4 Letter Words
Every 4-letter word in our dictionary. Perfect for Wordle, Scrabble, and other word games.
Here are all the 4-letter words in our dictionary — 2,448 words in total. 4-letter words are some of the most useful in English. They're long enough to be specific and short enough to be common. Five-letter words are especially valuable for Wordle players, and four- to seven-letter words dominate most crossword puzzles.
Words are organized alphabetically below. Click any word to see its synonyms, definition, and example sentences. For a custom search, head to our Word Finder tool.
Starting with "a" (109)
abbrabbéabedabetableablyabutacctacedacesacheachyacidacmeacneacreactsaddsadvtadzeaeonaeryafaragaragedagesagogagueahemahoyaideaidsailsaimsairsairyajarakinalasalbsalesalgaalitallyalmsaloealsoaltoaltsalumamenamidamirammoamokampsanalanewankhanonanteantiantsanusapedapesapexappsapseaquaarcharcsareaaresariaaridarksarmsarmyartsartyashyasksaspsassnasstatomatopattyauksauntauraautoavdpaveravidavowawayawedawesawlsawolawryaxedaxesaxisaxleaxonayes
Starting with "b" (173)
baasbabebabybackbadebagsbailbaitbakebaldbalebalkballbalmbandbanebangbanibankbansbarbbardbarebarfbarkbarnbarsbasebashbaskbassbastbatebathbatsbaudbawlbaysbeadbeakbeambeanbearbeatbeaubeckbedsbeefbeenbeepbeerbeesbeetbegsbellbeltbendbentbergbermbestbetabetsbevybiasbibsbidebidsbierbiffbikebilebilkbillbindbinsbirdbitebitsblabblahblatbldgbledblewblipblobblocblogblotblowblueblurblvdboarboasboatbobsbodebodybogabogsbogyboilbolaboldbolebollboltbombbondbonebongbonyboobbookboomboonboorboos
Starting with "c" (158)
cabscadscafécagecagycakecalfcalkcallcalmcamecampcamscanecanscantcapecapscardcarecarpcarscartcasecashcaskcastcatscavecawscedecellcentchadchapcharchatchefchemchewchicchidchinchipchitchopchowchugchumcitecitycladclamclanclapclawclayclefclewcliiclipclitclixclodclogclopclotcloyclubclueclviclxicoalcoatcoaxcobscockcodacodecodscoedcogscoifcoilcoincokecolacoldcolscoltcomacombcomecommconeconjconkconscontcookcoolcooncoopcooscootcopecopscopycordcorecorkcormcorncorpcostcosycotecotscoupcove
Starting with "d" (141)
dabsdadodadsdaftdaisdaledamedamndampdamsdankdaredarkdarndartdashdatadatedaubdawndaysdazeddeddeaddeafdealdeandeardebsdebtdeckdeeddeemdeepdeerdeftdefydelidelldemodensdentdenydeptdeskdewydialdicedickdieddiesdietdiffdigsdikedilldimedimsdinedingdinkdinsdintdipsdiredirkdirtdiscdishdiskdissdivadivedockdocsdododoerdoesdoffdogsdoledolldoltdomedonedonsdoomdoordopedopydorkdormdorydosedotedothdotsdourdovedowndozedrabdragdramdrawdraydrewdripdropdrubdrugdrumdrysdualdubsduckductdudedudsduel
Starting with "e" (56)
Starting with "f" (130)
facefactfadefadsfagsfailfainfairfakefallfamefangfansfarefarmfartfastfatefatsfaunfawnfazefearfeatfedsfeedfeelfeesfeetfellfeltfendfensfernfestfetafeudfiatfibsfieffifefigsfilefillfilmfindfinefinkfinsfirefirmfirsfishfistfitsfivefizzflabflagflakflanflapflatflawflaxflayfleafledfleeflewflexflipflitfloeflogflopflowflubfluefluxfoalfoamfobsfocifoesfogsfogyfoilfoldfolkfondfontfoodfoolfootfopsforafordforeforkformfortfoulfourfowlfoxyfragfratfrayfreefretfrogfromftpsfuckfuelfullfumefumsfund
Starting with "g" (119)
gabsgadsgaffgagegagsgaingaitgalagalegallgalsgamegamyganggapegapsgarbgashgaspgategavegawkgaysgazegeargeedgeekgeesgeezgeldgelsgeltgemsgenegensgentgermgetsgibegiftgigsgildgillgiltginsgirdgirlgirtgistgivegladgleeglenglibglobglopglowglueglumglutgnatgnawgnusgoadgoalgoatgobsgodsgoesgoldgolfgonegonggonkgoodgoofgookgoongoopgoregorpgorygoshgoutgovtgowngrabgradgramgraygrepgrewgreygridgrimgringripgritgroggrokgrowgrubgrueguffgulfgullgulpgumsgunkgunsgurugushgustgutsguysgybegymsgypsgyro
Starting with "h" (125)
hackhafthagshailhairhakehalehalfhallhalohalthamshandhanghankhardhareharkharmharpharthashhasphatehathhatshaulhavehawkhawshayshazehazyheadhealheaphearheatheckheedheelheftheirheldhellhelmhelphemphemshensherbherdhereherohershewnhewshickhidehiedhieshighhikehillhilthimshindhinghinthipshirehisshitshivehoaxhobohobshockhodshoedhoeshogsholdholeholyhomehomyhonehonkhoodhoofhookhoophoothopehopshornhosehosthourhovehowlhowshubshuedhueshuffhugehugshulahulkhullhumphumshunghunkhunthurlhurthush
Starting with "i" (36)
Starting with "j" (45)
Starting with "k" (33)
Starting with "l" (145)
