4 Letter Words
There are 3,903 4-letter words in our dictionary. They are sorted with the most common first, each with its pronunciation and meaning. Use the filter to find 4-letter words that start with, end with, or contain any letters you like.
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3,903 words
- that/ˈðæt/
- what/ˈhwət/
- this/ˈðɪs/
- have/ˈhæv/a person who possesses great material wealth
- your/ˈjɔɹ/
- know/ˈnoʊ/the fact of being aware of information that is known to few people
- with/ˈwɪð/
- just/ˈdʒəst/free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception
- here/ˈhiɹ/the present location
- they/ˈðeɪ/
- like/ˈɫaɪk/a kind of person
- come/ˈkəm/the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
- well/ˈwɛɫ/a deep hole or shaft dug or drilled to obtain water or oil or gas or brine
- yeah/ˈjæ/not only so, but
- will/ˈwɪɫ/the capability of conscious choice and decision and intention
- want/ˈwɑnt/a specific feeling of desire
- good/ˈɡʊd/articles of commerce
- from/ˈfɹəm/
- when/ˈhwɛn/
- time/ˈtaɪm/the continuum of experience in which events pass from the future through the present to the past
- okay/ˌoʊˈkeɪ/an endorsement
- back/ˈbæk/(American football) the position of a player on a football team who is stationed behind the line of scrimmage
- look/ˈɫʊk/the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
- them/ˈðɛm/
- were/ˈwɝ/
- take/ˈteɪk/the act of photographing a scene or part of a scene without interruption
- then/ˈðɛn/that time
- been/ˈbɪn/
- tell/ˈtɛɫ/a Swiss patriot who lived in the early 14th century and who was renowned for his skill as an archer
- some/ˈsəm/remarkable
- need/ˈnid/the psychological feature that arouses an organism to action toward a desired goal
- more/ˈmɔɹ/English statesman who opposed Henry VIII's divorce from Catherine of Aragon and was imprisoned and beheaded
- down/ˈdaʊn/(American football) a complete play to advance the football
- make/ˈmeɪk/the act of mixing cards haphazardly
- very/ˈvɛɹi/used as intensifiers
- only/ˈoʊnɫi/exclusive of anyone or anything else
- over/ˈoʊvɝ/(cricket) the division of play during which six balls are bowled at the batsman by one player from the other team from the same end of the pitch
- love/ˈɫəv/sexual activities (often including sexual intercourse) between two people
- mean/ˈmin/an average of n numbers computed by adding some function of the numbers and dividing by some function of n
- said/ˈsɛd/
- give/ˈɡɪv/the elasticity of something that can be stretched and returns to its original length
- even/ˈivɪn/the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
- much/ˈmətʃ/a great amount or extent
- sure/ˈʃʊɹ/exercising or taking care great enough to bring assurance
- help/ˈhɛɫp/the activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose
- into/ˈɪntu/
- find/ˈfaɪnd/the act of discovering something
- life/ˈɫaɪf/living things collectively
- work/ˈwɝk/activity directed toward making or doing something
- must/ˈməst/the quality of smelling or tasting old or stale or mouldy
- wait/ˈweɪt/the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
- stop/ˈstɑp/a brief stay in the course of a journey
- call/ˈkɔɫ/the option to buy a given stock (or stock index or commodity future) at a given price before a given date
- talk/ˈtɔk/the act of giving a talk to an audience
- away/əˈweɪ/(of a baseball pitch) on the far side of home plate from the batter
- than/ˈðæn/
- home/ˈhoʊm/housing that someone is living in
- last/ˈɫæs/a person's dying act
- told/ˈtoʊɫd/
- keep/ˈkip/a cell in a jail or prison
- long/ˈɫɔŋ/desire strongly or persistently
- does/ˈdəz/
- name/ˈneɪm/by the sanction or authority of
- ever/ˈɛvɝ/at all times
- feel/ˈfiɫ/manual stimulation of the genital area for sexual pleasure
- guys/ˈɡaɪz/
- made/ˈmeɪd/produced by a manufacturing process
- done/ˈdən/cooked until ready to serve
- nice/ˈnaɪs/a city in southeastern France on the Mediterranean
- girl/ˈɡɝɫ/a female human offspring
- fine/ˈfaɪn/money extracted as a penalty
- kind/ˈkaɪnd/a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
- stay/ˈsteɪ/continuing or remaining in a place or state
- left/ˈɫɛft/a turn toward the side of the body that is on the north when the person is facing east
- came/ˈkeɪm/
- hear/ˈhiɹ/get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally
- same/ˈseɪm/the language of nomadic Lapps in northern Scandinavia and the Kola Peninsula
- show/ˈʃoʊ/the act of publicly exhibiting or entertaining
- else/ˈɛɫs/
- kill/ˈkɪɫ/the destruction of an enemy plane or ship or tank or missile
- next/ˈnɛks/immediately following in time or order
- care/ˈkɛɹ/activity involved in maintaining something in good working order
- went/ˈwɛnt/
- dead/ˈdɛd/people who are no longer living
- many/ˈmɛni/a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by `as' or `too' or `so' or `that'
- mind/ˈmaɪnd/that which is responsible for one's thoughts, feelings, and conscious brain functions
- best/ˈbɛst/the supreme effort one can make
- hell/ˈhɛɫ/noisy and unrestrained mischief
- real/ˈɹiɫ/an old small silver Spanish coin
- baby/ˈbeɪbi/a project of personal concern to someone
- room/ˈɹum/an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
- move/ˈmuv/the act of deciding to do something
- most/ˈmoʊs/(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished
- seen/ˈsin/
- live/ˈɫaɪv/have firsthand knowledge of states, situations, emotions, or sensations
- miss/ˈmɪs/a form of address for an unmarried woman
- shit/ˈʃɪt/something of little value
- both/ˈboʊθ/
- once/ˈwəns/on one occasion
- head/ˈhɛd/oral stimulation of the genitals
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Common 4-letter words
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Frequently asked questions
How many 4 letter words are there?
Our public-domain dictionary contains 3,903 4-letter words. Other dictionaries vary slightly.
What are good 4 letter words?
Common, useful 4-letter words include that, what, this, have. Sort the list by “Most common” to see more.