East

/iːst/

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

7 words can be made by rearranging all the letters of "east":

ates eats etas sate seat seta teas

+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

oriental easterly eastern eastward eastwards

ANTONYMS

westerly western westward west westwards

Letter Values

e1

a1

s1

t1

Total: 4 Scrabble points

Word Tools

Find Anagrams of "east"All 4-Letter Words Words Starting With "E"

Rhymes With East

abiogenist ableist ablest abolitionist abortionist abreast abruptest absolutest absolutist abstractest abstractionist abstrusest

Related 4-Letter Words

each earl earn ears ease easy eath eats eaux eave ebbs ebon eche echo echt

Word Validity & Sources

SOWPODS (International Scrabble): Valid

TWL (US/Canada Scrabble): Valid

Words With Friends: Valid

Last verified: December 2024

Dictionary data sourced from SOWPODS (178,691 words), combining TWL (Tournament Word List) and the Collins Scrabble Words dictionary. Definitions from Free Dictionary API and Wordnik.

About the Word "East"

East is a 4-letter word that scores 4 points in Scrabble and 4 points in Words With Friends. The letters in "east" can be rearranged to form 7 other valid words.

Using "East" in Word Games

When playing Scrabble or Words With Friends, "east" is a low-scoring word.