4-Letter Words Starting With ARE
- 6 words
- All English dictionaries
- Scrabble points
Popular 4-Letter Words Starting With ARE
The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.
All 4-Letter Words Starting With ARE 6 words
How common is ARE at the start of four-letter words?
Our combined English word list has 6 four-letter words that start with ARE. They average 4.8 points and the best is AREW (7 points).
- Total words
- 6
- Average Scrabble score
- 4.8
- out of 7 max
- Everyday words
- 33%
- common in ordinary English
- Most common ending
- A
- 16.7% of words
Most common last letters
- a 16.7%
- d 16.7%
- g 16.7%
Top vowel pairs
- ea16.7%
Share of words where these two vowels sit side by side.
Rare words worth knowing
Valid in this dictionary but rarely seen in everyday English.
Highest-scoring four-letter word that starts with ARE
a 1r 1e 1w 4
A 1 + R 1 + E 1 + W 4 = 7 points
- Double word
- 14 pts
- Triple word
- 21 pts
Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).
arew
No dictionary definition on file. This is a valid game word that standard dictionaries rarely cover.
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How many four-letter words that start with ARE are there?
There are 6 four-letter words that start with ARE in our combined English word list. Other dictionaries give different totals, so switch dictionary at the top of the list to compare.
What is the highest-scoring four-letter word that starts with ARE?
AREW is worth 7 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are ARED (5), AREG (5), AREA (4).
Which rare four-letter words that start with ARE score well?
Uncommon but valid choices include AREW (7), ARED (5), AREG (5), ARET (4). Few players know them, so they can catch an opponent off guard.