Words Without G
English words that don't use the letter "G". Helpful for word games with tile restrictions.
10,236 words found
12 Letter Words3
11 Letter Words3
10 Letter Words15
9 Letter Words28
8 Letter Words40
7 Letter Words84
6 Letter Words132
5 Letter Words150
4 Letter Words150
3 Letter Words129
2 Letter Words43
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About These Words
This list holds 10,236 words, running from 2 to 12 letters and averaging 5.1 letters apiece. The commonest length is 4 letters, covering 150 of them.
The letters that turn up in the most of these words are e (440), a (295), o (270), r (246), s (218). Vowels make up 38% of all the letters here, close to the usual balance for English.
For Scrabble, these words average 9.1 points before any board bonuses. The highest scorer is PIZZA at 25, followed by EVERYBODY, EXPENSIVE and EXPERIENCE. 443 of them (57%) contain a letter worth four or more. 84 are exactly seven letters, so they clear your rack for the 50-point bonus.
The longest entries are CONVERSATION, PROFESSIONAL and RELATIONSHIP at 12 letters, while the shortest come in at 2: AH, AM and AN.
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Frequently Asked Questions
How many words without "G" are there?+
Our dictionary lists 10,236 words without "G". They run from 2 to 4 letters, and 3-letter entries are the most common with 129 of them.
Which of these words without "G" scores highest in Scrabble?+
JACK is the highest scorer at 17 points before board bonuses, ahead of JOKE, JUMP and JOEY. The list averages 6.6 points per word, and 170 of them use a letter worth four or more.
What are the shortest words without "G"?+
The shortest are AH, AM, AN, AS and AT 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 without "G"?+
ABLE, AHEM, ALSO and AREA are the longest at 4 letters.
Are words without "G" useful in word games?+
Vowels account for 38% of the letters across this list, roughly the usual balance for English. The letters appearing in the most of these words are E, A, O. Every word here is valid in standard English dictionaries, though individual games use their own official word lists.