G Words: From GRAB to GYMNASTIC
G sits right in the middle of the alphabet and punches above its weight in word games. It's worth just 2 points in Scrabble, but G words show up constantly — GRIT, GRAIN, GROVE, GLYPH. The letter G has a split personality in English: it can be hard (as in GOAT, GAME) or soft (as in GIANT, GINGER). That soft G sound comes from French influence on English after the Norman Conquest of 1066, and it still trips up spellers today. If a crossword clue points to something gentle or a gem, odds are good the answer starts with a soft G.
Here's something word nerds love: G is one of the few letters where the double form (GG) almost always sits in the middle of a word, not at the start. Words like GAGGING, GIGGING, and GOGGLING stack that double-G beautifully. For words ending in G, you'll find a massive pool of -ING words to work with. And if you're playing Wordle, starting with a G-word like GRATE or GRIPE can knock out common consonants fast.
Pro tip: In crosswords, short G words like GAB, GAP, GEL, and GIG appear constantly as fill. Memorize the 3-letter G words and you'll fly through Monday puzzles. Also worth knowing: GI is not a valid Scrabble word in most dictionaries, so don't try it. If you're hunting for unusual openers, check out words starting with Q or the surprisingly useful set of words ending in ING.
FAQ
What are the best short G words for Scrabble?
GAB, GAG, GEL, GIG, GNU, and GYM are all strong plays. GNU is particularly useful because it starts with a silent G, catching opponents off guard. For more unusual short words, look at words ending in GRY — there are only a few, but they score well.
Why does G have two different sounds in English?
Hard G (as in GO) is the original Germanic pronunciation. Soft G (as in GEM) arrived with French loanwords after 1066. The rule of thumb: G is soft before E, I, and Y, and hard before A, O, and U — though English loves exceptions (GIFT, GET, GIRL all break it). For more letter quirks, explore words starting with J, which shares that soft-G sound.
Is GI a valid Scrabble word?
No, GI is not accepted in standard Scrabble dictionaries (TWL or SOWPODS). However, GO, GU (not valid either in TWL), and the 3-letter options like GIG, GEL, GEM are all fair game. Browse words ending in O for more two-letter word options near G on the board.
