GL is an L blend that divides more evenly after the pair than most. Three vowels take the third position at close to the same rate, so a Wordle player who confirms GL has two positions filled and three vowels still worth testing among the 5 letter words starting with GL.
O takes it slightly more often than A or E. Glory, Globe, Glass and Glide cover all three, and GL doubles a letter in only a small part of the set, which keeps most guesses at five separate letters.
There are 73 five letter words starting with GL. Glory, Globe, Glove, Glued and Gland are the strongest Wordle guesses because none of them repeat a letter. GLO holds the deepest run, so test O in the third slot first.
5 Letter Words Starting With GL
G and L take two slots without a vowel, which forces the first vowel to position three. The wider set begins at five letter words in English.
| Glace | Glade | Glads | Glady |
| Glaik | Glair | Glams | Gland |
| Glans | Glare | Glary | Glass |
| Glaum | Glaur | Glaze | Glazy |
| Gleam | Glean | Gleba | Glebe |
| Gleby | Glede | Gleds | Gleed |
| Gleek | Glees | Gleet | Gleis |
| Glens | Glent | Gleys | Glial |
| Glias | Glibs | Glide | Gliff |
| Glike | Glime | Glims | Glint |
| Glipt | Glisk | Glits | Glitz |
| Gloam | Gloat | Globe | Globi |
| Globs | Globy | Glode | Glogg |
| Gloms | Gloom | Gloop | Glops |
| Glory | Gloss | Glost | Glout |
| Glove | Glows | Gloze | Glued |
| Gluer | Glues | Gluey | Glume |
| Glums | Gluon | Glute | Gluts |
| Glyph |
5 Letter Words Starting With GL By Third Letter
O leads the third slot, with A and E close behind and I following. Five letter words with L as the second letter leaves the first letter open.
5 Letter Words Starting With GLA
| Glass | Glade | Gland |
| Glare | Glaze | Glace |
| Glads | Glady | Glans |
| Glaik | Glair | Glams |
| Glary | Glaum | Glaur |
| Glazy |
5 Letter Words Starting With GLE
| Gleam | Glean | Glebe |
| Glens | Glees | Gleba |
| Gleby | Glede | Gleds |
| Gleed | Gleek | Gleet |
| Gleis | Glent | Gleys |
5 Letter Words Starting With GLI
| Glide | Glint | Glitz |
| Glial | Glias | Glibs |
| Gliff | Glike | Glime |
| Glims | Glipt | Glisk |
| Glits |
5 Letter Words Starting With GLO
| Globe | Glory | Glove |
| Gloat | Gloom | Gloss |
| Glows | Globs | Gloop |
| Gloam | Globi | Globy |
| Glode | Glogg | Gloms |
| Glops | Glost | Glout |
| Gloze |
5 Letter Words Starting With GLU
| Glued | Glues | Gluey |
| Gluon | Glute | Gluts |
| Gluer | Glume | Glums |
5 Letter Words Starting With GL By Ending Letter
S closes 21 of these and E closes 15, and no other ending carries enough to isolate. 5 letter words starting with GR works the same way.
5 Letter Words Starting With GL Ending In S
| Glass | Glens | Gloss |
| Glows | Glads | Glans |
| Glees | Globs | Glues |
| Gluts | Glams | Gleds |
| Gleis | Gleys | Glias |
| Glibs | Glims | Glits |
| Gloms | Glops | Glums |
5 Letter Words Starting With GL Ending In E
| Globe | Glove | Glade |
| Glare | Glaze | Glebe |
| Glide | Glace | Glute |
| Glede | Glike | Glime |
| Glode | Gloze | Glume |
5 Letter Words Starting With GL For Wordle
Every word here uses five different letters, so nothing is spent on a repeat. 5 letter words starting with GE works the same way.
| Glory | Globe | Glove |
| Glued | Gland | Glare |
| Glide | Glaze | Gleam |
| Glows | Glade | Glean |
| Glyph | Glens | Glitz |
| Glint | Gloat | Glans |
Only 13 GL words repeat a letter. Glass, Gloss and Glees are the ones to hold back.
5 Letter Words Starting With GL For Scrabble
Z carries the top plays, and Glazy tops the set at 18 points. 5 letter words starting with AL works the same way.
| Word | Points |
|---|---|
| Glazy | 18 |
| Gloze | 15 |
| Glitz | 15 |
| Glaze | 15 |
| Glyph | 14 |
| Gliff | 12 |
| Globy | 11 |
| Gleby | 11 |
| Glisk | 10 |
| Glike | 10 |
| Gleek | 10 |
| Glaik | 10 |
| Glady | 10 |
| Gluey | 9 |
| Glows | 9 |
5 Letter Words Starting With GL And Their Meanings
Geology, Scots and old craft usage account for most of the harder entries here. 5 letter words starting with GI works the same way.
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Glace | Iced or glazed, said of fruit and of cake finishes |
| Glaik | A trick or a flash of light, from Scots usage |
| Glair | Egg white used as a size or a glaze |
| Glans | The rounded end of an anatomical structure |
| Glaum | To grab or clutch at, in Scots usage |
| Glaur | Soft mud or mire, from Scots usage |
| Gleba | The spore bearing tissue inside a puffball |
| Glebe | Land attached to a parish church as endowment |
| Glede | A kite, the bird of prey, in older English |
| Gleek | A card game for three, and a jest or gibe |
| Gleet | A watery discharge from a wound or mucous membrane |
| Glent | To glance or gleam, in older English |
| Glial | Relating to the supporting cells of nervous tissue |
| Gliff | A sudden fright, from Scots usage |
| Glime | To glance sideways, in dialect usage |
| Glisk | A glimpse or a gleam, from Scots usage |
| Glogg | A Scandinavian mulled wine served hot |
| Glost | A lead glaze fired onto pottery |
| Gloze | To gloss over a fault with flattering words |
| Gluon | The particle that binds quarks inside a nucleon |
FAQs
The strongest are Glory, Globe, Glove, Glued and Gland, since none of them repeat a letter. Glass, Gloss and Glees hand a slot to a repeat, so keep them for later.
GLO gives you Glory, Globe, Glove, Gloom, Gloat, Gloss and Glows, along with Gloam, Globi, Globs, Globy, Glode, Glogg, Gloms, Gloop, Glops, Glost, Glout and Gloze.
The T ending gives you Glint, Gleet, Gloat and Glout. Glent, Glipt and Glost close the group and are accepted in Scrabble.
The A words run to Gland, Glare, Glaze, Glass, Glade, Gleam, Glean and Glial. Glace, Glady, Glaik, Glair, Glams, Glans, Glary, Glaum, Glaur and Glazy carry one too.
The top score goes to Glazy at 18 points. Gloze, Glitz and Glaze each reach 15, with Glyph at 14 and Gliff at 13.
The D ending is a short one: Gland, Glued and Gleed are the only three, and all of them are accepted in Scrabble.
GLE gives you Gleam, Glean, Glens, Glees and Gleet, along with Gleba, Glebe, Gleby, Glede, Gleds, Gleed, Gleek, Gleis, Glent and Gleys.
Yes, Gluon is valid and scores 6 points. It names the particle that binds quarks together inside a nucleon.
