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Four-letter words
Every 4-letter word in our British English list, 3,147 in all, sorted A to Z and grouped by first letter.
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A
140 wordsabasabbaabedabetableablyabriabutacedacesacheachyacidacmeacneacreactsacyladdsaditadzeaeonaeroafaragaragedageeagesaghaagioagmaagogagonagueahemahoyaideaidsailsaimsairsairtairyajarakeeakinalaealaralasalbaalbsaleealesalgaalkyallyalmsaloealowalpsalsoaltoalumamahamboamenamidamieammoamokampsamylanalanasanewanilanisankhannaanoaanonantaanteantiantsanusapedapesapexappsapseaquaarakarbsarcharcsareaaresariaaridarilarksarmsarmyarseartsartyarumarvoarylasciashyasksaspsatomatopauksauntauraautoaveravidavosavowawayawedawesawlsawnsawryaxedaxesaxilaxisaxleaxonayahayesayinazan
B
223 wordsbaasbabababebabybachbackbadebaelbagsbahtbailbaitbakebaldbaleballbalmbancbandbanebangbanibankbansbantbapsbarbbardbarebarfbarkbarmbarnbarsbasebashbaskbassbastbatebathbatsbattbaudbawdbawlbaysbeadbeakbeambeanbearbeatbeaubeckbedsbeefbeenbeepbeerbeesbeetbegsbellbeltbemabendbensbentbergberkbermbestbetabethbetsbevybeysbiasbibbbibsbicebidebidsbierbiffbikebilebilkbillbindbinebinsbiosbirdbirlbirrbisebiskbitebitsbittblabblagblahblatblebbledblewblipblobblocblogblotblowblueblurboarboasboatbobsbockbodebodsbodybogsboilbolaboldbolebollboloboltbombbondbonebongbonkbonyboobbookboomboonboorboosbootbopsboraborebornbortboshboskbossbothbotsbottbourboutbowlbowsboxyboysbozobradbraebragbranbrasbratbrawbraybredbreebreibrewbriebrigbrimbriobrisbritbrowbrutbubobubsbuckbudsbuffbugsbuhlbuhrbulbbulkbullbumfbumpbumsbundbungbunkbunsbuntbuoyburgburlburnburpburrbursburybushbuskbussbustbusybutsbuttbuysbuzzbyesbyrebyte
C
203 wordscabscadecadicadscaffcagecaincakecakycalfcallcalmcalxcamecampcamscanecanscantcapecapocapscardcarecarkcarlcarpcarscartcasacasecashcaskcastcatecatscaulcavecavycawscayscecacedecediceilcellceltcentcerocesschadchamchapcharchatchawchefchewchezchicchinchipchischitchocchonchopchouchowchubchugchumciaocinecioncistcitecitycladclamclanclapclawclayclefclemclewclipclitclodclogclopclosclotcloyclubcluecoalcoatcoaxcobscocacockcococodacodecodscoedcoffcogscohocoifcoilcoincoircokecolacoldcolecolicolscoltcolycomacombcomeconeconkconnconsconycookcoolcoomcooncoopcooscootcopecopscopycordcorecorfcorkcormcorncoshcosscostcosycotecothcotscoupcovecowlcowscoxacozecrabcragcramcrapcrawcredcreecrewcribcropcrowcrudcruscruxcschcubecubscudscuedcuescuffcukecullculmcultcumscuntcupscurbcurdcurecurlcurscurtcuskcuspcusscutecutscwmscyancymacyst
D
