6-Letter Words Starting with G

All 400 six-letter words that start with G

GA

• gabber11n. One who is addicted to idle talk.
• gabble11v. To talk fast, idly, foolishly, or without meaning.
• gabbro11n. Originally, a kind of serpentine; now generally a coarsely crystalline...
• gabion9n. A cylindrical basket or cage of wicker which was filled with earth or...
• gabled10adj. Having one or more gables.
• gacaca11n. A system of community justice inspired by Rwandan tradition, used more...
• gadfly14n. Any dipterous (“two-winged”) insect or fly of the family Oestridae...
• gadget9n. Any device or machine, especially one whose name cannot be recalled...
• gaffer13n. A chief lighting technician for a motion-picture or television...
• gagged10adj. Astonished; stunned.
• gaggle9n. A group of geese when they are on the ground or on the water; other...
• gaiety10n. The state of being happy or merry.
• gaijin14n. A non-Japanese person.
• gainer7n. One who gains a profit or advantage.
• gainst7prep. Against.
• gaited8adj. Having a particular gait.
• gaiter7n. A covering of cloth or leather for the ankle and instep.
• gakuen11n. A Japanese-language school for nikkei (Japanese-American) children.
• galago8n. Any of several species of small, nocturnal and arboreal African...
• galant7adj. Of or relating to an 18th-century movement in visual arts and...
• galaxy17n. Any of the collections of many millions or billions of stars, galactic...
• galena7n. A mineral, lead sulphide (PbS), mined as an ore for lead.
• galium9n. Any of the genus Galium of annual and perennial herbaceous plants...
• galled8adj. Sore; exasperated.
• galler7n. One who or that which galls.
• gallet7n. A splinter of stone inserted into the wet mortar of masonry.
• galley10n. A long, slender ship propelled primarily by oars, whether having masts...
• gallic9adj. Of, pertaining to, or derived from galls.
• gallin7n. A substance obtained by the reduction of gallein.
• gallon7n. A unit of volume, equivalent to eight pints.
• gallop9n. The fastest gait of a horse, a two-beat stride during which all four...
• gallow10v. To frighten, alarm, scare, or terrify.
• gallus7n. One strap of a pair of galluses (suspenders).
• galore7adj. In abundance.
• gamber11n. A curve in the keel of a ship.
• gambit11n. An opening in chess in which material is sacrificed to gain an...
• gamble11n. A bet or wager.
• gambol11v. To move about playfully; to frolic.
• gamely12adj. Sportive; lively; joyful.
• gamete9n. A reproductive cell (sperm in males or eggs in females), having only...
• gamgee10n. Cotton wool.
• gamify15v. To convert into the form of a game.
• gamine9n. A (usually female) street urchin; a homeless girl.
• gaming10n. The playing of a game.
• gammer11n. An old woman.
• gammon11n. A cut of quick-cured pork leg.
• gander8n. A male goose.
• gangan8n. A talking drum of West Africa.
• ganger8n. One who or that which walks or goes; a goer; a walker.
• gangly11adj. Tall and thin, especially so as to cause physical awkwardness.
• gangue8n. The earthy waste substances occurring in metallic ore.
• gannet7n. Any of three species of large seabird in the genus Morus, of the family...
• ganoid8adj. Having a smooth, shining surface, as if polished or enameled...
• gantry10n. A framework of steel bars resting on side supports to bridge over or...
• gaokao11n. The National Higher Education Entrance Examination held annually in...
• gaoler7n. Dated spelling of jailer.
• gaping10adj. Wide open.
• gapped12adj. Having a gap.
• gapper11n. A ball hit through the regions between the outfielders.
• garage8n. A building (or section of a building) used to store a car or cars...
• garang8adj. Bold, daring, fearless.
• garbed10adj. Dressed.
• garble9v. To pick out such parts (of a text) as may serve a purpose not intended...
• garden8n. An outdoor area containing one or more types of plants, usually plants...
• gardie8n. A garfish (of the family Hemiramphidae).
• gardon8n. A European cyprinoid fish; the ide.
• gargle8v. To clean one's mouth by holding water or some other liquid in the back...
• garish10adj. Overly ostentatious; so colorful as to be in bad taste.
• garlic9n. A plant, Allium sativum, related to the onion, having a pungent bulb...
• garmon9n. A kind of smaller Russian button accordion.
• garner7n. A granary; a store of grain.
• garnet7n. A hard transparent mineral that is often used as gemstones and...
• garret7n. An attic or semi-finished room just beneath the roof of a house.
• garron7n. A small and usually disdained type of horse, typically bred in Scotland...
• garrow10n. Garo people.
• garter7n. A band worn around the leg to hold up a sock or stocking.
• garuda8n. A large mythical bird or bird-like creature that appears in both Hindu...
• garvey13n. A type of boat which was originally flat-bottomed, reminiscent of a...
• gasbag10n. A bag or bladder to hold a reservoir of gas, as in a hot-air balloon.
• gashed11adj. Having gashes; slashed.
• gasket11n. A length of rope or canvas band used for reefing a sail, or holding a...
• gaskin11n. Trousers, hose.
• gaslit7adj. Illuminated by burning gas.
• gasman9n. A worker for a company that supplies gas (in the sense of the gaseous...
• gasper9n. A person or animal that gasps.
• gassed8adj. In a gaseous state.
• gasser7n. One who gasses, or poisons with gas.
• gaster7n. The enlarged part of the abdomen behind the petiole in hymenopterous...
• gaston7n. A grip using one hand with the thumb down and elbow out.
• gateau7n. A rich, usually iced, cake.
• gather10v. To collect normally separate things.
• gating8n. An arrangement of gates.
• gatsby12n. A snack consisting of a baguette filled with French fries, sauce, and...
• gauche12adj. Awkward or lacking in social graces; bumbling; apt to make gaffes.
• gaucho12n. A cowboy of the South American pampas.
• gauger8n. One who gauges.
• gavage11n. A process of force-feeding a goose for foie gras.
• gawker14n. Someone who gawks; someone who stares stupidly.
• gaydar11n. The supposed ability to detect whether or not a person is gay by...
• gaymer12n. A homosexual gamer.
• gazebo18n. A belvedere, either a type of summer-house or a roofed, detached...
• gazing17n. The act by which somebody gazes.
• gazump20v. To swindle; to extort.

