Guessing the letter before a green G is the real task with 5 letter words ending in G, since the last tile alone tells a solver little.
Ahead of every rival comes N, so ING forms such as BEING and GOING account for plenty of them.
Testing an N in the fourth square, with an I beside it, is the natural second guess.
List of 5 Letter Words Ending in G
- AGING
- ALONG
- APING
- BEING
- BRING
- CLANG
- CLING
- CLUNG
- DEBUG
- DOING
- DYING
- EKING
- EYING
- FLING
- FLUNG
- GOING
- ICING
- LYING
- OWING
- PRONG
- SHRUG
- SLANG
- SLING
- SLUNG
- SPRIG
- STING
- STUNG
- SUING
- SWING
- SWUNG
- THING
- THONG
- TWANG
- TYING
- USING
- VYING
- WRING
- WRONG
- WRUNG
- YOUNG
- CRAIG
- ABENG
- ACING
- ADJAG
- AGGAG
- AHING
- AHONG
- AIMAG
- AKING
- ALANG
- ALMUG
- AMALG
- AMANG
- AMONG
- ARENG
- ATING
- AWING
- AXING
- AYMAG
- BANIG
- BEBOG
- BEDOG
- BEFOG
- BEJIG
- BETAG
- BEWIG
- BHANG
- BLING
- BOING
- BOLAG
- BOONG
- BOURG
- BRUNG
- CHANG
- CHENG
- CHING
- CHUNG
- CLONG
- COHOG
- COING
- COLOG
- COMDG
- CONTG
- COORG
- CRANG
- CUING
- DEBAG
- DEFOG
- DERIG
- DEROG
- DETAG
- DRANG
- DRENG
- DROOG
- DRUNG
- DUING
- DWANG
- EHING
- ELONG
- EMBOG
- EMERG
- EMONG
- ENNOG
- ERING
- ESROG
- ETANG
- ETROG
- EVANG
- EWING
- EXING
- FLANG
- FLONG
- GLOGG
- GLUGG
- GREGG
- GULAG
- HOING
- HYING
- HYLEG
- INCOG
- INORG
- IRING
- IRREG
- ISING
- IZING
- JUANG
- KAING
- KIANG
- KILIG
- KLANG
- KLEIG
- KLIEG
- KLING
- KLONG
- KOORG
- KRANG
- KRENG
- KYANG
- KYUNG
- LAANG
- LEUNG
- LIANG
- LOLOG
- MAGOG
- METEG
- MOONG
- MUANG
- MUONG
- NAVIG
- NOSIG
- NYING
- NYONG
- NYUNG
- OBANG
- OFLAG
- OHING
- OKING
- OKRUG
- OPING
- ORANG
- PASAG
- PELOG
- PEROG
- PFLAG
- PHANG
- PIING
- PIROG
- PLAIG
- PLANG
- PLING
- PLONG
- PLUNG
- PRANG
- PREPG
- PRING
- REBAG
- REBEG
- REDIG
- REDUG
- REING
- REJIG
- RELIG
- RENEG
- RENIG
- REORG
- REPEG
- RERIG
- RETAG
- ROBUG
- ROLAG
- RUING
- SCOOG
- SCOUG
- SCRAG
- SCROG
- SHANG
- SHENG
- SHRAG
- SHROG
- SKEEG
- SKEGG
- SLUIG
- SMORG
- SPANG
- SPEUG
- SPLOG
- SPONG
- SPRAG
- SPROG
- SPRUG
- SPUNG
- SQUEG
- SSING
- STAIG
- STANG
- STENG
- STONG
- STRAG
- STRIG
- SUYOG
- SWANG
- TABOG
- TELEG
- THANG
- THUNG
- TIANG
- TOING
- TOPOG
- TUBIG
- TWEAG
- TWEEG
- UDYOG
- UNBAG
- UNBOG
- UNDIG
- UNDOG
- UNDUG
- UNGAG
- UNLEG
- UNPEG
- UNRIG
- UNTAG
- UNWIG
- UPLEG
- UZBEG
- WHANG
- WHING
- WRANG
- YOKEG
Common 5 Letter Words Ending in G
- BEING
- GOING
- THING
- DOING
- USING
- YOUNG
- WRONG
- ALONG
- BRING
- LYING
- DYING
- SWING
- AGING
- THONG
- DEBUG
- CRAIG
Best 5 Letter Words Ending in G for Wordle
- ALONG
- DOING
- USING
- BEING
- GOING
- THING
- YOUNG
- WRONG
- BRING
- LYING
- DYING
- SWING
- AGING
- THONG
- DEBUG
- STING
- OWING
- TYING
- SLANG
- SUING
- CLING
- ICING
- SWUNG
- SLING
- FLING
- FLUNG
- SHRUG
- STUNG
- CLUNG
- VYING
- SLUNG
- PRONG
- WRING
- CLANG
- TWANG
- SPRIG
- WRUNG
- EYING
- APING
- EKING
5 Letter Words Ending in G by Fourth Letter
5 Letter Words Ending in AG
- GULAG
- PFLAG
- UNTAG
- SCRAG
- SPRAG
- OFLAG
- ADJAG
- AGGAG
- AIMAG
- AYMAG
- BETAG
- BOLAG
5 Letter Words Ending in EG
- KLIEG
- TELEG
- HYLEG
- IRREG
- METEG
- REBEG
- RENEG
- REPEG
- SKEEG
- SQUEG
- TWEEG
- UNLEG
5 Letter Words Ending in IG
- SPRIG
- CRAIG
- RELIG
- REJIG
- TUBIG
- KILIG
- BANIG
- BEJIG
- BEWIG
- DERIG
- KLEIG
- NAVIG
5 Letter Words Ending in NG
- BEING
- GOING
- THING
- DOING
- USING
- YOUNG
- WRONG
- ALONG
- BRING
- LYING
- DYING
- SWING
5 Letter Words Ending in OG
- MAGOG
- SPROG
- DROOG
- UDYOG
- INCOG
- ETROG
- PIROG
- DEFOG
- BEBOG
- BEDOG
- BEFOG
- COHOG
5 Letter Words Ending in UG
- DEBUG
- SHRUG
- OKRUG
- ALMUG
- REDUG
- ROBUG
- SCOUG
- SPEUG
- SPRUG
- UNDUG
5 Letter Words Ending in G by Starting Letter
5 Letter Words Starting With A and Ending in G
- ALONG
- AGING
- APING
- AMONG
- AXING
- ACING
- AKING
- ATING
- ALANG
- AMANG
- AWING
- ABENG
5 Letter Words Starting With B and Ending in G
- BEING
- BRING
