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Four-letter words

There are 3,892 four-letter words in our dictionary. Browse them by starting letter below, or jump to the ones you are most likely to need — the everyday words and the highest-scoring Scrabble plays.

Most common four-letter words

Ranked by how often they appear in written English.

Highest-scoring four-letter words

Standard Scrabble tile values, before any board multipliers.

All 3,892 four-letter words

A 192 See all

  • aahs
  • aals
  • abas
  • abba
  • abbe
  • abed
  • abet
  • able
  • ably
  • abos
  • abri
  • abut
  • abye
  • abys
  • aced
  • aces
  • ache
  • achy
  • acid
  • acme
  • acne
  • acre
  • acta
  • acts
  • acyl
  • adds
  • adit
  • ados
  • adze
  • aeon
  • aero
  • aery
  • afar
  • agar
  • agas
  • aged

156 more on the full A page

B 251 See all

  • baal
  • baas
  • baba
  • babe
  • babu
  • baby
  • bach
  • back
  • bade
  • bads
  • baff
  • bags
  • baht
  • bail
  • bait
  • bake
  • bald
  • bale
  • balk
  • ball
  • balm
  • bals
  • bams
  • band
  • bane
  • bang
  • bani
  • bank
  • bans
  • baps
  • barb
  • bard
  • bare
  • barf
  • bark
  • barm

215 more on the full B page

C 228 See all

  • cabs
  • caca
  • cade
  • cadi
  • cads
  • cafe
  • caff
  • cage
  • cagy
  • caid
  • cain
  • cake
  • caky
  • calf
  • calk
  • call
  • calm
  • calo
  • calx
  • came
  • camp
  • cams
  • cane
  • cans
  • cant
  • cape
  • caph
  • capo
  • caps
  • carb
  • card
  • care
  • cark
  • carl
  • carn
  • carp

192 more on the full C page

D 232 See all

  • dabs
  • dace
  • dada
  • dado
  • dads
  • daff
  • daft
  • dags
  • dahl
  • dahs
  • dais
  • daks
  • dale
  • dals
  • dame
  • damn
  • damp
  • dams
  • dang
  • dank
  • daps
  • darb
  • dare
  • dark
  • darn
  • dart
  • dash
  • data
  • date
  • dato
  • daub
  • daut
  • davy
  • dawk
  • dawn
  • daws

196 more on the full D page

E 102 See all

  • each
  • earl
  • earn
  • ears
  • ease
  • east
  • easy
  • eath
  • eats
  • eaux
  • eave
  • ebbs
  • ebon
  • eche
  • echo
  • ecru
  • ecus
  • eddo
  • eddy
  • edge
  • edgy
  • edhs
  • edit
  • eels
  • eely
  • eery
  • effs
  • efts
  • egad
  • egal
  • eger
  • eggs
  • eggy
  • egis
  • egos
  • eide

66 more on the full E page

F 189 See all

  • face
  • fact
  • fade
  • fado
  • fads
  • fail
  • fain
  • fair
  • fake
  • fall
  • falx
  • fame
  • fane
  • fang
  • fano
  • fans
  • fard
  • fare
  • farl
  • farm
  • faro
  • fart
  • fash
  • fast
  • fate
  • fats
  • faun
  • faux
  • fava
  • fave
  • fawn
  • fays
  • faze
  • feal
  • fear
  • feat

153 more on the full F page

G 189 See all

  • gabs
  • gaby
  • gadi
  • gads
  • gaed
  • gaen
  • gaes
  • gaff
  • gaga
  • gage
  • gags
  • gain
  • gait
  • gala
  • gale
  • gall
  • gals
  • gama
  • gamb
  • game
  • gamp
  • gams
  • gamy
  • gane
  • gang
  • gaol
  • gape
  • gaps
  • gapy
  • garb
  • gars
  • gash
  • gasp
  • gast
  • gate
  • gats

153 more on the full G page

H 189 See all

  • haaf
  • haar
  • habu
  • hack
  • hade
  • hadj
  • haed
  • haem
  • haen
  • haes
  • haet
  • haft
  • hags
  • haha
  • hahs
  • haik
  • hail
  • hair
  • haji
  • hajj
  • hake
  • hale
  • half
  • hall
  • halm
  • halo
  • halt
  • hame
  • hams
  • hand
  • hang
  • hank
  • hant
  • haps
  • hard
  • hare

