---|---|---|
| go | 3 | follow a certain course | how did your interview go? |
3 letter words
View all| Word | Points | Definition | Sentence example |
|---|---|---|---|
| got | 4 | - | - |
| god | 5 | a material effigy that is worshipped | money was his god |
| goa | 4 | a state of southwestern India; a former Portuguese colony | - |
| goo | 4 | any thick, viscous matter | - |
| gob | 6 | informal terms for the mouth | - |
| goy | 7 | a Christian as contrasted with a Jew | - |
| gov | 7 | - | - |
| gor | 4 | - | - |
| goe | 4 | - | - |
| gon | 4 | - | - |
| gos | 4 | - | - |
| gox | 11 | - | - |
4 letter words
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|---|---|---|---|
| good | 6 | that which is pleasing or valuable or useful | weigh the good against the bad |
| gone | 5 | drained of energy or effectiveness; extremely tired; completely exhausted | - |
| goes | 5 | - | - |
| gold | 6 | a soft yellow malleable ductile (trivalent and univalent) metallic element; occurs mainly as nuggets in rocks and alluvial deposits; does not react with most chemicals but is attacked by chlorine and aqua regia | - |
| goal | 5 | the state of affairs that a plan is intended to achieve and that (when achieved) terminates behavior intended to achieve it | - |
| gosh | 8 | - | - |
| golf | 8 | a game played on a large open course with 9 or 18 holes; the object is use as few strokes as possible in playing all the holes | - |
| goat | 5 | a victim of ridicule or pranks | - |
| gown | 8 | outerwear consisting of a long flowing garment used for official or ceremonial occasions | - |
| gong | 6 | a percussion instrument consisting of a set of tuned bells that are struck with a hammer; used as an orchestral instrument | - |
| goon | 5 | an awkward stupid person | - |
| gore | 5 | the shedding of blood resulting in murder | - |
| goof | 8 | commit a faux pas or a fault or make a serious mistake | - |
| goth | 8 | a crude uncouth ill-bred person lacking culture or refinement | - |
| gook | 9 | any thick, viscous matter | - |
| gogo | 6 | - | - |
| gobi | 7 | a desert in central China | - |
| gory | 8 | covered with blood | a gory dagger |
| gout | 5 | a painful inflammation of the big toe and foot caused by defects in uric acid metabolism resulting in deposits of the acid and its salts in the blood and joints | - |
| goer | 5 | someone who leaves | - |
| goop | 7 | street names for gamma hydroxybutyrate | - |
| gobs | 7 | a large number or amount | - |
| goad | 6 | a pointed instrument that is used to prod into a state of motion | - |
| goby | 10 | small spiny-finned fish of coastal or brackish waters having a large head and elongated tapering body having the ventral fins modified as a sucker | - |
| goog | 6 | - | - |
| gobo | 7 | - | - |
| goaf | 8 | - | - |
| goas | 5 | - | - |
| gods | 6 | - | - |
| goel | 5 | - | - |
| goey | 8 | - | - |
| goff | 11 | - | - |
| goji | 12 | - | - |
| gole | 5 | - | - |
| golp | 7 | - | - |
| gonk | 9 | - | - |
| gons | 5 | - | - |
| gool | 5 | - | - |
| goor | 5 | - | - |
| goos | 5 | - | - |
| gora | 5 | - | - |
| gori | 5 | - | - |
| gorm | 7 | - | - |
| gorp | 7 | - | - |
| gors | 5 | - | - |
| goss | 5 | - | - |
| gouk | 9 | - | - |
| govs | 8 | - | - |
| gowd | 9 | - | - |
| gowf | 11 | - | - |
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5 letter words
View all| Word | Points | Definition | Sentence example |
|---|---|---|---|
| going | 7 | the act of departing | - |
| gonna | 6 | - | - |
| gotta | 6 | - | - |
| goods | 7 | - | - |
| goose | 6 | a man who is a stupid incompetent fool | - |
| goofy | 12 | ludicrous, foolish | wore a goofy hat |
| goody | 10 | something considered choice to eat | - |
| golly | 9 | - | - |
| gorge | 7 | overeat or eat immodestly; make a pig of oneself | - |
