Four-letter words starting with E
102 four-letter words begin with the letter E. The complete list is below in alphabetical order, grouped by second letter so you can scan straight to the ones that fit your puzzle.
Most common four-letter words starting with E
Ranked by how often they appear in written English.
- each
- even
- east
- easy
- ever
- else
- edit
- eyes
- edge
- ends
- evil
- euro
- exit
- earn
- echo
- exam
- ease
- eggs
- eyed
- ears
- expo
- earl
- epic
- exec
Highest-scoring four-letter words starting with E
Standard Scrabble tile values, before any board multipliers.
- exam 13
- exec 13
- expo 13
- eaux 11
- exes 11
- exit 11
- exon 11
- effs 10
- emyd 10
- envy 10
- eyry 10
- each 9
- eche 9
- echo 9
- eddy 9
- edgy 9
- eggy 9
- eked 9
- elmy 9
- emfs 9
- epha 9
- espy 9
- etch 9
- ebbs 8
All 102 four-letter words starting with E
EA 11
- each
- earl
- earn
- ears
- ease
- east
- easy
- eath
- eats
- eaux
- eave
EB 2
- ebbs
- ebon
EC 4
- eche
- echo
- ecru
- ecus
ED 6
- eddo
- eddy
- edge
- edgy
- edhs
- edit
EE 3
- eels
- eely
- eery
EF 2
- effs
- efts
EG 7
- egad
- egal
- eger
- eggs
- eggy
- egis
- egos
EI 1
- eide
EK 2
- eked
- ekes
EL 8
- elan
- elds
- elhi
- elks
- ells
- elms
- elmy
- else
EM 8
- emes
- emeu
- emfs
- emic
- emir
- emit
- emus
- emyd
EN 5
- ends
- engs
- enol
- enow
- envy
EO 1
- eons
EP 4
- epee
- epha
- epic
- epos
ER 8
- eras
- ergo
- ergs
- erne
- erns
- eros
- errs
- erst
ES 2
- eses
- espy
ET 6
- etas
- etch
- eths
- etic
- etna
- etui
EU 1
- euro
EV 4
- even
- ever
- eves
- evil
EW 2
- ewer
- ewes
EX 6
- exam
- exec
- exes
- exit
- exon
- expo
EY 9
- eyas
- eyed
- eyen
- eyer
- eyes
- eyne
- eyra
- eyre
- eyry
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Common questions
How many four-letter words start with E?
There are 102 four-letter words beginning with E, all listed on this page in alphabetical order.
What are the most common four-letter words starting with E?
Ranked by how often they appear in written English, the most common are: each, even, east, easy, ever, else, edit, eyes. The full "most common" list is near the top of this page.
What is the highest-scoring four-letter word starting with E in Scrabble?
exam scores 13 points on plain tiles, before any double- or triple-word squares. Premium squares and the 50-point bingo bonus can change the ranking completely.
Are proper nouns and abbreviations included?
No. The list only contains words from the ENABLE lexicon, which excludes proper nouns, abbreviations and hyphenated forms — the same rule tournament Scrabble and most word games follow. Read more on the methodology page.
Counted from a 172,749-word public-domain lexicon, last reviewed 2026-08-01. How this list was built.