153 more on the full H page

I 58 See all

  • iamb
  • ibex
  • ibis
  • iced
  • ices
  • ichs
  • icky
  • icon
  • idea
  • idem
  • ides
  • idle
  • idly
  • idol
  • idyl
  • iffy
  • iglu
  • ikat
  • ikon
  • ilea
  • ilex
  • ilia
  • ilka
  • ilks
  • ills
  • illy
  • imam
  • imid
  • immy
  • impi
  • imps
  • inby
  • inch
  • info
  • inia
  • inks

22 more on the full I page

J 86 See all

  • jabs
  • jack
  • jade
  • jagg
  • jags
  • jail
  • jake
  • jamb
  • jams
  • jane
  • jape
  • jarl
  • jars
  • jato
  • jauk
  • jaup
  • java
  • jaws
  • jays
  • jazz
  • jean
  • jeed
  • jeep
  • jeer
  • jees
  • jeez
  • jefe
  • jehu
  • jell
  • jeon
  • jerk
  • jess
  • jest
  • jete
  • jets
  • jeux

50 more on the full J page

K 120 See all

  • kaas
  • kabs
  • kadi
  • kaes
  • kafs
  • kagu
  • kaif
  • kail
  • kain
  • kaka
  • kaki
  • kale
  • kame
  • kami
  • kana
  • kane
  • kaon
  • kapa
  • kaph
  • karn
  • kart
  • kata
  • kats
  • kava
  • kayo
  • kays
  • kbar
  • keas
  • keck
  • keef
  • keek
  • keel
  • keen
  • keep
  • keet
  • kefs

84 more on the full K page

L 208 See all

  • labs
  • lace
  • lack
  • lacs
  • lacy
  • lade
  • lads
  • lady
  • lags
  • laic
  • laid
  • lain
  • lair
  • lake
  • lakh
  • laky
  • lall
  • lama
  • lamb
  • lame
  • lamp
  • lams
  • land
  • lane
  • lang
  • lank
  • laps
  • lard
  • lari
  • lark
  • lars
  • lase
  • lash
  • lass
  • last
  • late

172 more on the full L page

M 209 See all

  • maar
  • mabe
  • mace
  • mach
  • mack
  • macs
  • made
  • mads
  • maes
  • mage
  • magi
  • mags
  • maid
  • mail
  • maim
  • main
  • mair
  • make
  • mako
  • male
  • mall
  • malm
  • malt
  • mama
  • mana
  • mane
  • mano
  • mans
  • many
  • maps
  • marc
  • mare
  • mark
  • marl
  • mars
  • mart

173 more on the full M page

N 104 See all

  • naan
  • nabe
  • nabs
  • nada
  • nags
  • naif
  • nail
  • name
  • nana
  • nans
  • naoi
  • naos
  • nape
  • naps
  • narc
  • nard
  • nark
  • nary
  • nave
  • navy
  • nays
  • nazi
  • neap
  • near
  • neat
  • nebs
  • neck
  • need
  • neem
  • neep
  • neif
  • nema
  • nene
  • neon
  • nerd
  • ness

68 more on the full N page

O 107 See all

  • oafs
  • oaks
  • oars
  • oast
  • oath
  • oats
  • obes
  • obey
  • obia
  • obis
  • obit
  • oboe
  • obol
  • ocas
  • odds
  • odea
  • odes
  • odic
  • odor
  • odyl
  • ofay
  • offs
  • ogam
  • ogee
  • ogle
  • ogre
  • ohed
  • ohia
  • ohms
  • oils
  • oily
  • oink
  • okas
  • okay
  • okeh
  • okes

71 more on the full O page

P 256 See all

  • paca
  • pace
  • pack
  • pacs
  • pact
  • padi
  • pads
  • page
  • paid
  • paik
  • pail
  • pain
  • pair
  • pale
  • pall
  • palm
  • palp
  • pals
  • paly
  • pams
  • pane
  • pang
  • pans
  • pant
  • papa
  • paps
  • para
  • pard
  • pare
  • park
  • parr
  • pars
  • part
  • pase
  • pash
  • pass

220 more on the full P page

Q 14

  • qaid
  • qats
  • qoph
  • quad
  • quag
  • quai
  • quay
  • quey
  • quid
  • quin
  • quip
  • quit
  • quiz
  • quod

R 182 See all

  • race
  • rack
  • racy
  • rads
  • raff
  • raft
  • raga
  • rage
  • ragi
  • rags
  • raia
  • raid
  • rail
  • rain
  • raja
  • rake
  • raki
  • rale
  • rami
  • ramp
  • rams
  • rand
  • rang
  • rani
  • rank
  • rant
  • rape
  • raps
  • rapt
  • rare
  • rase
  • rash
  • rasp
  • rate
  • rath
  • rato