| goner | 6 | a person in desperate straits; someone doomed | I'm a goner if this plan doesn't work |
| gourd | 7 | any vine of the family Cucurbitaceae that bears fruits with hard rinds | - |
| gooey | 9 | soft and sticky | - |
| gonzo | 15 | conspicuously or grossly unconventional or unusual | - |
| gouge | 7 | make a groove in | - |
| godly | 10 | emanating from God | everything is black or white...satanic or godly |
| gonad | 7 | a gland in which gametes (sex cells) are produced | - |
| gofer | 9 | an employee whose duties include running errands | - |
| golem | 8 | a mechanism that can move automatically | - |
| gorse | 6 | very spiny and dense evergreen shrub with fragrant golden-yellow flowers; common throughout western Europe | - |
| goeth | 9 | - | - |
| goest | 6 | - | - |
| gowan | 9 | - | - |
| gobby | 13 | - | - |
| goony | 9 | a variety of albatross with black feet | - |
| gouty | 9 | suffering from gout | - |
| goopy | 11 | - | - |
| goral | 6 | small goat antelope with small conical horns; of southern Asian mountains | - |
| goads | 7 | - | - |
| goafs | 9 | - | - |
| goals | 6 | - | - |
| goary | 9 | - | - |
| goats | 6 | - | - |
| goaty | 9 | - | - |
| goban | 8 | - | - |
| gobar | 8 | - | - |
| gobbi | 10 | - | - |
| gobbo | 10 | - | - |
| gobis | 8 | - | - |
| gobos | 8 | - | - |
| godet | 7 | - | - |
| godso | 7 | - | - |
| goels | 6 | - | - |
| goers | 6 | - | - |
| goety | 9 | - | - |
| goffs | 12 | - | - |
| gogga | 8 | - | - |
| gogos | 7 | - | - |
| goier | 6 | - | - |
| gojis | 13 | - | - |
| golds | 7 | - | - |
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6 letter words
View all| Word | Points | Definition | Sentence example |
|---|---|---|---|
| gotten | 7 | - | - |
| golden | 8 | presaging or likely to bring good luck or a good outcome | - |
| gossip | 9 | a person given to gossiping and divulging personal information about others | - |
| gospel | 9 | the four books in the New Testament (Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John) that tell the story of Christ's life and teachings | - |
| goblin | 9 | (folklore) a small grotesque supernatural creature that makes trouble for human beings | - |
| goddam | 11 | extremely | you are goddamn right! |
| goalie | 7 | the defensive position on an ice hockey or soccer or lacrosse team who stands in front of the goal and tries to prevent opposing players from scoring | - |
| govern | 10 | exercise authority over; as of nations | Who is governing the country now? |
| 8 | a widely used search engine that uses text-matching techniques to find web pages that are important and relevant to a user's search | - | |
| gobble | 11 | eat hastily without proper chewing | - |
| gothic | 12 | a style of architecture developed in northern France that spread throughout Europe between the 12th and 16th centuries; characterized by slender vertical piers and counterbalancing buttresses and by vaulting and pointed arches | - |
| godson | 8 | a male godchild | - |
| golfer | 10 | someone who plays the game of golf | - |
| goatee | 7 | a small chin beard trimmed to a point; named for its resemblance to a goat's beard | - |
| gopher | 12 | any of various terrestrial burrowing rodents of Old and New Worlds; often destroy crops | - |
| goblet | 9 | a bowl-shaped drinking vessel; especially the Eucharistic cup | - |
| goanna | 7 | - | - |
| gorgon | 8 | (Greek mythology) any of three winged sister monsters and the mortal Medusa who had live snakes for hair; a glance at Medusa turned the beholder to stone | - |
| goosey | 10 | having or revealing stupidity | - |
| googly | 11 | a cricket ball bowled as if to break one way that actually breaks in the opposite way | - |
| goodly | 11 | large in amount or extent or degree | a goodly amount |
| goggle | 9 | look with amazement; look stupidly | - |
