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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VAC | Wide | a vacuum cleaner |
VAE | Ultra Rare | a bay or creek |
VAG | Ultra Rare | to arrest someone for vagrancy |
VAN | Common | to transport in a van (a type of motor vehicle) |
VAR | Wide | a unit of reactive power |
VAS | Rare | an anatomical duct |
VAT | Common | to put into a vat (a large container for holding liquids) |
VAU | Ultra Rare | (var. of VAV) a Hebrew letter |
VAV | Rare | a Hebrew letter |
VAW | Ultra Rare | (var. of VAV) a Hebrew letter |
VEE | Ultra Rare | the letter V |
VEG | Wide | to spend time idly |
VET | Common | to treat animals medically |
VEX | Common | (var. of ANNOY) to be troublesome to |
VIA | Common | by way of |
VID | Ultra Rare | (var. of VIDEO) a recording for playing on a television set |
VIE | Common | to strive for superiority |
VIG | Ultra Rare | (var. of VIGORISH) a charge paid to a bookie on a bet |
VIM | Wide | (var. of ENERGY) the capacity for vigorous activity |
VIN | Ultra Rare | wine |
VIS | Ultra Rare | force or power |
VLY | Ultra Rare | (var. of VLEI) a swamp |
VOE | Wide | a small bay, creek, or inlet |
VOL | Wide | two wings joined at the base (heraldry) |
VOR | Ultra Rare | (var. of WARN) to make aware of impending or possible danger |
VOW | Common | to make a vow (a solemn promise) |
VOX | Ultra Rare | voice |
VUG | Ultra Rare | a small cavity in a rock or lode |
VUM | Ultra Rare | used to express surprise |