GE

• geared8adj. Fitted with (some kind or number of) gears.
• geeked12adj. Under the psychological effects of a stimulant drug; high;.
• geezer16n. A male person.
• geisha10n. A Japanese female entertainer skilled in various arts such as tea...
• gelada8n. Any of species Theropithecus gelada of Old World monkeys, distinguished...
• gelati7n. Gelato, Italian style ice-cream; a serving of gelato, often in a cone.
• gelato7n. An Italian variant of ice cream made from milk and sugar, combined with...
• gelded9adj. Castrated.
• gelder8n. One who gelds or castrates.
• gellan7n. A polysaccharide gum produced by the bacterium Sphingomonas elodea.
• gelled8adj. Enclosed in a gel.
• gemmed12adj. Adorned with, or as with, gems.
• gender8n. Sex (a category, either male or female, into which sexually-reproducing...
• geneva10n. Gin, especially jenever.
• genial7adj. Friendly and cheerful; enlivening.
• genius7n. Someone possessing extraordinary intelligence or skill; especially...
• genome9n. The complete genetic information (either DNA or, in some viruses, RNA)...
• genset7n. An internal combustion engine equipped with an electric generator, such...
• gentle7adj. Tender and amiable; of a considerate or kindly disposition.
• gently10adv. Without strong force or quickness: softly, lightly.
• gentoo7n. Gentoo penguin.
• gentry10n. Birth; condition; rank by birth.
• geonet7n. A network of geocells sometimes forming a geospacer.
• gerbil9n. A member of one of several species of small, jumping, mouselike rodents...
• german9adj. Having the same mother and father; a full (brother or sister).
• germen9n. The basic form of an organism; the seed or germ.
• gerund8n. A verbal form that functions as a verbal noun.
• getter7n. One who, or that which, gets.
• geyser10n. A boiling natural spring which throws forth jets of water, mud, etc....

