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5-letter words starting with G
There are 415 5-letter words starting with G in the standard word-game list. The most common are going, great, guess, girls, given, group. Every five-letter word here is a valid Wordle guess, and the commonest ones are the likeliest answers.
Most common, with meanings
| Word | Meaning | Points |
|---|---|---|
| going | in full operation | 7 |
| great | relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind | 6 |
| guess | a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence | 6 |
| girls | A woman's breasts. | 6 |
| given | acknowledged as a supposition | 9 |
| group | any number of entities (members) considered as a unit | 8 |
| green | of the color between blue and yellow in the color spectrum; similar to the color of fresh grass | 6 |
| glass | a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure | 6 |
| grand | of behavior that is impressive and ambitious in scale or scope | 7 |
| guard | a person who keeps watch over something or someone | 7 |
| grace | (Greek mythology) one of three sisters who were the givers of beauty and charm; a favorite subject for… | 8 |
| ghost | a mental representation of some haunting experience | 9 |
| guest | a visitor to whom hospitality is extended | 6 |
| grown | (of animals) fully developed | 9 |
| giant | of great mass; huge and bulky | 6 |
| grant | any monetary aid | 6 |
| grave | dignified and somber in manner or character and committed to keeping promises | 9 |
| grade | a body of students who are taught together | 7 |
| glory | a state of high honor | 9 |
| guide | someone employed to conduct others | 7 |
| gross | before any deductions | 6 |
| grass | narrow-leaved green herbage: grown as lawns; used as pasture for grazing animals; cut and dried as hay | 6 |
| guilt | the state of having committed an offense | 6 |
| goods | That which is produced, then traded, bought or sold, then finally consumed. | 7 |
| greek | of or relating to or characteristic of Greece or the Greeks or the Greek language | 10 |
| grief | intense sorrow caused by loss of a loved one (especially by death) | 9 |
| gimme | Give me. | 10 |
| groom | a man participant in his own marriage ceremony | 8 |
| goose | web-footed long-necked typically gregarious migratory aquatic birds usually larger and less aquatic than ducks | 6 |
| greet | express greetings upon meeting someone | 6 |
| glove | the handwear used by fielders in playing baseball | 9 |
| grain | a relatively small granular particle of a substance | 6 |
| globe | an object with a spherical shape | 8 |
| gypsy | a member of a people with dark skin and hair who speak Romany and who traditionally live by seasonal work… | 14 |
| goals | Extremely admirable; worthy of being set as a goal and emulated. | 6 |
| grill | a restaurant where food is cooked on a grill | 6 |
| gemma | small asexual reproductive structure in e.g. liverworts and mosses that detaches from the parent and… | 10 |
| greed | excessive desire to acquire or possess more (especially more material wealth) than one needs or deserves | 7 |
| grasp | understanding of the nature or meaning or quality or magnitude of something | 8 |
| grunt | the short low gruff noise of the kind made by hogs | 6 |
| grove | a small growth of trees without underbrush | 9 |
| grams | Grandmother | 8 |
| grind | an insignificant student who is ridiculed as being affected or boringly studious | 7 |
| gravy | a sauce made by adding stock, flour, or other ingredients to the juice and fat that drips from cooking meats | 12 |
| gamma | the 3rd letter of the Greek alphabet | 10 |
| groan | an utterance expressing pain or disapproval | 6 |
| ginny | Affected by gin; resembling or characteristic of gin. | 9 |
| gents | A men's room: a lavatory intended for use by men. | 6 |
| genie | (Islam) an invisible spirit mentioned in the Koran and believed by Muslims to inhabit the earth and… | 6 |