Two-Letter Words (1)
GO
Three-Letter Words (45)
GABGADGAEGAGGALGAMGANGAPGARGASGATGAYGEDGEEGELGEMGENGETGEYGHIGIBGIDGIEGIGGINGIPGITGNUGOAGOBGODGOOGORGOSGOTGOXGOYGULGUMGUNGUTGUVGUYGYMGYP
Four-Letter Words (195)
GABSGABYGADIGADSGAEDGAENGAESGAFFGAGAGAGEGAGSGAINGAITGALAGALEGALLGALSGAMAGAMBGAMEGAMPGAMSGAMYGANEGANGGAOLGAPEGAPSGAPYGARBGARSGASHGASPGASTGATEGATSGAUDGAUMGAUNGAURGAVEGAWKGAWPGAYSGAZEGEARGECKGEDSGEEDGEEKGEESGEEZGELDGELSGELTGEMSGENEGENSGENTGENUGERMGESTGETAGETSGEUMGHATGHEEGHISGIBEGIBSGIDSGIEDGIENGIESGIFTGIGAGIGSGILDGILLGILTGIMPGINKGINSGIPSGIRDGIRLGIRNGIROGIRTGISTGITEGITSGIVEGLADGLAMGLEDGLEEGLEGGLENGLEY
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Five-Letter Words (433)
GABBYGABLEGADDIGADIDGADISGADJEGADJOGAFFEGAFFSGAGEDGAGERGAGESGAILYGAINSGAITSGALAHGALASGALAXGALEAGALESGALLSGALLYGALOPGAMASGAMAYGAMBAGAMBEGAMBSGAMEDGAMERGAMESGAMEYGAMICGAMINGAMMAGAMMYGAMPSGAMUTGANEFGANEVGANGSGANJAGANOFGAOLSGAPEDGAPERGAPESGAPPYGARBSGARDAGARNIGARTHGASESGASPSGASSYGASTSGATEDGATERGATESGATORGAUDSGAUDYGAUGEGAULTGAUMSGAUNTGAURSGAUSSGAUZEGAUZYGAVELGAVOTGAWKSGAWKYGAWPSGAWSYGAYALGAYERGAYLYGAZARGAZEDGAZERGAZESGAZOOGEARSGECKOGECKSGEEKSGEEKYGEESEGEESTGELDSGELEEGELIDGELTSGEMMAGEMMYGEMOTGENESGENET
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Six-Letter Words (697)
GABBEDGABBERGABBLEGABBROGABIESGABIONGABLEDGABLESGABOONGADDEDGADDERGADDISGADFLYGADGETGADIDSGADOIDGAEINGGAFFEDGAFFERGAFFESGAGAKUGAGERSGAGGEDGAGGERGAGGLEGAGINGGAGMANGAGMENGAIETYGAIJINGAINEDGAINERGAINLYGAINSTGAITEDGAITERGALAGOGALAHSGALAXYGALEAEGALEASGALENAGALEREGALIOTGALLEDGALLETGALLEYGALLICGALLONGALLOPGALLUSGALOOTGALOPSGALOREGALOSHGALYACGALYAKGAMAYSGAMBASGAMBESGAMBIAGAMBIRGAMBITGAMBLEGAMBOLGAMELYGAMERSGAMESTGAMETEGAMIERGAMILYGAMINEGAMINGGAMINSGAMMASGAMMEDGAMMERGAMMONGAMUTSGANDERGANEFSGANEVSGANGEDGANGERGANGLYGANGUEGANJAHGANJASGANNETGANOFSGANOIDGANTRYGAOLEDGAOLERGAPERSGAPINGGAPPEDGARAGEGARBEDGARBLE
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Seven-Letter Words (1003)
