223 Words Starting With GEN
The prefix GEN appears in 223 words, from 3-letter words up to 15 letters. The biggest cluster is 9-letter words with 35 entries. Average word length: 9.1 letters.
G has two distinct sounds — hard (go, get, give) and soft (gem, giant, gym). Hard G dominates in native English words; soft G often signals French or Latin origin.
Highest-scoring Scrabble plays that start with GEN: GENERALIZABLE (25 pts), GENERALIZATIONS (25 pts), GENERALIZATION (24 pts), GENOTYPICALLY (24 pts), GENDERIZING (23 pts). The shortest is GEN (3 letters) and the longest is GENERALISATIONS (15 letters). For more high-value patterns, try words ending in DAL.
Notable words: GENE — a hereditary unit [n].; GENES — a hereditary unit [n].; GENDER — a distinction of words roughly corresponding to the sex to which they refer [n, v].; GENDERS — (archaic) to beget [v]. Browse words starting with P for another common pattern.
FAQ
What is the highest-scoring Scrabble word that starts with GEN?
GENERALIZABLE scores 25 points. Runner-up: GENERALIZATIONS at 25 points. See words ending in MIDI for more high-value options.
How many words start with GEN?
Our dictionary has 223 words that start with GEN. They range from 3 to 15 letters, with 9-letter words being the most common (35).
What is the shortest word that starts with GEN?
GEN at just 3 letters. It means: as in gen up, to brief [v].
Three-Letter Words (1)
GEN
Four-Letter Words (4)
GENEGENSGENTGENU
Five-Letter Words (13)
GENESGENETGENICGENIEGENIIGENIPGENOAGENOMGENREGENROGENTSGENUAGENUS
Six-Letter Words (19)
GENDERGENERAGENETSGENEVAGENIALGENIESGENIPSGENIUSGENOASGENOMEGENOMSGENRESGENROSGENTESGENTILGENTLEGENTLYGENTOOGENTRY
Seven-Letter Words (24)
GENDERSGENERALGENERICGENESESGENESISGENETICGENETTEGENEVASGENIPAPGENITALGENITORGENOISEGENOMESGENOMICGENSENGGENTEELGENTIANGENTILEGENTLEDGENTLERGENTLESGENTOOSGENUINEGENUSES
Eight-Letter Words (29)
GENDARMEGENDEREDGENERALSGENERATEGENERICSGENEROUSGENETICSGENETTESGENIALLYGENIPAPSGENITALSGENITIVEGENITORSGENITUREGENIUSESGENNAKERGENOCIDEGENOGRAMGENOISESGENOMICSGENOTYPEGENSENGSGENTIANSGENTILESGENTLESTGENTLINGGENTRICEGENTRIESGENTRIFY
Nine-Letter Words (35)
GENDARMESGENDERINGGENDERIZEGENEALOGYGENERABLEGENERALCYGENERALLYGENERATEDGENERATESGENERATORGENERICALGENETICALGENIALITYGENICALLYGENISTEINGENITALIAGENITALICGENITALLYGENITIVALGENITIVESGENITURESGENNAKERSGENOCIDALGENOCIDESGENOGRAMSGENOTYPESGENOTYPICGENTEELERGENTEELLYGENTILITYGENTLEMANGENTLEMENGENTRICESGENUFLECTGENUINELY
Ten-Letter Words (27)
GENDARMERYGENDERIZEDGENDERIZESGENERALISEGENERALISTGENERALITYGENERALIZEGENERATINGGENERATIONGENERATIVEGENERATORSGENERATRIXGENEROSITYGENEROUSLYGENETICISTGENICULATEGENISTEINSGENTAMICINGENTEELESTGENTEELISMGENTILESSEGENTLEFOLKGENTLENESSGENTRIFIEDGENTRIFIERGENTRIFIESGENUFLECTS
Eleven-Letter Words (34)
GENDARMERIEGENDERIZINGGENEALOGIESGENEALOGISTGENERALCIESGENERALISEDGENERALISESGENERALISTSGENERALIZEDGENERALIZERGENERALIZESGENERALSHIPGENERATIONSGENERICALLYGENERICNESSGENETICALLYGENETICISTSGENIALITIESGENICULATEDGENITIVALLYGENOTYPICALGENTAMICINSGENTEELISMSGENTEELNESSGENTILESSESGENTILITIESGENTLEFOLKSGENTLEMANLYGENTLEWOMANGENTLEWOMENGENTRIFIERSGENTRIFYINGGENUFLECTEDGENUINENESS
Twelve-Letter Words (16)
GENDARMERIESGENEALOGICALGENEALOGISTSGENERALISINGGENERALITIESGENERALIZERSGENERALIZINGGENERALSHIPSGENERATIONALGENERATRICESGENEROSITIESGENEROUSNESSGENTLENESSESGENTLEPERSONGENUFLECTINGGENUFLECTION
Thirteen-Letter Words (10)
GENERALISSIMOGENERALIZABLEGENERICNESSESGENITOURINARYGENOTYPICALLYGENTEELNESSESGENTLEMANLIKEGENTLEPERSONSGENUFLECTIONSGENUINENESSES
Fourteen-Letter Words (7)
GENEALOGICALLYGENERALISATIONGENERALISSIMOSGENERALIZATIONGENERATIONALLYGENEROUSNESSESGENTRIFICATION
Fifteen-Letter Words (4)
GENERALISATIONSGENERALIZATIONSGENTLEMANLINESSGENTRIFICATIONS