5-letter words ending in G

There are 88 five-letter words ending in G in our word list. 20 of them are common everyday words, such as BEING, DOING, GOING and THING.

G is hard before A, O and U and often soft before E and I (GEM, GIANT). The ending -ING makes G one of the most common last letters.

Five-letter words are the format of the most popular daily word guessing games. A strong first guess uses five different common letters.

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Good first guesses

These common words use five different letters that appear often in five-letter words, so they rule out the most letters in one guess:

How many five-letter words ending in G are there?

Our word list has 88 five-letter words ending in G. 20 of them are common everyday words.

What are some common five-letter words ending in G?

The most common are BEING, DOING, GOING, THING, ALONG and AMONG.

Which five-letter word ending in G scores the most points?

Using standard letter tile values, SQUEG scores 15 points, the most of any five-letter word ending in G in our list.

What is a good first guess in a five-letter word game?

Words with five different, frequent letters give you the most information. Good choices from this list are ALONG, USING, BEING and AMONG.