Looking for the perfect word to break a tough Wordle grid or outscore your friends in Words With Friends ? Starting your word with the letter G is a fantastic strategy. While G isn’t as common as E, it’s a high-impact consonant that appears in many popular daily puzzle answers. In this guide, we’ve put together a list of more than 100 words starting with G. To help you win your next match, we’ve included the Words With Friends point values as a small subscript next to each word.

5 Letter Words starting with G - 1

Highest Scoring 5 Letter Word Starting With G

  • GAUZY₁₉ – This is the ultimate “G” word. It uses the Z (10 points) and the Y (3 points) to reach a total of 19 points. It’s also a great word for describing thin, translucent fabric!
  • GIZMO₁₉ – A fun, common word that also packs a punch. It scores 19 points by utilizing the Z and the M (4 points).
  • GHAZI₁₈ – If you have an H and a Z , this is a brilliant play. It’s worth 18 points and is a great way to clear those tricky high-value tiles from your rack.

5 Letter Words List starting with G

GAUZY₁₉GIZMO₁₉GLAZY₁₉GHAZI₁₈GYOZA₁₈
GANJA₁₇GAUZE₁₇GAZED₁₇GLAZE₁₇GLITZ₁₇
GLOZE₁₇GONZO₁₇GAWKY₁₆GAZAR₁₆GAZER₁₆
GAZES₁₆GRAZE₁₆GROSZ₁₆GUMMY₁₆GUPPY₁₆
GABBY₁₅GALAX₁₅GAMMY₁₅GAPPY₁₅GEMMY₁₅
GIMPY₁₅GIPPY₁₅GLYPH₁₅GOBBY₁₅GUCKS₁₅
GUNKY₁₅GYMPS₁₅GYPPO₁₅GAWKS₁₄GECKO₁₄
GECKS₁₄GLIFF₁₄GOPAK₁₄GOPIK₁₄GOWKS₁₄
GOXES₁₄GRUFF₁₄GRUMP₁₄GUBBA₁₄GUFFS₁₄
GUIMP₁₄GULCH₁₄GULFY₁₄GULPY₁₄GUMBO₁₄
GUMMA₁₄GYPSY₁₄GYVED₁₄GAFFE₁₃GAFFS₁₃
GAMBA₁₃GAMBE₁₃GAMBS₁₃GAMIC₁₃GAMMA₁₃
GAMPS₁₃GAWPS₁₃GEEKY₁₃GEMMA₁₃GHYLL₁₃
GIMME₁₃GIMPS₁₃GIPPO₁₃GLOWY₁₃GLUGG₁₃
GOMBO₁₃GRAMP₁₃GRAVY₁₃GRIFF₁₃GROVY₁₃
GRYKE₁₃GUNGY₁₃GUNKS₁₃GYBED₁₃GYVES₁₃
GALVO₁₂GAMAY₁₂GAMEY₁₂GANEV₁₂GAVEL₁₂
GAWSY₁₂GAYLY₁₂GERMY₁₂GINKS₁₂GIPSY₁₂
GIVEN₁₂GLEEK₁₂GLOGG₁₂GLOVE₁₂GLUME₁₂
GNAWN₁₂GOOFY₁₂GOOPY₁₂GOYIM₁₂GRAPH₁₂
GRAPY₁₂GRIMY₁₂GRIPY₁₂GUAVA₁₂GULAB₁₂
GULFS₁₂GULLY₁₂GULPS₁₂GUNNY₁₂GURKS₁₂
GUSHY₁₂GYBES₁₂GABLE₁₁GALLY₁₁GALOP₁₁
GAMED₁₁GAMIN₁₁GAMUT₁₁GANDY₁₁GANEF₁₁
GANOF₁₁GAPED₁₁GAUDY₁₁GAUMS₁₁GAVOT₁₁
GEEKS₁₁GELLY₁₁GENIC₁₁GENIP₁₁GENOM₁₁
GETUP₁₁GEUMS₁₁GHOUL₁₁GHUSL₁₁GIBED₁₁

If you want to find out words starting with other letters, you can check our Master List of 5-Letter Words to find every word from A to Z!

Tips for Winning With “G” Words

  • In Wordle: Pay attention to the “ING” ending. While we are looking at words starting with G, many Wordle solutions involve G at the end. If you have a yellow G, try placing it at the start or using words like GOING₁₀ to see if it belongs in a suffix.
  • In Words With Friends: Use the “Double G” advantage. Because G is worth 3 points, playing words with two of them (like GIGGLE ) is an easy way to boost a turn without needing rare tiles.
  • Compound Consonants: G loves to pair with L and R. If you have a green G, your next guess should almost always test GL or GR words like GLARE₈ or GRAND₉ .

That’s it, peeps! Use these “G” words to take your game to the next level.