GABBARDGABBARTGABBERSGABBIERGABBINGGABBLEDGABBLERGABBLESGABBROSGABELLEGABFESTGABIONSGABLINGGABOONSGADDERSGADDINGGADGETSGADGETYGADOIDSGADROONGADWALLGAFFERSGAFFINGGAGAKUSGAGGERSGAGGINGGAGGLEDGAGGLESGAGSTERGAHNITEGAINERSGAINFULGAININGGAINSAYGAITERSGAITINGGALABIAGALAGOSGALANGAGALATEAGALAXESGALEATEGALENASGALENICGALERESGALETTEGALILEEGALIOTSGALIPOTGALLANTGALLATEGALLEINGALLEONGALLERYGALLETAGALLETSGALLEYSGALLFLYGALLICAGALLIEDGALLIESGALLINGGALLIOTGALLIUMGALLNUTGALLONSGALLOONGALLOOTGALLOPSGALLOUSGALLOWSGALOOTSGALOPEDGALORESGALOSHEGALUMPHGALYACSGALYAKSGAMBADEGAMBADOGAMBIASGAMBIERGAMBIRSGAMBITSGAMBLEDGAMBLERGAMBLESGAMBOGEGAMBOLSGAMBRELGAMELANGAMETALGAMETESGAMETICGAMIESTGAMINESGAMINGSGAMMERSGAMMIERGAMMING
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Eight-Letter Words (1046)
GABBARDSGABBARTSGABBIESTGABBLERSGABBLINGGABBROICGABBROIDGABELLEDGABELLESGABFESTSGADABOUTGADARENEGADFLIESGADGETRYGADROONSGADWALLSGADZOOKSGAGGLINGGAGSTERSGAHNITESGAIETIESGAINABLEGAINLESSGAINLIERGAINSAIDGAINSAYSGALABIASGALABIEHGALABIYAGALACTICGALANGALGALANGASGALATEASGALAVANTGALAXIESGALBANUMGALEATEDGALENITEGALETTESGALILEESGALIPOTSGALIVANTGALLANTSGALLATESGALLEASSGALLEINSGALLEONSGALLERIAGALLETASGALLETEDGALLIARDGALLIASSGALLICANGALLICASGALLIOTSGALLIPOTGALLIUMSGALLNUTSGALLOONSGALLOOTSGALLOPEDGALLOPERGALLUSEDGALLUSESGALLYINGGALOPADEGALOPINGGALOSHEDGALOSHESGALUMPHSGALVANICGAMASHESGAMBADESGAMBADOSGAMBESONGAMBIERSGAMBLERSGAMBLINGGAMBOGESGAMBOLEDGAMBRELSGAMBUSIAGAMECOCKGAMELANSGAMELIKEGAMENESSGAMESMANGAMESMENGAMESOMEGAMESTERGAMINESSGAMMADIAGAMMIESTGAMMONEDGAMMONERGAMODEMEGANACHESGANDEREDGANGBANGGANGLAND
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Nine-Letter Words (873)
GABARDINEGABBINESSGABERDINEGABLELIKEGADABOUTSGADGETEERGADROONEDGAINFULLYGAINLIESTGAINSAYERGALABIEHSGALABIYAHGALABIYASGALACTOSEGALANGALSGALANTINEGALAVANTSGALBANUMSGALENICALGALENITESGALINGALEGALIVANTSGALLAMINEGALLANTEDGALLANTLYGALLANTRYGALLERIASGALLERIEDGALLERIESGALLETINGGALLFLIESGALLIARDSGALLICISMGALLICIZEGALLINGLYGALLINULEGALLIPOTSGALLIVANTGALLIWASPGALLONAGEGALLOONEDGALLOPADEGALLOPERSGALLOPINGGALLOWSESGALLSTONEGALOPADESGALUMPHEDGALVANISEGALVANISMGALVANIZEGAMBADOESGAMBESONSGAMBOGIANGAMBOLINGGAMBOLLEDGAMBUSIASGAMECOCKSGAMESTERSGAMMADIONGAMMONERSGAMMONINGGAMODEMESGANDERINGGANGBANGSGANGLANDSGANGLIATEGANGLIESTGANGLIONSGANGPLANKGANGPLOWSGANGRENEDGANGRENESGANGSTERSGANISTERSGANNISTERGANTELOPEGANTLETEDGANTLINESGANTLOPESGANYMEDESGAPESEEDSGAPEWORMSGAPOSISESGARAGEMANGARAGEMENGARBANZOSGARBOARDSGARBOLOGYGARDENERSGARDENFULGARDENIASGARDENINGGARDEROBEGARFISHESGARGANEYSGARGANTUAGARGOYLEDGARGOYLESGARIBALDI
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Ten-Letter Words (601)
