5 Letter Words with G as 2nd and O as 3rd Letter

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  • AGOGE
  • AGONE
  • AGONS
  • AGONY
  • AGORA
  • NGOMA
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Six words hold G second and O third, and most of them trace back to Greek.

The AGON Root Supplies Most GO Words

AGON was a contest or struggle in ancient Greece. AGONY and AGONS come straight from it, and AGOGE, the Spartan training system, belongs to the same world. N takes the fourth box in three of the six.

AGONE is the odd one out, an archaic form of ago that survives in phrases like long agone. It looks like the others and is unrelated to any of them.

AGORA Is the Other Greek Entry

An AGORA was the public square of a Greek city, the place where people met and traded. The word is still used for a marketplace or a gathering, and it is the second most recognisable entry here.

AGONY Is the GO Word a Puzzle Usually Wants

It is the only entry in everyday use. AGORA is familiar to many readers, and past those two the group drops sharply into specialist vocabulary.

  • AGONY
  • AGORA
  • AGONS
  • AGONE
  • NGOMA

Frequently Asked Questions

What is NGOMA

A drum, and by extension a dance or celebration, in several Bantu languages. Five of the six open with a vowel and NGOMA is the exception.

What does AGOGE mean

The rigorous state education and training system of ancient Sparta. It is a history term and nothing more.

Is AGONE still used

Barely. It survives in set phrases and older poetry, where ago would be used now.

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