183 wordsdabsdacedadadadodadsdaffdaftdagodagsdahldahsdaisdaksdaledamedamndampdamsdangdankdaredargdarkdarndartdashdatadatedatodaubdawndawsdaysdazedeaddeafdealdeandeardebsdebtdeckdecodeeddeemdeepdeerdeftdefydeildeledelidelldemedemodemydenedensdentdenydervdeskdewsdewydhowdialdibsdicedickdidodieddiesdietdigsdilldimedimsdinedingdinkdinsdintdipsdiredirkdirtdiscdishdiskditsditzdivadivedobsdockdocsdododoerdoesdoffdogedogsdoitdoledolldolsdoltdomedonadonedongdonsdoomdoordopadopedorkdormdorpdorydosedoshdossdostdotedothdotsdourdovedowndoxydozedozydrabdragdramdratdrawdraydreedregdrewdripdropdrubdrugdrumdrysduaddualdubsduceduckductdudedudsduelduesduetduffdukedulldulydumadumbdumpdunedungdunkdunsduntduosdupeduroduskdustdutydyaddyeddyerdyesdykedyne
E
74 wordseachearlearnearseaseeasteasyeatseaveebbsebonechoechtecrueddoeddyedgeedgyediteelseffseftsegadeggsegoseideekedekeselksellselmselseemfsemiremitemosemusendsenolenowenvyepiceposerasergoergserneerrserstespyesseetasetchetnaeuroeveneverevesevilewerewesexamexecexesexitexonexpoeyaseyedeyereyeseyoteyraeyre
F
160 wordsfacefactfadefadofadsfafffagsfailfainfairfakefallfamefanefangfansfardfarefarlfarmfarofartfashfastfatefatsfaunfauxfavefawnfaysfazefealfearfeatfeckfedsfeedfeelfeesfeetfellfeltfemefendfensferefernfessfestfetafeudfiatfibsficofieffifefigsfilafilefillfilmfilofilsfindfinefinkfinofinsfirefirmfirnfirsfiscfishfistfitsfivefizzflabflagflakflamflanflapflatflawflaxflayfleafledfleeflewflexfleyflipflitflocfloeflogflopflowflubfluefluxfoalfoamfobsfoesfogsfoilfoinfoldfolkfondfontfoodfoolfootfopsfordforeforkformfortfoulfourfowlfoxyfraefragfrapfratfrayfreefretfrigfritfroefrogfromfrowfrugfuckfuelfugsfullfumefumyfundfunkfurlfursfuryfusefussfutzfuzzfykefyrd
G
154 wordsgabsgabygadsgaffgagagagsgaingaitgalagalegallgalsgambgamegampgamyganggapegapsgarbgarsgashgaspgategatsgaudgaurgavegawdgawkgawpgaysgazegeangeargeedgeekgeesgeldgelsgemsgenegensgentgenugermgestgetsgeumghatgheegiftgigsgildgillgiltgimpginkginsgirdgirlgirogirtgistgitegitsgivegladglamgleeglengleygliaglibglimglobglomglopglowglueglumglutgnatgnawgnusgoadgoalgoatgobogobsgobygodsgoergoesgoeygoldgolfgonegonggoodgoofgookgoongoopgoregorpgorygoshgothgoutgowkgowngoysgrabgradgramgrangreegrewgreygridgriggrimgringripgritgroggrotgrowgrubgrumguanguckguffguibgulagulfgullgulpgumsgunkgunsgurugushgustgutsguvsguysgybegymsgypsgyregyrogyve
H
157 wordshaafhaarhackhadehaemhafthagshaikhailhairhajjhakehakuhalehalfhallhalmhalohalthamehamshandhanghankhardhareharkharlharmharpharthashhasphasthatehathhatshaulhavehawkhawshayshazehazyheadhealheaphearheatheckheedheelheftheirheldhellhelmhelphemphemshenshentherbherdhereherlhermhernherohershesthethhewshickhidehiedhieshighhikehilahillhilthimshindhinshinthipshirehisshitshivehiyahoarhoaxhobohobshockhodshoedhoerhoeshogshokeholdholeholmholpholsholtholyhomehomohonehonghonkhonshoodhoofhookhoophoothopehopshorahornhosehosthotshourhovehowlhowshoyshubshuedhueshuffhugehugshulahulkhullhumphumshunghunkhunthurlhurthushhuskhutshwanhylahymnhypehypo
I
41 wordsiambibexibisicedicesickyiconideaidemidesidleidlyidoliffyileailexiliailksillsimamimpiimpsinchinfoinksinkyinlyinnsintiintoionsiotairisirksironisleismsitchitemiwisixia