146 more on the full R page

S 351 See all

  • sabe
  • sabs
  • sack
  • sacs
  • sade
  • sadi
  • safe
  • saga
  • sage
  • sago
  • sags
  • sagy
  • said
  • sail
  • sain
  • sake
  • saki
  • sale
  • sall
  • salp
  • sals
  • salt
  • same
  • samp
  • sand
  • sane
  • sang
  • sank
  • sans
  • saps
  • sard
  • sari
  • sark
  • sash
  • sass
  • sate

315 more on the full S page

T 247 See all

  • tabs
  • tabu
  • tace
  • tach
  • tack
  • taco
  • tact
  • tads
  • tael
  • tags
  • tahr
  • tail
  • tain
  • taka
  • take
  • tala
  • talc
  • tale
  • tali
  • talk
  • tall
  • tame
  • tamp
  • tams
  • tang
  • tank
  • tans
  • taos
  • tapa
  • tape
  • taps
  • tare
  • tarn
  • taro
  • tarp
  • tars

211 more on the full T page

U 37 See all

  • udos
  • ughs
  • ugly
  • ukes
  • ulan
  • ulna
  • ulus
  • ulva
  • umbo
  • umps
  • unai
  • unau
  • unbe
  • unci
  • unco
  • unde
  • undo
  • undy
  • unit
  • unto
  • upas
  • upby
  • updo
  • upon
  • urbs
  • urds
  • urea
  • urge
  • uric
  • urns
  • ursa
  • urus
  • used
  • user
  • uses
  • utas

1 more on the full U page

V 74 See all

  • vacs
  • vagi
  • vail
  • vain
  • vair
  • vale
  • vamp
  • vane
  • vang
  • vans
  • vara
  • vars
  • vary
  • vasa
  • vase
  • vast
  • vats
  • vatu
  • vaus
  • vavs
  • vaws
  • veal
  • veep
  • veer
  • vees
  • veil
  • vein
  • vela
  • veld
  • vena
  • vend
  • vent
  • vera
  • verb
  • vert
  • very

38 more on the full V page

W 165 See all

  • wabs
  • wack
  • wade
  • wadi
  • wads
  • wady
  • waes
  • waff
  • waft
  • wage
  • wags
  • waif
  • wail
  • wain
  • wair
  • wait
  • wake
  • wale
  • walk
  • wall
  • waly
  • wame
  • wand
  • wane
  • wans
  • want
  • wany
  • waps
  • ward
  • ware
  • wark
  • warm
  • warn
  • warp
  • wars
  • wart

129 more on the full W page

X 1

  • xyst

Y 70 See all

  • yack
  • yaff
  • yagi
  • yaks
  • yald
  • yams
  • yang
  • yank
  • yaps
  • yard
  • yare
  • yarn
  • yaud
  • yaup
  • yawl
  • yawn
  • yawp
  • yaws
  • yays
  • yeah
  • yean
  • year
  • yeas
  • yech
  • yegg
  • yeld
  • yelk
  • yell
  • yelp
  • yens
  • yerk
  • yeti
  • yett
  • yeuk
  • yews
  • yids

34 more on the full Y page

Z 31 See all

  • zags
  • zany
  • zaps
  • zarf
  • zeal
  • zebu
  • zeds
  • zees
  • zein
  • zeks
  • zerk
  • zero
  • zest
  • zeta
  • zigs
  • zill
  • zinc
  • zing
  • zins
  • zips
  • ziti
  • zits
  • zoea
  • zoic
  • zone
  • zonk
  • zoom
  • zoon
  • zoos
  • zori
  • zyme

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Common questions

How many four-letter words are there?
Our dictionary contains 3,892 four-letter words. It is built from ENABLE, the public-domain lexicon most word games use, so it covers far more than everyday vocabulary — see the sources page for details.
What are the most common four-letter words?
Ranked by how often they appear in written English, the most common are: that, this, with, from, your, have, more, will. The full "most common" list is near the top of this page.
What is the highest-scoring four-letter word in Scrabble?
jazz scores 29 points on plain tiles, before any double- or triple-word squares. Premium squares and the 50-point bingo bonus can change the ranking completely.
Are proper nouns and abbreviations included?
No. The list only contains words from the ENABLE lexicon, which excludes proper nouns, abbreviations and hyphenated forms — the same rule tournament Scrabble and most word games follow. Read more on the methodology page.

Counted from a 172,749-word public-domain lexicon, last reviewed 2026-08-01. How this list was built.