| goober | 9 | pod of the peanut vine containing usually 2 nuts or seeds; `groundnut' and `monkey nut' are British terms | - |
| gorged | 9 | - | - |
| gouger | 8 | a person who swindles you by means of deception or fraud | - |
| goring | 8 | German politician in Nazi Germany who founded the Gestapo and mobilized Germany for war (1893-1946) | - |
| godown | 11 | (in India and Malaysia) a warehouse | - |
| goiter | 7 | abnormally enlarged thyroid gland; can result from underproduction or overproduction of hormone or from a deficiency of iodine in the diet | - |
| goaded | 9 | compelled forcibly by an outside agency | mobs goaded by blind hatred |
| goitre | 7 | abnormally enlarged thyroid gland; can result from underproduction or overproduction of hormone or from a deficiency of iodine in the diet | - |
| googol | 8 | a cardinal number represented as 1 followed by 100 zeros (ten raised to the power of a hundred) | - |
| gooney | 10 | a variety of albatross with black feet | - |
| goniff | 13 | (Yiddish) a thief or dishonest person or scoundrel (often used as a general term of abuse) | - |
| goodby | 13 | a farewell remark | - |
| gooses | 7 | - | - |
| gorget | 8 | armor plate that protects the neck | - |
| goaled | 8 | - | - |
| goatse | 7 | - | - |
| gobang | 10 | - | - |
| gobans | 9 | - | - |
| gobbed | 12 | - | - |
| gobbet | 11 | a lump or chunk of raw meat | - |
| gobies | 9 | - | - |
| gobiid | 10 | - | - |
| goboes | 9 | - | - |
| gobony | 12 | - | - |
| godded | 10 | - | - |
| godden | 9 | - | - |
| godets | 8 | - | - |
| godsos | 8 | - | - |
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7 letter words
View all| Word | Points | Definition | Sentence example |
|---|---|---|---|
| goodbye | 14 | a farewell remark | - |
| goddamn | 12 | extremely | you are goddamn right! |
| goddess | 10 | a female deity | - |
| gorilla | 8 | largest anthropoid ape; terrestrial and vegetarian; of forests of central west Africa | - |
| goodman | 11 | United States clarinetist who in 1934 formed a big band (including black as well as white musicians) and introduced a kind of jazz known as swing (1909-1986) | - |
| goggles | 10 | (plural) tight-fitting spectacles worn to protect the eyes | - |
| gospels | 10 | the four books in the New Testament (Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John) that tell the story of Christ's life and teachings | - |
| goodies | 9 | - | - |
| goliath | 11 | someone or something that is abnormally large and powerful | - |
| gourmet | 10 | a person devoted to refined sensuous enjoyment (especially good food and drink) | - |
| godless | 9 | not revering god | - |
| goulash | 11 | a rich meat stew highly seasoned with paprika | - |
| gondola | 9 | the compartment that is suspended from an airship and that carries personnel and the cargo and the power plant | - |
| godsend | 10 | a sudden happening that brings good fortune (as a sudden opportunity to make money) | - |
| golfing | 12 | playing golf | he goes south every winter for the golfing |
| gobbler | 12 | male turkey | - |
| godlike | 13 | appropriate to or befitting a god | a man of godlike sagacity |
| gouging | 10 | - | - |
| gossipy | 13 | prone to friendly informal communication | - |
| gorging | 10 | - | - |
| godhead | 13 | terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God | - |
| goading | 10 | a verbalization that encourages you to attempt something | - |
| godhood | 13 | - | - |
| gosling | 9 | young goose | - |
| gobbing | 13 | - | - |
| goofier | 11 | - | - |
| goosing | 9 | - | - |
| goshawk | 18 | large hawk of Eurasia and North America used in falconry | - |
| goldarn | 9 | - | - |
| gouache | 13 | an opaque watercolor prepared with gum | - |
| goalies | 8 | - | - |
| goaling | 9 | - | - |
| goannas | 8 | - | - |
