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Three-letter words
Every 3-letter word in our British English list, 787 in all, sorted A to Z and grouped by first letter.
Use ? for any letter you don't know.
A
56 wordsB
43 wordsC
33 wordsD
41 wordsE
32 wordsF
38 wordsG
36 wordsH
45 wordsI
16 wordsJ
16 wordsK
19 wordsL
37 wordsM
39 wordsN
27 wordsO
38 wordsP
56 wordsQ
2 wordsR
35 wordsS
51 wordsT
45 wordsU
8 wordsV
13 wordsW
29 wordsX
1 wordsY
23 wordsZ
8 wordsAbout this list
787 3-letter words are in our list. The highest scorer on tile values is FEZ, at 15 points. 43 of them have a double letter, and 30 have no A, E, I, O or U.
Change the pattern, add an ending or leave out letters you have ruled out, and the list redraws to match. Words come from a British English list of about 110,000, so spellings like colour and grey are in.
Questions, answered briefly
How many 3-letter words are in our list?
787. They begin AAH, ABA, ABB, ABY.
Which word scores highest in Scrabble?
FEZ, worth 15 points on tile values, before any bonus squares.
Can I narrow the list down?
Yes. Change the pattern above, or use the starts with, ends with and contains boxes, then press Update list. A question mark stands for any letter.
Does this include plurals?
Yes. Plurals and verb forms are in, because they are valid in most word games. The Wordle style list leaves them out.