4 Letter Words Starting With E

162 words (113 Scrabble US, 161 Scrabble UK, 113 WGPO, 105 Words With Friends, 24 everyday ★)

162 four-letter words start with E. Common words first, then every word from A to Z.

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Common 4-letter words that start with E

With their Scrabble points and, for the first 16, a short meaning, most used first.

  • even★7used as an intensive especially to indicate something unexpected
  • east★4situated in or facing or moving toward the east
  • easy★7not difficult
  • ever★7at all times
  • edit★5to correct and prepare for publication
  • eyes★7the organ of sight
  • edge★6the boundary of a surface
  • ends★5either extremity of something that has length
  • evil★7something that is evil
  • euro★4the unit of currency used by most European countries
  • exit★11an opening that permits escape or release
  • earn★4to gain or deserve for one's labor or service
  • echo★9to reverberate
  • exam★13an examination
  • ease★4to give rest or relief to
  • eggs★6animal reproductive body consisting of an ovum or embryo together with nutritive and…

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EA…

4-letter words starting with EA (15)

Top score: EAUX, 11 points. water (a transparent, tasteless, odorless liquid)

EB…

4-letter words starting with EB (2)

Top score: EBBS, 8 points. to recede

EC…

4-letter words starting with EC (10)

Top score: ECHO, 9 points (tied with two others). to reverberate

ED…

4-letter words starting with ED (6)

Top score: EDDY, 9 points (tied with one other). to move against the main current

EE…

4-letter words starting with EE (6)

Top score: EECH, 9 points

EF…

4-letter words starting with EF (2)

Top score: EFFS, 10 points. the letter F

EG…

4-letter words starting with EG (8)

Top score: EGGY, 9 points. tasting or smelling of egg

EH…

4-letter words starting with EH (1)

Top score: EHED, 8 points

EI…

4-letter words starting with EI (6)

Top score: EIKS, 8 points

EK…

4-letter words starting with EK (3)

Top score: EKKA, 12 points. a one-horse vehicle of India

EL…

4-letter words starting with EL (10)

Top score: ELMY, 9 points. abounding in elms

EM…

4-letter words starting with EM (13)

Top score: EMMY, 11 points. a trademark

EN…

4-letter words starting with EN (9)

Top score: ENVY, 10 points. to be envious of

EO…

4-letter words starting with EO (3)

Top score: EONS, 4 points (tied with two others). an indefinitely long period of time

EP…

4-letter words starting with EP (4)

Top score: EPHA, 9 points. a Hebrew unit of dry measure

ER…

4-letter words starting with ER (15)

Top score: ERKS, 8 points

ES…

4-letter words starting with ES (6)

Top score: ESKY, 11 points

ET…

4-letter words starting with ET (9)

Top score: ETCH, 9 points. to engrave with acid

EU…

4-letter words starting with EU (5)

Top score: EUGH, 8 points (tied with one other)

EV…

4-letter words starting with EV (7)

Top score: EVEN, 7 points (tied with six others). used as an intensive especially to indicate something unexpected

EW…

4-letter words starting with EW (4)

Top score: EWKS, 11 points

EX…

4-letter words starting with EX (8)

Top score: EXAM, 13 points (tied with two others). an examination

EY…

4-letter words starting with EY (10)

Top score: EYRY, 10 points. a bird's nest built high on a mountain or cliff

About these words

  • 162 of the 5,641 4-letter words start with E (3%).
  • 113 are good in NWL2023, 161 in Collins Scrabble Words, 113 in WOW24 and 105 in the Words With Friends list. 24 are everyday words.
  • In Scrabble points, exam, expo and exec share the top score (13), then ekka and exed (12 each).

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