GH

• ghagra11n. A long ornamented skirt or petticoat, tightened with a drawstring and...
• ghanta10n. A type of bell, usually constructed of brass, used in Hindu rituals.
• ghazal19n. A poetic form mostly used for love poetry in Middle Eastern, South, and...
• gherao10n. A protest in which a group of people surrounds a politician, building...
• ghetto10n. An (often walled) area of a city in which Jews are concentrated by...
• ghibli12n. Sirocco.
• ghosty13adj. Ghostly.
• ghulam12n. A personal guard to the shah of Persia.

GI

• giallo7n. A genre of Italian cinema mixing mystery and thriller with...
• gibber11n. Gibberish, unintelligible speech.
• gibbet11n. An upright post with a crosspiece used for execution and subsequent...
• gibbon11n. A small, arboreal ape of the family Hylobatidae with long limbs, which...
• giblet9n. The edible viscera of a bird.
• gifted11adj. Endowed with special, in particular intellectual, abilities.
• giftee10n. One who receives a gift.
• gifter10n. One who gives a gift.
• giggle9v. To laugh gently in a playful, nervous, or affected manner.
• giggly12adj. Prone to giggling.
• gigolo8n. A man funded by women who find him attractive, particularly.
• gilded9adj. Having the color or quality of gold.
• gilden8v. To make or become golden or gilded.
• gilder8n. One who gilds; especially one whose occupation is to overlay things...
• gilled8adj. Having gills.
• giller7n. A person who gills fish.
• gillie7n. A male attendant of a Scottish Highland chief.
• gimbal11n. A device for suspending something, such as a ship's compass, so that it...
• gimble11v. To grin or smile.
• gimlet9n. A small screw-tipped tool for boring holes.
• gimped12adj. Wrapped or wound tightly with a second length of yarn or wire in a...
• ginger8n. The pungent aromatic rhizome of a tropical Asian herb, Zingiber...
• ginkgo12n. Any trees native to China with small, fan-shaped leaves and edible...
• ginned8adj. Drunk.
• ginner7n. A person who operates a cotton gin.
• gipper11n. One who gips (cleans fish in preparation for curing).
• girder8n. A beam of steel, wood, or reinforced concrete, used as a main...
• girdle8n. That which girds, encircles, or encloses; a circumference.
• girlie7n. A magazine targeting an adult male audience and containing nude or...
• girthy13adj. Of significant girth; wide.
• gitana7n. A female gypsy.
• gitano7n. A male gypsy.
• giusto7adj. Strict, exact.
• giving11adj. Having the tendency to give; generous.

GL

• glacis9n. A gentle incline.
• gladly11adv. In a glad manner; happily.
• glaive10n. A weapon consisting of a pole with a large blade fixed on the end, the...
• glammy14adj. Having a glam style; glamorous.
• glance9v. To turn (one's eyes or look) at something, often briefly.
• glassy10adj. Of or like glass, especially in being smooth and somewhat reflective.
• glazed17adj. Of eyes: glistening but not focusing on anything in particular; showing...
• glazer16n. One who applies glaze, as in pottery, etc.; one who gives a glasslike...
• glibly12adv. In a glib manner.
• glider8n. One who glides.
• glioma9n. A tumour that arises from glial cells in the brain or spinal cord.
• glitch12n. A problem affecting function.
• glitzy19adj. Brilliantly showy.
• glizzy28n. A Glock, a handgun.
• global9adj. Concerning all parts of the world.
• globin9n. Any globular protein that incorporates a globin fold.
• globus9n. A lump in the throat; the sensation of having such a lump present.
• glocal9adj. Both global and local.
• glomus9n. A fold of the mesothelium arising near the base of the mesentery in the...
• gloomy12adj. Not very illuminated; dim because of darkness, especially when...
• gloopy12adj. Having a glutinous, sloppy consistency.
• gloppy14adj. Gooey and viscous.
• gloria7n. A lightweight fabric used for umbrellas and dresses.
• glossa7n. The tongue, or lingua, especially of an insect.
• glossy10adj. Having a smooth, silklike, reflective (shiny) surface.
• gloved11adj. Wearing a glove or gloves.
• glover10n. A person who makes or sells gloves.
• glower10v. To look or stare with anger.
• glucan9n. Any polysaccharide that is a polymer of glucose.
• gluing8n. The act of attaching something with glue.
• glulam9n. Glued laminated timber: a structural timber product composed of several...
• glumly12adv. In a glum manner.
• gluten7n. The major protein in cereal grains, especially wheat; responsible for...
• glycan12n. Any polysaccharide or oligosaccharide, especially one that is part of a...
• glycol12n. Any aliphatic diol.

