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

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

   9

   Down
   ::

   Noel

2. Up

   4

   Down
   ::

   Holy

3. Up

   6

   Down
   ::

   Bell

4. Up

   5

   Down
   ::

   Snow

5. Up

   3

   Down
   ::

   Toys

6. Up

   3

   Down
   ::

   Love

7. Up

   2

   Down
   ::

   Yule

8. Up

   3

   Down
   ::

   Cozy

9. Up

   3

   Down
   ::

   Gift

10. Up

    3

    Down
    ::

    Mass

    church service

11. Up

    2

    Down
    ::

    Coat

12. Up

    2

    Down
    ::

    Mary

    mother of Jesus

13. Up

    1

    Down
    ::

    Hymn

14. Up

    1

    Down
    ::

    Sled

15. Up

    1

    Down
    ::

    Tree

16. Up

    1

    Down
    ::

    Hang

17. Up

    1

    Down
    ::

    Sack

18. Up

    1

    Down
    ::

    Fire

19. Up

    1

    Down
    ::

    Boot

    worn in the snow

20. Up

    0

    Down
    ::

    Heat

    necessary when it’s cold outside

21. Up

    0

    Down
    ::

    Gold

22. Up

    0

    Down
    ::

    Xmas

23. Up

    0

    Down
    ::

    Magi

    wise men

24. Up

    0

    Down
    ::

    Hope

25. Up

    0

    Down
    ::

    Nuts

26. Up

    0

    Down
    ::

    Home

27. Up

    0

    Down
    ::

    Gala

28. Up

    0

    Down
    ::

    Make

29. Up

    -3

    Down
    ::

    Brrr

30. Up

    -1

    Down
    ::

    Food

31. Up

    -1

    Down
    ::

    Bows

32. Up

    0

    Down
    ::

    Open

    what you do with gifts

33. Up

    0

    Down
    ::

    Nice

34. Up

    -1

    Down
    ::

    Sock

35. Up

    -1

    Down
    ::

    Mail

36. Up

    -1

    Down
    ::

    Book

37. Up

    -3

    Down
    ::

    Star

38. Up

    -3

    Down
    ::

    Nose

39. Up

    -4

    Down
    ::

    Wise

40. Up

    -3

    Down
    ::

    Cold

41. Up

    -4

    Down
    ::

    List

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

42. Up

    0

    Down
    ::

    Deer

43. Up

    -1

    Down
    ::

    Coal

44. Up

    0

    Down
    ::

    Song

45. Up

    0

    Down
    ::

    Milk

    left out with cookies for Santa

46. Up

    -1

    Down
    ::

    Time

47. Up

    0

    Down
    ::

    Good

48. Up

    0

    Down
    ::

    Glad

    from “glad tidings,” meaning “good news”

49. Up

    0

    Down
    ::

    Wish

50. Up

    0

    Down
    ::

    Good

51. Up

    -2

    Down
    ::

    'Twas

52. Up

    0

    Down
    ::

    Play

53. Up

    0

    Down
    ::

    Baby

    newborn Jesus

54. Up

    -1

    Down
    ::

    Cake

55. Up

    -1

    Down
    ::

    Ride

56. Up

    0

    Down
    ::

    Card

57. Up

    0

    Down
    ::

    Plum

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

58. Up

    0

    Down
    ::

    Caps

    worn for warmth in winter

59. Up

    0

    Down
    ::

    Tags

60. Up

    0

    Down
    ::

    With

61. Up

    0

    Down
    ::

    Kind

62. Up

    0

    Down
    ::

    Give

63. Up

    0

    Down
    ::

    Read

64. Up

    0

    Down
    ::

    Sing

65. Up

    0

    Down
    ::

    Wrap

66. Up

    0

    Down
    ::

    Mugs

67. Up

    0

    Down
    ::

    Hung

68. Up

    0

    Down
    ::

    Roof

69. Up

    0

    Down
    ::

    Dash

70. Up

    0

    Down
    ::

    Away

71. Up

    0

    Down
    ::

    Pray

72. Up

    0

    Down
    ::

    Care

73. Up

    -1

    Down
    ::

    Warm

74. Up

    0

    Down
    ::

    Bake

75. Up

    0

    Down
    ::

    Hats

76. Up

    0

    Down
    ::

    Pies

77. Up

    0

    Down
    ::

    Kids

78. Up

    0

    Down
    ::

    Shop

79. Up

    0

    Down
    ::

    Host

80. Up

    0

    Down
    ::

    Sale

81. Up

    -2

    Down
    ::

    Chat

    what you do when gathering with friends and relatives

82. Up

    -1

    Down
    ::

    Pole

    reference to the North Pole, where Santa lives

83. Up

    -1

    Down
    ::

    Tape

84. Up

    -1

    Down
    ::

    Wait

    waiting for Santa, or to open presents

85. Up

    -2

    Down
    ::

    Kiss

86. Up

    -2

    Down
    ::

    Hark

87. Up

    -1

    Down
    ::

    Pine

88. Up

    0

    Down
    ::

    Seek

    the wise men seek the Christ Child

89. Up

    0

    Down
    ::

    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!