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Words That Start with GN

There are 26 words that start with GN on Word.ws, from 3 to 11 letters. The most common length is 6 letters (6 words). The words used most often are gnome, gnu, gnarly, gnostic and gnawing.

Meanings from Wiktionary. Not an official Scrabble, Words With Friends or Wordle word list.

3-letter words that start with GN

  • gnu4n. A large antelope of the genus Connochaetes, native to Africa, having...

4-letter words that start with GN

  • gnar5v. To snarl or growl.
  • gnat5n. A biting insect, especially a mosquito.
  • gnaw8v. To bite something persistently, especially something tough.

5-letter words that start with GN

  • gnarl6n. A knot in wood; a knurl or a protuberance with twisted grain, on a tree.
  • gnash9v. To grind (one's teeth) in pain or in anger.
  • gnoll6n. A usually evil and hyena-like humanoid creature found in various forms...
  • gnome8n. An elemental (spirit or corporeal creature associated with a classical...
  • gnudi7n. A kind of pasta similar to gnocchi, but made with ricotta instead of...

6-letter words that start with 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...

7-letter words that start with GN

  • gnarled9adj. Knotty and misshapen.
  • gnasher11n. One who gnashes the teeth.
  • gnawing12adj. Severe or intense.
  • gnocchi15n. Italian pasta-like dumpling(s) made of potato or semolina.
  • gnomish13adj. Resembling a gnome; gnomelike.
  • gnostic10adj. Knowing; wise; shrewd.

8-letter words that start with GN

  • gnashing13n. The action of something that is gnashed.
  • gneissic11adj. Of or relating to gneiss.
  • gnomonic13adj. Showing all great circles as straight lines, and thus preserving the...

11-letter words that start with GN

  • gnatcatcher19n. A member of any of various species of small passerine birds in the...
  • gnotobiotic16adj. Pertaining to gnotobiotics.
143 rare words that start with GN

Questions about these words

How many words that start with GN are there?
Word.ws lists 26 words that start with GN, plus 143 rare ones.
What are common words that start with GN?
gnome, gnu, gnarly, gnostic, gnawing, gnaw, gnocchi and gnat.
Which of the words that start with GN has the highest letter score?
gnatcatcher scores 19 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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