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3-letter words

There are 972 3-letter words in the standard word-game list. The most common are you, the, and, for, was, not.

Most common, with meanings

WordMeaningPoints
youThe people spoken, or written to, as an object.6
theDefinite grammatical article that implies necessarily that an entity it hints at is presupposed; something…6
andAs a coordinating conjunction; expressing two elements to be taken together or in addition to each other.4
forBecause, as, since.6
wasFirst-person singular simple past indicative of be.6
notnegation of a word or group of words3
area unit of surface area equal to 100 square meters3
dona Spanish gentleman or nobleman4
canairtight sealed metal container for food or drink or paint etc.5
butand nothing more5
all(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of…3
geta return on a shot that seemed impossible to reach and would normally have resulted in a point for the…4
sheThe female (typically) person or animal previously mentioned or implied.6
outnot allowed to continue to bat or run3
himA masculine pronoun; he as a grammatical object.8
nowthe momentary present6
oneused of a single unit or thing; not two or more3
herBelonging to her (belonging to that female, or in poetic or old-fashioned language that ship, city, season,…6
howTo what degree or extent.9
gotExpressing obligation; used with have.4
seethe seat within a bishop's diocese where the bishop's cathedral is located3
whoa United Nations agency to coordinate international health activities and to help governments improve health…9
whythe cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase ‘the whys and wherefores’12
leta serve that strikes the net before falling into the receiver's court; the ball must be served again3
hisBelonging to him.6
yesan affirmative6
hadUsed to form the past perfect tense, expressing an action that took place prior to a reference point that is…7
ourBelonging to us.3
manan adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)5
saythe chance to speak6
heyAn exclamation to get attention.9
tooto a degree exceeding normal or proper limits3
wayhow something is done or how it happens9
offnot in operation or operational9
anyone or some or every or all without specification; entity, elective existential pronoun; quantifier,…6
twobeing one more than one6
sira title used before the name of knight or baronet3
daytime for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis7
godany supernatural being worshipped as controlling some part of the world or some aspect of life or who is the…5
wonnot subject to defeat6
putthe option to sell a given stock (or stock index or commodity future) at a given price before a given date5
newin use after medieval times6
guyan effigy of Guy Fawkes that is burned on a bonfire on Guy Fawkes Day7
oldof a very early stage in development4
bigabove average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent6
lot(often followed by ‘of’) a large number or amount or extent3
dadan informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk5
maythe month following April and preceding June8
badhaving undesirable or negative qualities6
askmake a request or demand for something to somebody7
ownbelonging to or on behalf of a specified person (especially yourself); preceded by a possessive6
cara motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine5
sona male human offspring3
tryearnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something6
mominformal terms for a mother7
boya youthful male person8
jobany long-suffering person who withstands affliction without despairing12
sawa condensed but memorable saying embodying some important fact of experience that is taken as true by many…6
huhUsed to express doubt or confusion.9
bita small piece or quantity of something5

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