All of these commonly used 4 letter words are valid in Scrabble. Words have the score shown next to each word. Popular 4-letter words are ordered alphabetically. Related word list of 4 letter words with no repeating letters .

Most common 4 letter words

The most common four-letter words are that, with, this. List of most commonly used 4 letter words in English.
 
  • 1. That
  • 2. With
  • 3. This
  • 4. From
  • 5. Have
  • 6. They
  • 7. Were
  • 8. Been
  • 9. More
  • 10. When
  • 11. Will
  • 12. What
  • 13. Them
  • 14. Than
  • 15. Some
  • 16. Time
  • 17. Into
  • 18. Only
  • 19. Such
  • 20. Also
  • 21. Then
  • 22. Most
  • 23. Said
  • 24. Your
  • 25. Very
  • 26. Made
  • 27. Many
  • 28. Over
  • 29. Like
  • 30. Even
  • 31. Well
  • 32. Must
  • 33. Same
  • 34. Work
  • 35. Life
  • 36. Each
  • 37. Much
  • 38. Both
  • 39. Upon
  • 40. Used
  • 41. Part
  • 42. Good
  • 43. Make
  • 44. Long
  • 45. Just
  • 46. Here
  • 47. Does
  • 48. Down
  • 49. Case
  • 50. Back

Most popular 4 letter words

  • 1. Know
  • 2. High
  • 3. Take
  • 4. Year
  • 5. Thus
  • 6. Form
  • 7. Come
  • 8. Less
  • 9. Last
  • 10. Left
  • 11. Fact
  • 12. Hand
  • 13. Came
  • 14. York
  • 15. Give
  • 16. Find
  • 17. Need
  • 18. Once
  • 19. Four
  • 20. Home
  • 21. Data
  • 22. Name
  • 23. Body
  • 24. City
  • 25. Book
  • 26. Side
  • 27. Away
  • 28. Best
  • 29. Line
  • 30. John
  • 31. Days
  • 32. Seen
  • 33. Land
  • 34. Head
  • 35. Took
  • 36. Went
  • 37. Mind
  • 38. Next
  • 39. View
  • 40. Five
  • 41. Love
  • 42. Area
  • 43. True
  • 44. Self
  • 45. Want
  • 46. Ever
  • 47. Free
  • 48. Done
  • 49. King
  • 50. Type

Common 4 letter words starting with A

Common 4 letter words starting with B

Common 4 letter words starting with C

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Common 4 letter words starting with E

Common 4 letter words starting with F

Common 4 letter words starting with G

Common 4 letter words starting with H

Common 4 letter words starting with I

Common 4 letter words starting with J

Common 4 letter words starting with K

Common 4 letter words starting with L

Common 4 letter words starting with M

Common 4 letter words starting with N

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Common 4 letter words starting with P

Common 4 letter words starting with Q

Common 4 letter words starting with R

Common 4 letter words starting with S

Common 4 letter words starting with T

Common 4 letter words starting with U

Common 4 letter words starting with V

Common 4 letter words starting with W

Common 4 letter words starting with Y

Commonly used 4 letter words with no repeating letters

  • Your
  • Tour
  • Sort
  • Soup
  • Post
  • Spot
  • Stop
  • Pour
  • Port
  • Turn
  • Town
  • Snow
  • Upon
  • Must
  • Most
  • Plus
  • Slow
  • Soul
  • Lost
  • Lots
  • Plot
  • Only
  • Work
  • Know
  • Just
  • Jury
  • Jump
  • Suit
  • Stir
  • Quit
  • Trip
  • Tiny
  • Twin
  • Unit
  • Spin
  • Into
  • Iron
  • Swim
  • List
  • Slip
  • Soil
  • Risk
  • Sink
  • Skin
  • Pink
  • Link
  • Milk
  • Join
  • Shut
  • Thus
  • Hurt
  • Rush
  • Push
  • Show
  • Host
  • Shot
  • Hour
  • Shop
  • Myth
  • Whom
  • Holy
  • With
  • Wish
  • This
  • Ship
  • Thin
  • Grow
  • Song
  • Ugly
  • Lung
  • Long
  • Wing
  • Sign
  • Sing
  • Ring
  • Girl
  • King
  • Sigh
  • Soft
  • Four

Most common letters in 4 letter words

  • A
  • E
  • S
  • O
  • I
  • R
  • L
  • T
  • N
  • U
 
The letter 'A' is used most frequently in the English language for 4-letter words.

4 letter words with most common letters

  • Lean
  • Real
  • Sale
  • Late
  • Near
  • Earn
  • Rate
  • Seat
  • East
  • Rain
  • Also
  • Salt
  • Last
  • Auto
  • Rise
  • Tire
  • Site
  • Role
  • Lose
  • Rule
  • Nose
  • Tone
  • Note
  • Rest
  • Sure
  • True
  • List

Common high scoring 4 letter words

  • Jump
  • Joke
  • Kick
  • Jury
  • Gaze
  • Size
  • Quit
  • Whom
  • Pick
  • Pack
  • Myth
  • Chef
  • Buck
  • Back
  • Work
  • Week
  • Weak
  • Walk
  • Wake
  • Text

Popular Scrabble words by length

Words by length from the TWL Scrabble words dictionary: