5-Letter Words Starting With G and Ending in S

There are 135 five-letter words starting with G and ending in S in our dictionary; 82 of them are common words.

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All 135 words

gives9 points
grows9 points
games8 points
goods7 points
gains6 points
glass6 points
gross6 points
guess6 points
gifts9 points
glows9 points
grabs8 points
grips8 points
gates6 points
gears6 points
genes6 points
girls6 points
goals6 points
grass6 points
gazes15 points
gawks13 points
gybes11 points
gnaws9 points
golfs9 points
goofs9 points
gowns9 points
grays9 points
greys9 points
gulfs9 points
gapes8 points
garbs8 points
gasps8 points
germs8 points
gibes8 points
grams8 points
grubs8 points
gulps8 points
gangs7 points
gelds7 points
gilds7 points
glads7 points
goads7 points
golds7 points
gongs7 points
grids7 points
gaits6 points
galas6 points
gales6 points
galls6 points
gases6 points
gents6 points
genus6 points
gills6 points
gilts6 points
glens6 points
gloss6 points
glues6 points
gluts6 points
gnats6 points
goats6 points
goons6 points
gores6 points
grins6 points
grits6 points
gulls6 points
gurus6 points
gusts6 points
geeks10 points
globs8 points
grads7 points
gaffs12 points
gooks10 points
gyros9 points
girds7 points
girts6 points
gawps11 points
giros6 points
goers6 points
grans6 points
gyves12 points
gimps10 points
ghats9 points
glans6 points
gucks12 points
gamps10 points
ghees9 points
gyres9 points
gyrus9 points
gloms8 points
gauds7 points
gaurs6 points
gauss6 points
glias6 points
grots6 points
guans6 points
guars6 points
gules6 points
gowks13 points
goxes13 points
gecks12 points
guffs12 points
gambs10 points
ginks10 points
gowds10 points
gunks10 points
gleys9 points
gamas8 points
gaums8 points
geums8 points
glims8 points
glops8 points
gobos8 points
goops8 points
gorps8 points
gadis7 points
gages7 points
gigas7 points
gleds7 points
glugs7 points
gogos7 points
grigs7 points
grogs7 points
gudes7 points
guids7 points
gaols6 points
gasts6 points
gelts6 points
gests6 points
getas6 points
girns6 points
gists6 points
glees6 points
gnars6 points
gouts6 points
grees6 points
grues6 points

Quick facts

Total words: 135
By usage: 66 very common, 16 common, 53 rare

Highest scoring (classic tiles)

gazes 15
gawks 13
gowks 13
goxes 13
gaffs 12
gecks 12
gucks 12
guffs 12
gyves 12
gawps 11

Most common

gives
grows
games
goods
gains
glass
gross
guess
gifts
glows

Definitions

glass (noun): A brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure.
gross (adjective): Before any deductions.
guess (noun): A message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence.

There are 135 five-letter words starting with G and ending in S, and 82 of them are words you would expect to see in everyday writing. The rest are technical terms, plurals, variant spellings and the odd loanword, all of which are legal in most tile games. The highest-scoring entry is GAZES at 15 points. Scan the common words first, then dip into the rare ones when the board leaves you no other option.

How to use this page

Read the list from the top if you want the everyday words, or jump to the quick facts for the highest scorers. Click any word with a link to see every shorter word hidden inside it. When you have a specific rack, the search box at the top filters the list down to the words you can play right now.

Tips

If you know some letters of a word and their positions, a pattern search finds it faster than scanning a list. Open the word finder, type the word with question marks for the unknown letters, and every match appears immediately. You can combine a pattern with the starts-with and ends-with filters to narrow the set further. This works for crosswords, for daily five-letter puzzles and for any tile game where a board word gives you two or three fixed letters.

Questions

How many five-letter words starting with G and ending in S are there?

Our dictionary has 135 five-letter words starting with G and ending in S, of which 82 are common English words. The count comes from the public-domain ENABLE list, so it can differ slightly from the dictionary a particular game uses.

What is the highest-scoring word among the five-letter words starting with G and ending in S?

GAZES scores 15 points with classic tile values, ignoring board multipliers. The full top ten is in the quick facts above; switch the tile set on the search tool if you play with different letter values.