GABARDINESGABERDINESGADGETEERSGADGETRIESGADOLINITEGADOLINIUMGADROONINGGADZOOKERYGAILLARDIAGAINGIVINGGAINSAYERSGAINSAYINGGALABIYAHSGALACTOSESGALACTOSYLGALANTINESGALAVANTEDGALENICALSGALINGALESGALIVANTEDGALLAMINESGALLANTINGGALLEASSESGALLERYINGGALLERYITEGALLIASSESGALLICISMSGALLICIZEDGALLICIZESGALLINULESGALLIVANTSGALLIWASPSGALLONAGESGALLOPADESGALLSTONESGALUMPHINGGALVANISEDGALVANISESGALVANISMSGALVANIZEDGALVANIZERGALVANIZESGAMBOLLINGGAMEKEEPERGAMENESSESGAMESOMELYGAMETANGIAGAMETOCYTEGAMINESSESGANGBANGEDGANGBANGERGANGBUSTERGANGLIONICGANGPLANKSGANGRENINGGANGRENOUSGANNISTERSGANTELOPESGANTLETINGGARBAGEMANGARBAGEMENGARDENFULSGARDEROBESGARGANTUANGARGANTUASGARIBALDISGARISHNESSGARLANDINGGARLICKIERGARLICKINGGARMENTINGGARNIERITEGARNISHEEDGARNISHEESGARNISHERSGARNISHINGGARNITURESGARRISONEDGARROTTINGGASCONADEDGASCONADERGASCONADESGASHOLDERSGASOMETERSGASPEREAUXGASTNESSESGASTROLITHGASTRONOMEGASTRONOMYGASTROPODSGASTRULATEGATEHOUSESGATEKEEPERGATHERINGSGAUCHENESSGAUCHERIESGAUFFERINGGAULEITERSGAUNTLETEDGAVELKINDS
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Eleven-Letter Words (409)
GABBINESSESGADOLINITESGADOLINIUMSGADROONINGSGAILLARDIASGAINFULNESSGAINGIVINGSGALACTOSIDEGALACTOSYLSGALAVANTINGGALIVANTINGGALLANTRIESGALLBLADDERGALLERYGOERGALLERYITESGALLICIZINGGALLIMAUFRYGALLINIPPERGALLIVANTEDGALLOWGLASSGALVANISINGGALVANIZERSGALVANIZINGGAMEKEEPERSGAMETANGIUMGAMETICALLYGAMETOCYTESGAMETOGENICGAMETOPHOREGAMETOPHYTEGANGBANGERSGANGBANGINGGANGBUSTERSGANGLIOSIDEGANGSTERDOMGANGSTERISHGANGSTERISMGARBOLOGIESGARLICKIESTGARNIERITESGARNISHMENTGARRISONINGGARRULITIESGARRULOUSLYGASCONADERSGASCONADINGGASEOUSNESSGASSINESSESGASTRECTOMYGASTRITIDESGASTRITISESGASTROLITHSGASTRONOMESGASTRONOMICGASTROSCOPEGASTROSCOPYGASTROTRICHGASTRULATEDGASTRULATESGATECRASHEDGATECRASHESGATEKEEPERSGATEKEEPINGGAUDINESSESGAUNTLETINGGAUNTNESSESGAUZINESSESGAWKINESSESGAWKISHNESSGEANTICLINEGEARCHANGESGEEKINESSESGEGENSCHEINGELATINIZEDGELATINIZESGELIDNESSESGEMINATIONSGEMMINESSESGEMMOLOGIESGEMMOLOGISTGEMOLOGICALGEMOLOGISTSGENDARMERIEGENDERIZINGGENEALOGIESGENEALOGISTGENERALCIESGENERALISEDGENERALISESGENERALISTSGENERALIZEDGENERALIZERGENERALIZESGENERALSHIPGENERATIONSGENERICALLYGENERICNESSGENETICALLYGENETICISTSGENIALITIES
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Twelve-Letter Words (260)
