One of the key factors in games like Scrabble and Words With Friends is called rack balance. You want to keep the letters R—A—T—E—S in your rack because they are the most common letters and will help you form bingos more easily. Playing three-letter words, such as 3 letter words with Z or one of the 3 letter words with Q, is a great way to get «nonbingo» letters out of your rack with the ability to get better letters into it.
Some of the three letter words with Z include AZO, ZAP, ZIP, and ZEN, among others. There’s a neat little word, too, in ZAX, which is an AX used to cut roofing slates. The X is the best hooking letter in the game, and if you can score it on a triple square of some sort, you can score between 62 and 70 points for a three-letter word! Some bingos don’t score that well.
When it comes to 3 letter words ending in Q, there is only one: SUQ. There are only three 3 letter words ending in J: HAJ, RAJ, and TAJ. The J isn’t quite as powerful as the X because it’s tougher to hook, but these 3 letter words ending in J will help you score fairly well and maintain rack balance.
Of the 1,065 3 letter words, most are mundane, however. Even so, when the board is tight, three-letter words are sometimes your best play, particularly when using up possible space to keep your opponent from being able to play a bingo. Knowing all the 3 letter words with Z and that the list of 3 letter words ending in Q is just one word are two key skills in tight games.
Page 1: one, Day, you, tip, Ate, ion, ace, man, ice, art, end, her, car, EST, bee, air, all, ain, ana, ade, sea, ear, out, ist, tea, eye, the, ant, ten, Ted, age, dog, CAT, red, and, key, own, six, can, sun, ers, Ful, Son, ANG, Ali, ish, old, Net, ash, and Ike
| Word | Length | Consonants | Vowels | Syllables | Origin | Favourite |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| One | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | Middle English | |
| Day | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||
| You | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | Middle English | |
| Tip | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | Dutch | |
| Ate | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ||
| Ion | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | Ancient Greek | |
| Ace | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | Middle English | |
| Man | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | Middle English | |
| Ice | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | Middle English | |
| Art | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | Middle English | |
| End | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | Middle English | |
| Her | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | Proto Germanic | |
| Car | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | Middle English | |
| EST | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Bee | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | Middle English | |
| Air | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | Middle English | |
| All | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | Middle English | |
| Ain | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | Arabic | |
| Ana | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | Latin | |
| Ade | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ||
| Sea | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | Middle English | |
| Ear | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | Middle English | |
| Out | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | Old English | |
| Ist | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Tea | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | Dutch | |
| Eye | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | Middle English | |
| The | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | Middle English | |
| Ant | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | Middle English | |
| Ten | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | Middle English | |
| Ted | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Age | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | Middle English | |
| Dog | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | Middle English | |
| CAT | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Red | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | Middle English | |
| And | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | Middle English | |
| Key | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | Middle English | |
| Own | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | Middle English | |
| Six | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | Middle English | |
| Can | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | Middle English | |
| Sun | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | Middle English | |
| Ers | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | Old English | |
| Ful | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Son | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||
| ANG | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | English | |
| Ali | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | Arabic | |
| Ish | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Old | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | Middle English | |
| Net | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Ash | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | Middle English | |
| Ike | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
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Three letter words ARE some of THE most frequently used words in the English language. Almost anything YOU want to SAY to anyone will most likely include a three-letter word! Not only that, words with three letters ARE also an easy of scoring a FEW extra points in your Scrabble game! The word ZZZ is worth 30 points and FIZ is worth 15 points. NOT BAD right?
This is a list of all 3 letter words. We have 1349 words in this word list.
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3-Letter Words List
Take a look at the list of popular Three letter words starting with W below. They are valid in most word scramble games, including Scrabble and Words With Friends.
- wai
- wyn
- waw
- wox
- wex
- wap
- wem
- wos
- woe
- won
- who
- wus
- wax
- wet
- wry
- wot
- wat
- wey
- web
- wig
How Many Three-Letter Words Are There in the English Dictionary?
There are 1,348 words with 3 letters in the our English word list, which was derived from Oxford and Webster dictionaries.
How Many Three Letter Words Are There in the Scrabble Dictionary?
Depending on which version of Scrabble you are playing the amount of words with three letters will vary.
- Scrabble UK has 1,292
- Scrabble US has 1,015
How Many 3-Letter Words Are There in the Words With Friends Dictionary?
WWf uses the ENABLE word list, which currently has 972 words with three letters
What Are Some Common 3 Letter Words?
The top 20 most commonly used 3-letter words are:
- the
- and
- for
- you
- not
- are
- all
- new
- was
- can
- has
- but
- our
- one
- may
- out
- use
- any
- see
- his
What Are The Highest Scoring 3-Letter Words?
The highest-scoring word varies by the word game you are playing. Here is a breakdown:
Scrabble US — ZZZ is worth 30 points
Scrabble UK — ZZZ is worth 30 points
Words With Friends — ZAX is worth 19 points
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These are the Word Lists we have:
- «All» contains an extremely large list of words from all sources.
- Scrabble US — NWL — contains Scrabble words from the NASPA word list, formerly TWL (USA, Canada and Thailand)
- Scrabble UK — CSW — contains Scrabble words from the Collins Scrabble Words, formerly SOWPODS (All countries except listed above)
- Words With Friends — WWF — contains Words With Friends words from the ENABLE word list
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