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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 |
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