GADZOOKERIESGALACTORRHEAGALACTOSEMIAGALACTOSEMICGALACTOSIDESGALLBLADDERSGALLERYGOERSGALLIGASKINSGALLINACEOUSGALLINIPPERSGALLIVANTINGGALVANICALLYGALVANOMETERGALVANOSCOPEGAMESMANSHIPGAMESOMENESSGAMETOGENOUSGAMETOPHORESGAMETOPHYTESGAMETOPHYTICGAMOPETALOUSGANGLIONATEDGANGLIOSIDESGANGSTERDOMSGANGSTERISMSGARISHNESSESGARNISHEEINGGARNISHMENTSGASIFICATIONGASTIGHTNESSGASTROCNEMIIGASTRONOMIESGASTRONOMISTGASTROSCOPESGASTROSCOPICGASTROTRICHSGASTRULATINGGASTRULATIONGATECRASHINGGAUCHENESSESGEANTICLINESGEGENSCHEINSGELATINIZINGGELATINOUSLYGEMEINSCHAFTGEMMOLOGISTSGENDARMERIESGENEALOGICALGENEALOGISTSGENERALISINGGENERALITIESGENERALIZERSGENERALIZINGGENERALSHIPSGENERATIONALGENERATRICESGENEROSITIESGENEROUSNESSGENTLENESSESGENTLEPERSONGENUFLECTINGGENUFLECTIONGEOBOTANICALGEOBOTANISTSGEOCHEMISTRYGEOGRAPHICALGEOHYDROLOGYGEOLOGICALLYGEOMAGNETISMGEOMETRICIANGEOMETRISINGGEOMETRIZINGGEOPHYSICISTGEOPOLITICALGEOPRESSUREDGEOSCIENTISTGEOSTRATEGICGEOSYNCLINALGEOSYNCLINESGEOTECHNICALGEOTHERMALLYGERIATRICIANGERMINATIONSGERONTOCRACYGERONTOCRATSGERONTOLOGICGERRYMANDERSGESELLSCHAFTGESTICULATEDGESTICULATESGESTICULATORGHOSTWRITERSGHOSTWRITINGGHOSTWRITTENGHOULISHNESSGIBBERELLINSGIFTEDNESSESGIFTWRAPPINGGIGANTICALLYGILLYFLOWERS
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Thirteen-Letter Words (172)
GAINFULNESSESGALACTORRHEASGALACTOSAMINEGALACTOSEMIASGALACTOSIDASEGALLICIZATIONGALLIMAUFRIESGALLOWGLASSESGALVANIZATIONGALVANOMETERSGALVANOMETRICGALVANOSCOPESGAMESMANSHIPSGAMETOGENESESGAMETOGENESISGARNETIFEROUSGARRULOUSNESSGASEOUSNESSESGASIFICATIONSGASTRECTOMIESGASTROCNEMIUSGASTRONOMICALGASTRONOMISTSGASTROSCOPIESGASTROSCOPISTGASTRULATIONSGAWKISHNESSESGELANDESPRUNGGEMEINSCHAFTSGEMUTLICHKEITGENERALISSIMOGENERALIZABLEGENERICNESSESGENITOURINARYGENOTYPICALLYGENTEELNESSESGENTLEMANLIKEGENTLEPERSONSGENUFLECTIONSGENUINENESSESGEOCHEMICALLYGEOCHRONOLOGYGEOHYDROLOGICGEOMAGNETISMSGEOMETRICALLYGEOMETRICIANSGEOMORPHOLOGYGEOPHYSICALLYGEOPHYSICISTSGEOPOLITICIANGEOSCIENTISTSGEOSTATIONARYGEOSTRATEGIESGEOSTRATEGISTGEOTROPICALLYGERIATRICIANSGERMANIZATIONGERMINABILITYGERONTOCRATICGERONTOLOGIESGERONTOLOGISTGERRYMANDEREDGESELLSCHAFTSGESTICULATINGGESTICULATIONGESTICULATIVEGESTICULATORSGESTICULATORYGHASTLINESSESGHETTOIZATIONGHOSTLINESSESGIMCRACKERIESGINGERBREADEDGIRLISHNESSESGLACIOLOGICALGLACIOLOGISTSGLAMORIZATIONGLAMOROUSNESSGLARINGNESSESGLASSBLOWINGSGLASSPAPERINGGLEEFULNESSESGLIOBLASTOMASGLOBALIZATIONGLOBETROTTINGGLOCKENSPIELSGLORIFICATIONGLOSSOGRAPHERGLOSSOLALISTSGLUCURONIDASEGLUTETHIMIDESGLYCERINATINGGLYCOPEPTIDESGLYCOPROTEINSGLYCOSYLATINGGLYCOSYLATIONGOBBLEDEGOOKSGOBBLEDYGOOKSGODLESSNESSESGODLIKENESSES
