4-Letter Words

Four-letter words sit in the sweet spot between easy to place and worth real points. They dominate casual play in Words with Friends, form the backbone of Boggle scoring, and make up many of the most common answers in daily word puzzles. Every valid four-letter word in the ENABLE dictionary is browsable below.

Quick facts

  • There are 3,903 4-letter words in the ENABLE dictionary.
  • The most common starting letters are S (353), P (256), B (251), T (248), D (233).
  • The most common final letters are S (814), E (519), T (325), D (211), A (198).

Game tip

Four-letter words ending in -S, -ED, and -ER are often extensions of three-letter words, which makes them ideal for hook plays that transform a word already on the board.

Browse 4-letter words by first letter

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