| goateed | 9 | having a small pointed chin beard | - |
| goatees | 8 | - | - |
| goatier | 8 | - | - |
| goaties | 8 | - | - |
| goatish | 11 | - | - |
| goatses | 8 | - | - |
| gobangs | 11 | - | - |
| gobbets | 12 | - | - |
| gobbier | 12 | - | - |
| gobbled | 13 | - | - |
| gobbles | 12 | - | - |
| gobiids | 11 | - | - |
| gobioid | 11 | - | - |
| goblets | 10 | - | - |
| goblins | 10 | - | - |
| gobonee | 10 | - | - |
| goburra | 10 | - | - |
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8 letter words
View all| Word | Points | Definition | Sentence example |
|---|---|---|---|
| goodness | 10 | that which is pleasing or valuable or useful | - |
| gorgeous | 10 | dazzlingly beautiful | a gorgeous Victorian gown |
| governor | 12 | a control that maintains a steady speed in a machine (as by controlling the supply of fuel) | - |
| goldfish | 16 | small golden or orange-red freshwater fishes of Eurasia used as pond or aquarium fishes | - |
| goodwill | 13 | the friendly hope that something will succeed | - |
| governed | 13 | the body of people who are citizens of a particular government | governments derive their just powers from the consent of the governed |
| godspeed | 13 | a successful journey | - |
| goofball | 14 | a man who is a stupid incompetent fool | - |
| gossamer | 11 | characterized by unusual lightness and delicacy | gossamer shading through his playing |
| gossiped | 12 | - | - |
| golconda | 12 | a source of great wealth (especially a mine) | - |
| golgotha | 13 | a hill near Jerusalem where Jesus was crucified | - |
| goodyear | 13 | United States inventor of vulcanized rubber (1800-1860) | - |
| goalpost | 11 | one of a pair of posts (usually joined by a crossbar) that are set up as a goal at each end of a playing field | - |
| godchild | 16 | an infant who is sponsored by an adult (the godparent) at baptism | - |
| golliwog | 13 | a grotesque black doll | - |
| goatskin | 13 | the hide of a goat | - |
| gormless | 11 | (British informal) lacking intelligence and vitality | - |
| gourmand | 12 | a person who is devoted to eating and drinking to excess | - |
| goatherd | 13 | a person who tends a flock of goats | - |
| goofiest | 12 | - | - |
| goadlike | 14 | - | - |
| goadsman | 12 | - | - |
| goadsmen | 12 | - | - |
| goadster | 10 | - | - |
| goalball | 11 | - | - |
| goalless | 9 | having no points scores | - |
| goalward | 13 | - | - |
| goatfish | 15 | brightly colored tropical fishes with chin barbels | - |
| goatiest | 9 | - | - |
| goatlike | 13 | - | - |
| goatling | 10 | - | - |
| goatweed | 13 | - | - |
| gobbiest | 13 | - | - |
| gobblers | 13 | - | - |
| gobbling | 14 | - | - |
| gobioids | 12 | - | - |
| gobshite | 14 | - | - |
| goburras | 11 | - | - |
| godawful | 16 | - | - |
| goddamns | 13 | - | - |
| godetias | 10 | - | - |
| godheads | 14 | - | - |
| godhoods | 14 | - | - |
| godliest | 10 | - | - |
| godlings | 11 | - | - |
| godroons | 10 | - | - |
| godsends | 11 | - | - |
| godships | 15 | - | - |
| godslots | 10 | - | - |
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9 letter words
View all| Word | Points | Definition | Sentence example |
|---|---|---|---|
| godfather | 17 | any man who serves as a sponsor for a child at baptism | - |
| goddammit | 16 | - | - |
| goddamned | 15 | extremely | - |
| godmother | 16 | any woman who serves as a sponsor for a child at baptism | - |
| goddamnit | 14 | - | - |
| gossiping | 13 | a conversation that spreads personal information about other people | - |
| governing | 14 | the act of governing; exercising authority | regulations for the governing of state prisons |
| governess | 13 | a woman entrusted with the care and supervision of a child (especially in a private home) | - |
| goldsmith | 16 | Irish writer of novels and poetry and plays and essays (1728-1774) | - |