GN

• gnarly10adj. Having or characterized by gnarls; gnarled.
• gnawed11adj. Synonym of erose.
• gneiss7n. A common and widely-distributed metamorphic rock having bands or veins...
• gnomic11adj. Of, or relating to gnomes (sententious sayings).
• gnomon9n. An object such as a pillar or a rod that is used to tell time by the...
• gnosis7n. An immanent form of knowledge or transcendent insight, such as sought...

GO

• goaler7n. A goalkeeper in ice hockey.
• goalie7n. A goalkeeper or goaltender.
• goanna7n. Any of various monitor lizards native to Australia.
• goated8adj. Being or considered the greatest of all time; the best.
• goatee7n. A beard trimmed to grow only at the center of the chin.
• goback15n. A section of honeycomb that is unfinished and returned to the hive.
• gobble11v. To eat hastily or greedily; to scoff or scarf (often used with up).
• goblet9n. A drinking vessel with a foot and stem.
• goblin9n. Traditionally, a supernatural being of folklore, typically small and...
• goddam11n. An English person, from the perspective of a French person or in the...
• godkin12n. A little god; a minor or inferior deity; godling.
• godman10n. A charismatic male guru.
• godown11n. A warehouse.
• godson8n. A male child whose baptism is sponsored by a godparent.
• godwit11n. Any of four species of long-billed migratory wading birds in the genus...
• goggle9v. To stare (at something) with wide eyes.
• goitre7n. An enlargement of the front and sides of the neck caused by...
• golazo16n. A spectacular goal.
• golden8adj. Made of, or relating to, gold.
• goldie8n. Something which is golden in color.
• goldin8n. The golding, or corn marigold.
• golfed11adj. Having had its source code made as short as possible, as in code golf.
• golfer10n. Someone who plays golf.
• goller7v. To gurgle.
• gollop9v. To eat greedily or quickly.
• goober9n. A peanut.
• gooden8v. To make good; improve; better; perfect.
• goodie8n. A good character in a story, often a hero.
• goodly11adj. Good; pleasing in appearance; attractive; comely; graceful; pleasant...
• goofus10n. Synonym of doofus.
• googie8n. An egg.
• google8v. To bowl (a cricket ball) so that it performs a googly (“a ball by a...
• googly11n. A ball, bowled by a leg-break bowler, that spins from off to leg (to a...
• goonda8n. A hired thug.
• gooney10n. Any of several albatrosses, especially the black-footed albatross...
• goonie7n. Any of several albatrosses, especially the black-footed albatross...
• goosie7n. Goose.
• gopher12n. A small burrowing rodent native to North and Central America...
• gorged9adj. With a stomach stuffed full of food.
• gorget8n. A piece of armour protecting the throat and/or the upper part of the...
• gorgon8n. A vicious female monster from Greek mythology with sharp fangs and hair...
• goring8n. The act by which something is gored; a wound inflicted by a horn...
• gorram9adj. A minced oath for goddamn.
• gorton7n. Synonym of creton.
• gosain7n. A Hindu holy man.
• gospel9n. The first section of the Christian New Testament scripture, comprising...
• gossip9n. Someone who likes to talk about other people's private or personal...
• gotcha12interj. I understand you or what you said.
• gotten7adj. Obtained, acquired.
• gouger8n. Someone who gouges.
• goujon14n. A mudcat (fish).
• gourde8n. The currency of Haiti, divided into 100 centimes.
• goutte7n. A charge in the form of a teardrop shape, originally with wavy sides...
• govern10v. To make and administer the public policy and affairs of; to exercise...
• gowned11adj. Wearing a gown.

