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5 Letter Words Starting With G and Ending in D
Every five-letter word that fits G _ _ _ D — answer-eligible words are flagged in green, and you can tap any word to play it.
How Many 5-Letter Words Start With G and End in D?
G…D is one of the narrower shapes in the dictionary: 8 five-letter words open with G and close with D, and 7 of them can be the daily answer — GLAND, GOURD, GRAND among them. With both ends green you are usually three letters from done.
Square two does most of the remaining work, and it leans heavily toward R: 3 of the 8 words, 38% of the list (GRAND, GREED, GRIND). Guessing GR as your opening two letters is the percentage play.
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 7 words that could truly win the board.
Best Wordle Guesses That Fit G _ _ _ D
Once G and D 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 GRAND — eliminates about 93.1% of remaining answers on average.
- 02 GUARD — eliminates about 92.5% of remaining answers on average.
- 03 GLAND — eliminates about 91.8% of remaining answers on average.
The Full List, Grouped by Second Letter
Second-letter groups run R (3), O (2), U (2), L (1). On a G···D board that grouping mirrors exactly the order the clues arrive in.
G···D Words That Have Been Wordle Answers
6 appearances in 1916 puzzles makes this a genuinely uncommon shape — GREED (#1359, 2025-03-09), GLAND (#1346, 2025-02-24), GRIND (#1093, 2024-06-16), GRAND (#735, 2023-06-24), GUARD (#722, 2023-06-11), GUILD (#109, 2021-10-06). That leaves 1 candidate the puzzle has never used — GOURD.
| Puzzle | Date | Answer |
|---|---|---|
| #1359 | 2025-03-09 | GREED |
| #1346 | 2025-02-24 | GLAND |
| #1093 | 2024-06-16 | GRIND |
| #735 | 2023-06-24 | GRAND |
| #722 | 2023-06-11 | GUARD |
| #109 | 2021-10-06 | GUILD |
Never used as an answer
1 answer-eligible G···D word has never been the solution: GOURD . 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 1 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.
G···D Words by Vowel Count & Second Letter
Vowel structure is the fastest way to narrow the middle three squares. Here is how the 8 G···D words split by how many vowels they contain in total:
| Vowels | Words | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 1 or fewer | 3 | 38% |
| Exactly 2 | 5 | 63% |
| 3 or more | 0 | 0% |
And the most common second letters among G···D words — handy when a yellow tile hints at the square right after G:
| Pattern | Words |
|---|---|
| GR···D | 3 |
| GO···D | 2 |
| GU···D | 2 |
| GL···D | 1 |
How to Use These Words to Win Wordle
- Pin the second letter first. The square after G splits the list fastest — GR alone accounts for 3 of the 8 candidates, so fixing that tile drops most of the rest.
- Favor distinct letters early. 7 of the 8 words here use five different letters and 1 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 G···D 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 G and end in D?
There are 8 valid five-letter words that start with G and end in D in our Wordle dictionary, and 7 of them can appear as a daily answer. Turn on the "Answers only" filter above to narrow the G···D list to answer-eligible words.
What are the best G···D words for Wordle?
GRAND, GUARD, GLAND are the strongest. GRAND eliminates about 93.1% of the answer pool on average, so if a clue has already fixed G and D, guessing GRAND both tests the pattern and rules out the most remaining words. See more best Wordle starting words.
Which G to D words have been Wordle answers?
6 of them, across 1916 puzzles. The most recent was GREED (#1359) on 2025-03-09, and the first was GUILD on 2021-10-06. 1 answer-eligible G···D word has never come up, including GOURD. Browse the full past Wordle answers archive.
Do these G···D words work in hard mode?
Yes. Once G and D are green you must keep them, so this list is exactly your hard-mode candidate set. 7 of the 8 words use five distinct letters and 1 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 G···D words?
R — GR accounts for 3 of the 8 words (38%), ahead of GO with 2. With both ends already green, square two is usually the tile worth testing first.
How many vowels do G···D words usually have?
63% of these 8 words carry two or more vowels — 5 have exactly two and 0 have three or more, against 3 with one or fewer. With G and D 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.