Words That Start With GEN

124 words Words by letter Checked 9 Oct 2026

Here are 124 words that start with gen, from everyday words to rare ones that are still valid in word games. Common words come first with a short meaning, then the words are grouped by length, which helps with Wordle and crossword clues.

Words starting with gen: 124
Most used: general
Shortest: gene
5 letter words: 10

Common words that start with gen

#	Word	Meaning	Letters
1	general	applying to all or most members of a category or group	7
2	generally	usually; as a rule	9
3	generation	all the people living at the same time or of approximately the same age	10
4	gender	a grammatical category in inflected languages governing the agreement between nouns and pronouns and...	6
5	genuine	not fake or counterfeit	7
6	gene	(genetics) a segment of DNA that is involved in producing a polypeptide chain	4
7	generated	bring into existence	9
8	genetic	occurring among members of a family usually by heredity	7
9	genius	someone who has exceptional intellectual ability and originality	6
10	generations	all the people living at the same time or of approximately the same age	11
11	generate	bring into existence	8
12	generous	willing to give and share unstintingly	8
13	genre	a kind of literary or artistic work	5
14	gentle	soft and mild; not harsh or stern or severe	6
15	gentleman	a man of refinement	9
16	genes	(genetics) a segment of DNA that is involved in producing a polypeptide chain	5
17	gentlemen	a man of refinement	9
18	generic	relating to or common to or descriptive of all members of a genus	7
19	genuinely	in accordance with truth or fact or reality	9
20	gently	in a gradual manner	6
21	geneva	a city in southwestern Switzerland at the western end of Lake Geneva	6
22	generating	bring into existence	10
23	generator	an apparatus that produces a vapor or gas	9
24	genocide	systematic killing of a racial or cultural group	8
25	genesis	a coming into being	7
26	genetics	the branch of biology that studies heredity and variation in organisms	8
27	genus	a general kind of something	5
28	generals	a general officer of the highest rank	8
29	genres	a kind of literary or artistic work	6
30	genome	the ordering of genes in a haploid set of chromosomes of a particular organism	6
31	generates	bring into existence	9
32	genetically	by genetic mechanisms	11
33	generators	an apparatus that produces a vapor or gas	10
34	generosity	the trait of being willing to give your money or time	10
35	genital	of or relating to the external sex organs	7
36	generalized	not biologically differentiated or adapted to a specific function or environment	11
37	genera	a general kind of something	6
38	genealogy	successive generations of kin	9
39	generously	in a generous manner	10
40	generational	of or relating to a generation	12
41	genders	a grammatical category in inflected languages governing the agreement between nouns and pronouns and...	7
42	generalization	reasoning from detailed facts to general principles	14
43	gentry	the most powerful members of a society	6
44	genoa	a seaport in northwestern Italy; provincial capital of Liguria	5
45	geniuses	someone who has exceptional intellectual ability and originality	8
46	gent	informal abbreviation of `gentleman'	4
47	gents	informal abbreviation of `gentleman'	5
48	genitalia	external sex organ	9
49	generalizations	reasoning from detailed facts to general principles	15
50	genealogical	of or relating to genealogy	12

4 letter words that start with gen

gene
gent
gens
genu

5 letter words that start with gen

genre
genes
genus
genie
genoa
gents
genet
genii
genic
genom

6 letter words that start with gen

gender
genius
gentle
gently
geneva
genres
genome
genera
gentry
genial
gentoo
genies
gentil
gentes

7 letter words that start with gen

general
genuine
genetic
generic
genesis
genital
genders
genomic
genomes
gentile
gentler
genteel
gentian
gentles

8 letter words that start with gen

generate
generous
genocide
genetics
generals
geniuses
gendered
gentiles
genotype
generics
genitive
gendarme
gentlest
gentrify
genially

9 letter words that start with gen

generally
generated
gentleman
gentlemen
genuinely
generator
generates
genealogy
genitalia
genocidal
genotypes
gendarmes
genocides
gendering
gentility
genotypic
genuflect
genetical
geniality

10 letter words that start with gen

generation
generating
generators
generosity
generously
generalize
generative
gentleness
generalist
geneticist
generality
gentrified
generalise
gentamicin
geniculate

11 letter words that start with gen

generations
genetically
generalized
generalised
gentlemanly
generically
genealogies
geneticists
gendarmerie
genealogist
genuineness
generalizes
generalists
gentrifying
gentlewoman
generalship
gentlewomen

12 letter words that start with gen

generational
genealogical
generalizing
generalities
genealogists
generalising

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Other starts: ga, ge, geo, ger, gh, gi, gl, gle, gly, gn, go, gr

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How many words start with gen?

This list has 124 words starting with gen, all from a standard word-game dictionary and all seen in real English text.

What are common words that start with gen?

general, generally, generation, gender, genuine, gene, generated, genetic.

What 5 letter words start with gen?

genre, genes, genus, genie, genoa, gents, genet, genii, genic, genom.

Source: the ENABLE word list (a public-domain dictionary used for word games), ranked by how often each word appears in English text (the open wordfreq project), with short meanings from Princeton WordNet. Offensive words are left out.