GR

• grabby14adj. Tending to grab, especially rudely or greedily.
• graben9n. An elongated block of the Earth's crust, bounded by faults, that has...
• gracen9v. To add grace (to); make graceful; to grace.
• gracht12n. A canal in a city, with houses on each side.
• graded9adj. Having been smoothed by a grader.
• grader8n. A machine used in road maintenance, construction, and mining for...
• grades8n. Grammar school, primary school, or the years of school prior to high...
• gradin8n. Any of a series of terraced steps or seats, as in an arena or an altar.
• gradus8n. A handbook used as an aid in a difficult art or practice, specifically...
• graham12n. Flour made by grinding wheat berries including the bran.
• grains7n. Pigeons' dung used in tanning. See grainer.
• grainy10adj. Resembling grains; granular.
• gramma11n. A grandmother.
• grammy14n. Grandmother.
• grampa11n. Grandfather.
• gramps11n. Grandpa, grandfather.
• grampy14n. Grandfather.
• granda8n. Grandfather.
• grande8adj. Of a cup of coffee: smaller than venti but larger than tall, usually 16...
• grandy11n. A grandparent: either a grandfather or a grandmother.
• grange8n. A farm, with its associated buildings; a farmhouse, particularly one...
• granny10n. A grandmother.
• granum9n. A stack-like structure in plant chloroplasts that contain chlorophyll...
• grapey12adj. Resembling grapes.
• graphy15n. A particular spelling or written form, in the context of the French...
• grappa11n. An Italian grape-based spirit of between 80 and 100 proof, made from...
• graser7n. A device for the coherent amplification or generation of...
• grassy10adj. Covered with grass.
• grated8adj. Produced by grating.
• grater7n. A tool with which one grates, especially foods such as cheese, to...
• gratin7n. The top crust of a dish, consisting of breadcrumbs or grated cheese...
• gratis7adj. Free: without charge.
• gravel10n. Small fragments of rock, used for laying on the beds of roads and...
• graven10adj. Carved, engraved.
• graver10n. A burin.
• gravid11adj. Pregnant.
• grazer16n. One who or that which grazes, in any sense.
• grease7n. Animal fat in a melted or soft state.
• greasy10adj. Having a slippery surface; having a surface covered with grease.
• greats7n. The great go examination.
• greave10n. A piece of armour that protects the leg, especially the shin, and...
• greedy11adj. Having greed; consumed by selfish desires.
• greens7n. Leaves and leaf-like parts of edible plants when eaten as vegetables or...
• greeny10adj. Greenish; somewhat green.
• greets7n. Greetings sent to other demosceners, often included in the scrolltext...
• greige8adj. Of clothing, textiles, etc.: neither bleached nor dyed, nor otherwise...
• greven10n. Cracklings from rendered chicken fat.
• grieve10v. To cause sorrow or distress to.
• griffe13n. A claw-like ornament at the base of a column.
• grigio8n. A Pinot Grigio wine.
• grigri8n. A belay device that incorporates an assisted braking system, trademark...
• grille7n. A rectangular stencil allowing words to be written, then read, through...
• grilse7n. A young salmon after its first return from the sea.
• grimly12adv. In a grim manner.
• grinch12n. A grouch or killjoy.
• grinds8n. Tutoring; extra lessons in a specific subject outside of school hours.
• grindy11adj. Resembling or characteristic of grinding.
• grippe11n. Influenza, the flu.
• grippy14adj. Having a tight grip, or tending to grip well.
• grisly10adj. Horrifyingly repellent; gruesome, terrifying.
• gritty10adj. Containing sand or grit; consisting of grit; caused by grit; full of...
• grocer9n. A person who retails groceries (foodstuffs and household items) from a...
• grogan8n. A piece of excrement. A turd.
• groggy12adj. Slowed or weakened, as by drink, sleepiness, etc.
• groove10n. A long, narrow channel or depression; e.g., such a slot cut into a hard...
• groovy13adj. Of, pertaining to, or having grooves.
• groper9n. An employee of the Transportation Security Administration (TSA)...
• grotto7n. A small cave.
• grotty10adj. Unpleasant, dirty, slovenly or offensive.
• grouch12n. A complaint, a grumble, a fit of ill-humor.
• ground8n. The surface of the Earth, as opposed to the sky or water or underground.
• grouse7n. Any of various game birds of the subfamily Tetraoninae which inhabit...
• grouts7n. Tea leaves left in the bottom of the cup after drinking tea.
• grovel10v. To be prone on the ground.
• grower10n. A farmer; one who grows things.
• growly13adj. Resembling the sound of a growl; throaty.
• growth13n. An increase in size, number, value, or strength.
• groyne10n. An often wooden structure that projects from a coastline to prevent...
• grubby14adj. Dirty, unwashed, unclean.
• grudge9n. Deep-seated and/or long-term animosity or ill will about something or...
• grumps11n. A fit of bad temper.
• grumpy14adj. Dissatisfied and irritable.
• grundy11n. A narrow-minded person or group that is overly concerned with censoring...
• grunge8n. Dirt or filth, especially when difficult to clean.
• grungy11adj. Dirty; shabby; in disrepair.
• grunty10adj. Making grunting sounds.
• gruppo11n. Synonym of groupset.

