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East

e 1a 1s 1t 1

About 1 syllable

noun · adjective · adverb · 4 letters · Very common

  • Scrabble US & Canada : valid
  • Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
  • Words With Friends : valid
  • Wordle : not valid

What does east mean?

noun

  1. the cardinal compass point that is at 90 degrees

    Synonymsdue easteastwarde

  2. the countries of Asia

    Synonymsorient

  3. the region of the United States lying to the north of the Ohio River and to the east of the Mississippi River

    Synonymseastern united states

  4. the direction corresponding to the eastward cardinal compass point

  5. a location in the eastern part of a country, region, or city

adjective

  1. situated in or facing or moving toward the east

adverb

  1. to, toward, or in the east

    “we travelled east for several miles”

Is EAST a valid word?

Game / word listValid?
Scrabble US & Canada (NWL / TWL) Yes
Scrabble UK & worldwide (Collins / SOWPODS) Yes
Words With Friends (ENABLE) Yes
Wordle (guess list) No

How many points is EAST worth?

Scrabble

4 pts
e 1a 1s 1t 1

Words With Friends

4 pts
e 1a 1s 1t 1

Wordfeud

4 pts
e 1a 1s 1t 1

NYT Crossplay

4 pts
e 1a 1s 1t 1

Scores are the sum of the tile values, before premium squares or bingo bonuses.

Words from the letters in EAST

Anagrams 8

ateseatsetassateseatsetataesteas

Hooks for EAST

Add one letter to the front or back of EAST to make another word.

Front hooks

beastfeastheastleastreastyeast

Back hooks

easts

Words that end like EAST

Common words that share the ending -EAST, handy for rhymes, poems and wordplay. Matches are based on spelling, so a few may not rhyme exactly.

leastbeastfeastyeastbreastabreastnortheastsoutheast
All words ending in -EAST

East: quick answers

Is EAST a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. EAST is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 4 points before board bonuses.
How many points is EAST worth?
EAST scores 4 points in Scrabble, 4 in Words With Friends, 4 in Wordfeud and 4 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does east mean?
As a noun, east means “the cardinal compass point that is at 90 degrees”. It has 7 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in EAST?
You can make 22 shorter words from EAST, such as ATE, EAS, EAT, EST. See the full list.
What are the anagrams of EAST?
EAST rearranges into ATES, EATS, ETAS, SATE, SEAT, SETA, TAES, TEAS.