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5 Letter Words With E and G

Most people think of being, great, given, large first. The full list of five-letter words with E and G is longer: 399 words. Of those, 119 are common words that can be a daily answer; the other 280 are valid guesses only.

Tip: test the vowels first, starting with A. Once they are in place, the consonants around them usually follow. A guess that covers common letters here: large.

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Common 5-letter words with E and G (119)

Everyday words, most common first. Only these can be the answer in our daily puzzle.

E and G sit side by side in 221 of these words (55%), most often as GE. On average a word here has 2.1 vowels, and the most frequent other vowel is A (in 137 words). 29% repeat a letter, like guess. The most common first letter is G (162 words).

All 5-letter words with E and G (399)

From A to Z, including plurals and other forms that count as guesses.

adage aegis agape agate agave agaze agene agent agers agger aggie agile aglee aglet agley agone agree agues algae angel anger angle argle argue auger badge bagel barge befog begad began begat beget begin begot begum begun beige beigy being belga bergs bewig bilge binge bodge bogey bogie bogle budge bugle bulge cadge caged cager cages cagey conge debag debug defog degas degum deign dinge dirge dodge doges dogey dogie dregs eager eagle eagre edged edger edges egads egers egest eggar egged egger egret eight eking elegy emerg ergot erugo eying fadge feign fidge fogey fogie forge fudge fugle fugue gable gaffe gaged gager gages galea gales gambe gamed gamer games gamey ganef ganev gaped gaper gapes gases gated gater gates gauge gauze gavel gayer gazed gazer gazes geans gears gecko gecks geeks geeky geese geest gelds gelee gelid gelts gemma gemmy gemot genes genet genic genie genii genip genoa genom genre genro gents genua genus geode geoid gerah germs germy gesso geste gests getas getup geums ghees gibed giber gibes gighe gigue gilet gimel gimme gites given giver gives glace glade glare glaze gleam glean gleba glebe glede gleds gleed gleek glees gleet glens gleys glide glime globe glove gloze glued gluer glues gluey glume glute gnome godet goers gofer golem gonef goner gooey goose gored gores gorge gorse gouge goxes grace grade grape grate grave graze great grebe greed greek green grees greet grego greys gride grief grime gripe grope grove gruel grues grume gudes guess guest guide guile guise gules gunge gurge guyed gybed gybes gyred gyres gyved gyves hedge hedgy heigh henge heugh hinge huger image ingle jager judge kedge kluge kugel lager large ledge ledgy legal leger leges leggy legit liege liger lodge loges longe luged luger luges lunge mages mange marge merge midge minge negus neigh ngwee nudge ogeed ogees ogive ogled ogler ogles ogres omega paged pager pages parge peage peags pengo phage plage pogey pogge purge raged ragee rages range regal reges regex reggo regma regna regos reign rejig renig reorg repeg rerig retag ridge roger rogue rouge rugae sager sages sarge sedge sedgy segni segno segos segue sengi serge siege singe skegs squeg stage surge swage targe tegua tenge terga teugh thegn tiger tinge togae togue unpeg urged urger urges usage vague vegan vegie venge verge vogie vogue vouge wadge waged wager wages wedge wedgy weigh wodge yager yeggs yogee

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More 5-letter word lists with E or G

Starting with E (202)Starting with G (435)Ending in E (967)Ending in G (98) With E and S (1,645)With E and R (1,363)With A and E (1,283)With D and E (926)With E and L (923)With E and T (896)With E and I (879)With E and O (844)With E and N (745)With E and P (560)With C and E (533)With E and M (505)

Frequently asked questions

How many five-letter words have both E and G?

Our dictionary has 399, which is 4.4% of all five-letter words. 119 of them are common words that can be the daily answer; the rest are valid guesses.

What is a good guess from this list?

Try large. It has 5 different letters, all common in this group, so one guess tells you a lot. 29% of these words repeat a letter, so keep doubles in mind later.

How often do E and G sit side by side?

E and G sit side by side in 221 of these words (55%), most often as GE.

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