Words That Start With GER

33 words Words by letter Checked 9 Oct 2026

Here are 33 words that start with ger, 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 ger: 33
Most used: german
Shortest: germ
5 letter words: 2

Common words that start with ger

#	Word	Meaning	Letters
1	german	a person of German nationality	6
2	germans	a person of German nationality	7
3	germs	anything that provides inspiration for later work	5
4	germ	anything that provides inspiration for later work	4
5	germanic	of or relating to the language of Germans	8
6	geriatric	of or relating to the aged	9
7	germination	the process whereby seeds or spores sprout and begin to grow	11
8	gerrymandering	divide unfairly and to one's advantage; of voting districts	14
9	germinate	produce buds, branches, or germinate	9
10	geranium	any of numerous plants of the family Geraniaceae	8
11	gerontology	the branch of medical science that deals with diseases and problems specific to old people	11
12	geriatrics	the branch of medical science that deals with diseases and problems specific to old people	10
13	gerbil	small Old World burrowing desert rodent with long soft pale fur and hind legs adapted for leaping	6
14	germanium	a brittle grey crystalline element that is a semiconducting metalloid (resembling silicon) used in transistors	9
15	germane	relevant and appropriate	7
16	germinal	containing seeds of later development	8
17	germinated	produce buds, branches, or germinate	10
18	geraniums	any of numerous plants of the family Geraniaceae	9
19	gerbils	small Old World burrowing desert rodent with long soft pale fur and hind legs adapted for leaping	7
20	gerrymandered	divide unfairly and to one's advantage; of voting districts	13
21	germinating	produce buds, branches, or germinate	11
22	gerrymander	an act of gerrymandering (dividing a voting area so as to give your own party an unfair advantage)	11
23	gerund	a noun formed from a verb (such as the `-ing' form of an English verb when used as a noun)	6
24	gerontological	of or relating to or practicing geriatrics	14
25	germinates	produce buds, branches, or germinate	10
26	gerbera	genus of South African or Asiatic herbs: African daisies	7
27	gerontologist	a specialist in gerontology	13
28	germicidal	preventing infection by inhibiting the growth or action of microorganisms	10
29	germy	full of germs or pathological microorganisms	5
30	gerunds	a noun formed from a verb (such as the `-ing' form of an English verb when used as a noun)	7

4 letter words that start with ger

germ

5 letter words that start with ger

germs
germy

6 letter words that start with ger

german
gerbil
gerund

7 letter words that start with ger

germans
germane
gerbils
gerbera
gerunds

8 letter words that start with ger

germanic
geranium
germinal
geraniol

9 letter words that start with ger

geriatric
germinate
germanium
geraniums

10 letter words that start with ger

geriatrics
germinated
germinates
germicidal
germanized

11 letter words that start with ger

germination
gerontology
germinating
gerrymander

13 letter words that start with ger

gerrymandered
gerontologist
germanization

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How many words start with ger?

This list has 33 words starting with ger, all from a standard word-game dictionary and all seen in real English text.

What are common words that start with ger?

german, germans, germs, germ, germanic, geriatric, germination, gerrymandering.

What 5 letter words start with ger?

germs, germy.

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.