GU

• guaiac9n. A paper treated with alpha-guaiaconic acid, used in tests to detect...
• guanxi14n. Connections; relationships; one's social or business network.
• guaran7n. Guar gum.
• guenon7n. A member of the genus Cercopithecus of Old World monkeys, of...
• gueuze16n. A Belgian beer made by blending young and old lambics and bottling them...
• guffaw16n. A boisterous laugh.
• guiche12n. Perineum.
• guided9adj. Subject to guidance.
• guider8n. One who guides.
• guidon8n. A small pennant or banner carried by infantry soldiers to direct troop...
• guilty10adj. Responsible for a dishonest act.
• guinea7n. A gold coin originally worth twenty shillings; later (from 1717 until...
• guitar7n. A stringed musical instrument, of European origin, usually with a...
• gulden8n. An old currency of the Netherlands (and its former overseas territory...
• gullet7n. The throat or esophagus.
• gulper9n. One who gulps.
• gumiho12n. An usually malevolent, shape-shifting fox spirit, typically said to...
• gummer11n. A person or machine that applies gum.
• gundam10n. A fictional military giant robot.
• gunite7n. A form of shotcrete in which a dry cementitious mixture is blown...
• gunman9n. A person armed with a gun, especially a gunned evildoer.
• gunned8adj. Equipped or bedecked with guns.
• gunnel7n. A small eel-shaped marine fish of the family Pholidae, especially...
• gunner7n. An artillery soldier, especially one who holds private rank.
• gunter7n. A wire that leads from a point near the end of a gaff to a point near...
• gurgle8v. To flow with a bubbling sound.
• gurner7n. A person who performs at gurning.
• gurney10n. A stretcher having wheeled legs.
• guruji14n. A guru or spiritual teacher.
• gusher10n. One who gushes (makes an excessive display of enthusiasm, praise, or...
• gusset7n. A small piece of cloth inserted in a garment, for the purpose of...
• gussie7n. A pig, a swine.
• gutful10n. As much as a gut (abdomen) will hold.
• gutted8adj. Eviscerated.
• gutter7n. A prepared channel in a surface, especially at the side of a road...
• guying11n. The act of one who guys; mockery, ridicule.
• guyver13n. Flattering talk; behaviour put on to impress or deceive; persiflage.
• guzzle25v. To drink or eat quickly, voraciously, or to excess; to gulp down; to...

GY

• gynoid11n. An android (humanoid robot) in female form.
• gypsum14n. A mineral consisting of hydrated calcium sulphate. When calcinated, it...
• gyrase10n. An enzyme that supercoils DNA.
• gyrate10v. To revolve round a central point; to move spirally about an axis, as a...
• gyroid11n. An infinitely connected periodic minimal surface containing no straight...

Questions about these words

How many six-letter words that start with G are there?

Word.ws lists 400 six-letter words that start with G, plus 502 rare ones.

What are common six-letter words that start with G?

giving, ground, growth, german, global, google, garden and golden.

Which of the six-letter words that start with G has the highest letter score?

glizzy scores 28 points with the standard letter tile values.

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