3 Letter Words

Q: How many 3-letter words are there?

There are roughly 666 common 3-letter words in standard English dictionaries. The exact count varies by dictionary — some include more technical or rare terms.

Q: What are some easy 3-letter words for kids?

Common, simple 3-letter words include: ace, act, add, adj, ado, ads, adv, adz.

Every 3-letter word in our dictionary. Perfect for Wordle, Scrabble, and other word games.

Here are all the 3-letter words in our dictionary — 666 words in total. 3-letter words are some of the most useful in English. They're long enough to be specific and short enough to be common.

Words are organized alphabetically below. Click any word to see its synonyms, definition, and example sentences. For a custom search, head to our Word Finder tool.

Starting with "a" (45)

ace act add adj ado ads adv adz aft age ago aha aid ail aim air alb ale all alt amp amt and ani ant any ape app apt arc are ark arm art ash ask asp ass ate auk avg awe awl axe aye

Starting with "b" (38)

baa bad bag bah ban bar bat bay bed bee beg bet bib bid big bin bit boa bob bog boo bop bot bow box boy bpm bra brr bud bug bum bun bur bus but buy bye

Starting with "c" (30)

cab cad cal cam can cap car cat caw chi cis cob cod cog col con coo cop cot cow cox coy cry cub cud cue cum cup cur cut

Starting with "d" (32)

dab dad dam day dds deb den dew did die dig dim din dip dis doc doe dog don dos dot doz dpi dry dub dud due dug duh dun duo dye

Starting with "e" (28)

ear eat ebb eds eel egg ego eke elf elk ell elm emo ems emu end eon era ere erg err esp est eta etc eve ewe eye

Starting with "f" (37)

fad fag fan far fat fax fed fee fem fen fer few fey fez fib fie fig fin fir fit fix flu fly fob foe fog foo fop for fox fro fry ftp fum fun fur fwd

Starting with "g" (26)

gab gad gag gal gap gas gay gee gel gem gen get gig gin gnu gob god goo got gov gum gun gut guy gym gyp

Starting with "h" (40)

had hag hah ham has hat haw hay hem hen hep her hes hew hex hey hgt hid hie him hip his hit hob hoc hod hoe hog hop hos hot how hrs hub hue hug huh hum hut hwy

Starting with "i" (20)

ice icy ids ifs iii ilk ill imp inc ind ink inn ins int ion ire irk ism its ivy

Starting with "j" (15)

jab jag jam jar jaw jay jet jib jig job jog jot joy jug jut

Starting with "k" (6)

keg ken key kid kin kit

Starting with "l" (33)

lab lad lag lam lap lat law lax lay lbs lea led lee leg lei let lib lid lie lii lip lit lix lob log lop lot low lox lug lvi lxi lye

Starting with "m" (34)

mad man map mar mas mat maw max may med meg meh men mes met mew mfg mfr mid mil min mix mob mod mom moo mop mos mow mpg mph mud mug mum

Starting with "n" (23)

nab nag nap nay neg net new nib nil nip nit nix nod non nor nos not now nth nub nun nut née

Starting with "o" (26)

oaf oak oar oat obj odd ode off oft ohm oho ohs oil old one ops opt orb orc ore our out ova owe owl own

Starting with "p" (42)

pad pal pan pap par pas pat paw pay pct pea pee peg pen pep per pet pew pie pig pin pip pis pit pkg ply pod poi pol pop pot pox pro pry pub pug pun pup pus put pwn pyx

Starting with "q" (1)

qua

Starting with "r" (32)

rag ram ran rap rat raw ray red ref rep rev rho rib rid rig rim rip rob rod roe rot row rpm rps rte rub rue rug rum run rut rye

Starting with "s" (45)

sac sad sag sap sat saw sax say sea sec see set sew sex she shy sic sim sin sip sir sis sit six ski sky sly sob sod sol son sop sos sot sow sox soy spa spy sty sub sue sum sun sup

Starting with "t" (39)

tab tad tag tam tan tap tar tat tax tbs tea tee tel ten the tho thy tic tie tin tip tit toe tog tom ton too top tor tot tow toy try tsp tub tug tun tux two

Starting with "u" (5)

ugh ump ups urn use

Starting with "v" (12)

van var vat vet vex via vie vii vim viz vol vow

Starting with "w" (25)

wad wag wan war was wax way web wed wee wen wet who why wig win wit wiz woe wok won woo wot wow wry

Starting with "x" (9)

xci xii xiv xix xor xvi xxi xxv xxx

Starting with "y" (17)

yak yam yap yaw yea yen yep yes yet yew yip yon you yrs yuk yum yup

Starting with "z" (6)

zap zed zen zip zit zoo

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Common Questions

How many 3-letter words are there?

There are roughly 666 common 3-letter words in standard English dictionaries. The exact count varies by dictionary — some include more technical or rare terms.

What are some easy 3-letter words for kids?

Common, simple 3-letter words include: ace, act, add, adj, ado, ads, adv, adz.

Are 3-letter words good for Wordle?

Wordle uses 5-letter words only. For Wordle practice, see our 5-letter words list.