Words Containing G
Every English word containing "G". Filter by length, prefix, or suffix for Scrabble, crosswords, and word games.
2,514 words found
15 Letter Words3
14 Letter Words1
13 Letter Words4
12 Letter Words16
11 Letter Words31
10 Letter Words50
9 Letter Words91
8 Letter Words150
7 Letter Words150
6 Letter Words150
5 Letter Words114
4 Letter Words75
3 Letter Words35
2 Letter Words1
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About These Words
This list holds 2,514 words, running from 2 to 15 letters and averaging 7.0 letters apiece. The commonest length is 6 letters, covering 150 of them.
The letters that turn up in the most of these words are g (871), n (562), i (519), e (446), a (399). Vowels make up 35% of all the letters here, close to the usual balance for English.
For Scrabble, these words average 11.1 points before any board bonuses. The highest scorer is PSYCHOLOGICAL at 26, followed by STRAIGHTFORWARD, PHOTOGRAPHY and APOLOGIZING. 374 of them (43%) contain a letter worth four or more. 150 are exactly seven letters, so they clear your rack for the 50-point bonus.
The longest entries are CONGRATULATIONS, ELECTROMAGNETIC and STRAIGHTFORWARD at 15 letters, while the shortest come in at 2: GO.
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Frequently Asked Questions
How many words containing "G" are there?+
Our dictionary lists 2,514 words containing "G". They run from 2 to 6 letters, and 5-letter entries are the most common with 114 of them.
Which of these words containing "G" scores highest in Scrabble?+
FIXING is the highest scorer at 17 points before board bonuses, ahead of GONZO, FAKING and GEEZ. The list averages 7.6 points per word, and 98 of them use a letter worth four or more.
What are the shortest words containing "G"?+
The shortest are GO at 2 letters. Short words like these are the ones worth memorising — they are what let you squeeze a play into a tight board.
What are the longest words containing "G"?+
ACTING, ADDING, AGENCY and AGENDA are the longest at 6 letters.
Are words containing "G" useful in word games?+
Vowels account for 35% of the letters across this list, roughly the usual balance for English. The letters appearing in the most of these words are G, E, A. Every word here is valid in standard English dictionaries, though individual games use their own official word lists.