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5 Letter Words Starting With A and Ending in G
Every five-letter word that fits A _ _ _ G — answer-eligible words are flagged in green, and you can tap any word to play it.
How Many 5-Letter Words Start With A and End in G?
A…G is one of the narrower shapes in the dictionary: 11 five-letter words open with A and close with G, and 4 of them can be the daily answer — AGING, ALONG, AMONG among them. With both ends green you are usually three letters from done.
No single second letter dominates: L leads with just 3 of 11 words (27%), C close behind at 1. Square two is a genuine unknown on this shape.
100% of these words carry two or more vowels, so the middle is vowel-rich — test consonants with your next probe.
Green-dotted words are answer-eligible — the everyday vocabulary the daily puzzle actually draws from — while hollow-dotted words are valid guesses you can play but that will never be the solution. Flip on Answers only to focus on the 4 words that could truly win the board.
Best Wordle Guesses That Fit A _ _ _ G
Once A and G are green, the strongest follow-up is a word that both fits the pattern and rules out as many remaining answers as possible. These three score highest, measured across all 2296 possible answers:
- 01 ALONG — eliminates about 93.3% of remaining answers on average.
- 02 APING — eliminates about 90.7% of remaining answers on average.
- 03 AMONG — eliminates about 90.5% of remaining answers on average.
The Full List, Grouped by Second Letter
Second-letter groups run L (3), C (1), G (1), H (1) and a tail of 3 more. On a A···G board that grouping mirrors exactly the order the clues arrive in.
A···G Words That Have Been Wordle Answers
3 appearances in 1916 puzzles makes this a genuinely uncommon shape — AMONG (#1630, 2025-12-05), ALONG (#1549, 2025-09-15), AGING (#927, 2024-01-02). That leaves 1 candidate the puzzle has never used — APING.
| Puzzle | Date | Answer |
|---|---|---|
| #1630 | 2025-12-05 | AMONG |
| #1549 | 2025-09-15 | ALONG |
| #927 | 2024-01-02 | AGING |
Never used as an answer
1 answer-eligible A···G word has never been the solution: APING . Wordle avoided repeats entirely for its first 1,688 puzzles and only began reusing old answers in February 2026 — 24 times so far. An unused word is still the likelier bet, just no longer a certainty; see how repeats work for the full picture.
The other 7 words are valid guesses the game accepts but will never choose as a solution. They are still useful as probes — words you play to expose new letters — but when you are guessing to win, a green-dotted answer word is the smarter pick.
A···G Words by Vowel Count & Second Letter
Vowel structure is the fastest way to narrow the middle three squares. Here is how the 11 A···G words split by how many vowels they contain in total:
| Vowels | Words | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 1 or fewer | 0 | 0% |
| Exactly 2 | 11 | 100% |
| 3 or more | 0 | 0% |
And the most common second letters among A···G words — handy when a yellow tile hints at the square right after A:
| Pattern | Words |
|---|---|
| AL···G | 3 |
| AC···G | 1 |
| AG···G | 1 |
| AH···G | 1 |
| AK···G | 1 |
| AM···G | 1 |
How to Use These Words to Win Wordle
- Pin the second letter first. The square after A splits the list fastest — AL alone accounts for 3 of the 11 candidates, so fixing that tile drops most of the rest.
- Favor distinct letters early. 9 of the 11 words here use five different letters and 2 repeat one.
- Lean toward an unused word. Repeats stayed at zero until February 2026 and number just 24 in 1916 puzzles, so the 1 never-used A···G word above remains the stronger bet.
Full strategy lives in the how-to-play guide, and you can practice any time on the unlimited Wordle board.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many 5-letter words start with A and end in G?
There are 11 valid five-letter words that start with A and end in G in our Wordle dictionary, and 4 of them can appear as a daily answer. Turn on the "Answers only" filter above to narrow the A···G list to answer-eligible words.
What are the best A···G words for Wordle?
ALONG, APING, AMONG are the strongest. ALONG eliminates about 93.3% of the answer pool on average, so if a clue has already fixed A and G, guessing ALONG both tests the pattern and rules out the most remaining words. See more best Wordle starting words.
Which A to G words have been Wordle answers?
3 of them, across 1916 puzzles. The most recent was AMONG (#1630) on 2025-12-05, and the first was AGING on 2024-01-02. 1 answer-eligible A···G word has never come up, including APING. Browse the full past Wordle answers archive.
Do these A···G words work in hard mode?
Yes. Once A and G are green you must keep them, so this list is exactly your hard-mode candidate set. 9 of the 11 words use five distinct letters and 2 repeat one — worth knowing, because hard mode will not let you drop a confirmed letter to probe elsewhere. See the how-to-play guide.
What is the most common second letter in A···G words?
L — AL accounts for 3 of the 11 words (27%), ahead of AC with 1. With both ends already green, square two is usually the tile worth testing first.
How many vowels do A···G words usually have?
100% of these 11 words carry two or more vowels — 11 have exactly two and 0 have three or more, against 0 with one or fewer. With A and G already fixed, that tells you how much vowel room the three middle squares still need. For a full clue-by-clue solve, send your board to the Wordle Solver.