6 Letter Words Starting With G
There are 1540 valid 6 letter words that start with G, drawn from NWL2023, CSW24, and Words With Friends. Sorted below by score, with the single highest scorer called out.
Highest Scoring 6-Letter Words
US Scrabble (NWL)
gached - 13 points
UK Scrabble (CSW)
gached - 13 points
Words With Friends
gabgab - 16 points
6 Letter Words (1540)
View all words starting with GTop 20 Highest-Scoring 6 Letter Words Starting With g
Point values shown for US Scrabble, UK Scrabble, and Words With Friends. The average across this full 1540 word list is 34.0 combined points.
| Rank | Word | US Scrabble | UK Scrabble | WWF Points | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | gaatch | 12 | 12 | 13 | 37 |
| #2 | gabari | 9 | 9 | 11 | 29 |
| #3 | gabbai | 11 | 11 | 14 | 36 |
| #4 | gabbas | 11 | 11 | 14 | 36 |
| #5 | gabbed | 12 | 12 | 15 | 39 |
| #6 | gabber | 11 | 11 | 14 | 36 |
| #7 | gabble | 11 | 11 | 15 | 37 |
| #8 | gabbro | 11 | 11 | 14 | 36 |
| #9 | gabert | 9 | 9 | 11 | 29 |
| 🏆 #10 | gabgab | 12 | 12 | 16 | 40 |
| #11 | gabies | 9 | 9 | 11 | 29 |
| #12 | gabion | 9 | 9 | 12 | 30 |
| #13 | gabled | 10 | 10 | 13 | 33 |
| #14 | gabler | 9 | 9 | 12 | 30 |
| #15 | gables | 9 | 9 | 12 | 30 |
| #16 | gablet | 9 | 9 | 12 | 30 |
| #17 | gaboon | 9 | 9 | 12 | 30 |
| #18 | gached | 13 | 13 | 14 | 40 |
| #19 | gacher | 12 | 12 | 13 | 37 |
| #20 | gaches | 12 | 12 | 13 | 37 |
Where 6 Letter Words Fit on the Board
At 6 letters, a word almost always uses your entire rack plus tiles already on the board these are realistically bingo-adjacent plays rather than everyday moves, which is why the list leans heavily on compound and suffixed forms (-nesses, -ation, -izing). If you're looking for words you can play more often, shorter lengths starting with G will give you far more flexible options try 6 letter words starting with G for a more practical middle ground.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the highest-scoring 6 letter word starting with g?
gabgab — worth 40 combined points (US Scrabble: 12, UK Scrabble: 12, Words With Friends: 16).
How many 6 letter words start with g?
1540 valid words, combining entries from NWL2023, CSW24, and the Words With Friends dictionary.
Are 6 letter words realistic to actually play?
Only occasionally — you'd need most of your rack plus letters already on the board to reach 6 tiles. They're worth knowing for the rare bingo-extension play, but for regular turns, shorter g words will come up far more often.