Three-letter words
There are 970 three-letter words in our dictionary. Browse them by starting letter below, or jump to the ones you are most likely to need — the everyday words and the highest-scoring Scrabble plays.
Most common three-letter words
Ranked by how often they appear in written English.
- the
- and
- for
- you
- not
- are
- all
- new
- was
- can
- has
- but
- our
- one
- may
- out
- use
- any
- see
- his
- who
- web
- now
- get
Highest-scoring three-letter words
Standard Scrabble tile values, before any board multipliers.
- zax 19
- zek 16
- fez 15
- fiz 15
- pyx 15
- wiz 15
- biz 14
- coz 14
- kex 14
- zap 14
- zip 14
- adz 13
- fax 13
- fix 13
- fox 13
- haj 13
- hex 13
- jaw 13
- jay 13
- jew 13
- jow 13
- joy 13
- oxy 13
- vex 13
All 970 three-letter words
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 37
- 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
- cum
- 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 37
- 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
- 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
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Common questions
How many three-letter words are there?
Our dictionary contains 970 three-letter words. It is built from ENABLE, the public-domain lexicon most word games use, so it covers far more than everyday vocabulary — see the sources page for details.
What are the most common three-letter words?
Ranked by how often they appear in written English, the most common are: the, and, for, you, not, are, all, new. The full "most common" list is near the top of this page.
What is the highest-scoring three-letter word in Scrabble?
zax scores 19 points on plain tiles, before any double- or triple-word squares. Premium squares and the 50-point bingo bonus can change the ranking completely.
Are proper nouns and abbreviations included?
No. The list only contains words from the ENABLE lexicon, which excludes proper nouns, abbreviations and hyphenated forms — the same rule tournament Scrabble and most word games follow. Read more on the methodology page.
Counted from a 172,749-word public-domain lexicon, last reviewed 2026-08-01. How this list was built.