3 Letter Word Finder

How many 3 letter words are there?

There are 1,073 three letter words in the word list this site searches. Three letter words are the most played words in Scrabble. They fit into the gaps other words leave behind, and they let you clear an awkward tile without opening up the board for your opponent.

The most common starting letters at this length are A (76 words), S (72 words), P (67 words), T (62 words) and M (56 words).

Highest scoring 3 letter words

The highest scoring three letter word is ZZZ at 30 points. These are the top 12, scored with standard English Scrabble tile values and no board bonuses.

  • zzz 30
  • zuz 21
  • zax 19
  • zek 16
  • fez 15
  • fiz 15
  • pyx 15
  • wiz 15
  • wuz 15
  • yez 15
  • biz 14
  • coz 14

3 letter words with no vowels

The word list has 11 words at this length with no A, E, I, O, U or Y. Vowelless words are worth knowing for the turns where your rack has nothing left to build around.

  • brr 5
  • cwm 10
  • grr 4
  • hmm 10
  • mmm 9
  • nth 6
  • pht 8
  • pst 5
  • shh 9
  • tsk 7
  • zzz 30

3 letter words with a Q and no U

A Q with no U beside it is one of the worst tiles to be stuck with. The word list has 3 words at this length that will take it.

  • qat 12
  • qis 12
  • suq 12

Tips for three letter words

The full list is short enough to learn. Start with the ones that use J, Q, X and Z, since those are the tiles that sit on a rack for turns at a time and cost you the most when the game ends.

Examples

  1. Let's say you're playing Scrabble and have the set of tiles O, T, W.

    To find all the 3 letter words you can make with these tiles, enter the letters into the "Make Words With These Letters" section and click "Find 3 Letter Words".

    You'll get all anagrams of the letters you entered, including words like OWT, TOW, TWO.

  2. Let's say you're playing Scrabble and have the set of tiles A and one blank (wildcard) tile.

    Let's say there's some space below the letter "N" on the board and you'd like to make a word there.

    To find all the 3 letter words you can make with tiles you have plus "N" and the word must start with "N", enter "A?" into the "Make Words With These Letters" section and enter "N" in the first box of the "Letters By Position" section. Then click "Find 3 Letter Words".

    You'll get all the 3 letter words you can play, including NAH, NAN, NAY.

  3. Let's say you want to find words that only contain the vowel "A" (no E, I, O, U). The "A" must also be present at least 2 times.

    To find all the 3 letter words that fit this criteria, enter "AA" in the "Make Words With These Letters" section, and "EIOU" in the "Letters To Exclude" section. Then click "Find 3 Letter Words".

    You'll get all the words that fit the criteria, including words like AAH, AHA, ALA.