J
67 wordsjabsjackjadejagsjailjambjamsjanejapejarljarsjatojavajawsjaysjazzjeanjeepjeerjeezjefejehujelljerkjessjestjetsjibejibsjiffjigsjilljiltjinkjinnjinxjivajivejivyjobsjockjoeyjogsjohnjoinjokejoltjookjoshjossjotajotsjowljoysjubajubejudojugsjujujukejumpjunkjurajuryjustjutejuts
K
93 wordskadikaedkagukaifkailkainkakakakikalekalikamekamikanakaonkaphkartkavakayokcalkeaskeckkeefkeekkeelkeenkeepkegskelpkeltkenokenskentkepikeptkerbkerfkernkerokeyskhankhatkibekickkidskiefkierkikekillkilnkilokiltkinakindkinekingkinkkinokipskishkisskistkitekithkitskivakiwiknapknarkneeknewknitknobknopknotknowknurkoankobokobskoelkohlkolakolokookkophkorskotokriskudokudukunakyatkyle
L
176 wordslabslacelacklacyladeladsladylagslaiclaidlainlairlakelakhlakylamalamblamelamplamslandlanelanklapslardlarilarklaselashlasslastlatelathlatilatslaudlavalavelavslawnlawslayslazelazyleadleafleaklealleanleapleaslechleekleerleesleetleftlegslehrleislekslendlenolenslentlesslestletslevalevylewdleysliarlicelicklidolidsliedlieflienlieslieulifeliftlikeliloliltlilylimblimelimnlimolimplimylinelinklinnlinolintlinylionlipsliralirelisplistliteliveloadloafloamloanlobelobolobslocilocklocolodeloftlogelogologslogyloinlolllonelonglookloomloonlooplooslootlopelopslordlorelornloselosslostlotalotilotsloudlouplourloutlovelowsluaulubeluceluckludolueslufflugelugslulllululumplunelunglunklurelurklushlustluteluxelweilynxlyrelyse
M
165 wordsmacemacsmademadsmagemagimagsmaidmailmaimmainmakemakomalemallmalmmaltmamamamsmanamanemansmanymapsmaramarcmaremarkmarlmarsmartmashmaskmassmastmatematsmattmaulmaunmawsmaximayamayomazemazymeadmealmeanmeatmeedmeekmeetmegamegsmeldmeltmemememomemsmendmenemenumeremesameshmessmetemethmewlmewsmhosmicamicemickmicsmidimienmiffmikemildmilemilfmilkmillmilomilsmiltmimemindmineminiminkmintminxmiremirkmirymisemisomissmistmitemittmkaymoanmoasmoatmobsmockmodemodsmoilmojomokemolamolemollmolsmolymongmonkmonomoodmoonmoormoosmootmopemopsmoramoremornmortmoshmossmostmotemothmotsmouemovemowsmoxamuchmuckmuffmugsmulemullmumpmumsmuonmuremurkmusemushmuskmussmustmutemutsmuttmuzzmyth
N
74 wordsnaannabsnaffnagsnaifnailnamenaosnapenapsnarcnardnarknarynavenavynaysneapnearneatnebsneckneedneonnerdnessnestnetsnevinewsnewtnextnibsnicenicknideniffnighninenipanipsnisinitsnobsnocknodenodinodsnoelnoesnogsnoilnolonomanonenooknoonnopenormnosenoshnosynotenounnousnovanowtnubsnudenukenullnumbnunsnuts
O
81 wordsoafsoaksoarsoastoathoatsobeyobisobitoboeoddsodeaodesodylofayoffsogeeogleogreohmsoiksoilsoilyoinkokasokraoleoolesolidolioollaomenomeromitonceonesonlyontoonusonyxoohsoopsoozeoozyopahopalopedopenopesoptsopusoralorbsorcaorcsordooresorgyorleortsoryxorzoosesoticottoouchoursoustoutsouzoovalovenoverovumowedowesowlsownsoxenoyeroyez
P
