Top 89 Four-Letter Christmas Words (Curated & Ranked)

Tree in snow decorated for Christmas

Below, we list the four-letter words related to Christmas — both religious and related to the snowy holiday more generally.

Scroll past the list for a fun Christmas activity you can do with your family!

  1. Up
    6
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    Bell

  2. Up
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    Cozy

  3. Up
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    Mass

    church service

  4. Up
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    Toys

  5. Up
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    Tree

  6. Up
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    Coat

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    Hang

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    Noel

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    Love

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    Hymn

  11. Up
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    Snow

  12. Up
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    Gift

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    Heat

    necessary when it’s cold outside

  14. Up
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    Gold

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    Mary

    mother of Jesus

  16. Up
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    Holy

  17. Up
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    Nice

  18. Up
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    Boot

    worn in the snow

  19. Up
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    Magi

    wise men

  20. Up
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    Home

  21. Up
    1
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    Gala

  22. Up
    1
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    Make

  23. Up
    0
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    Bows

  24. Up
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    Brrr

  25. Up
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    Food

  26. Up
    0
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    Mail

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    Sack

  28. Up
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    Nuts

  29. Up
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    Xmas

  30. Up
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    Book

  31. Up
    -1
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    Hope

  32. Up
    -1
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    Nose

  33. Up
    -2
    Down
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    Wise

  34. Up
    -1
    Down
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    Cold

  35. Up
    -2
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    List

    Santa’s record of the “naughty” and “nice”

  36. Up
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    Star

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    Deer

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    Sled

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    Coal

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    Song

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    Sock

  42. Up
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    Milk

    left out with cookies for Santa

  43. Up
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    Time

  44. Up
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    Good

  45. Up
    0
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    Glad

    from “glad tidings,” meaning “good news”

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    Wish

  47. Up
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    Good

  48. Up
    0
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    'Twas

  49. Up
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    Play

  50. Up
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    Baby

    newborn Jesus

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    Cake

  52. Up
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    Ride

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    Card

  54. Up
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    Plum

    dance in the children’s heads in “A Visit From St. Nicholas”

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    Caps

    worn for warmth in winter

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    Tags

  57. Up
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    Open

    what you do with gifts

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    With

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    Kind

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    Yule

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    Give

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    Read

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    Sing

  64. Up
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    Wrap

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    Mugs

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    Fire

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    Hung

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    Roof

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    Dash

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    Away

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    Pray

  72. Up
    0
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    Care

  73. Up
    -1
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    Warm

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    0
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    Bake

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    Hats

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    Pies

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    Kids

  78. Up
    0
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    Shop

  79. Up
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    Host

  80. Up
    0
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    Sale

  81. Up
    -2
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    Chat

    what you do when gathering with friends and relatives

  82. Up
    -1
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    Pole

    reference to the North Pole, where Santa lives

  83. Up
    -1
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    Tape

  84. Up
    -1
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    Wait

    waiting for Santa, or to open presents

  85. Up
    -2
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    Kiss

  86. Up
    -2
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    Hark

  87. Up
    -1
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    Pine

  88. Up
    0
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    Seek

    the wise men seek the Christ Child

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    0
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    Path

    followed by the wise men to travel to Bethlehem

Activity: Write a Christmas Song or Hymn

If your family is creative or just likes to celebrate the holidays in unconventional ways, what better than a family jam session?

Get a group together and write your own Christmas song or hymn!

Some tips to keep in mind when writing your song:

  • Start with an idea. Do you want your song to be a solemn hymn or a fun party tune (in the vein of “Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree”)? Deciding this first well help your group stay on track and avoid conflicts about how the song should sound.
  • Write the chorus first. The chorus is the most-heard part of the song and, some would say, the heart of it. Writing it early can help you easily shape the rest of the song.
  • Incorporate your favorite Christmas memories. Every family has unique holiday traditions. Mention them in your lyrics to make the song more personal.
  • Don’t give up! If you get stuck with writer’s block, you can always use this list or our 400+ Christmas words by letter for inspiration.

Now, since you’re just writing this for fun with your family, you can borrow the melody or an instrumental karaoke track from an existing song.

Keep it completely original if you plan to perform or record the song to any larger audience, though!