4 Letter Words Starting With AN
There are 41 valid 4 letter words that start with AN, drawn from NWL2023, CSW24, and Words With Friends. Sorted below by score, with the single highest scorer called out.
Highest Scoring 4-Letter Words
US Scrabble (NWL)
anax - 11 points
UK Scrabble (CSW)
anax - 11 points
Words With Friends
anax - 12 points
4 Letter Words (41)
View all words starting with ANTop 20 Highest-Scoring 4 Letter Words Starting With an
Point values shown for US Scrabble, UK Scrabble, and Words With Friends. The average across this full 41 word list is 17.6 combined points.
| Rank | Word | US Scrabble | UK Scrabble | WWF Points | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | anal | 4 | 4 | 6 | 14 |
| #2 | anam | 6 | 6 | 8 | 20 |
| #3 | anan | 4 | 4 | 6 | 14 |
| #4 | anas | 4 | 4 | 5 | 13 |
| #5 | anat | 4 | 4 | 5 | 13 |
| 🏆 #6 | anax | 11 | 11 | 12 | 34 |
| #7 | anay | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
| #8 | anba | 6 | 6 | 8 | 20 |
| #9 | ance | 6 | 6 | 8 | 20 |
| #10 | anda | 5 | 5 | 6 | 16 |
| #11 | ande | 5 | 5 | 6 | 16 |
| #12 | andi | 5 | 5 | 6 | 16 |
| #13 | ands | 5 | 5 | 6 | 16 |
| #14 | andy | 8 | 8 | 8 | 24 |
| #15 | anes | 4 | 4 | 5 | 13 |
| #16 | anet | 4 | 4 | 5 | 13 |
| #17 | anew | 7 | 7 | 8 | 22 |
| #18 | anga | 5 | 5 | 7 | 17 |
| #19 | ango | 5 | 5 | 7 | 17 |
| #20 | anil | 4 | 4 | 6 | 14 |
Where 4 Letter Words Fit on the Board
At 4 letters, a word almost always uses your entire rack plus tiles already on the board these are realistically bingo-adjacent plays rather than everyday moves, which is why the list leans heavily on compound and suffixed forms (-nesses, -ation, -izing). If you're looking for words you can play more often, shorter lengths starting with AN will give you far more flexible options try 4 letter words starting with AN for a more practical middle ground.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the highest-scoring 4 letter word starting with an?
anax — worth 34 combined points (US Scrabble: 11, UK Scrabble: 11, Words With Friends: 12).
How many 4 letter words start with an?
41 valid words, combining entries from NWL2023, CSW24, and the Words With Friends dictionary.
Are 4 letter words realistic to actually play?
Only occasionally — you'd need most of your rack plus letters already on the board to reach 4 tiles. They're worth knowing for the rare bingo-extension play, but for regular turns, shorter an words will come up far more often.