4-Letter Words With A
- 1,915 words
- All English dictionaries
- Scrabble points
Popular 4-Letter Words With A
The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.
All 4-Letter Words With A 1,915 words
How often does A appear in four-letter words?
Our combined English word list has 1,915 four-letter words containing A. They average 7.4 points, the best is JAZZ (29 points) and 17% end in S.
- Total words
- 1,915
- Average Scrabble score
- 7.4
- out of 29 max
- Everyday words
- 33%
- common in ordinary English
- Most common ending
- S
- 17% of words
Most common last letters
- s 17%
- a 16.4%
- e 9.9%
Top vowel pairs
- ea6%
- ai5.1%
- au3.3%
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 containing A
j 8a 1z 10z 10
J 8 + A 1 + Z 10 + Z 10 = 29 points
- Double word
- 58 pts
- Triple word
- 87 pts
Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).
jazz
- nounempty rhetoric or insincere or exaggerated talk“that's a lot of wind”
- nouna genre of popular music that originated in New Orleans around 1900 and developed through increasingly complex styles
- nouna style of dance music popular in the 1920s; similar to New Orleans jazz but played by large bands
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4-Letter Words With A FAQ
How many four-letter words containing A are there?
There are 1,915 four-letter words containing A 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 containing A?
JAZZ is worth 29 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are JAZY (23), RAZZ (22), HAJJ (21).
What are some common four-letter words containing A?
Everyday examples include FAIR, EAST, FACT, FAST, EASY, TAKE, TANK, FACE. Sort the list by "Most common" to see the familiar words first.
Which rare four-letter words containing A score well?
Uncommon but valid choices include JAZY (23), JAXY (21), WAQF (19), ZACK (19). Few players know them, so they can catch an opponent off guard.