| gonorrhea | 13 | a common venereal disease caused by the bacterium Neisseria gonorrhoeae; symptoms are painful urination and pain around the urethra | - |
| godliness | 11 | piety by virtue of being a godly person | - |
| goldstone | 11 | aventurine spangled densely with fine gold-colored particles | - |
| goldfinch | 19 | American finch whose male has yellow body plumage in summer | - |
| gogglebox | 21 | - | - |
| gondolier | 11 | a (Venetian) boatman who propels a gondola | - |
| godlessly | 14 | - | - |
| goldbrick | 19 | an idle worthless person | - |
| goldeneye | 14 | a variety of green lacewing | - |
| goadsters | 11 | - | - |
| goalballs | 12 | - | - |
| goalmouth | 15 | (sports) the area immediately in front of the goal | - |
| goalposts | 12 | - | - |
| goalwards | 14 | - | - |
| goatherds | 14 | - | - |
| goatishly | 16 | - | - |
| goatlings | 11 | - | - |
| goatskins | 14 | - | - |
| goatweeds | 14 | - | - |
| gobbeline | 14 | - | - |
| gobshites | 15 | - | - |
| gochujang | 23 | - | - |
| goddammed | 17 | - | - |
| goddesses | 12 | - | - |
| godparent | 13 | a person who sponsors someone (the godchild) at baptism | - |
| godrooned | 12 | - | - |
| godspeeds | 14 | - | - |
| godsquads | 21 | - | - |
| goethites | 13 | - | - |
| goffering | 17 | - | - |
| goggliest | 12 | - | - |
| gogglings | 13 | - | - |
| gohonzons | 22 | - | - |
| goitrogen | 11 | any substance (such as thiouracil) that induces the formation of a goiter | - |
| golcondas | 13 | - | - |
| goldarned | 12 | - | - |
| goldcrest | 13 | European kinglet with a black-bordered yellow crown patch | - |
| goldenest | 11 | - | - |
| goldening | 12 | - | - |
| goldenrod | 12 | any of numerous chiefly summer-blooming and fall-blooming North American plants especially of the genus Solidago | - |
| goldfield | 15 | a district where gold is mined | - |
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10 letter words
View all| Word | Points | Definition | Sentence example |
|---|---|---|---|
| government | 16 | the act of governing; exercising authority | he had considerable experience of government |
| goalkeeper | 17 | the defensive position on an ice hockey or soccer or lacrosse team who stands in front of the goal and tries to prevent opposing players from scoring | - |
| goldilocks | 18 | early-flowering perennial of southern and southeastern Europe with flower heads resembling those of goldenrod | - |
| governance | 16 | the persons (or committees or departments etc.) who make up a body for the purpose of administering something | the governance of an association is responsible to its members |
| gooseberry | 16 | spiny Eurasian shrub having greenish purple-tinged flowers and ovoid yellow-green or red-purple berries | - |
| gonorrhoea | 14 | a common venereal disease caused by the bacterium Neisseria gonorrhoeae; symptoms are painful urination and pain around the urethra | - |
| goldfields | 16 | small slender woolly annual with very narrow opposite leaves and branches bearing solitary golden-yellow flower heads; southwestern Oregon to Baja California and Arizona; often cultivated | - |
| goldfishes | 18 | - | - |
| gobstopper | 17 | - | - |
| gooseflesh | 17 | reflex erection of hairs of the skin in response to cold or emotional stress or skin irritation | - |
| gorgeously | 15 | in an impressively beautiful manner | the Princess was gorgeously dressed |
| goaltender | 12 | the defensive position on an ice hockey or soccer or lacrosse team who stands in front of the goal and tries to prevent opposing players from scoring | - |
| goalkicker | 21 | - | - |
| goalmouths | 16 | - | - |
| goalscorer | 13 | - | - |
| goatfishes | 17 | - | - |
| goatsbeard | 14 | weedy European annual with yellow flowers; naturalized in United States | - |
