The Most Useful 3-letter Words To Know

The English language is full of words and letter combinations. One of the most useful tips for improving your language skills is to practice memorizing 3 letter words to use in your games. Here are some useful combinations to remember.

• THE (worth minimum of 6 points. Add FT, and get THEFT worth a minimum of 11.)
• HER - (worth a minimum of 6 points. Add TZ, and get HERTZ worth a minimum of 17 points.)
• CAN - (worth a minimum of 5 points. Add NOT, and get CANNOT worth a minimum of 8 points.)
• HIM - (worth a minimum of 8 points. Add SELF, and get HIMSELF worth a minimum of 15.)
• ONE - (worth a minimum of 3 points. Add C, and get ONCE worth a minimum of 6 or CONE worth a minimum of 6.)
• ANY - (worth a minimum of 6 points. Add THING, and get ANYTHING worth a minimum of 15.)
• WAS - (worth a minimum of 6 points. Add DISH and HER, and get DISHWASHER worth a minimum of 20.)
• ALL - (worth a minimum of 3 points. Add KICKB, and get KICKBALL worth a minimum of 20.)
• YOU - (worth a minimum of 6 points. Add THFULNESS, and get YOUTHFULNESS worth a minimum of 21.)
• MAN - (worth a minimum of 5 points. Add KIND and get MANKIND worth a minimum of 14.)

These words are particularly useful. As you can see, you can add suffixes and prefixes to them, making them worth even more points in your favorite word games!

Sharpen Your Problem Solving Skills

Powerful tools need strategic thinking. Develop your key skills by working on your knowledge of the English language. There are plenty of 3-letter words to discover; use our word solver tool to find some more. We also have 2-letter word lists and 4-letter word lists, scroll up and elevate your gaming practice in popular word games like WWF, Scrabble, Wordscapes, and Scrabble Go.

How To Use Our Tool

Here are some easy, simple, and useful tips for using our word solver tool.

1. Search for letters that you have on your rack to find word combinations.
2. Searching for missing letters with the question mark or space button.
3. Enter your key letter tiles in the search box. For example, if you need to make a word starting with J, you can search for this. Equally, you can do the same with ending letters.
4. Search for letter contains - if you're struggling to combine letters to make words, enter up to 7 letters from your rack, and add a space between the sequence.
5. Struggling to find 8-letter words? Don't worry. Type your letter combinations into the search bar, and browse for words by length. You can do the same for 3-letter words and 5-letter words!

FAQs - Tips & Tricks

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How many three-letter word combinations are there?

There are around 17576 3-letter English words in the entire vocabulary; however, many aren't valid for popular word games like Scrabble and WWF. According to the Collins Scrabble Dictionary, there are 1,347, and in the Official Scrabble Dictionary, volume 6, they list 1,065.

What are the most interesting 3-Letter words?

• WYE - a railway track used for turning trains or locomotives.
• YEW - a type of tree that bears red-berry-like fruits.
• BIZ -an abbreviation for business, usually in the entertainment industry.
• SAX - an abbreviation for saxophone.
• PYX - a container where the sacred bread of the Eucharist is kept.

Check out our online tools to find more unusual three-letter word lists, 10-letter word lists, and much more!

How can I find 3-letter words with Q?

The Q letter tile is one of the most highly sought-after in Scrabble, WWF, and other puzzle games because this letter values 10 points. But what do you do with the letter Q once you've got it? First, most English word combinations with Q also contain a U after; however, there are only 4 U's in one classic game, and U is a hugely useful vowel to build other words. So, try and memorize the 3-letter words with a Q and not a U. Once you have these combinations, you can build onto the word you already have. Here are a few, but search through our word solver to find more.

• ESQ
• COQ
• QIS
• SEQ

How Does Playing Word Games Help Me?

Word games and crossword puzzles are a great way to practice your language skills, boost your vocabulary, and elevate your English. Native speakers don't just play them; as language has changed, so have the accepted words in the official dictionaries. The Official Scrabble Players Dictionary by Merriam-Webster has recently included new vocabulary from popular culture, such as TWERK, QAPIK, and YOWZA. BIBIMBAP has been included, as has ARANCINI. As word lists evolve and we begin to take on words from other cultures, our games get more diverse.

There are also some great games for kids out there to improve their academic performance. You can help your children to enhance their reading, writing, and language skills by playing Scrabble and other brain puzzles. The more words they learn, the better equipped they will be in the future. It's also fun to play word games and compete against each other, so it's really a win-win!