4-letter words starting with E
160 4-letter words starting with E, sorted alphabetically with Scrabble & Words With Friends scores.
Here are 160 4-letter words that begin with E, pulled from our 270,000-word dictionary. They're handy when you've locked the opening letter in Wordle, or when E is the only tile you can lead with on a Scrabble or Words With Friends board.
Each word shows its Scrabble and Words With Friends point values so you can spot the highest-scoring openers at a glance.
The strongest Scrabble play in this list is EXAM (13 points).
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a set of questions or exercises evaluating skill or knowledge
the chief executive department of the United States government
a collection of things (goods or works of art etc.) for public display
an opening that permits escape or release
sequence of a gene's DNA that transcribes into protein structures
an annual award by the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences for outstanding achievements in television
a feeling of grudging admiration and desire to have something that is possessed by another
the lofty nest of a bird of prey (such as a hawk or eagle)
(used of count nouns) every one considered individually; quantifier, singular, universal pronoun; quantifier, singular, universal
the repetition of a sound resulting from reflection of the sound waves
not fake or counterfeit
a miniature whirlpool or whirlwind resulting when the current of a fluid doubles back on itself
being in a tense state
an ancient Hebrew unit of dry measure equal to about a bushel
catch sight of
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Definitions from Open English WordNet 2025 (CC BY 4.0), incorporating Princeton WordNet data