3-Letter Words
There are 972 three-letter words in our dictionary; 636 of them are common words. This page shows the most common ones and the top scorers; the full list is split by letter below.
Type your own letters to find only the 3-letter words you can make, or leave it empty to open this list in the word finder.
Most common three-letter words
- fix13 points
- joy13 points
- box12 points
- job12 points
- mix12 points
- why12 points
- key10 points
- sex10 points
- six10 points
- tax10 points
- few9 points
- fly9 points
- fry9 points
- how9 points
- off9 points
- way9 points
- who9 points
- boy8 points
- buy8 points
- cry8 points
- him8 points
- kid8 points
- may8 points
- pay8 points
- ask7 points
- cup7 points
- day7 points
- dry7 points
- fed7 points
- guy7 points
- had7 points
- hid7 points
- map7 points
- pop7 points
- any6 points
- bad6 points
- bed6 points
- bid6 points
- big6 points
- bug6 points
- eye6 points
- fan6 points
- far6 points
- fit6 points
- for6 points
- fun6 points
- gap6 points
- has6 points
- hat6 points
- her6 points
- hes6 points
- his6 points
- hit6 points
- hot6 points
- law6 points
- lay6 points
- low6 points
- mad6 points
- mod6 points
- new6 points
- now6 points
- owe6 points
- own6 points
- raw6 points
- row6 points
- saw6 points
- say6 points
- she6 points
- the6 points
- try6 points
- two6 points
- van6 points
- via6 points
- war6 points
- was6 points
- win6 points
- won6 points
- yes6 points
- yet6 points
- you6 points
- act5 points
- add5 points
- aim5 points
- arm5 points
- ban5 points
- bar5 points
- bet5 points
- bit5 points
- bus5 points
- but5 points
- can5 points
- car5 points
- cat5 points
- cut5 points
- did5 points
- dog5 points
- ice5 points
- man5 points
- men5 points
- met5 points
- odd5 points
- pen5 points
- per5 points
- put5 points
- sum5 points
- top5 points
- age4 points
- ago4 points
- aid4 points
- and4 points
- die4 points
- doe4 points
- due4 points
- end4 points
- gas4 points
- get4 points
- got4 points
- gun4 points
- led4 points
- leg4 points
- log4 points
- old4 points
- red4 points
- rid4 points
- sad4 points
- air3 points
- all3 points
- are3 points
- art3 points
- ate3 points
- eat3 points
- err3 points
- ill3 points
- its3 points
- let3 points
- lie3 points
- lot3 points
- net3 points
- nor3 points
- not3 points
- oil3 points
- one3 points
- our3 points
- out3 points
- ran3 points
- run3 points
- sat3 points
- see3 points
- set3 points
- sit3 points
- son3 points
- sun3 points
- tea3 points
- ten3 points
- tie3 points
- tin3 points
- too3 points
- use3 points
- jam12 points
- axe10 points
- jet10 points
- sky10 points
- hay9 points
- hey9 points
- huh9 points
- shy9 points
- thy9 points
- wow9 points
- bay8 points
- bow8 points
- bye8 points
- cow8 points
- ham8 points
- hip8 points
- hum8 points
- spy8 points
- amp7 points
- bob7 points
- cam7 points
- cap7 points
- fog7 points
- gay7 points
- hog7 points
- ink7 points
- ken7 points
- kit7 points
- mob7 points
- mom7 points
- mum7 points
- pub7 points
- ugh7 points
- wed7 points
- ash6 points
- bag6 points
- beg6 points
- bog6 points
- dim6 points
- dip6 points
- fat6 points
- fee6 points
Highest-scoring three-letter words
- zax19 points
- zek16 points
- fez15 points
- fiz15 points
- pyx15 points
- wiz15 points
- biz14 points
- coz14 points
- kex14 points
- zap14 points
- zip14 points
- adz13 points
- fax13 points
- fix13 points
- fox13 points
- haj13 points
- hex13 points
- jaw13 points
- jay13 points
- jew13 points
- jow13 points
- joy13 points
- oxy13 points
- vex13 points
- vox13 points
- wax13 points
- zag13 points
- zed13 points
- zig13 points
- azo12 points
- box12 points
- cox12 points
- jab12 points
- jam12 points
- jib12 points
- job12 points
- lez12 points
- max12 points
- mix12 points
- pax12 points
- pix12 points
- pox12 points
- qat12 points
- qua12 points
- suq12 points
- why12 points
- zee12 points
- zin12 points
- zit12 points
- zoa12 points
All three-letter words by letter
Quick facts
- Total words: 972
- By usage: 478 very common, 158 common, 336 rare
Highest scoring (classic tiles)
- zax 19
- zek 16
- fez 15
- fiz 15
- pyx 15
- wiz 15
- biz 14
- coz 14
- kex 14
- zap 14
Most common
- fix
- joy
- box
- job
- mix
- why
- key
- sex
- six
- tax
Definitions
- fix (noun)
- Informal terms for a difficult situation.
- joy (noun)
- The emotion of great happiness.
- box (noun)
- A (usually rectangular) container; may have a lid.
- job (noun)
- The principal activity in your life that you do to earn money.
Every three-letter word in our dictionary is reachable from this page: 972 in total. Rather than dump all of them at once, we show the 636 common words first, list the top scorers, and link to the pages for each starting letter, ending letter and contained letter. The highest-scoring three-letter word is ZAX, worth 19 points with classic tiles before any board bonus.
How to use this page
Start with the letter index if you are browsing: each link opens a complete list of three-letter words for that letter. Start with the search box if you have a rack: your letters, plus blanks, return only the three-letter words you can play, with scores.
Tips
Reading through a length list is a reliable way to expand your vocabulary. Start with the common words on this page and make sure you can define each one; the definitions section covers the most useful. Then pick one letter and read the sub-list for words starting with it. Little and often works better than one long session. After a week you will notice that plays you used to miss now jump out of the rack, and your average score will show it.
Questions
Which three-letter words are the most common?
FIX, JOY and BOX are among the most familiar. The list is sorted with everyday words first, and the very common ones carry a small dot, so you can read the top of the page and skip the obscure entries at the bottom.
Where is the complete list of three-letter words?
It is split by letter so each page stays readable. Use the index on this page to open the three-letter words starting with, ending in, or containing any letter; each of those pages is complete.