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:
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HAD | Common | (var. of HAVE) a wealthy person |
HAE | Rare | (var. of HAVE) a wealthy person |
HAG | Common | (var. of HACK) to cut or chop roughly |
HAH | Wide | (var. of HA) a sound of surprise |
HAJ | Wide | (var. of HADJ) a pilgrimage to Mecca |
HAM | Common | (var. of OVERACT) to act with exaggeration |
HAN | Ultra Rare | (var. of HAVE) a wealthy person |
HAO | Ultra Rare | a monetary unit of Vietnam |
HAP | Wide | (var. of HAPPEN) to occur |
HAS | Common | (var. of HAVE) a wealthy person |
HAT | Common | to provide with a hat (a covering for the head) |
HAW | Wide | to turn left |
HAY | Common | to convert into hay (grass, cut and dried for fodder) |
HEH | Ultra Rare | a Hebrew letter |
HEM | Common | to provide with an edge |
HEN | Common | a female chicken |
HEP | Wide | (var. of HIP) aware of the most current styles and trends |
HER | Common | the objective or possessive case of the pronoun she |
HES | Common | (var. of HE) a male person |
HET | Ultra Rare | (var. of HETH) a Hebrew letter |
HEW | Common | to cut with an ax |
HEX | Wide | to cast an evil spell upon |
HEY | Common | used to attract attention |
HIC | Rare | used to represent a hiccup |
HID | Common | (var. of HIDE) to conceal |
HIE | Wide | (var. of HURRY) to move swiftly |
HIM | Common | (var. of MALE) an individual that begets young by fertilizing the female |
HIN | Rare | a Hebrew unit of liquid measure |
HIP | Common | aware of the most current styles and trends |
HIS | Common | the possessive form of the pronoun he |
HIT | Common | to strike forcibly |
HMM | Wide | used to express thoughtful consideration |
HOA | Ultra Rare | (var. of STOP) to discontinue the progress or motion of |
HOB | Wide | to furnish with hobnails |
HOC | Ultra Rare | (var. of THIS) the person or thing just mentioned |
HOD | Wide | a portable trough |
HOE | Common | to use a hoe (a gardening tool) |
HOG | Common | to take more than one's share |
HOH | Ultra Rare | (var. of STOP) to discontinue the progress or motion of |
HOI | Ultra Rare | used to attract attention |
HOM | Ultra Rare | a sacred plant of the ancient Persians |
HON | Wide | (var. of HONEYBUN) a sweetheart |
HOO | Rare | expressing boisterous emotion |
HOP | Common | to move by jumping on one foot |
HOS | Wide | (var. of HO) used to express surprise |
HOT | Common | (var. of HEAT) to make hot |
HOW | Common | a method of doing something |
HOX | Ultra Rare | (var. of HOCK) to pawn |
HOY | Rare | a heavy barge or scow |
HUB | Common | the center of a wheel |
HUE | Common | color |
HUG | Common | to clasp tightly in the arms |
HUH | Common | used to express surprise |
HUI | Ultra Rare | a Maori gathering |
HUM | Common | to sing without opening the lips or saying words |
HUN | Rare | a barbarous, destructive person |
HUP | Ultra Rare | used to mark a marching cadence |
HUT | Common | to live in a hut (a simple shelter) |
HYE | Ultra Rare | (var. of HASTEN) to hurry |
HYP | Wide | (var. of HYPOCHONDRIA) |