4 Letter Words
Here are 5 469 4-letter words to dig through — scroll the list, or use the filters to zero in by starting letter, ending letter, or letters you've already placed.
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Quick answers
How many 4-letter words in this list are there?
There are 5 469 4-letter words in this list in our list right now.
What's the highest-scoring 4-letter word in this list?
"zizz" tops the list in this list at 31 points in Scrabble.
What's a common 4-letter word in this list?
"able" is one you'll recognize — it's among the more frequently used 4-letter words in this list.
Will these words hold up in Scrabble or Words With Friends?
They're drawn from a broad English word list, not a single tournament dictionary. If you're playing competitively, double-check against your game's official list (TWL or SOWPODS) before you commit to a play.
Keep exploring
Want 4-letter words in this list? There are 5 469 words here, pulled from a broad English word list and run through every filter on this page. Top of the scoreboard: "zizz", worth 31 points in Scrabble and Words With Friends.
Reach for these first if you want something no scorekeeper will argue with: able, acid, aids, also, anti, area. Common words like these show up in most game dictionaries, so they're safe, low-risk plays. Want something sneakier — harder to guess, less likely to get challenged — use the filters below to narrow by extra letters.
A, E, S, O, I show up most often in this group — worth remembering when you're deciding which tiles to hang onto. Z, X, Q turn up far less, and they're usually what pushes a word's score higher when they do.