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Fourteen-Letter Words (94)
GALACTOSAMINESGALACTOSIDASESGALLICIZATIONSGALVANIZATIONSGAMESOMENESSESGASTIGHTNESSESGASTRODUODENALGASTROSCOPISTSGASTROVASCULARGELANDESPRUNGSGELATINIZATIONGELATINOUSNESSGEMUTLICHKEITSGENEALOGICALLYGENERALISATIONGENERALISSIMOSGENERALIZATIONGENERATIONALLYGENEROUSNESSESGENTRIFICATIONGEOCENTRICALLYGEOCHEMISTRIESGEOCHRONOLOGICGEOGRAPHICALLYGEOHYDROLOGIESGEOHYDROLOGISTGEOMETRIZATIONGEOPOLITICALLYGEOPOLITICIANSGEOSTRATEGISTSGEOSYNCHRONOUSGERMANIZATIONSGERONTOCRACIESGERONTOLOGICALGERONTOLOGISTSGERONTOMORPHICGERRYMANDERINGGESTICULATIONSGEWURZTRAMINERGHETTOIZATIONSGHOULISHNESSESGINGERLINESSESGINGIVECTOMIESGLADSOMENESSESGLAMORIZATIONSGLAUCOUSNESSESGLIOBLASTOMATAGLOBALIZATIONSGLORIFICATIONSGLORIOUSNESSESGLOSSOGRAPHERSGLUCOCORTICOIDGLUCURONIDASESGLUTARALDEHYDEGLUTTONOUSNESSGLYCERALDEHYDEGLYCOGENOLYSESGLYCOGENOLYSISGLYCOGENOLYTICGLYCOSIDICALLYGLYCOSYLATIONSGOITROGENICITYGONADECTOMIZEDGONADOTROPHINSGORGEOUSNESSESGOVERNMENTALLYGOVERNMENTESESGRACEFULNESSESGRACIOUSNESSESGRAMMATICALITYGRANDDAUGHTERSGRANDFATHERINGGRANDILOQUENCEGRANTSMANSHIPSGRAPHITIZATIONGRASPINGNESSESGRATEFULNESSESGRATIFICATIONSGRATUITOUSNESSGREATHEARTEDLYGREENGROCERIESGREENISHNESSESGREGARIOUSNESSGRIEVOUSNESSESGROUNDBREAKERSGROUNDBREAKINGGROUNDLESSNESSGROUNDSKEEPERSGRUESOMENESSESGUILEFULNESSESGYNANDROMORPHSGYNANDROMORPHYGYROSCOPICALLYGYROSTABILIZER
Fifteen-Letter Words (45)
GARRULOUSNESSESGASTROENTERITISGASTRONOMICALLYGELATINIZATIONSGENERALISATIONSGENERALIZATIONSGENTLEMANLINESSGENTRIFICATIONSGEOCHRONOLOGIESGEOCHRONOLOGISTGEOHYDROLOGISTSGEOMAGNETICALLYGEOMETRIZATIONSGEOMORPHOLOGIESGEOMORPHOLOGISTGEOSTROPHICALLYGEOTECTONICALLYGERMINABILITIESGEWURZTRAMINERSGLAMOROUSNESSESGLUCOCORTICOIDSGLUCONEOGENESESGLUCONEOGENESISGLUTARALDEHYDESGLYCERALDEHYDESGNOTOBIOTICALLYGOVERNMENTALISMGOVERNMENTALISTGOVERNMENTALIZEGRACELESSNESSESGRAMMATICALNESSGRANDILOQUENCESGRANDILOQUENTLYGRANDIOSENESSESGRANDPARENTHOODGRAPHITIZATIONSGRAVIMETRICALLYGRAVITATIONALLYGREENSICKNESSESGROTESQUENESSESGUILELESSNESSESGUILTLESSNESSESGYNANDROMORPHICGYROFREQUENCIESGYROSTABILIZERS