Words That Start With

G

English words beginning with “G” — sorted by frequency

✦194 words found

🟩46 Wordle words

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🟩 5-Letter Words Starting With G

46 Wordle words

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🎯 4-Letter Words Starting With G

21 words

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GRIN GRIM GALE GLIB GLUM GALL GRIP GLIM GLEE GRIT GLOW GRAY GROK GLUT GLAD GRUE GREE GROW GRAB GREY GROT

All Words Starting With G

194 words — most common first

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Word	Letters	Syllables	Type	Definition
grimace	7	2	noun	A contorted facial expression, often expressing contempt or pain.
glower	6	2	noun	(intransitive) To look or stare with anger.
gallant	7	2	noun	Brave, valiant, courteous, especially with regard to male attitudes towards women.
grave	5	1	noun	(strictly) An excavation in the earth as a place of burial.
grumble	7	2	verb	(intransitive) To complain; to murmur or mutter with discontent; to make ill-natured complaints in a low voice and a surly manner.
grin	4	1	noun	(intransitive) To smile, parting the lips so as to show the teeth.
grim	4	1	noun	Dismal and gloomy, cold and forbidding.
grievous	8	2		Serious, grave, dire, or dangerous.
groan	5	1	noun	A low, mournful sound uttered in pain or grief.
glare	5	1	noun	(intransitive) To stare angrily.
gracious	8	2		kind and warmly courteous
gale	4	1	noun	(meteorology) A very strong wind, more than a breeze, less than a storm; number 7 through to 9 winds on the 12-step Beaufort scale.
gratifying	10	4		Pleasing, satisfying.
gratification	13	5	noun	(uncountable) A feeling of pleasure; satisfaction.
grasp	5	1	verb	To understand.
grotesque	9	2	noun	Distorted and unnatural in shape or size; abnormal, especially in a hideous way.
glorious	8	3		Exhibiting attributes, qualities, or acts that are worthy of or receive glory.
gratuitous	10	4		Unjustified or unnecessary; not called for by the circumstances.
gleam	5	1	noun	(intransitive) To shine, especially in an indistinct or intermittent manner; to glisten, to glitter.
glint	5	1	noun	A short flash of light, usually when reflected off a shiny surface.
glade	5	1	noun	An open passage through a wood; a grassy open or cleared space in a forest.
glib	4	1	noun	Having a ready flow of words but lacking thought or understanding; superficial; shallow.
grief	5	1	noun	Emotional pain, generally arising from misfortune, significant personal loss, bereavement, misconduct of oneself or others, etc.; sorrow; sadness.
glimpse	7	1	noun	(transitive) To see or view (someone, or something tangible) briefly and incompletely.
glance	6	1	noun	(transitive) To turn (one's eyes or look) at something, often briefly.
gloaming	8	2	noun	Twilight, as at early morning (dawn) or (especially) early evening; dusk.
great	5	1	noun	(informal) Very good; excellent; wonderful; fantastic.
grace	5	1	noun	(countable, uncountable) Charming, pleasing qualities.
gloomy	6	2	noun	Suffering from gloom; melancholy; dejected.
gruff	5	1	verb	having a rough, surly, and harsh demeanor and nature.
glamour	7	2	noun	(uncountable) Alluring beauty or charm (often with sex appeal).
group	5	1	noun	A number of things or persons being in some relation to one another.
gripe	5	1	noun	(intransitive, informal) To complain; to whine.
grandiose	9	3		Large and impressive, in size, scope or extent.
gregarious	10	4		(of a person) Who enjoys being in crowds and socializing.
grating	7	2	noun	(typically of a voice) Harsh and unpleasant.
glum	4	1	noun	Despondent; moody; sullen.
gall	4	1	noun	(uncountable) Impudence or brazenness; temerity; chutzpah.
galling	7	2	noun	Vexing, humiliating; eliciting indignation or bitterness.
grisly	6	2	noun	Horrifyingly repellent; gruesome, terrifying.
grove	5	1	noun	A small forest.
grouse	6	1	noun	(intransitive, originally military slang, informal) To complain or grumble.
grandiloquent	13	4		(of a person, their language or writing) Given to using language in a showy way by using an excessive number of difficult words to impress others; bombastic; turgid.
gradually	9	4		In a gradual manner; making slow progress; slowly.
grueling	8	3	noun	Alternative spelling of gruelling. [Very difficult or taxing; exhausting; backbreaking.]
grimaced	8	2		(usually said of the face) distorted; crabby
grip	4	1	noun	(transitive or intransitive) To take hold (of), particularly with the hand.
glean	5	1	verb	(transitive) (figurative) To gather (something, now chiefly something intangible such as experience or information) in small amounts over a period of time, often with some difficulty; to scrape together.
glimmer	7	2	noun	(intransitive) To shine with a faint, unsteady light.
glim	4	1	noun	(dated, slang) To illuminate.
green	5	1	noun	The color of grass and leaves; a primary additive color midway between yellow and blue which is evoked by light between roughly 495–570 nm.
glee	4	1	noun	(uncountable) Joy; happiness; great delight, especially from one's own good fortune or from another's misfortune.
graze	5	1	verb	The act of animals feeding from pasture.
gravelly	8	3		Full of, covered with, or similar to gravel or pebbles.
glowered	8	2	verb	(intransitive) To look or stare with anger.
ground	6	1	noun	The surface of the Earth, as opposed to the sky or water or underground.