218 wordspacepackpactpacypadspagepaidpailpainpairpalepallpalmpalppalspalypanepangpanspantpapapapspardpareparkparrparspartpasepashpasspastpatepathpatspavepawlpawnpawspayspeagpeakpealpeanpearpeaspeatpebapeckpecspeedpeekpeelpeenpeeppeerpeespegspekepelfpeltpengpenspentpeonpepsperiperkpermpertpesopestpetspewsphatphewphisphizpicapicepickpicspiedpierpiespietpigspikapikepilepilipillpilypimppinepingpinkpinspintpionpipepipspirnpishpisopisspitapithpitspityplanplaypleaplebplodplopplotployplugplumpluspockpocopodspoempoetpogopogypokepokypolepollpolopolspolypomepomppomspondponepongponsponypoodpoofpoohpoolpoonpooppoorpoospopepopsporeporkpornportposeposhpostposypotspoufpourpoutprampratpraupraypreppreyprigprimproaprodprofprompropprosprowpsiapsidpsispsstpubspucapucepuckpudspuffpugspukepulapulepulipullpulppulspumapumppungpunkpunspuntpunypupapupspurepurlpurrpushpussputsputtputzpwnspyaspyre
Q
12 wordsqadiqophquadquagquaiquayquidquinquipquitquizquod
R
151 wordsracerackracyradsraffraftragarageragiragsraidrailrainrakerakiralerampramsrandrangrankrantraperapsraptrarerashrasprataraterathratsraveraysrazerazzreadrealreamreaprearreckreddrederedoredsreedreefreekreelrefsreftreinrelyremsrendrentrepprepsreshrestreteretsrevsrhearhosrialribsricerichrickrideridsrielriferiffriftrigsrilerillrimerimsrimyrindringrinkriotriperipsriseriskriteriveroadroamroanroarroberobsrockrocsroderodsroesroilrolerollromproodroofrookroomrootroperopyroserosyrotaroterotlrotsrouproutrouxroverowsruberubsrubyruckruddruderuedruesruffrugsruinrulerumprumsrunerungrunsruntruserushruskrustruthrutsryas
S
291 wordssacksacssafesagasagesagosagssaidsailsainsakesakisalesaltsamesandsanesangsanksanssapssardsarisashsasssatesatisavesawssaysscabscadscamscanscarscatscopscowscudscumscupscutsealseamsearseasseatsechsecssectseedseekseelseemseenseepseerseesselfsellsemisendsenesenssentseptsereserfsetssettsewnsewssextsexyshadshagshahshamshawshayshedshesshewshimshinshipshitshivshmoshodshoeshooshopshotshowshulshunshutsibssicksicssidesiftsighsignsikasikesildsilksillsilosiltsimasimpsimssinesingsinhsinksinssipssiresirssitesitssizeskatskegskepskewskidskimskinskipskisskitskolskuaslabslagslamslapslatslawslaysledslewslidslimslipslitslobsloeslogslopslotslowslubslueslugslumslurslutsmewsmogsmugsmutsnagsnapsnipsnitsnobsnogsnotsnowsnubsnugsoaksoapsoarsobasobssocksodasodssofasoftsoilsokesolasoldsolesolosolssomasomesonesongsonssoonsootsopssorasorbsoresorisornsortsotssouksoulsoupsoursoussownsowsspaespamspansparspasspatspayspecspedspewspicspinspitspivspotspryspudspuespunspurstabstagstarstaystemstepstetstewstirstoastobstopstowstubstudstunsubssuchsucksuddsudssuedsuersuessuetsuitsulksumosumpsumssungsunksunnsunssupssurasurdsuresurfsussswabswagswamswanswapswatswayswigswimswizswotswumsycesyncsyne
T
