Words Starting With GO

644 Words Starting With GO

The prefix GO appears in 644 words, from 2-letter words up to 15 letters. The biggest cluster is 7-letter words with 122 entries. Average word length: 7.8 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 GO: GONADECTOMIZED (30 pts), GOVERNMENTALIZE (30 pts), GOBBLEDYGOOKS (27 pts), GOTHICIZING (27 pts), GOURMANDIZING (27 pts). The shortest is GO (2 letters) and the longest is GOVERNMENTALISM (15 letters). For more high-value patterns, try words ending in COKE.

Notable words: GOAD — to drive animals with a goad (a pointed stick) [v].; GOADS — to drive animals with a goad (a pointed stick) [v].; GOADED — to drive animals with a goad (a pointed stick) [v].; GOADING — to drive animals with a goad (a pointed stick) [v]. Browse words starting with C for another common pattern.

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