grit	4	1	noun	(idiomatic) Strength of mind; courage or fearlessness; fortitude.
glide	5	1	noun	(intransitive) To move softly, smoothly, or effortlessly.
grievance	9	2	noun	(countable) A wrong or hardship suffered, which is the grounds of a complaint.
glow	4	1	noun	(intransitive) To emit heat and light without a flame.
grapple	7	2	verb	(figuratively, with with) To ponder and intensely evaluate a problem; to struggle to deal with.
gravely	7	2	noun	In a grave or serious manner.
grotto	6	2	noun	A small cave.
growl	5	1	noun	A deep, rumbling, threatening sound made in the throat by an animal.
glowering	9	3	noun	The act of giving a glower.
glaum	5	1	verb	(Scotland, Ireland) To grasp or snatch (at), usually feebly or ineffectually; to grope (at) with the hands, as in the dark.
grateful	8	2		Of a person or their actions, feelings, etc.: expressing gratitude or appreciation; appreciative, thankful.
grime	5	1	noun	Dirt, grease, soot, etc. that is ingrained and difficult to remove.
gruelling	9	2	noun	Very difficult or taxing; exhausting; backbreaking.
grind	5	1	verb	(transitive) To reduce to smaller pieces by crushing with lateral motion.
graft	5	1	noun	(horticulture) A small shoot or scion of a tree inserted in another tree, the stock of which is to support and nourish it. The two unite and become one tree, but the graft determines the kind of fruit.
growth	6	1	noun	An increase in size, number, value, or strength.
grandeur	8	2	noun	The state of being grand or splendid; magnificence.
gruesome	8	2		Repellently frightful and shocking; ghastly, horrific.
gleek	5	1	noun	(informal) A stream of saliva from a person's mouth.
gratified	9	3		having received what was desired
groused	7	1	verb	(intransitive, originally military slang, informal) To complain or grumble.
gloss	5	1	noun	(transitive) To give a gloss or sheen to.
gravid	6	2		(of egglaying animals, now chiefly figuratively) Pregnant.
grouch	6	1	noun	One who is grumpy or irritable.
gruntle	7	2	noun	(humorous) To humour; to induce the opposite effect of causing a person to become disgruntled.
gray	4	1	noun	Of a colour between black and white, having neutral hue and intermediate brightness.
glory	5	2	noun	Honour, admiration, or distinction, accorded by common consent to a person or thing; high reputation; renown.
grok	4	1	noun	(transitive, slang) To fully and completely understand something in all of its details and intricacies.
gleaner	7	2	noun	One who gleans.
grant	5	1	noun	(ditransitive) To give (permission or wish).
glut	4	1	noun	An excess, too much.
glout	5	1	noun	(obsolete) To sulk; to be sulky; to pout.
gross	5	1	noun	(of an amount) Excluding any deductions; including all associated amounts.
glacial	7	2	noun	Of, or relating to glaciers.
gritty	6	2		Spirited; resolute; unyielding.
grovel	6	2	verb	(intransitive) To abase oneself before another person.
greed	5	1	noun	A selfish or excessive desire for more than is needed or deserved, especially of money, wealth, food, or other possessions.
groggy	6	2		Slowed or weakened, as by drink, sleepiness, etc.
grudging	8	2	noun	Unwilling or with reluctance.
grimoire	8	2	noun	(occult) A book of instructions in the use of alchemy or magic, especially one containing spells for summoning demons.
gallery	7	3	noun	An institution, building, or room for the exhibition and conservation of important objects, especially works of art.
glad	4	1	verb	Pleased; happy; gratified.
grunt	5	1	noun	A short snorting sound, often to show disapproval, or used as a reply when one is reluctant to speak.
grope	5	1	verb	To touch (another person) closely and (especially) sexually.
gluttonous	10	3		Given to excessive eating; prone to overeating.
gleaming	8	2	noun	Having a bright sheen.
grue	4	1	noun	A fictional man-eating predator that dwells in the dark.
gruntled	8	2		(humorous) Satisfied, pleased, contented.
glisten	7	2	verb	(intransitive, of a wet or greasy surface) To reflect light with a glittering luster; to sparkle, coruscate, glint or flash.
gloat	5	1	verb	To exhibit a conspicuous (sometimes malevolent) pleasure or sense of self-satisfaction, often at an adversary's misfortune.
grasping	8	2	noun	The act of one who grasps or covets.
glaring	7	2	noun	Blatant, obvious.
gleeful	7	2		Exuberantly or triumphantly joyful.
glissade	8	2	noun	(ballet) A gliding step beginning and ending in a demi-plié in second position.
gree	4	1	noun	(now Scotland) Pre-eminence; victory or superiority in combat (hence also, the prize for winning a combat).
grunted	7	2	verb	(intransitive, of a person) To make a grunt or grunts.
grundle	7	2	noun	(US, slang) The perineum; the area between the anus and genitals.
grasstops	9	2	noun	People in a position of power or influence at a local level.
gravity	7	3	noun	(physics) The phenomenon that, on earth, objects have weight; the similar phenomenon on other celestial bodies such as the moon.
grand	5	1	noun	Of a large size or extent; great.
groove	6	1	noun	(music) A pronounced, enjoyable rhythm.
glyph	5	1	noun	(typography, computing) A visual representation of a letter, character, or symbol, in a specific font and style.
gradual	7	3	noun	Proceeding or advancing by small, slow, regular steps or degrees
gravitas	8	3	noun	Seriousness in bearing or manner; dignity.