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5-Letter Words Starting with GA

There are 66 five-letter words that start with GA on Word.ws, from gabba to gazoo. The most common are gains, gauge, gamma, gamer and garth.

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All 66 five-letter words that start with GA

GAB

  • gabba10n. Friend.
  • gabby13adj. Inclined to talk too much.
  • gabel8n. Any rent, charge, tribute, custom, tax, duty, excise etc.
  • gable8n. The triangular area at the peak of an external wall adjacent to, and...
  • gabra8adj. Panicky and confused.

GAC

  • gacha11n. A small toy sold in a plastic capsule in a vending machine, especially...

GAD

  • gadge8n. Gadget.
  • gadol7n. An eminent, highly respected rabbi, esp. of the past.

GAF

  • gaffa12n. Gaffer tape.
  • gaffe12n. A foolish and embarrassing error, especially one made in public; a...

GAI

  • gaily9adv. Merrily.
  • gains6n. Increase in muscle mass.

GAL

  • galah9n. A member of species Eolophus roseicapilla of pink and grey species of...
  • galea6n. A Roman helmet.
  • galey9adj. Characterized by gales of wind.
  • galip8n. A Melanesian tree, Canarium indicum, that produces edible nuts.
  • gally9adj. Characterised by or resembling gall; bitter.
  • galop8n. A lively French country dance of the nineteenth century, a forerunner...
  • galut6n. The Jewish Diaspora (dispersion from Israel).

GAM

  • gamba10n. A rank of organ pipes, so called for a supposed resemblance of the...
  • gambo10n. A low, flat cart, typically two-wheeled and with the sides consisting...
  • gamer8n. A person who plays any kind of game.
  • gamey11adj. Having the smell, taste and texture of game meat.
  • gamin8n. A homeless boy; a male street urchin; also (more generally), a cheeky...
  • gamma10n. The third letter of the Greek alphabet (Γ, γ), preceded by beta (Β, β)...
  • gammy13adj. Injured, or not functioning properly (with respect to legs).
  • gamut8n. A (normally) complete range.

GAN

  • gandu7n. A work agreement usually involving a married man and his adult sons who...
  • ganga7n. The sandgrouse.
  • gange7v. To protect (the part of a fishing line next to a fishhook, or the hook...
  • ganja13n. Marijuana, the inflorescence of the Cannabis sativa plant, smoked or...
  • ganna6n. A plant formerly used to provide alkaline ashes for soap-making...
  • ganta6n. A unit of volume equivalent to eight chupas.

GAP

  • gaper8n. One who gapes; a starer.
  • gapes8n. A fit of yawning.
  • gappy13adj. Having many gaps.

GAR

  • garba8n. A form of dance from the state of Gujarat in India, performed in a...
  • garbo8n. A rubbish collector; a garbage man.
  • garms8n. Clothing.
  • garri6n. A West African food made from fried mashed cassava tubers.
  • garth9n. A grassy quadrangle surrounded by cloisters.
  • garum8n. A fermented fish sauce popular as a condiment in Ancient Rome.

GAS

  • gassy9adj. Having the nature of, or containing, gas.

GAT

  • gatch11v. To arrange (a patient's bed) so that its sections bend at the joints...
  • gated7adj. Capable of being switched on and off (normally by means of a signal).
  • gater6n. A mechanism that saves power in a circuit by removing the clock signal...
  • gatha9n. A poem or mantra, especially one recited mentally as part of meditation...
  • gatka10n. A traditional South Asian form of combat training in which wooden...
  • gator6n. Alligator.
  • gatta6n. A police officer.

GAU

  • gaudy10adj. Very showy or ornamented, now especially when excessive, or in a...
  • gauge7n. A measure; a standard of measure; an instrument to determine...
  • gault6n. A type of stiff, blue clay, sometimes used for making bricks.
  • gaunt6adj. Angular, bony, and lean.
  • gaura6n. Any flowering plant of the Oenothera sect. Gaura (formerly the genus...
  • gauss6n. The unit of magnetic field strength in CGS systems of units, equal to...
  • gauze15n. A thin fabric with a loose, open weave.
  • gauzy18adj. Resembling gauze; light, thin, translucent.

GAV

  • gavel9n. Rent.
  • gavit9n. An Armenien style of narthex.

GAW

  • gawky16adj. Awkward, ungainly; lacking grace or dexterity in movement.

GAY

  • gayle9n. Puerperal septicemia in sheep.
  • gayly12adv. Cheerfully; in a gay manner.
  • gayne9v. To gain; to avail.

GAZ

  • gazer15n. One who gazes.
  • gazoo15n. Synonym of kazoo (“musical instrument”).
46 rare five-letter words that start with GA

Questions about these words

How many five-letter words that start with GA are there?
Word.ws lists 66 five-letter words that start with GA, plus 46 rare ones.
What are common five-letter words that start with GA?
gains, gauge, gamma, gamer, garth, gated, gator and gabby.
Which of the five-letter words that start with GA has the highest letter score?
gauzy scores 18 points with the standard letter tile values.

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Word lists and meanings adapted from the Wiktionary entry of each word. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out names, abbreviations, misspellings and offensive words, and ordered the most common words by how often they appear in English (wordfreq). Meanings from Wiktionary; this is not an official Scrabble, Words With Friends or Wordle word list. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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