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4 Letter Word Finder
There are 5,463 valid 4 letter words, and 1,393 of them are common. Type the letters you have to see every four letter word you can make, or switch to Wordle clues to filter by letter position. Looking for five letter words instead? Use the 5 letter word finder.
Find 4 letter words (example loaded)
Shows every 4 letter word you can make using only these letters. Each letter can be used as many times as you type it.
Find 4 letter words using these letters
Type your letters into Use these letters and this four letter word finder lists every 4 letter word using these letters, using each letter as many times as you typed it. Add a ? for a blank tile.
That covers most of what people need: 4 letter words with these letters for a puzzle, a 4 letter word with the letters on a Scrabble rack, 4 letter words using the following letters in a word game, or a 4 letter word from the letters in a jumble. Every result is a real word, and words that are 4 letters long and in everyday use come first.
For example, the letters METIS make 8 common 4 letter words: time, site, item, semi, stem, mist, emit and mite.
If you know where some letters go, switch to Wordle clues. Green boxes fix a letter in place, yellow boxes rule out a spot, and the grey field removes letters. To see four letter words containing a letter anywhere (4 letter words containing Q, for example), use "Must contain".
Unscramble 4 letter words
Scrambled letters often spell more than one word. The letters in TIME also spell item, emit and mite, so an unscrambler shows you every option at once instead of the first one you think of. Common words are listed before rare ones, so the most likely answer is at the top.
4 letter words at a glance
- Valid words
- 5,463
- Common words
- 1,393
- Most common
- that
- Top Scrabble score (common)
- jazz 29 pts
- Top Scrabble score (all)
- zzzs 31 pts
- Best first guess
- tale
- The 1st letter is S in 10% of common words.
- The 2nd letter is A in 20% of common words.
- The 3rd letter is A in 12% of common words.
- The 4th letter is E in 19% of common words.
About four letter words
Many of the most-used words in English have four letters: that, with, have, this, from. Because so many everyday words are this short, four letter words are a big part of crosswords, word searches and spelling practice. Sets of four letters often rearrange into several words, like time, item, emit and mite, which makes them good practice for unscrambling. The phrase "four-letter word" is also slang for a swear word. Our lists leave offensive words out of the common lists and examples, so you can use them with children. For word games, short words with high-value letters, like quiz, jazz and jinx, are worth remembering.
Tips for four letter words
Four letter words are the backbone of crosswords, where short answers fill the gaps between longer ones. Crossword setters reuse vowel-heavy four letter words often, like area, idea, aloe and oboe, because they connect easily with other words. In Scrabble, four letter words are good for using a high-value tile without opening up the board, and words like quiz and jinx score well on their own. If you're stuck, try common endings like -ACK, -ILL and -OOK, as in back, fill and book.
4 letter words with Q, X, J and Z
These letters are worth 8 to 10 points in Scrabble.
4 letter words with Q (23)
- quit13
- quiz22
- quad14
- aqua13
- quid14
- quay16
- quin13
- quip15
- quai13
- quod14
- fiqh19
- waqf19
- qadi14
- quat13
- qaid14
- quag14
- qats13
- qins13
- qoph18
- quep15
- quey16
- quop15
- suqs13
4 letter words with X (85)
- next11
- text11
- exit11
- exam13
- taxi11
- axis11
- flex14
- apex13
- expo13
- flux14
- faux14
- hoax14
- axle11
- axes11
- exec13
- axel11
- maxi13
- jinx18
- exes11
- lynx14
- crux13
- flax14
- roux11
- foxy17
- luxe11
- onyx14
- coax13
- taxa11
- oxen11
- axed12
- waxy17
- axon11
- boxy16
- plex13
- exon11
- saxe11
- oryx14
- minx13
- xray14
- ibex13
4 letter words with J (140)
- just11
- john14
- join11
- jobs13
- jack17
- jump15
- joke15
- jail11
- jury14
- jews14
- jeff17
- jane11
- jean11
- josh14
- jazz29
- jake15
- jets11
- junk15
- java14
- jerk15
- joey14
- jill11
- judy15
- jade12
- jeep13
- jong12
- jess11
- jedi12
- jaws14
- jays14
- jeez20
- jars11
- jams13
- joys14
- jock17
- mojo13
- raja11
- judo12
- fuji14
- jinx18
4 letter words with Z (138)
- size13
- zone13
- zero13
- jazz29
- lazy16
- buzz24
- zoom15
- quiz22
- gaze14
- maze15
- zinc15
- cozy18
- zack19
- jeez20
- haze16
- geez14
- zeal13
- ritz13
- zest13
- zulu13
- hazy19
- zoos13
- zeta13
- fuzz25
- czar15
- fizz25
- lutz13
- chez18
- faze16
- whiz19
- daze14
- zine13
- ooze13
- zips15
- zing14
- prez15
- zany16
- doze14
- zona13
- bozo15
Most common 4 letter words
The 300 most used four letter words, most common first. The small number is the Scrabble score.