200 wordstabstacetachtacktacotacttadstaeltagstahrtailtaintakataketalatalctaletalitalktalltametamptamstanatangtanhtanktanstapetapstaretarntarotarptarstarttasktasstatstaustauttawstaxataxiteaktealteamtearteasteattedsteedteemteenteestelltemptendtenstenttermterntesttethtextthantharthatthawtheethemthenthewtheythinthisthouthruthudthugthustickticstidetidytiedtiertiestifftikitiletilltilttimetinetingtinstinttinytipstiretitititstizztoadtodytoeatoedtoestofftofttofutogatogstoiltoketolatoldtoletolltolutombtometomstonetongtonstonytooktooltoottopetopitopstoretoritorntorrtorstorttoshtosstotetotstourtouttowntowstoystradtramtraptraytreetreftrektrettreytrigtrimtriotriptrodtrottrowtroytruetrugtsartubatubetubstucktufatufftufttugstumstunatunetunsturdturfturntushtusktutstututwastwattweetwigtwintwittwostyketypetypotyretyro
U
19 wordsuglyulnaumpsundounisunituntoupasupdouponureaurgeuricurnsurususeduserusesuvea
V
58 wordsvacsvagivailvainvairvalevampvanevangvansvapevaravarsvaryvasavasevastvatsvatuvealveepveerveilveinvelaveldvenavendventverbveryvestvetovetsvialvibevicevideviedviesviewvilevinavinevinoviolvirevisavisevitavivavivevoesvoidvolevoltvotevows
W
137 wordswackwadewadiwadswaftwagewagswaifwailwainwaitwakewalewalkwallwamewandwanewankwantwardwarewarmwarnwarpwarswartwarywashwaspwastwattwavewavywawswaxywaysweakwealweanwearwebswedsweedweekweenweepweerweesweftweirwekaweldwellweltwendwenswentweptwerewertwestwetswhamwhapwhatwheewhenwhetwhewwheywhimwhinwhipwhitwhoawhomwhopwhupwhyswickwidewifewigswikiwildwilewillwiltwilywimpwindwinewingwinkwinowinswinywipewirewirywisewishwispwistwitewithwitswivewoadwoeswogswokewokswoldwolfwombwonkwontwoodwoofwoolwooswopswordworeworkwormwornwortwovewowswrapwrenwritwusswynd
Y
48 wordsyaksyamsyangyankyapsyardyareyarnyawlyawnyawpyawsyeahyeanyearyeasyeggyeldyellyelpyensyepsyestyetiyewsyidsyipeyipsylemyobsyogayoghyogiyokeyolkyoniyoreyorkyouryousyowlyuanyuckyuksyuleyupsyurtywis
Z
22 wordszanyzapszarfzealzebuzedszeeszerozestzetazigszinczinezingzipszitizitszonezonkzoomzoonzoos
About this list
3,147 4-letter words are in our list. The highest scorer on tile values is JAZZ, at 29 points. 322 of them have a double letter, and 16 have no A, E, I, O or U.
Change the pattern, add an ending or leave out letters you have ruled out, and the list redraws to match. Words come from a British English list of about 110,000, so spellings like colour and grey are in.
Questions, answered briefly
How many 4-letter words are in our list?
3,147. They begin ABAS, ABBA, ABED, ABET.
Which word scores highest in Scrabble?
JAZZ, worth 29 points on tile values, before any bonus squares.
Can I narrow the list down?
Yes. Change the pattern above, or use the starts with, ends with and contains boxes, then press Update list. A question mark stands for any letter.
Does this include plurals?
Yes. Plurals and verb forms are in, because they are valid in most word games. The Wordle style list leaves them out.