If you want to improve your game, there's no better way than to familiarize yourself with all valid three-letter words. Many of these are in common usage, but a great number of them are rarely-used in everyday language, and known only to specialists, word-buffs and puzzle-addicts. Here we provide all playable 3-letter words in alphabetical order, along with their Wordtwist difficulty rating and a brief definition. If you'd like to learn more about a particular word, just click the underlined word to pull up alternate definitions, sample usage and pictures related to that term.
Select a letter to view all valid, three-letter words in SOWPODS (the dictionary we use on this site) which begin with that letter:
A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z
OAF | Common | a clumsy, stupid person |
OAK | Common | a hardwood tree or shrub |
OAR | Common | to propel with oars (long, broad-bladed poles) |
OAT | Wide | a cereal grass |
OBA | Ultra Rare | a hereditary chief in Benin and Nigeria |
OBE | Ultra Rare | (var. of OBEAH) a form of sorcery of African origin |
OBI | Wide | (var. of OBEAH) a form of sorcery of African origin |
OBO | Ultra Rare | an oil bulk ore vessel |
OBS | Wide | (var. of OB) an objection |
OCA | Ultra Rare | a South American herb |
OCH | Wide | expressing impatience |
ODA | Ultra Rare | a room in a harem |
ODD | Common | (var. of UNUSUAL) not usual |
ODE | Common | a lyric poem |
ODS | Ultra Rare | (var. of OD) a hypothetical force of natural power |
OES | Ultra Rare | (var. of OE) a whirlwind off the Faeroe islands |
OFF | Common | to go away |
OFT | Wide | (var. of OFTEN) frequently |
OHM | Common | a unit of electrical resistance |
OHO | Wide | used to express surprise or exultation |
OHS | Common | (var. of OH) to exclaim in surprise, pain, or desire |
OIK | Wide | (var. of BOOR) a rude person |
OIL | Common | to supply with oil (a greasy liquid used for lubrication, fuel, or illumination) |
OKA | Rare | a Turkish unit of weight |
OKE | Rare | (var. of OKA) a Turkish unit of weight |
OLD | Common | living or existing for a relatively long time |
OLE | Wide | a shout of approval |
OLM | Ultra Rare | a cave-dwelling European salamander |
OMS | Wide | (var. of OM) a mantra used in contemplation of ultimate reality |
ONE | Common | a number |
ONO | Wide | a large mackerel |
ONS | Ultra Rare | (var. of ON) the side of the wicket where a batsman stands in cricket |
ONY | Ultra Rare | (var. of ANY) one, no matter which |
OOF | Rare | (var. of MONEY) an official medium of exchange and measure of value |
OOH | Wide | to exclaim in amazement, joy, or surprise |
OOM | Ultra Rare | uncle |
OON | Ultra Rare | (var. of OVEN) an enclosed compartment in which substances are heated |
OOP | Ultra Rare | (var. of OUP) to bind with thread |
OOR | Ultra Rare | our |
OOS | Ultra Rare | (var. of OO) wool |
OOT | Ultra Rare | out |
OPE | Wide | (var. of OPEN) affording unobstructed access, passage, or view |
OPS | Wide | (var. of OP) a style of abstract art |
OPT | Common | (var. of CHOOSE) to take by preference |
ORA | Rare | (var. of OS) an orifice |
ORB | Wide | to form into a circle or sphere |
ORC | Ultra Rare | a marine mammal |
ORD | Wide | a beginning |
ORE | Common | a mineral or rock containing a valuable metal |
ORF | Ultra Rare | a viral infection of sheep |
ORS | Ultra Rare | (var. of OR) the heraldic color gold |
ORT | Rare | a scrap of food |
OSE | Ultra Rare | (var. of ESKER) a narrow ridge of gravel and sand |
OUD | Rare | a stringed instrument of northern Africa |
OUK | Ultra Rare | (var. of WEEK) a period of seven days |
OUP | Ultra Rare | to bind with thread |
OUR | Common | a possessive form of the pronoun we |
OUS | Ultra Rare | (var. of OU) a man; a bloke |
OUT | Common | to be revealed |
OVA | Common | (var. of OVUM) the female reproductive cell of animals |
OWE | Common | to be under obligation to pay or repay |
OWL | Common | a nocturnal bird |
OWN | Common | to have as a belonging |
OWT | Ultra Rare | (var. of ANYTHING) a thing of any kind |
OXO | Ultra Rare | containing oxygen |
OXY | Ultra Rare | containing oxygen |
OYE | Ultra Rare | (var. of OY) used to express dismay or pain |
OYS | Ultra Rare | (var. of OY) used to express dismay or pain |