| goatsucker | 17 | mainly crepuscular or nocturnal nonpasserine birds with mottled greyish-brown plumage and large eyes; feed on insects | - |
| gobbelines | 15 | - | - |
| gobsmacked | 22 | utterly astounded | - |
| gochujangs | 24 | - | - |
| godamndest | 15 | - | - |
| goddamming | 18 | - | - |
| goddamning | 16 | - | - |
| godfathers | 18 | - | - |
| godmothers | 17 | - | - |
| godparents | 14 | - | - |
| godrooning | 13 | - | - |
| gofferings | 18 | - | - |
| goitrogens | 12 | - | - |
| goldarning | 13 | - | - |
| goldbeater | 14 | an artisan who beats gold into gold leaf | - |
| goldbricks | 20 | - | - |
| goldcrests | 14 | - | - |
| goldeneyes | 15 | - | - |
| goldenness | 12 | - | - |
| goldenrods | 13 | - | - |
| goldenseal | 12 | perennial herb of northeastern United States having a thick knotted yellow rootstock and large rounded leaves | - |
| goldminers | 14 | - | - |
| goldsmiths | 17 | - | - |
| goldspinks | 18 | - | - |
| goldsticks | 18 | - | - |
| goldstones | 12 | - | - |
| goldthread | 16 | low-growing perennial of North America woodlands having trifoliate leaves and yellow rootstock and white flowers | - |
| goliardery | 15 | - | - |
| goliardies | 12 | - | - |
| goliathise | 14 | - | - |
| goliathize | 23 | - | - |
| golliwoggs | 16 | - | - |
| golomynkas | 20 | - | - |
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The English language is a playful playground where the combination of letters can create magic, and words starting with GO are no exception! These words glide off the tongue with ease and offer a gateway to understanding the quirks of our language. From the mundane to the magnificent, the GO prefix can lead us down paths of discovery and delight. Imagine words that gallop into conversations or those that glow with meaning. Let’s embark on this linguistic journey and explore some captivating examples of these "GO" words.
About words starting with GO
In the English language, words that begin with the letters "GO" are surprisingly common and versatile. The "GO" prefix often denotes movement or transition, such as in "goose" or "gondola," hinting at the dynamic characteristics that these words can embody. The phonetic harmony created by the gentle "g" and the open "o" gives these words a pleasing sound, making them easy to pronounce and fun to use. Words like "gorgeous" and "gourmet" roll off the tongue with an inviting grace, demonstrating how the combination of "GO" not only influences meaning but also enhances the auditory experience.
Moreover, the importance of "GO" words shines through their frequency and adaptability in everyday language. They can be action-oriented like "goad," descriptive like "golden," or even whimsical like "goblin." The diversity of words that start with "GO" reflects the versatility of the language itself, allowing speakers to express a wide array of emotions, actions, and descriptions. This makes "GO" words not just useful, but also uniquely engaging, as they add color and character to our conversations.
Popular word examples
What makes a word popular? Is it the frequency of its use, or perhaps its relevance? Here are ten intriguing "GO" words that have captured our attention and curiosity:
Goofy
- Definition: Silly or ridiculous.
- Example in a Sentence: His goofy smile always brightened up the room.
- Fun Fact: The term gained popularity thanks to Disney's endearing character Goofy, who personifies clumsy charm.
Gourmet
- Definition: High quality or exotic food.
- Example in a Sentence: She was known for her gourmet cooking skills.
- Fun Fact: Originating from the French word "groumet," it originally referred to a wine taster.
Goblet
- Definition: A drinking glass with a foot and a stem.
- Example in a Sentence: He raised his goblet in a toast to friendship.
