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Words That Start With G

There are 5,589 English words that start with the letter G, from GAB to GYVING. The highest-scoring word beginning with G in Scrabble® is GEDANKENEXPERIMENTS at 36 points, and the longest is GLOMERULONEPHRITIDES (20 letters). Use the list for Scrabble, Words With Friends, Wordscapes and crossword help. Roughly 9% of these words end in E, so an E-hook on the board is worth watching for.

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Point values shown are Scrabble® (letters only, before board bonuses). Browse deeper via the word-lists hub.

Showing the first 600 of 5,589 words. Use the pattern search to narrow further, or filter with the unscrambler.

Top 10 highest-scoring words

Scored on letters only (no board bonuses). WWF uses different tile values from Scrabble — J, Q and Z are worth 10 points in WWF; X is worth 8.

#WordScrabbleWWF
1gedankenexperiments3642
2gedankenexperiment3541
3gyrofrequency3436
4governmentalizing3341
5gyrofrequencies3336
6glycosaminoglycans3239
7governmentalized3238
8glycosaminoglycan3138
9governmentalizes3137
10generalizability3135

What these words mean

gedankenexperiments
Valid 19-letter English word — definition not on file.
gedankenexperiment
Valid 18-letter English word — definition not on file.
gyrofrequency
Valid 13-letter English word — definition not on file.
governmentalizing
Valid 17-letter English word — definition not on file.
gyrofrequencies
Valid 15-letter English word — definition not on file.
glycosaminoglycans
Valid 18-letter English word — definition not on file.
governmentalized
Valid 16-letter English word — definition not on file.
glycosaminoglycan
Valid 17-letter English word — definition not on file.
governmentalizes
Valid 16-letter English word — definition not on file.
generalizability
Valid 16-letter English word — definition not on file.

Definitions from the Free Dictionary API, cached for repeat visits.

Strategy for this list

G is worth 2 in Scrabble and starts ~4,000 words. G-strategy revolves around the -ING suffix — every English verb has an -ING form and G is the last letter before the N in that ending. G-openers with premium potential include GAUZY, GLITZ, GAZED, GAZE. In Wordle, G is a mid-frequency opener; GR- and GL- clusters (GREAT, GLASS) are the most common opening pairs.

FAQs

How many words start with G?

5,589 valid English words begin with G.

Best Scrabble word starting with G?

GEDANKENEXPERIMENTS at 36 pts.

Longest word starting with G?

GLOMERULONEPHRITIDES (20 letters).

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