Five-letter words starting with G

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GAFFE Very unlikely used GAILY Likely GAMER Very unlikely used GAMMA Possible used GAMUT Very unlikely used GASSY Likely GAUDY Possible used GAUGE Very unlikely used GAUNT Very unlikely used GAUZE Very unlikely used GAVEL Very unlikely used GAWKY Very unlikely used GAYER Likely GAYLY Likely GAZER Likely GECKO Very unlikely used GEEKY Very unlikely used GEESE Very unlikely used GENIE Very unlikely used GENRE Very unlikely used GEODE Very unlikely used GHOST Very unlikely used GHOUL Very unlikely used GIANT Very unlikely used GIDDY Very unlikely used GIPSY Very unlikely GIRLY Likely GIRTH Very unlikely used GIVEN Very unlikely used GIVER Likely GIZMO Very unlikely used GLADE Very unlikely used GLAND Very unlikely used GLARE Very unlikely used GLASS Very unlikely used GLAZE Very unlikely used GLEAM Very unlikely used GLEAN Very unlikely used GLIDE Very unlikely used GLINT Very unlikely used GLOAT Very unlikely used GLOBE Very unlikely used GLOOM Very unlikely used GLORY Very unlikely used GLOSS Very unlikely used GLOVE Very unlikely used GLYPH Very unlikely used GNASH Very unlikely used GNOME Very unlikely used GODLY Likely GOFER Very unlikely used GOING Very unlikely used GOLEM Possible used GOLLY Likely GONAD Likely GONER Possible used GOODY Very unlikely used GOOEY Very unlikely used GOOFY Very unlikely used GOOSE Very unlikely used GORGE Very unlikely used GOUGE Possible used GOURD Likely GRACE Very unlikely used GRADE Possible used GRAFT Very unlikely used GRAIL Very unlikely used GRAIN Very unlikely used GRAND Very unlikely used GRANT Very unlikely used GRAPE Very unlikely used GRAPH Very unlikely used GRASP Very unlikely used GRASS Very unlikely used GRATE Very unlikely used GRAVE Very unlikely used GRAVY Very unlikely used GRAZE Likely GREAT Possible used GREED Very unlikely used GREEN Very unlikely used GREET Possible used GRIEF Very unlikely used GRIFT Very unlikely used GRILL Very unlikely used GRIME Possible used GRIMY Very unlikely used GRIND Very unlikely used GRIPE Possible used GRIST Very unlikely used GROAN Very unlikely used GROIN Possible used GROOM Very unlikely used GROPE Likely GROSS Very unlikely used GROUP Possible used GROUT Very unlikely used GROVE Very unlikely used GROWL Possible used GROWN Very unlikely used GRUEL Very unlikely used GRUFF Very unlikely used GRUNT Likely GUANO Very unlikely used GUARD Very unlikely used GUAVA Very unlikely used GUESS Very unlikely used GUEST Very unlikely used GUIDE Very unlikely used GUILD Possible used GUILE Very unlikely used GUILT Likely GUISE Very unlikely used GULCH Likely GULLY Very unlikely used GUMBO Very unlikely used GUMMY Very unlikely used GUNKY Very unlikely used GUPPY Very unlikely used GUSTO Likely GUSTY Very unlikely used GYPSY Very unlikely GABBY Possible GABLE Possible GAINS Very unlikely GAMES Very unlikely GANGS Very unlikely GARDE Very unlikely GARTH Very unlikely GASES Very unlikely GATED Possible GATES Very unlikely GATOR Possible GEARS Very unlikely GEEKS Very unlikely GEMMA Very unlikely GENES Very unlikely GENOA Very unlikely GENTS Very unlikely GENUS Very unlikely GERMS Very unlikely GIFTS Very unlikely GILLS Very unlikely GIMME Possible GIRLS Very unlikely GIVES Very unlikely GLUED Possible GOALS Very unlikely GOATS Very unlikely GOERS Very unlikely GOLDS Very unlikely GONNA Possible GOODS Very unlikely GOONS Very unlikely GOTTA Possible GOWNS Very unlikely GRABS Very unlikely GRAMS Very unlikely GREEK Very unlikely GRIDS Very unlikely GRIPS Very unlikely GROWS Very unlikely GUIDO Very unlikely GULLS Very unlikely GUSTS Very unlikely GABBA Very unlikely GADDI Very unlikely GADES Very unlikely GADGE Very unlikely GADGY Very unlikely GADID Very unlikely GADIS Very unlikely GADJE Very unlikely GADJO Very unlikely GADSO Very unlikely GAFFS Very unlikely GAGED Very unlikely GAGER Very unlikely GAGES Very unlikely GAIDS Very unlikely GAIRS Very unlikely GAITA Very unlikely GAITS Very unlikely GAITT Very unlikely GAJOS Very unlikely GALAH Very unlikely GALAS Very unlikely GALAX Very unlikely GALEA Very unlikely GALED Very unlikely GALES Very unlikely GALIA Very unlikely GALIS Very unlikely GALLS Very unlikely GALLY Very unlikely GALOP Very unlikely GALUT Very unlikely GALVO Very unlikely GAMAS Very unlikely GAMAY Very unlikely

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AROSE leaves 21.2282 matching words on average, weighted by the answer model through 2026-11-05. This is the recommended move among a fixed panel of 64 evaluated guesses. All 685 matching words count, including words outside the working answer pool.

This move is an information probe: it does not fit this list and cannot solve this illustrated position immediately. It tests letters in Normal Mode; a Hard Mode move must also keep your revealed hints.

To attempt the most likely matching answer now, GAILY has a 3.4% modelled immediate solve chance and leaves 59.7281 words on average. This compares an immediate answer attempt with the information gained by the recommended move.

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How many five-letter words start with G?
There are 685 five-letter words that start with G in this site's Wordle guess list. Of these, 122 words are possible answers.