Words that start with G
5,586 words in our dictionary begin with the letter G. Pick a word length below to see the full list for that length, or start with the most common G words.
Most common words that start with G
Ranked by how often they appear in written English.
- get
- go
- good
- group
- general
- games
- great
- game
- guide
- government
- gay
- gallery
- going
- got
- give
- girls
- gift
- groups
- given
- garden
- god
- green
- gold
- gifts
Highest-scoring words that start with G
Standard Scrabble tile values, before any board multipliers.
- gedankenexperiments 36
- gedankenexperiment 35
- gyrofrequency 34
- governmentalizing 33
- gyrofrequencies 33
- glycosaminoglycans 32
- governmentalized 32
- generalizability 31
- glycosaminoglycan 31
- governmentalizes 31
- gynandromorphisms 31
- generalizabilities 30
- geochronologically 30
- gewurztraminers 30
- gonadectomized 30
- governmentalize 30
- graphitizable 30
- graphitizations 30
- gynandromorphism 30
- gyrostabilizers 30
- gewurztraminer 29
- glomerulonephritides 29
- glyceraldehydes 29
- grandiloquently 29
By word length
| Length | Words | |
|---|---|---|
| 2 letters | 1 | Too few for a page |
| 3 letters | 44 | See the list |
| 4 letters | 189 | See the list |
| 5 letters | 413 | See the list |
| 6 letters | 679 | See the list |
| 7 letters | 959 | See the list |
| 8 letters | 997 | See the list |
| 9 letters | 750 | See the list |
| 10 letters | 550 | Too few for a page |
| 11 letters | 384 | Too few for a page |
| 12 letters | 258 | Too few for a page |
| 13 letters | 170 | Too few for a page |
| 14 letters | 96 | Too few for a page |
| 15 letters | 96 | Too few for a page |
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Common questions
How many English words start with G?
5,586 words in our dictionary begin with G, across every word length from two letters upwards. The breakdown by length is on this page.
What are the most common words that start with G?
Ranked by how often they appear in written English, the most common are: get, go, good, group, general, games, great, game. The full "most common" list is near the top of this page.
What is the highest-scoring word starting with G in Scrabble?
gedankenexperiments scores 36 points on plain tiles, before any double- or triple-word squares. Premium squares and the 50-point bingo bonus can change the ranking completely.
Are proper nouns and abbreviations included?
No. The list only contains words from the ENABLE lexicon, which excludes proper nouns, abbreviations and hyphenated forms — the same rule tournament Scrabble and most word games follow. Read more on the methodology page.
Counted from a 172,749-word public-domain lexicon, last reviewed 2026-08-01. How this list was built.