- that7
- with10
- this7
- have10
- from9
- your7
- they10
- will7
- just11
- like8
- what10
- when10
- more6
- were7
- time6
- been6
- some6
- also4
- them9
- than7
- good6
- only7
- into4
- know11
- make10
- over7
- then7
- back12
- want7
- well7
- said5
- most6
- much11
- very10
- even7
- here7
- need5
- work11
- year7
- made7
- take8
- many9
- life7
- down8
- last4
- best6
- such9
- love7
- home9
- long5
- look8
- same6
- used5
- both9
- come8
- part6
- find8
- help9
- high11
- game7
- give8
- next11
- each9
- must6
- show10
- feel7
- sure4
- team6
- ever7
- keep10
- free7
- away10
- left7
- city9
- name6
- play9
- real4
- done5
- care6
- week11
- case6
- full7
- live7
- read5
- told5
- four7
- hard8
- mean6
- once6
- tell4
- seen4
- stop6
- call6
- head8
- took8
- came8
- side5
- went7
- less4
- line4
- open6
- area4
- face9
- five10
- kind9
- hope9
- able6
- book10
- post6
- talk8
- fact9
- half10
- hand8
- mind7
- body10
- food8
- true4
- lost4
- room6
- else4
- girl5
- nice6
- yeah10
- idea5
- past6
- move9
- wait7
- data5
- late4
- stay7
- deal5
- soon4
- turn4
- form9
- fire7
- easy7
- near4
- plan6
- west7
- list4
- meet6
- type9
- baby11
- song5
- word8
- gave8
- self7
- cost6
- held8
- main6
- road5
- town7
- fine7
- hear7
- rest4
- term6
- wife10
- date5
- land5
- miss6
- shot7
- site4
- club8
- died6
- film9
- knew11
- lead5
- dead6
- hold8
- star4
- test4
- view10
- hour7
- wish10
- gold6
- gone5
- king9
- bank10
- east4
- park10
- role4
- sent4
- bill6
- cool6
- rate4
- save7
- blue6
- fall7
- fast7
- felt7
- size13
- step6
- page7
- paid7
- upon6
- hate7
- send5
- vote7
- lord5
- born6
- kill8
- poor6
- code7
- door5
- hair7
- lose4
- pick12
- race6
- seem6
- sign5
- walk11
- loss4
- safe7
- army9
- goal5
- huge8
- okay11
- base6
- deep7
- mark10
- pass6
- risk8
- ball6
- card7
- dark9
- mine6
- note4
- wall7
- pain6
- rock10
- cold7
- anti4
- beat6
- text11
- join11
- kept10
- sort4
- drop7
- fair7
- feet7
- link8
- sale4
- tour4
- sell4
- sold5
- wide8
- fear7
- lady8
- unit4
- hurt7
- rule4
- none4
- ship9
- band7
- cash9
- lack10
- wear7
- luck10
- rich9
- skin8
- thus7
- fish10
- glad6
- grow8
- trip6
- male6
- spot6
- holy10
- shop9
- sick10
- cell6
- drug6
- foot7
- hall7
- mass6
- nine4
- heat7
- fell7
- ride5
- slow7
- tree4
- whom12
- wind8
- cent6
- lake8
- fund8
- hill7
- jack17
- pull6
- push9
- rose4
- seat4
- draw8
- dude6
- gain5
- ring5
- rise4
- soul4
- mike10
- wild8
The most common letters in 4 letter words
In common 4 letter words, the letters that appear most often are E (39%), A (36%), O (26%), L (24%), R (24%) and T (23%). 12% of these words have a double letter, like will, been and good. The table shows the most likely letters for each spot, which helps when you know the length but only a few letters.
