4 Letter Words Starting with E

Common four-letter words that start with E

The 50 most used in spoken English (SUBTLEX-US), with a short meaning.

• even 7/9 divisible by two
• ever 7/8 at any time
• else 4/5
• easy 7/6 posing no difficulty
• each 9/9 (used of count nouns) every one considered individually
• eyes 7/6 opinion or judgment
• evil 7/9 morally objectionable behavior
• east 4/4 the cardinal compass point that is at 90 degrees
• eggs 6/8 oval reproductive body of a fowl (especially a hen) used as food
• ears 4/4 (form of ear) the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
• ends 5/6 (form of end) either extremity of something that has length
• edge 6/7 the boundary of a surface
• earl 4/5 a British peer ranking below a marquess and above a viscount
• ease 4/4 move gently or carefully
• exit 11/11 an opening that permits escape or release
• earn 4/5 earn on some commercial or business transaction
• exam 13/14 a set of questions or exercises evaluating skill or knowledge
• eats 4/4 informal terms for a meal
• envy 10/11 a feeling of grudging admiration and desire to have something that is possessed by another
• echo 9/9 to say again or imitate
• eddy 9/8 flow in a circular current, of liquids
• epic 8/10 very imposing or impressive
• edgy 9/9 being in a tense state
• edit 5/5 prepare for publication or presentation by correcting, revising, or adapting
• eels 4/5 (form of eel) the fatty flesh of eel
• exec 13/14 the chief executive department of the United States government
• egos 5/6 (form of ego) an inflated feeling of pride in your superiority to others
• eons 4/5 (form of eon) the longest division of geological time
• ergo 5/6 (used as a sentence connector) therefore or consequently
• eyed 8/7 having an eye or eyes or eyelike feature especially as specified
• eros 4/4 (Greek mythology) god of love
• emir 6/7 an independent ruler or chieftain (especially in Africa or Arabia)
• euro 4/5 the basic monetary unit of most members of the European Union (introduced in 1999)
• eras 4/4 (form of era) a period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a fixed point or event
• emit 6/7 expel (gases or odors)
• expo 13/14 a collection of things (goods or works of art etc.) for public display
• elks 8/9 (form of elk) large northern deer with enormous flattened antlers in the male
• exes 11/11 (form of ex) a man who was formerly a certain woman's husband
• etch 9/9 make an etching of
• ebbs 8/10 (form of ebb) flow back or recede
• ecru 6/8 a very light brown
• eave 7/8
• egad 6/7
• elms 6/8 (form of elm) any of various trees of the genus Ulmus: important timber or shade trees
• eyre 7/6 a shallow salt lake in south central Australia about 35 feet below sea level
• emus 6/8 (form of emu) any of various systems of units for measuring electricity and magnetism
• eggy 9/10
• eses 4/4 (form of ese) the compass point midway between east and southeast
• etna 4/5 an inactive volcano in Sicily
• eves 7/8 (form of eve) (Old Testament) Adam's wife in Judeo-Christian mythology: the first woman and mother of the human race

All 102 four-letter words that start with E

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