4-Letter Words Starting With ET
- 9 words
- All English dictionaries
- Scrabble points
Popular 4-Letter Words Starting With ET
The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.
All 4-Letter Words Starting With ET 9 words
How common is ET at the start of four-letter words?
Our combined English word list has 9 four-letter words that start with ET. They average 5.4 points and the best is ETCH (9 points).
- Total words
- 9
- Average Scrabble score
- 5.4
- out of 9 max
- Everyday words
- 11%
- common in ordinary English
- Most common ending
- S
- 22.2% of words
Most common last letters
- s 22.2%
- a 11.1%
- c 11.1%
Top vowel pairs
- ui11.1%
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 ET
e 1t 1c 3h 4
E 1 + T 1 + C 3 + H 4 = 9 points
- Double word
- 18 pts
- Triple word
- 27 pts
Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).
etch
- verbmake an etching of“He etched her image into the surface”
- verbcause to stand out or be clearly defined or visible“a face etched with pain”
- verbcarve or cut into a block used for printing or print from such a block“engrave a letter”
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How many four-letter words that start with ET are there?
There are 9 four-letter words that start with ET 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 ET?
ETCH is worth 9 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are ETHE (7), ETHS (7), ETIC (6).
Which rare four-letter words that start with ET score well?
Uncommon but valid choices include ETHE (7), ETHS (7), ETIC (6), ETAT (4). Few players know them, so they can catch an opponent off guard.