4 Letter Word Finder

How many 4 letter words are there?

There are 4,184 four letter words in the word list this site searches. Four letter words are the next step up and still short enough to be worth learning in bulk. They come up constantly in crosswords and word searches, and they are the backbone of parallel plays in Scrabble.

The most common starting letters at this length are S (371 words), P (276 words), B (272 words), T (267 words) and C (247 words).

Highest scoring 4 letter words

The highest scoring four letter word is ZIZZ at 31 points. These are the top 12, scored with standard English Scrabble tile values and no board bonuses.

  • zizz 31
  • jazz 29
  • fizz 25
  • fuzz 25
  • bazz 24
  • buzz 24
  • quiz 22
  • razz 22
  • tizz 22
  • hajj 21
  • jeez 20
  • fozy 19

4 letter words with no vowels

The word list has 7 words at this length with no A, E, I, O, U or Y. Vowelless words are worth knowing for the turns where your rack has nothing left to build around.

  • brrr 6
  • cwms 11
  • hmmm 13
  • pfft 12
  • psst 6
  • shhh 13
  • tsks 8

4 letter words with a Q and no U

A Q with no U beside it is one of the worst tiles to be stuck with. The word list has 6 words at this length that will take it.

  • cinq 15
  • qadi 14
  • qaid 14
  • qats 13
  • qoph 18
  • suqs 13

Tips for four letter words

Watch for the four letter words that take an S or a D on either end. Extending a word already on the board is often worth more than finding a longer word somewhere emptier.

Examples

  1. Let's say you're playing Scrabble and have the set of tiles E, S, T, W.

    To find all the 4 letter words you can make with these tiles, enter the letters into the "Make Words With These Letters" section and click "Find 4 Letter Words".

    You'll get all anagrams of the letters you entered, including words like STEW, TEWS, WEST, WETS.

  2. Let's say you're playing Scrabble and have the set of tiles A, M and one blank (wildcard) tile.

    Let's say there's some space below the letter "N" on the board and you'd like to make a word there.

    To find all the 4 letter words you can make with tiles you have plus "N" and the word must start with "N", enter "AM?" into the "Make Words With These Letters" section and enter "N" in the first box of the "Letters By Position" section. Then click "Find 4 Letter Words".

    You'll get all the 4 letter words you can play, including NAME, NEMA.

  3. Let's say you want to find words that only contain the vowel "A" (no E, I, O, U). The "A" must also be present at least 2 times.

    To find all the 4 letter words that fit this criteria, enter "AA" in the "Make Words With These Letters" section, and "EIOU" in the "Letters To Exclude" section. Then click "Find 4 Letter Words".

    You'll get all the words that fit the criteria, including words like AJAR, AWAY, JAVA, NANA.