East

/iːst/

Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM

Scrabble:4 ptsWWF:4 pts4 letters

Definition of East

noun

One of the four principal compass points, specifically 90°, conventionally directed to the right on maps; the direction of the rising sun at an equinox. Abbreviated as E.

adjective

Situated or lying in or towards the east; eastward.
Wind from the east
Of or pertaining to the east; eastern.
From the East; oriental.
Designating, or situated in, that part of a church which contains the choir or chancel.
"the east front of a cathedral"

adverb

Towards the east; eastwards

Anagrams of East

Exact Anagrams

7 words using all 4 letters:

ates eats etas sate seat seta teas

Words You Can Make

17 words can be made from the letters in "east":

4-LETTER WORDS

ates eats etas sate seat seta teas

3-LETTER WORDS

ate eat eta sae sat sea set tae tas tea

+1 Letter Anagrams

Words formed by adding one letter to "east" and rearranging:

+babets baste bates beast beats

+ccaste cates cesta taces

+ddates sated stade stead tsade

+ffates feast feats fetas

+ggates getas stage

+hhaets haste hates heats

+kskate stake steak takes teaks

+lleast setal slate stale steal

Related Word Patterns

EA...Words starting with "ea"...STWords ending with "st"All 4-letter words Unscramble "east"

Synonyms & Antonyms

SYNONYMS

orientaleasterlyeasterneastwardeastwards

ANTONYMS

westerlywesternwestwardwestwestwards

Rhyming Words

abiogenist ableist ablest abolitionist abortionist abreast abruptest absolutest absolutist abstractest abstractionist abstrusest absurdest absurdist accompanist+5 more

Related Words

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