5-Letter Words Matching G_T__

There are 12 5-letter words that match G_T__. 7 are common words, such as GATED and GATES. A rarer one is GETAS. In this set, A is the most frequent open letter (7 words). 3 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 12

gatedgatesgatorgetupgottagutsyguttygatergitesgothsguttagetas

About this list

Words
12 (7 common words)
Common example
gated
Rare example
getas
Doubled letters
3
Ending in S
4
Most frequent letter
A (7)

Questions

How many 5-letter words matching g_t__ are there?

12. 7 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

GATED is among the common words in this set.