East

4 lettersnouncommon

Updated June 2026

Definition

The direction toward the point of the horizon where the sun rises. One of the four cardinal directions.

“The sun rises in the east.”

Pronunciation

IPA

/iːst/

Related Words

Synonyms

easternorient

Antonyms

west

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Common letters E, A, S, T - excellent starter word.

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Worth 4 points, great for building off existing words.

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Anagrams of East

Words that use exactly the same letters as “east”.

ates eats etas seat

Words one letter different

Change a single letter of “east” to make these 4-letter words — useful for Wordle and crossword clues.

bast cast ease easy erst fast gast hast last past vast

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5-letter words you can spell by adding one letter to “east”.

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Longer words starting with East

Words that begin with “east”.

easts easter eastern

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