4-Letter Words
There are 3,903 four-letter words in our dictionary; 2,524 of them are common words. This page shows the most common ones and the top scorers; the full list is split by letter below.
Type your own letters to find only the 4-letter words you can make, or leave it empty to open this list in the word finder.
Most common four-letter words
- lazy16 points
- joke15 points
- jump15 points
- junk15 points
- hack13 points
- jobs13 points
- quit13 points
- size13 points
- zero13 points
- back12 points
- pack12 points
- pick12 points
- whom12 points
- chip11 points
- copy11 points
- folk11 points
- high11 points
- join11 points
- just11 points
- keys11 points
- knew11 points
- know11 points
- much11 points
- next11 points
- text11 points
- walk11 points
- week11 points
- work11 points
- away10 points
- bank10 points
- body10 points
- book10 points
- bulk10 points
- fish10 points
- five10 points
- flew10 points
- flow10 points
- half10 points
- have10 points
- keep10 points
- kept10 points
- lack10 points
- lock10 points
- luck10 points
- make10 points
- mark10 points
- neck10 points
- park10 points
- peak10 points
- show10 points
- they10 points
- vary10 points
- very10 points
- view10 points
- wash10 points
- ways10 points
- what10 points
- when10 points
- wife10 points
- wish10 points
- with10 points
- army9 points
- blow9 points
- both9 points
- bury9 points
- busy9 points
- buys9 points
- byte9 points
- char9 points
- city9 points
- dark9 points
- desk9 points
- disk9 points
- dumb9 points
- dump9 points
- each9 points
- face9 points
- fact9 points
- farm9 points
- film9 points
- firm9 points
- form9 points
- from9 points
- harm9 points
- help9 points
- home9 points
- hope9 points
- inch9 points
- kind9 points
- king9 points
- many9 points
- move9 points
- obey9 points
- path9 points
- pays9 points
- play9 points
- push9 points
- ship9 points
- shop9 points
- such9 points
- them9 points
- type9 points
- vice9 points
- warm9 points
- asks8 points
- came8 points
- club8 points
- come8 points
- cope8 points
- days8 points
- down8 points
- draw8 points
- drew8 points
- duty8 points
- feed8 points
- find8 points
- flag8 points
- food8 points
- fund8 points
- gave8 points
- give8 points
- gray8 points
- grew8 points
- grey8 points
- grow8 points
- hand8 points
- hang8 points
- hard8 points
- head8 points
- held8 points
- hide8 points
- hold8 points
- huge8 points
- hung8 points
- keen8 points
- kill8 points
- lady8 points
- like8 points
- link8 points
- look8 points
- numb8 points
- owed8 points
- pipe8 points
- poem8 points
- risk8 points
- sake8 points
- seek8 points
- take8 points
- talk8 points
- tank8 points
- task8 points
- took8 points
- ugly8 points
- wide8 points
- wild8 points
- wind8 points
- word8 points
- band7 points
- bids7 points
- bind7 points
- bugs7 points
- card7 points
- code7 points
- cold7 points
- deem7 points
- deep7 points
- disc7 points
- drop7 points
- easy7 points
- even7 points
- ever7 points
- eyes7 points
- fail7 points
- fair7 points
- fall7 points
- fast7 points
- fate7 points
- fear7 points
- feel7 points
- feet7 points
- fell7 points
- felt7 points
- file7 points
- fill7 points
- fine7 points
- fire7 points
- fits7 points
- flat7 points
- foot7 points
- four7 points
- free7 points
- full7 points
- game7 points
- hair7 points
- hall7 points
- hate7 points
- hear7 points
- heat7 points
- hell7 points
- here7 points
Highest-scoring four-letter words
- jazz29 points
- fizz25 points
- fuzz25 points
- buzz24 points
- quiz22 points
- razz22 points
- hajj21 points
- jeez20 points
- fozy19 points
- hazy19 points
- whiz19 points
- chez18 points
- cozy18 points
- jeux18 points
- jinx18 points
- joky18 points
- juju18 points
- mazy18 points
- phiz18 points
- qoph18 points
- zyme18 points
- dozy17 points
- foxy17 points
- jack17 points
- jiff17 points
- jock17 points
- waxy17 points
- zeks17 points
- zerk17 points
- zonk17 points
- boxy16 points
- faze16 points
- friz16 points
- futz16 points
- fuze16 points
- haze16 points
- lazy16 points
- oozy16 points
- oyez16 points
- pixy16 points
- quay16 points
- quey16 points
- sizy16 points
- zany16 points
- zarf16 points
- bize15 points
- bozo15 points
- czar15 points
- dexy15 points
- doxy15 points
All four-letter words by letter
Quick facts
- Total words: 3,903
- By usage: 1,877 very common, 647 common, 1,379 rare
Highest scoring (classic tiles)
- jazz 29
- fizz 25
- fuzz 25
- buzz 24
- quiz 22
- razz 22
- hajj 21
- jeez 20
- fozy 19
- hazy 19
Most common
- lazy
- joke
- jump
- junk
- hack
- jobs
- quit
- size
- zero
- back
Definitions
- lazy (adjective)
- Moving slowly and gently.
- joke (noun)
- A humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter.
- jump (noun)
- A sudden and decisive increase.
- junk (noun)
- The remains of something that has been destroyed or broken up.
If you need a four-letter word, this page is where to start. It gathers all 3,903 of them and sorts the 2,524 common ones to the front, with scores shown on each chip. From here you can drill into the words starting with a given letter, ending in a given letter, or containing one, and each of those pages is a complete list. Or type your own letters above and let the tool find the matches.
How to use this page
Start with the letter index if you are browsing: each link opens a complete list of four-letter words for that letter. Start with the search box if you have a rack: your letters, plus blanks, return only the four-letter words you can play, with scores.
Tips
Most plays go through a letter already on the board, so the practical question is not just which four-letter words exist but which ones contain the letter you need. Use the contains filter in the search box with that letter, or open the linked list for words containing it. Position matters too: a board letter near the edge is easier to use at the start or end of your word, while one in open space can sit anywhere. Check both directions before you commit.
Questions
Can I search this list with my own letters?
Yes. Type your letters into the search box at the top of the page, using a question mark for a blank, and the tool will show only the four-letter words you can actually spell from that rack, with scores.
Why are some of these words unfamiliar?
1,379 of the 3,903 words on this page are tagged rare, meaning they fall outside the usual spell-check vocabulary. They are still real words, and many are legal plays, but you should expect a challenge if someone asks you to define them.