Real 4-letter dictionary
5915 four-letter entries are bundled locally across NYT Crossplay, Words With Friends, Scrabble US, Scrabble UK, and All Dictionaries.
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What is this 4 letter word finder?
4 Letter Words is an English 4 letter word finder for puzzle and board-game players. The tool searches 5,915 four-letter entries across NYT Crossplay, Words With Friends, Scrabble US, Scrabble UK, and a combined dictionary. You can lock letters in exact positions, require letters in any order, remove blocked letters, filter starts and endings, search a sequence, or solve from a letter rack. Results stay local in the browser, include Scrabble-style scores, and can be sorted alphabetically or by score. That makes the homepage useful as a Wordle solver, Scrabble word finder, anagram solver, and quick English vocabulary checker without account setup.
How to find the right 4-letter word
Start with the strongest clue, then add only the constraints you know. Every filter combines with the others, so the result list gets more precise without hiding a valid answer by accident.
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Enter known letters or positions
Put fixed letters into their exact boxes, or use Contains when you know a letter belongs somewhere but not where.
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Add starts, endings, or exclusions
Use a prefix or suffix for crossword clues, and exclude gray or impossible letters to remove near matches.
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Choose the game dictionary
Switch from the broad combined list to Scrabble US, Scrabble UK, Words With Friends, or the crossword-focused subset before playing.
One finder, five dictionary views
The default list contains 5,915 four-letter words. Dictionary flags and separate Scrabble and WWF scores make differences between games visible instead of treating every entry as universally valid.
- NYT Crossplay
- 4,247
- Words With Friends
- 4,587
- Scrabble US
- 4,247
- Scrabble UK
- 5,662
- All Dictionaries
- 5,915
Instant solver logic
Combine known positions, contains, excludes, starts, endings, sequences, and letter-rack mode in one query.
Game-ready scoring
Sort by Scrabble value, hide scores, switch case, and copy the result list for Wordle-style or board-game play.
Find 4 letter words by clue
Start with the letters you know, then narrow the list by position, required letters, excluded letters, starts, endings, or a letter rack.
Built for word games
Use the same 4 letter word finder for Wordle-style puzzles, Scrabble, Words With Friends, anagram solving, and quick vocabulary checks.
Browse or solve from one place
Open indexed word lists for starts, endings, contained letters, and common racks, or keep using the live solver when a puzzle needs several filters at once.