376 Words Starting With GI
The prefix GI appears in 376 words, from 3-letter words up to 14 letters. The biggest cluster is 7-letter words with 83 entries. Average word length: 7.3 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 GI: GIZZARDS (28 pts), GIZZARD (27 pts), GIGAHERTZES (25 pts), GIMCRACKERY (25 pts), GIFTWRAPPING (24 pts). The shortest is GIB (3 letters) and the longest is GINGERLINESSES (14 letters). For more high-value patterns, try words ending in VATE.
Notable words: GIBE — to scoff, mock [v].; GIANT — a person or thing of great size [n].; GIANTS — a person or thing of great size [n].; GIAOURS — (archaic) a term used by Turks for an infidel, one not of their religion [n]. Browse words starting with GUN for another common pattern.
FAQ
What is the highest-scoring Scrabble word that starts with GI?
GIZZARDS scores 28 points. Runner-up: GIZZARD at 27 points. See words ending in LET for more high-value options.
How many words start with GI?
Our dictionary has 376 words that start with GI. They range from 3 to 14 letters, with 7-letter words being the most common (83).
What is the shortest word that starts with GI?
GIB at just 3 letters. It means: a wedge-shaped piece of metal [n, v].
Three-Letter Words (7)
GIBGIDGIEGIGGINGIPGIT
Four-Letter Words (25)
GIBEGIBSGIDSGIEDGIENGIESGIFTGIGAGIGSGILDGILLGILTGIMPGINKGINSGIPSGIRDGIRLGIRNGIROGIRTGISTGITEGITSGIVE
Five-Letter Words (39)
GIANTGIBEDGIBERGIBESGIDDYGIFTSGIGASGIGHEGIGOTGIGUEGILDSGILLSGILLYGILTSGIMELGIMMEGIMPSGIMPYGINKSGINNYGINZOGIPONGIPSYGIRDSGIRLSGIRLYGIRNSGIRONGIROSGIRSHGIRTHGIRTSGISMOGISTSGITESGIVENGIVERGIVESGIZMO
Six-Letter Words (59)
GIANTSGIAOURGIBBEDGIBBERGIBBETGIBBONGIBERSGIBINGGIBLETGIBSONGIDDAPGIEINGGIFTEDGIFTEEGIGGEDGIGGLEGIGGLYGIGLETGIGLOTGIGOLOGIGOTSGIGUESGILDEDGILDERGILLEDGILLERGILLIEGIMBALGIMELSGIMLETGIMMALGIMMESGIMMIEGIMPEDGINGALGINGERGINGKOGINKGOGINNEDGINNERGIPONSGIPPEDGIPPERGIRDEDGIRDERGIRDLEGIRLIEGIRNEDGIRONSGIRTEDGIRTHSGISMOSGITANOGITTEDGITTINGIVENSGIVERSGIVINGGIZMOS
Seven-Letter Words (83)
GIAOURSGIARDIAGIBBERSGIBBETSGIBBINGGIBBONSGIBBOSEGIBBOUSGIBLETSGIBSONSGIDDIEDGIDDIERGIDDIESGIDDILYGIDDYAPGIDDYUPGIFTEESGIFTINGGIGABITGIGATONGIGGINGGIGGLEDGIGGLERGIGGLESGIGLETSGIGLOTSGIGOLOSGILBERTGILDERSGILDINGGILLERSGILLIEDGILLIESGILLINGGILLNETGIMBALSGIMLETSGIMMALSGIMMICKGIMMIESGIMPIERGIMPINGGINGALLGINGALSGINGELIGINGELYGINGERSGINGERYGINGHAMGINGILIGINGIVAGINGKOSGINKGOSGINNERSGINNIERGINNINGGINSENGGINZOESGIPPERSGIPPINGGIPSIEDGIPSIESGIRAFFEGIRASOLGIRDERSGIRDINGGIRDLEDGIRDLERGIRDLESGIRLIERGIRLIESGIRLISHGIRNINGGIROLLEGIROSOLGIRSHESGIRTHEDGIRTINGGISARMEGITANOSGITTERNGITTINGGIZZARD
Eight-Letter Words (69)
GIANTESSGIANTISMGIARDIASGIBBEREDGIBBETEDGIBBSITEGIBINGLYGIDDIESTGIDDYINGGIFTABLEGIFTEDLYGIFTLESSGIFTWAREGIFTWRAPGIGABITSGIGABYTEGIGAFLOPGIGANTICGIGATONSGIGAWATTGIGGLERSGIGGLIERGIGGLINGGILBERTSGILDHALLGILDINGSGILLNETSGILLYINGGILTHEADGIMBALEDGIMCRACKGIMLETEDGIMMICKSGIMMICKYGIMPIESTGINGALLSGINGELEYGINGELISGINGELLIGINGELLYGINGEREDGINGERLYGINGHAMSGINGILISGINGILLIGINGIVAEGINGIVALGINGKOESGINKGOESGINNIESTGINNINGSGINSENGSGIPSYINGGIRAFFESGIRASOLEGIRASOLSGIRDLERSGIRDLINGGIRLHOODGIRLIESTGIROLLESGIROSOLSGIRTHINGGISARMESGITTERNSGIVEABLEGIVEAWAYGIVEBACKGIZZARDS
Nine-Letter Words (43)
GIANTISMSGIANTLIKEGIBBERINGGIBBERISHGIBBETINGGIBBETTEDGIBBOSITYGIBBOUSLYGIBBSITESGIDDINESSGIFTABLESGIFTWARESGIFTWRAPSGIGABYTESGIGACYCLEGIGAFLOPSGIGAHERTZGIGANTEANGIGANTISMGIGAWATTSGIGGLIESTGILDHALLSGILTHEADSGIMBALINGGIMBALLEDGIMCRACKSGIMLETINGGIMMICKEDGIMMICKRYGINGELEYSGINGELIESGINGELLISGINGERINGGINGILLISGIRAFFISHGIRANDOLAGIRANDOLEGIRASOLESGIRDINGLYGIRLHOODSGIRLISHLYGIVEAWAYSGIVEBACKS
Ten-Letter Words (19)
GIANTESSESGIARDIASESGIARDIASISGIBBETTINGGIFTEDNESSGIGACYCLESGIGANTISMSGIGGLINGLYGILLNETTEDGILLNETTERGIMBALLINGGIMMICKINGGINGELLIESGINGERROOTGINGERSNAPGINGIVITISGIRANDOLASGIRANDOLESGIRLFRIEND
Eleven-Letter Words (17)
GIBBERELLINGIBBERISHESGIBBOSITIESGIDDINESSESGIFTWRAPPEDGIGAHERTZESGIGANTESQUEGILLNETTERSGILLNETTINGGILLYFLOWERGIMCRACKERYGIMMICKRIESGINGERBREADGINGERROOTSGINGERSNAPSGIRLFRIENDSGIRLISHNESS
Twelve-Letter Words (10)
GIBBERELLINSGIFTEDNESSESGIFTWRAPPINGGIGANTICALLYGILLYFLOWERSGINGERBREADSGINGERBREADYGINGERLINESSGINGIVECTOMYGINGIVITISES
Thirteen-Letter Words (3)
GIMCRACKERIESGINGERBREADEDGIRLISHNESSES
Fourteen-Letter Words (2)
GINGERLINESSESGINGIVECTOMIES