4 Letter Words Starting with E
There are 102 4-letter English words that start with E, ranging alphabetically from EACH to EYRY. Top Scrabble® scorers on this list: EXAM (13), EXEC (13), EXPO (13). Average word length in this list is 4 letters.
Word list
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- EACH9 pts
- EARL4 pts
- EARN4 pts
- EARS4 pts
- EASE4 pts
- EAST4 pts
- EASY7 pts
- EATH7 pts
- EATS4 pts
- EAUX11 pts
- EAVE7 pts
- EBBS8 pts
- EBON6 pts
- ECHE9 pts
- ECHO9 pts
- ECRU6 pts
- ECUS6 pts
- EDDO6 pts
- EDDY9 pts
- EDGE6 pts
- EDGY9 pts
- EDHS8 pts
- EDIT5 pts
- EELS4 pts
- EELY7 pts
- EERY7 pts
- EFFS10 pts
- EFTS7 pts
- EGAD6 pts
- EGAL5 pts
- EGER5 pts
- EGGS6 pts
- EGGY9 pts
- EGIS5 pts
- EGOS5 pts
- EIDE5 pts
- EKED9 pts
- EKES8 pts
- ELAN4 pts
- ELDS5 pts
- ELHI7 pts
- ELKS8 pts
- ELLS4 pts
- ELMS6 pts
- ELMY9 pts
- ELSE4 pts
- EMES6 pts
- EMEU6 pts
- EMFS9 pts
- EMIC8 pts
- EMIR6 pts
- EMIT6 pts
- EMUS6 pts
- EMYD10 pts
- ENDS5 pts
- ENGS5 pts
- ENOL4 pts
- ENOW7 pts
- ENVY10 pts
- EONS4 pts
- EPEE6 pts
- EPHA9 pts
- EPIC8 pts
- EPOS6 pts
- ERAS4 pts
- ERGO5 pts
- ERGS5 pts
- ERNE4 pts
- ERNS4 pts
- EROS4 pts
- ERRS4 pts
- ERST4 pts
- ESES4 pts
- ESPY9 pts
- ETAS4 pts
- ETCH9 pts
- ETHS7 pts
- ETIC6 pts
- ETNA4 pts
- ETUI4 pts
- EURO4 pts
- EVEN7 pts
- EVER7 pts
- EVES7 pts
- EVIL7 pts
- EWER7 pts
- EWES7 pts
- EXAM13 pts
- EXEC13 pts
- EXES11 pts
- EXIT11 pts
- EXON11 pts
- EXPO13 pts
- EYAS7 pts
- EYED8 pts
- EYEN7 pts
- EYER7 pts
- EYES7 pts
- EYNE7 pts
- EYRA7 pts
- EYRE7 pts
- EYRY10 pts
Point values shown are Scrabble® (letters only, before board bonuses). Browse deeper via the word-lists hub.
Top 10 highest-scoring words
Scored on letters only (no board bonuses). WWF uses different tile values from Scrabble — J, Q and Z are worth 10 points in WWF; X is worth 8.
| # | Word | Scrabble | WWF |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | exam | 13 | 14 |
| 2 | exec | 13 | 14 |
| 3 | expo | 13 | 14 |
| 4 | eaux | 11 | 12 |
| 5 | exon | 11 | 12 |
| 6 | exes | 11 | 11 |
| 7 | exit | 11 | 11 |
| 8 | envy | 10 | 11 |
| 9 | effs | 10 | 10 |
| 10 | emyd | 10 | 10 |
Strategy for this list
E is worth 1 in Scrabble but is the most valuable letter in the game because it appears in nearly every high-frequency word and every bingo stem (SATINE, RETINA, OATERS all include E). E-starting words (~8,000) skew toward Latinate abstract nouns (EDUCATION, ELECTION) and short common words (EAR, EAT, ECHO, EDGE, ELF). In Wordle, E is the most common vowel in the answer set — appearing in nearly 70% of daily answers. Testing E in position 2, 4 or 5 nearly always narrows the search space.
FAQs
How many 4-letter words start with E?
102 valid 4-letter English words begin with E in the ENABLE English word list.
Are these valid in Wordle and Scrabble?
Words on this page come from the ENABLE English word list. UK Scrabble (Collins Scrabble Words) accepts the overwhelming majority; a handful may not be legal in the North American NASPA Word List (NWL2023).