| Spot | Most common | 2nd | 3rd |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | S (10%) | B (8%) | T (7%) |
| 2nd | A (20%) | O (19%) | E (14%) |
| 3rd | A (12%) | L (10%) | N (10%) |
| 4th | E (19%) | T (12%) | K (8%) |
Four letter words from A to Z
S, T and B start the most 4 letter words, while X and Q start the fewest. Here's how many valid 4 letter words start with each letter, with common examples.
| Starts with | Words | Common examples |
|---|---|---|
| A | 267 | also, away, area |
| B | 343 | been, back, best |
| C | 305 | come, city, care |
| D | 318 | down, done, data |
| E | 160 | even, each, ever |
| F | 250 | from, find, feel |
| G | 274 | good, game, give |
| H | 253 | have, here, home |
| I | 70 | into, idea, iron |
| J | 119 | just, join, jack |
| K | 202 | know, keep, kind |
| L | 271 | like, life, last |
| M | 306 | more, make, most |
| N | 161 | need, next, name |
| O | 156 | only, over, once |
| P | 336 | part, play, post |
| Q | 19 | quit, quiz, quad |
| R | 261 | real, read, room |
| S | 478 | some, said, such |
| T | 350 | that, this, they |
| U | 64 | used, upon, unit |
| V | 112 | very, view, vote |
| W | 210 | with, will, what |
| X | 2 | – |
| Y | 120 | your, year, yeah |
| Z | 56 | zone, zero, zoom |
What the top 4 letter words mean
- even
- adjectivedivisible by two
- here
- adverbin or at this place
- need
- nouna condition requiring relief
- work
- verbexert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
- year
- nouna period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
- made
- adjectiveproduced by a manufacturing process
- take
- verbcarry out
- many
- adjectivea quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by `as' or `too' or `so' or `that'
- life
- nouna characteristic state or mode of living
- down
- adjectivebeing or moving lower in position or less in some value
- last
- adjectiveimmediately past
- best
- nounthe supreme effort one can make
- such
- adjectiveof so extreme a degree or extent
- love
- nouna strong positive emotion of regard and affection
- home
- nounwhere you live at a particular time
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
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Questions people ask
How many 4 letter words are there?
Our list has 5,463 valid 4 letter words, and 1,393 of them are common everyday words.
What is a 4 letter word with these letters?
Switch the finder to "Use these letters" and type your letters. It shows every 4 letter word you can make from them. For example, METIS makes time, site, item and semi.
How do I unscramble four letter words?
Type the scrambled letters into "Use these letters". Every 4 letter word that uses those letters appears, highest Scrabble score first. Type ? for a blank tile.
What is the most common 4 letter word?
that, followed by with, this and have.
Which 4 letter word scores the most in Scrabble?
Among common words, jazz scores 29 points. Among all valid words, zzzs scores 31.
Which letter do the most 4 letter words start with?
S (478 words), followed by T (350) and B (343).
What is a good first guess for a 4 letter word game?
tale splits the common 4 letter words most evenly, leaving about 99.8 possible answers on average. This works for any 4 letter Wordle-style game.