- Fun Fact: Goblets were historically used in religious ceremonies and are often depicted in art and literature.
Gorgeous
- Definition: Very beautiful or attractive.
- Example in a Sentence: The sunset was simply gorgeous.
- Fun Fact: The word has origins in the Old French "gorgias," meaning elegant or fashionable.
Gondola
- Definition: A long, narrow boat used in Venice.
- Example in a Sentence: They took a romantic ride through Venice in a gondola.
- Fun Fact: Gondolas have been the primary mode of transport in Venice for over a thousand years.
Gossip
- Definition: Casual or unconstrained conversation about others.
- Example in a Sentence: Office gossip spread quickly after the meeting.
- Fun Fact: The term originally referred to a godparent in Old English, evolving over time to its current meaning.
Goggle
- Definition: To stare with wide-open eyes.
- Example in a Sentence: They goggled at the amazing fireworks display.
- Fun Fact: The term also refers to protective eyewear, showing the versatility of the word.
Goblin
- Definition: A mischievous, ugly creature of folklore.
- Example in a Sentence: The children were scared of the goblin in the story.
- Fun Fact: Goblins are a staple of European folklore, often depicted as troublemakers.
Goal
- Definition: An aim or desired result.
- Example in a Sentence: Her primary goal was to graduate with honors.
- Fun Fact: In sports, scoring a goal is often the ultimate objective, adding a competitive twist to its meaning.
Goad
- Definition: To provoke or annoy someone to stimulate a reaction.
- Example in a Sentence: He was goaded into answering back.
- Fun Fact: The term comes from a farming tool used to drive cattle, aptly describing its purpose of prodding into action.
High-scoring scrabble examples
Ready to up your Scrabble game? Here are some high-scoring "GO" words that might just give you the edge you need:
| Word | Scrabble Points | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| Gobbled | 13 | To eat something hurriedly and noisily. |
| Goggled | 10 | To stare with wide eyes, often in surprise or awe. |
| Gondola | 9 | A long, narrow boat used in Venice. |
| Goblins | 10 | Mischievous creatures of folklore. |
| Gourds | 9 | Hard-shelled fruits related to pumpkins. |
Popular 5-letter words for Wordle
Love Wordle? Here are some five-letter "GO" words that might come in handy on your next puzzle adventure:
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| Goose | A large waterbird with a long neck. |
| Gorge | A narrow valley between hills or mountains. |
| Gouge | To make a groove or hole with a sharp tool. |
| Golly | An exclamation of surprise or wonder. |
| Goths | Members of a subculture favoring black clothing and styles. |
Unusual and rare word examples
Sometimes, the most fascinating words are the ones we rarely hear. Here are a few rare "GO" words worth knowing:
Gobemouche
- Definition: A gullible person who believes everything they hear.
- Interesting Fact: This word is borrowed from French and literally means "fly swallower."
- Example in a Sentence: Don’t be such a gobemouche; not everything you hear is true.
Golconda
- Definition: A source of great wealth or a rich mine.
- Interesting Fact: Named after a city in India known for its diamond mines.
- Example in a Sentence: The internet proved to be a Golconda for savvy entrepreneurs.
Gonfalon
- Definition: A banner or pennant, especially one with streamers.
- Interesting Fact: Often associated with medieval warfare and pageantry.
- Example in a Sentence: The knights rode under the king’s gonfalon.
Godwit
- Definition: A type of long-billed wading bird.
- Interesting Fact: Known for their incredible migratory journeys.
- Example in a Sentence: Bird watchers gathered to observe the arrival of the godwits.
Gobbet
- Definition: A piece or chunk, especially of raw flesh.
- Interesting Fact: Historically used to describe portions of food or information.
- Example in a Sentence: The novel offered a gobbet of wisdom in every chapter.
Final words
Exploring words that start with "GO" opens up a world of linguistic wonder. From the everyday to the extraordinary, these words demonstrate the richness of the English language. Whether you're playing a word game or enriching your vocabulary, let these "GO" words guide you to new horizons.
