Word list

3 letter words

980 three-letter words in our dictionary. 501 of them are everyday words, such as THE, AND, FOR, YOU.

980 words.

Small numbers are tile values added up (Scrabble). Bold border: everyday word. Tap a word to copy it.

At a glance

Highest-scoring words you could spell from one bag of Scrabble tiles (blanks count as zero):

  • ZAX 19
  • ZEK 16
  • FEZ 15
  • FIZ 15
  • PYX 15
  • WIZ 15
  • BIZ 14
  • COZ 14

First letter

  • A
    69
  • P
    62
  • S
    61
  • T
    58
  • B
    52
  • R
    50
  • D
    49
  • H
    49

Use this list

1Stuck on a rack?

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3Want a puzzle?

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Questions

How many 3 letter words are there?

Our dictionary has 980, and 501 of them are everyday words. The dictionary is the open word list our games use (ENABLE plus SCOWL), so a few words from tournament Scrabble lists may be missing.

What is the highest-scoring word on this list in Scrabble?

ZAX, worth 19 points from tile values alone, and the standard tile bag has enough tiles to spell it. Board bonuses can change the real score.

What are some common 3 letter words?

THE, AND, FOR, YOU, NOT are among the most common in everyday writing.

How do I filter the list?

Use Must include to require letters (repeat a letter to require it twice), Leave out to exclude letters, or Pattern with ? for one unknown letter and * for any run of letters, for example s??.