- BLING
- BOING
- BOURG
- BRUNG
- BHANG
- BOONG
- BANIG
- BEBOG
- BEDOG
- BEFOG
5 Letter Words Starting With C and Ending in G
- CLING
- CLUNG
- CLANG
- CRAIG
- CHANG
- CHUNG
- CHENG
- CHING
- COORG
- CUING
- CRANG
- CLONG
5 Letter Words Starting With D and Ending in G
- DOING
- DYING
- DEBUG
- DRANG
- DROOG
- DUING
- DEFOG
- DEBAG
- DERIG
- DEROG
- DETAG
- DRENG
5 Letter Words Starting With E and Ending in G
- EYING
- EKING
- EWING
- EMERG
- ETANG
- ERING
- ELONG
- EVANG
- ETROG
- EMONG
- EHING
- EMBOG
5 Letter Words Starting With K and Ending in G
- KYUNG
- KLANG
- KLING
- KIANG
- KRANG
- KLONG
- KLIEG
- KILIG
- KAING
- KLEIG
- KOORG
- KRENG
5 Letter Words Starting With P and Ending in G
- PRONG
- PRANG
- PRING
- PHANG
- PFLAG
- PLING
- PIROG
- PASAG
- PELOG
- PEROG
- PIING
- PLAIG
5 Letter Words Starting With R and Ending in G
- RUING
- REORG
- RELIG
- REJIG
- REBAG
- REBEG
- REDIG
- REDUG
- REING
- RENEG
- RENIG
- REPEG
5 Letter Words Starting With S and Ending in G
- SWING
- STING
- SLANG
- SUING
- SWUNG
- SLING
- SHRUG
- STUNG
- SLUNG
- SPRIG
- SHANG
- SHENG
5 Letter Words Starting With T and Ending in G
- THING
- THONG
- TYING
- TWANG
- THANG
- THUNG
- TUBIG
- TOING
- TIANG
- TELEG
- TABOG
- TOPOG
5 Letter Words Starting With U and Ending in G
- USING
- UNTAG
- UDYOG
- UNBAG
- UNBOG
- UNDIG
- UNDOG
- UNDUG
- UNGAG
- UNLEG
- UNPEG
- UNRIG
Highest Scoring 5 Letter Words Ending in G in Scrabble
- REJIG 13 points
- WHANG 12 points
- BEFOG 11 points
- BHANG 11 points
- DEFOG 10 points
- DYING 10 points
- KIANG 10 points
- AWING 9 points
- DEBUG 9 points
- FLING 9 points
Meanings of 5 Letter Words Ending in G
- AWING: Inspiring awe or admiration or wonder; ; ; ; – Melville.
- SCRAG: Wring the neck of.
- REJIG: Re-equip a factory or plant.
- SPROG: A child.
- BHANG: A preparation of the leaves and flowers of the hemp plant; much used in India.
- WHANG: Beat with force.
- SPANG: Leap, jerk, bang.
- KIANG: Wild ass of Tibet and Mongolia.
- PRANG: Crash.
- SPRIG: An ornament that resembles a spray of leaves or flowers. It is on the answer list.
- TWANG: Sound with a twang. It is on the answer list.
- CLANG: Make a loud noise. It is on the answer list.
- ORANG: Large long-armed ape of Borneo and Sumatra having arboreal habits.
- WRING: A twisting squeeze. It is on the answer list.
FAQs
What are 5 letter words ending in G?
There are 249 of them. The everyday ones include BEING, GOING, THING, DOING and USING.
How many 5 letter words end in G?
249 in total, and 40 of them are on the Wordle answer list.
Which 5 letter words ending in G are Wordle answers?
40 of them have been answers, among them YOUNG, WRONG, ALONG, BRING and LYING.
What 5 letter words start with S and end in G?
40 of them, including SWING, STING, SLANG, SUING and SWUNG.
Can a Wordle answer end in G?
Yes. BEING, GOING and THING all sit on the Wordle answer list, so the pattern is worth playing for rather than ruling out.
Do any of these use the same letter twice?
Yes. GOING and AGING are two of them. Crossing off a letter after one grey square is the quickest way to miss an answer like these.
Is BEFOG really a word?
Yes. Make less visible or unclear. It is not on the Wordle answer list, so keep it for Scrabble.
Which one has the best chance of just being the answer?
BEING. It is the most ordinary word here that the answer list carries, so it is the guess to make when you want to win the round rather than learn from it.
Are all of these accepted as guesses?
Yes. Every word on this list is a legal guess, including the ones that look wrong. YOKEG and WHING are among them. Only a smaller set sits on the answer list, and those are the ones marked in green.
Which of these would most players overlook?
APING, EKING and EYING. All three are on the answer list, and none is a word you would reach for early, so they are worth remembering once the obvious guesses run out.