3 letter words with these letters: an example
Some letter sets hide more than one word. The letters A E R make 3 everyday 3-letter words:
- ARE · EAR · ERA
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3 letter words in numbers
- 970 words in total, of which 479 are everyday words.
- The most common first letter is a (71 words), followed by p (62).
- Letters found most often: a 31%, e 25%, o 24%, i 17%, t 15% of words.
Highest-scoring 3 letter words
Ranked by Scrabble tile values, before any bonus squares:
| Word | Points |
|---|---|
| zax | 19 |
| zek | 16 |
| fez | 15 |
| wiz | 15 |
| fiz | 15 |
| pyx | 15 |
| zip | 14 |
| biz | 14 |
| coz | 14 |
| kex | 14 |
| zap | 14 |
| fix | 13 |
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All 3 letter words
All 970 words, A to Z.
a (71)
aah, aal, aas, aba, abo, abs, aby, ace, act, add, ado, ads, adz, aff, aft, aga, age, ago, aha, aid, ail, aim, ain, air, ais, ait, ala, alb, ale, all, alp, als, alt, ama, ami, amp, amu, ana, and, ane, ani, ant, any, ape, apt, arb, arc, are, arf, ark, arm, ars, art, ash, ask, asp, ass, ate, att, auk, ava, ave, avo, awa, awe, awl, awn, axe, aye, ays, azo
b (52)
baa, bad, bag, bah, bal, bam, ban, bap, bar, bas, bat, bay, bed, bee, beg, bel, ben, bet, bey, bib, bid, big, bin, bio, bis, bit, biz, boa, bob, bod, bog, boo, bop, bos, bot, bow, box, boy, bra, bro, brr, bub, bud, bug, bum, bun, bur, bus, but, buy, bye, bys
c (36)
cab, cad, cam, can, cap, car, cat, caw, cay, cee, cel, cep, chi, cis, cob, cod, cog, col, con, coo, cop, cor, cos, cot, cow, cox, coy, coz, cry, cub, cud, cue, cup, cur, cut, cwm
d (47)
dab, dad, dag, dah, dak, dal, dam, dap, daw, day, deb, dee, del, den, dev, dew, dex, dey, dib, did, die, dig, dim, din, dip, dis, dit, doc, doe, dog, dol, dom, don, dor, dos, dot, dow, dry, dub, dud, due, dug, dui, dun, duo, dup, dye
e (39)
ear, eat, eau, ebb, ecu, edh, eel, eff, efs, eft, egg, ego, eke, eld, elf, elk, ell, elm, els, eme, emf, ems, emu, end, eng, ens, eon, era, ere, erg, ern, err, ers, ess, eta, eth, eve, ewe, eye
f (47)
fad, fan, far, fas, fat, fax, fay, fed, fee, feh, fem, fen, fer, fet, feu, few, fey, fez, fib, fid, fie, fig, fil, fin, fir, fit, fix, fiz, flu, fly, fob, foe, fog, foh, fon, fop, for, fou, fox, foy, fro, fry, fub, fud, fug, fun, fur
g (44)
gab, gad, gae, gag, gal, gam, gan, gap, gar, gas, gat, gay, ged, gee, gel, gem, gen, get, gey, ghi, gib, gid, gie, gig, gin, gip, git, gnu, goa, gob, god, goo, gor, got, gox, goy, gul, gum, gun, gut, guv, guy, gym, gyp
h (49)
had, hae, hag, hah, haj, ham, hao, hap, has, hat, haw, hay, heh, hem, hen, hep, her, hes, het, hew, hex, hey, hic, hid, hie, him, hin, hip, his, hit, hmm, hob, hod, hoe, hog, hon, hop, hot, how, hoy, hub, hue, hug, huh, hum, hun, hup, hut, hyp
i (19)
ice, ich, ick, icy, ids, iff, ifs, ilk, ill, imp, ink, inn, ins, ion, ire, irk, ism, its, ivy
j (23)
jab, jag, jam, jar, jaw, jay, jee, jet, jeu, jew, jib, jig, jin, job, joe, jog, jot, jow, joy, jug, jun, jus, jut
k (27)
kab, kae, kaf, kas, kat, kay, kea, kef, keg, ken, kep, kex, key, khi, kid, kif, kin, kip, kir, kit, koa, kob, koi, kop, kor, kos, kue
l (44)
lab, lac, lad, lag, lam, lap, lar, las, lat, lav, law, lax, lay, lea, led, lee, leg, lei, lek, let, leu, lev, lex, ley, lez, lib, lid, lie, lin, lip, lis, lit, lob, log, loo, lop, lot, low, lox, lug, lum, luv, lux, lye
m (47)
