4-letter words
There are 3,903 four-letter words in our dictionary. The most common are WAFF, WAFT, WAGS, WAIF and WAIL.
4-letter words are long enough to reach bonus squares and, at seven letters, use a full rack. Common endings like -ED, -ER, -ES and -ING make up a large share of this list.
4-letter words
- waff13
- waft10
- wags8
- waif10
- wail7
- wain7
- wale7
- waly10
- wane7
- wans7
- waps9
- wark11
- wart7
- wast7
- wats7
- waxy17
- weal7
- wean7
- weds8
- weel7
- ween7
- weer7
- wees7
- weet7
- weft10
- weka11
- welt7
- wend8
- wens7
- wert7
- wets7
- wham12
- whap12
- whee10
- whet10
- whig11
- whin10
- whir10
- whiz19
- whop12
- whys13
- wich12
- wile7
- wily10
- wimp11
- wino7
- wiry10
- wisp9
- wiss7
- wist7
- wite7
- wive10
- woad8
- wogs8
- woks11
- wold8
- wonk11
- woos7
- wops9
- wort7
- wots7
- wove10
- wows10
- wuss7
- wych15
- wyle10
- wynd11
- yack13
- yagi8
- yaks11
- yams9
- yaps9
- yare7
- yawl10
- yawp12
- yaws10
- yean7
- yeas7
- yens7
- yett7
- yews10
- yids8
- yips9
- yobs9
- yond8
- yoni7
- yore7
- yowl10
- yuca9
- yuga8
- yule7
- yurt7
- zags14
- zany16
- zaps15
- zebu15
- zeds14
- zein13
- zerk17
- zigs14
- zill13
- zing14
- zips15
- ziti13
- zits13
- zonk17
- zoon13
- aals4
- abos6
- abye9
- abys9
- aery7
- agas5
- agio5
- agly8
- agma7
- airn4
- airt4
- aits4
- ajee11
- akee8
- albs6
- alky11
- alme6
- amus6
- anoa4
- arfs7
- atap6
- awee7
- awns7
- awny10
- axal11
- azon13
- bedu7
- bels6
- bhut9
- birl6
- bisk10
- bize15
- blae6
- bleb8
- blet6
- bogy10
- bosk10
- bumf11
- byrl9
- cagy10
- caky13
- calx13
- caph11
- cark10
- cepe8
- cete6
- cion6
- clag7
- clon6
- cloy9
- coft9
- coly9
- coof9
- corf9
- cowy12
- coxa13
- cuds7
- cuif9
- cuke10
- curf9
- curn6
- cwms11
- dahs8
- dals5
- daut5
- dawk12
- dawt8
- deil5
- dexy15
- deys8
- didy9
- dipt7
- dirl5
- djin12
- doat5
- dogy9
- dopy10
- doum7
- dreg6
- drek9
- drib7
- drub7
- duad6
- duci7
- duit5
- dups7
- eche9
- eddo6
- edhs8
- eely7
- effs10
- efts7
- egis5
- elds5
- elhi7
- elmy9
- emeu6
- emfs9
- emyd10
- engs5
- epha9
- erns4
- eses4
- eths7
- etic6
- etui4
- eyas7
- eyen7
- eyer7
- eyne7
- eyra7
- eyry10
- falx14
- farl7
- fays10
- fehs10
- feme9
- feod8
- feus7
- fiar7
- fids8
- fixt14
- fley10
- fogy11
- fohn10
- foin7
- foys10
- fozy19
- froe7
- frug8
- fubs9
- fuci9
- fuds8
- fugs8
- fumy12
- fyce12
- fyke14
- gaed6
- gaen5
- gaes5
- gamb9
- gapy10
- gaum7
- geds6
- ghis8
- gied6
- gink9
- girn5
- gled6
- gleg6
- gley8
- goas5
- gowd9
- gowk12
- goys8
- guck11
- guls5
- guvs8
- gybe10
- gyps10
- gyve11
- haaf10
- haed8
- haen7
- haet7
- hahs10
- haik11
- hant7
- hehs10
- hent7
- herl7
- hets7
- hied8
- hili7
- hins7
- hisn7
- hods8
- hoer7
- holk11
- holp9
- homy12
- howf13
- howk14
- hoys10
- huic9
- hyps12
- hyte10
- iamb8
- ichs9
- idyl8
- iglu5
- ilks8
- imid7
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