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.
- that
- this
- with
- from
- your
- have
- more
- will
- home
- page
- free
- time
- they
- site
- what
- news
- only
- when
- here
- also
- help
- view
- been
- were
Highest-scoring four-letter words
Standard Scrabble tile values, before any board multipliers.
- jazz 29
- fizz 25
- fuzz 25
- buzz 24
- quiz 22
- razz 22
- hajj 21
- jeez 20
- fozy 19
- hazy 19
- whiz 19
- chez 18
- cozy 18
- jeux 18
- jinx 18
- joky 18
- juju 18
- mazy 18
- phiz 18
- qoph 18
- zyme 18
- dozy 17
- foxy 17
- jack 17
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
M 209 See all
- maar
- mabe
- mace
- mach
- mack
- macs
- made
- mads
- maes
- mage
- magi
- mags
- maid
- maim
- main
- mair
- make
- mako
- male
- mall
- malm
- malt
- mama
- mana
- mane
- mano
- mans
- many
- maps
- marc
- mare
- mark
- marl
- mars
- mart
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.