7,186
Total 4-letter words
31
Best Scrabble score
5,549
Unique letters only

Highest-Scoring Four-Letter Scrabble Words

WordScrabbleWWF
ZIZZ3131
JAZZ2931
FIZZ2525
FUZZ2526
HIZZ2524
HUZZ2525
IZZY2524
BIZZ2425
BUZZ2426
MUZZ2426

Sample Four-Letter Words

AAHS7AALS4AANI4AARU4ABAC8ABAS6ABAY9ABBA8ABBE8ABBR8ABBY11ABED7ABEL6ABET6ABEY9ABIB8ABIE6ABIR6ABIT6ABLE6ABLY9ABOS6ABOW9ABOX13ABRI6ABSI6ABUT6ABYE9ABYS9ACAD7

About Four-Letter Words

Four-letter words are short words in English. There are 7,186 of them in the standard dictionary. In Scrabble, 4-letter words can score well on premium squares, and words in this range are common on the board.

How many 4-letter words are in English?
There are 7,186 words that are exactly 4 letters long in the standard English dictionary.
What is the highest-scoring 4-letter word in Scrabble?
ZIZZ scores 31 base points — one of the highest-value 4-letter plays available.
How do I filter 4-letter words?
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