| grape | any of various juicy fruit of the genus Vitis with green or purple skins; grow in clusters | 8 |
| gabby | full of trivial conversation | 13 |
| golly | God! | 9 |
| grail | the object of any prolonged endeavor | 6 |
| goofy | ludicrous, foolish | 12 |
| goody | something considered choice to eat | 10 |
| gavel | a small mallet used by a presiding officer or a judge | 9 |
| guild | a formal association of people with similar interests | 7 |
| growl | the sound of growling (as made by animals) | 9 |
| glued | affixed or as if affixed with glue or paste | 7 |
| gauge | a measuring instrument for measuring and indicating a quantity such as the thickness of wire or the amount… | 7 |
All 415 words
- going
- great
- guess
- girls
- given
- group
- green
- glass
- grand
- guard
- grace
- ghost
- guest
- grown
- giant
- grant
- grave
- grade
- glory
- guide
- gross
- grass
- guilt
- goods
- greek
- grief
- gimme
- groom
- goose
- greet
- glove
- grain
- globe
- gypsy
- goals
- grill
- gemma
- greed
- grasp
- grunt
- grove
- grams
- grind
- gravy
- gamma
- groan
- ginny
- gents
- genie
- grape
- gabby
- golly
- grail
- goofy
- goody
- gavel
- guild
- growl
- glued
- gauge
- gator
- gains
- giddy
- genre
- garth
- griff
- gorge
- girly
- graft
- glide
- groin
- gnome
- gloom
- gloss
- gauze
- glare
- gloat
- goner
- gland
- gunny
- guise
- graze
- gonzo
- gable
- gizmo
- graph
- grate
- genoa
- giver
- ghoul
- grits
- gourd
- gummy
- gusto
- gilly
- glaze
- getup
- gumbo
- gooey
- gully
- gecko
- golem
- gouge
- gutsy
- grope
- gleam
- gamer
- gruff
- gruel
- godly
- gault
- gaudy
- guppy
- glade
- gaunt
- guile
- ganja
- gulag
- guava
- girth
- gated
- grime
- glint
- gassy
- grimy
- gripe
- gammy
- gipsy
- grout
- guano
- gauss
- glitz
- genus
- gowan
- grift
- gulch
- gimpy
- grump
- gaily
- glean
- greys
- gayer
- groat
- gored
- gaddi
- gadid
- gadis
- gaffe
- gaffs
- gaged
- gager
- gages
- gaits
- galah
- galas
- galax
- galea
- gales
- galls
- gally
- galop
- gamas
- gamay
- gamba
- gambe
- gambs
- gamed
- games
- gamey
- gamic
- gamin
- gamps
- gamut
- ganef
- ganev
- gangs
- ganof
- gaols
- gaped
- gaper
- gapes
- gappy
- garbs
- garni
- gases
- gasps
- gasts
- gates
- gauds
- gaums
- gaurs
- gauzy
- gavot
- gawks
- gawky
- gawps
- gawsy
- gayal
- gayly
- gazar
- gazed
- gazer
- gazes
- gears
- gecks
- geeks
- geeky
- geese
- geest
- gelds
- gelee
- gelid
- gelts
- gemmy
- gemot
- genes
- genet
- genic
- genii
- genip
- genom
- genro
- genua
- geode
- geoid
- gerah
- germs
- germy
- gesso
- geste
- gests
- getas
- geums
- ghast
- ghats
- ghaut
- ghazi
- ghees
- ghyll
- gibed
- giber
- gibes
- gifts
- gigas
- gighe
- gigot
- gigue
- gilds
- gills
- gilts
- gimel
- gimps
- ginks
- gipon
- girds
- girns
- giron
- giros
- girsh
- girts
- gismo
- gists
- gives
- glace
- glads
- glady
- glair
- glans
- glary
- glazy
- gleba
- glebe
- glede
- gleds
- gleed
- gleek
- glees
- gleet
- glens
- gleys
- glial
- glias
- gliff
- glime
- glims
- gloam
- globs
- glogg
- gloms
- glops
- glost
- glout
- glows
- gloze
- gluer
- glues
- gluey
- glugs
- glume
- gluon
- gluts
- glyph
- gnarl
- gnarr
- gnars
- gnash
- gnats
- gnawn
- gnaws
- goads
- goats
- goban
- gobos
- godet
- goers
- gofer
- gogos
- golds
- golfs
- gombo
- gonad
- gonef
- gongs
- gonia
- gonif
- gonof
- goofs
- gooks
- gooky
- goons
- goony
- goops
- goopy
- goosy
- goral
- gores
- gorps
- gorse
- gorsy
- gouts
- gouty
- gowds
- gowks
- gowns
- goxes
- goyim
- graal
- grabs
- grads
- grama
- gramp
- grana
- grans
- grapy
- grays
- grebe
- grees
- grego
- gride
- grids
- grigs
- grins
- griot
- grips
- gript
- gripy
- grist
- grith
- grogs
- grosz
- grots
- grows
- grubs
- grues
- grume
- guaco
- guans
- guars
- gucks
- gudes
- guffs
- guids
- guiro
- gular
- gules
- gulfs
- gulfy
- gulls
- gulps
- gulpy
- gumma
- gunks
- gunky
- gurge
- gurry
- gursh
- gurus
- gushy
- gussy
- gusts
- gusty
- gutta
- gutty
- guyed
- guyot
- gybed
- gybes
- gyral
- gyred
- gyres
- gyron
- gyros
- gyrus
- gyved
- gyves