mac, mad, mae, mag, man, map, mar, mas, mat, maw, max, may, med, mel, mem, men, met, mew, mho, mib, mid, mig, mil, mim, mir, mis, mix, moa, mob, moc, mod, mog, mol, mom, mon, moo, mop, mor, mos, mot, mow, mud, mug, mum, mun, mus, mut
n (34)
nab, nae, nag, nah, nam, nan, nap, naw, nay, neb, nee, net, new, nib, nil, nim, nip, nit, nix, nob, nod, nog, noh, nom, noo, nor, nos, not, now, nth, nub, nun, nus, nut
o (45)
oaf, oak, oar, oat, obe, obi, oca, odd, ode, ods, oes, off, oft, ohm, oho, ohs, oil, oka, oke, old, ole, oms, one, ons, ooh, oot, ope, ops, opt, ora, orb, orc, ore, ors, ort, ose, oud, our, out, ova, owe, owl, own, oxo, oxy
p (62)
pac, pad, pah, pal, pam, pan, pap, par, pas, pat, paw, pax, pay, pea, pec, ped, pee, peg, peh, pen, pep, per, pes, pet, pew, phi, pht, pia, pic, pie, pig, pin, pip, pis, pit, piu, pix, ply, pod, poh, poi, pol, pom, pop, pot, pow, pox, pro, pry, psi, pub, pud, pug, pul, pun, pup, pur, pus, put, pya, pye, pyx
q (2)
qat, qua
r (49)
rad, rag, rah, raj, ram, ran, rap, ras, rat, raw, rax, ray, reb, rec, red, ree, ref, reg, rei, rem, rep, res, ret, rev, rex, rho, ria, rib, rid, rif, rig, rim, rin, rip, rob, roc, rod, roe, rom, rot, row, rub, rue, rug, rum, run, rut, rya, rye
s (62)
sab, sac, sad, sae, sag, sal, sap, sat, sau, saw, sax, say, sea, sec, see, seg, sei, sel, sen, ser, set, sew, sex, sha, she, shh, shy, sib, sic, sim, sin, sip, sir, sis, sit, six, ska, ski, sky, sly, sob, sod, sol, son, sop, sos, sot, sou, sow, sox, soy, spa, spy, sri, sty, sub, sue, sum, sun, sup, suq, syn
t (57)
tab, tad, tae, tag, taj, tam, tan, tao, tap, tar, tas, tat, tau, tav, taw, tax, tea, ted, tee, teg, tel, ten, tet, tew, the, tho, thy, tic, tie, til, tin, tip, tis, tit, tod, toe, tog, tom, ton, too, top, tor, tot, tow, toy, try, tsk, tub, tug, tui, tun, tup, tut, tux, twa, two, tye
u (15)
udo, ugh, uke, ulu, umm, ump, uns, upo, ups, urb, urd, urn, use, uta, uts
v (21)
vac, van, var, vas, vat, vau, vav, vaw, vee, veg, vet, vex, via, vie, vig, vim, vis, voe, vow, vox, vug
w (38)
wab, wad, wae, wag, wan, wap, war, was, wat, waw, wax, way, web, wed, wee, wen, wet, wha, who, why, wig, win, wis, wit, wiz, woe, wog, wok, won, woo, wop, wos, wot, wow, wry, wud, wye, wyn
x (1)
xis
y (27)
yah, yak, yam, yap, yar, yaw, yay, yea, yeh, yen, yep, yes, yet, yew, yid, yin, yip, yob, yod, yok, yom, yon, you, yow, yuk, yum, yup
z (12)
zag, zap, zax, zed, zee, zek, zig, zin, zip, zit, zoa, zoo
Frequently asked questions
- How many 3 letter words are there?
- Our game word list has 970 3 letter words. 479 of them are everyday words; the rest are valid in word games but rarely used.
- How do I find 3 letter words with these letters?
- Type the letters you have in the box at the top of the page and press Find words. You see every 3 letter word those letters make, highest-scoring first. For example, A E R makes ARE, EAR and ERA.
- Can I use a blank tile?
- Yes. Type ? or a space for each blank. A blank stands for any letter and scores zero points, so 3 letter words that need it show the blank letter in coral.
- What is the highest-scoring 3 letter word?
- ZAX scores 19 points with Scrabble tile values, before bonus squares.
- How do I find 3 letter words when I know some letters?
- Switch to Letters you know: fill in letters you know in their spot, add letters that must appear anywhere, and letters to leave out.
- Which word list is this?
- The ENABLE word list, a public domain list that many word games are built on, with offensive words removed. Everyday words are marked using SCOWL word frequency data.