labslacelacklacyladeladsladylagslaidlainlairlakelamalamblamelamplamslandlanelanklapslardlarklaselashlasslastlatelathlatslaudlavalawnlawslayslazelazyleadleafleakleanleapleasleekleerleesleftlegsleislendlenslentleptlesslestletslevylewdliarlicelicklidsliedlieflienlieslieulifeliftlikeliltlilylimblimelimnlimolimplimylinelinklintlionlipsliralirelisplistliteliveloadloafloamloanlobelobslocilocklocolodeloftlogelogologsloinlolllonelonglookloomloonlooplootlopelopslordlorelornloselosslost
Starting with "m" (126)
macemademadsmaidmailmaimmainmakemalemallmaltmamamanemansmanymapsmaremarkmarsmartmascmashmaskmassmastmatemathmatsmattmaulmawsmayomazemeadmealmeanmeatmeekmeetmegsmeldmeltmemememomendmenumeowmeremesameshmessmetametemewlmewsmicamicemienmiffmikemildmilemilfmilkmillmilsmimemindmineminiminkmintminxmiremiscmissmistmitemittmkaymoanmoatmobsmockmodemodsmoldmolemollmoltmomsmonkmonomoodmoonmoormoosmootmopemopsmoremornmossmostmotemothmovemownmowsmuchmuckmuffmugsmulemullmungmurkmusemushmusk
Starting with "n" (55)
Starting with "o" (53)
Starting with "p" (166)
pacepackpactpadspagepaidpailpainpairpalepallpalmpalspanepangpanspantpapapapspareparkparspartpasspastpatepathpatspavepawlpawnpawspayspeakpealpearpeaspeatpeckpecspeedpeekpeelpeeppeerpeespegspeltpendpenspentpeonpepsperkpermpertpesopestpetspewspicapickpiedpierpiespigspikepilepillpimppinepingpinkpinspintpipepipspisspitapithpitspitypixyplanplaypleapledplodplopplotplowployplugplumpluspockpodspoempoetpokepokypolepollpolopolspomppondponeponypoohpoolpooppoorpopepopsporeporkpornportpose
Starting with "r" (125)
racerackracyraftragarageragsraidrailrainrajarakerampramsrangrankrantraperapsraptrarerashrasprateratsraveraysrazerazzreadrealreamreaprearrecdredoredsreedreefreekreelrefsrehireinreisrelyrendrentrepsresprestrevsrhearibsricerichrickrideridsriferiffriftrigsrilerillrimerimsrindringrinkriotriperipsriseriskriteroadroamroanroarroberobsrockroderodsroesroilrolerollromproodroofrookroomrootroperoserosyroterotsroutrouéroverowsruberubsrubyruderuedruesruffrugsruinrulerumprumsrunerungrunsrunt
Starting with "s" (242)
sacksacssafesagasagesagosagssaidsailsakesakisalesaltsamesandsanesangsanksanssapssarisashsasssatesavesawnsawssaysscabscadscagscamscanscarscatscowscudscumsealseamsearseasseatsecssectsecyseedseekseemseenseepseerseesselfsellsemisendsentserasereserfsetssewnsewssexyshadshagshahshamshatshedshesshimshinshipshitshodshoeshooshopshotshowshunshutsicksicssidesiftsighsignsilksillsilosiltsimssinesingsinksinssipssiresirssitesitssitusizeskewskidskimskinskipskisskitslabslagslamslapslatslawslay
Starting with "t" (163)
tabstabutacktacotacttadstagstailtaketalctaletalktalltametamptamstangtanktanstapetapstaretarotarptarstarttasktatstauttaxitbspteaktealteamtearteasteattechteedteemteenteestelltemptendtenstenttermterntesttextthanthatthawtheethemthentheythinthisthouthruthudthugthustickticstidetidytiedtiertiestifftiketiletilltilttimetinetingtinstinttinytipitipstiretirotitstoadtoedtoestofutogatogstoiltoketoldtolltombtometomstonetongtonstonytooktooltoottopstoretorntorstorttosstosttotetotstourtouttown
Starting with "v" (43)
Starting with "w" (119)
wackwadewadiwadswaftwagewagswaifwailwaitwakewalewalkwallwandwanewankwantwardwarewarmwarnwarpwarswartwarywashwaspwattwavewavywaxywaysweakwealweanwearwebswedsweedweekweepweerweesweftweirweldwellweltwendwenswentweptwerewestwetswhamwhatwhenwhetwhewwheywhimwhipwhirwhitwhizwhoawhomwhyswickwidewifewigswikiwildwilewillwiltwilywimpwindwinewingwinkwinowinswipewirewirywisewishwispwistwithwitswivewklywoeswokewokswolfwombwontwoodwoofwoolwooswordworeworkwormwornwovewowswrapwrenwritwuss
Starting with "y" (34)
🧰 Live Tool
Try the full word finder
Search for any word pattern by length, starting letters, or ending letters. Type your own filters and see thousands of results instantly.
Customize This Search →Common Questions
How many 4-letter words are there?
There are roughly 2,448 common 4-letter words in standard English dictionaries. The exact count varies by dictionary — some include more technical or rare terms.
What are some easy 4-letter words for kids?
Common, simple 4-letter words include: abbr, abbé, abed, abet, able, ably, abut, acct.
Are 4-letter words good for Wordle?
Wordle uses 5-letter words only. For Wordle practice, see our 5-letter words list.