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
| ICE | Common | to cover with ice (frozen water) |
| ICH | Ultra Rare | a disease of certain fishes |
| ICK | Ultra Rare | used to express disgust |
| ICY | Common | covered with ice |
| IDE | Ultra Rare | a European freshwater fish |
| IDS | Wide | (var. of ID) a part of the psyche |
| IFF | Ultra Rare | if and only if |
| IFS | Common | (var. of IF) a possibility |
| IGG | Ultra Rare | (var. of IGNORE) to refuse to notice |
| ILK | Common | a class or kind |
| ILL | Common | (var. of EVIL) morally bad |
| IMP | Common | to graft feathers onto a bird's wing |
| INK | Common | to mark with ink (a colored fluid used for writing) |
| INN | Common | to put up at an inn (a public lodging house) |
| INS | Common | (var. of IN) to harvest |
| ION | Common | an electrically charged atom |
| IOS | Ultra Rare | (var. of IO) a cry of joy |
| IRE | Common | (var. of ANGER) to make angry |
| IRK | Common | to annoy or weary |
| ISH | Ultra Rare | a Scottish law term for expiry |
| ISM | Wide | a distinctive theory or doctrine |
| ISO | Ultra Rare | film replay facilities |
| ITA | Wide | the miriti palm |
| ITS | Common | the possessive form of the pronoun it |
| IVY | Common | a climbing vine |
| IWI | Wide | (var. of TRIBE) a group of people sharing a common ancestry, language, and culture |
All good things
Posted by: quyxyz
All good things
Posted by: bwt1213
All good things
Posted by: Naboka
All good things
Posted by: nitinbaisoya
Gallant Efforts
Posted by: DrPlacebo
All good things
Posted by: 2cute
New Book: Kids Picture Puzzles
Now available on Amazon and major book stores!...
New Site: Puzzle Baron Games
Word games, solitaire, mahjongg, sudoku and more!...
Puzzle Barons Big Book of Puzz
Our newest book is now available for purchase!...
Site Launch: Jigsaw Puzzles
Our newest site - solve jigsaw puzzles online!...
New Printable Numbergrids
New Numbergrid puzzles now published daily....