Three Letter Words — Complete List

High-scoring words: ZZZ (30 pts), ZUZ (21 pts), ZAX (19 pts), ZEK (16 pts), FEZ (15 pts)

This page lists all 1015 valid three-letter Scrabble words (TWL06 dictionary — North American Scrabble). Each word is shown with its Scrabble point value. Three-letter words are essential for Scrabble strategy — they open up board positions, connect to bonus squares, and help you build towards 7-letter bingos. All words are sourced from the official TWL06 tournament word list.

1015 Total Words

6.2 Avg Score (pts)

ZZZ Top Word (30 pts)

106 Words ≥ 10 pts

AAH6 AAL3 AAS3 ABA5 ABO5 ABS5 ABY8 ACE5 ACT5 ADD5 ADO4 ADS4 ADZ13 AFF9 AFT6 AGA4 AGE4 AGO4 AGS4 AHA6 AHI6 AHS6 AID4 AIL3 AIM5 AIN3 AIR3 AIS3 AIT3 ALA3 ALB5 ALE3 ALL3 ALP5 ALS3 ALT3 AMA5 AMI5 AMP7 AMU5 ANA3 AND4 ANE3 ANI3 ANT3 ANY6 APE5 APO5 APP7 APT5 ARB5 ARC5 ARE3 ARF6 ARK7 ARM5 ARS3 ART3 ASH6 ASK7 ASP5 ASS3 ATE3 ATT3 AUK7 AVA6 AVE6 AVO6 AWA6 AWE6 AWL6 AWN6 AXE10 AYE6 AYS6 AZO12 BAA5 BAD6 BAG6 BAH8 BAL5 BAM7 BAN5 BAP7 BAR5 BAS5 BAT5 BAY8 BED6 BEE5 BEG6 BEL5 BEN5 BES5 BET5 BEY8 BIB7 BID6 BIG6 BIN5 BIO5 BIS5 BIT5 BIZ14 BOA5 BOB7 BOD6 BOG6 BOO5 BOP7 BOS5 BOT5 BOW8 BOX12 BOY8 BRA5 BRO5 BRR5 BUB7 BUD6 BUG6 BUM7 BUN5 BUR5 BUS5 BUT5 BUY8 BYE8 BYS8 CAB7 CAD6 CAM7 CAN5 CAP7 CAR5 CAT5 CAW8 CAY8 CEE5 CEL5 CEP7 CHI8 CIG6 CIS5 COB7 COD6 COG6 COL5 CON5 COO5 COP7 COR5 COS5 COT5 COW8 COX12 COY8 COZ14 CRU5 CRY8 CUB7 CUD6 CUE5 CUM7 CUP7 CUR5 CUT5 CWM10 DAB6 DAD5 DAG5 DAH7 DAK8 DAL4 DAM6 DAN4 DAP6 DAW7 DAY7 DEB6 DEE4 DEF7 DEL4 DEN4 DEV7 DEW7 DEX11 DEY7 DIB6 DID5 DIE4 DIF7 DIG5 DIM6 DIN4 DIP6 DIS4 DIT4 DOC6 DOE4 DOG5 DOL4 DOM6 DON4 DOR4 DOS4 DOT4 DOW7 DRY7 DUB6 DUD5 DUE4 DUG5 DUH7 DUI4 DUN4 DUO4 DUP6 DYE7 EAR3 EAT3 EAU3 EBB7 ECU5 EDH7 EDS4 EEK7 EEL3 EFF9 EFS6 EFT6 EGG5 EGO4 EKE7 ELD4 ELF6 ELK7 ELL3 ELM5 ELS3 EME5 EMS5 EMU5 END4 ENG4 ENS3 EON3 ERA3 ERE3 ERG4 ERN3 ERR3 ERS3 ESS3 ETA3 ETH6 EVE6 EWE6 EYE6 FAB8 FAD7 FAG7 FAN6 FAR6 FAS6 FAT6 FAX13 FAY9 FED7 FEE6 FEH9 FEM8 FEN6 FER6 FES6 FET6 FEU6 FEW9 FEY9 FEZ15 FIB8 FID7 FIE6 FIG7 FIL6 FIN6 FIR6 FIT6 FIX13 FIZ15 FLU6 FLY9 FOB8 FOE6 FOG7 FOH9 FON6 FOP8 FOR6 FOU6 FOX13 FOY9 FRO6 FRY9 FUB8 FUD7 FUG7 FUN6 FUR6 GAB6 GAD5 GAE4 GAG5 GAL4 GAM6 GAN4 GAP6 GAR4 GAS4 GAT4 GAY7 GED5 GEE4 GEL4 GEM6 GEN4 GET4 GEY7 GHI7 GIB6 GID5 GIE4 GIG5 GIN4 GIP6 GIT4 GNU4 GOA4 GOB6 GOD5 GOO4 GOR4 GOS4 GOT4 GOX11 GOY7 GUL4 GUM6 GUN4 GUT4 GUV7 GUY7 GYM9 GYP9 HAD7 HAE6 HAG7 HAH9 HAJ13 HAM8 HAO6 HAP8 HAS6 HAT6 HAW9 HAY9 HEH9 HEM8 HEN6 HEP8 HER6 HES6 HET6 HEW9 HEX13 HEY9 HIC8 HID7 HIE6 HIM8 HIN6 HIP8 HIS6 HIT6 HMM10 HOB8 HOD7 HOE6 HOG7 HON6 HOP8 HOS6 HOT6 HOW9 HOY9 HUB8 HUE6 HUG7 HUH9 HUM8 HUN6 HUP8 HUT6 HYP11 ICE5 ICH8 ICK9 ICY8 IDS4 IFF9 IFS6 IGG5 ILK7 ILL3 IMP7 INK7 INN3 INS3 ION3 IRE3 IRK7 ISM5 ITS3 IVY9 JAB12 JAG11 JAM12 JAR10 JAW13 JAY13 JEE10 JET10 JEU10 JEW13 JIB12 JIG11 JIN10 JOB12 JOE10 JOG11 JOT10 JOW13 JOY13 JUG11 JUN10 JUS10 JUT10 KAB9 KAE7 KAF10 KAS7 KAT7 KAY10 KEA7 KEF10 KEG8 KEN7 KEP9 KEX14 KEY10 KHI10 KID8 KIF10 KIN7 KIP9 KIR7 KIS7 KIT7 KOA7 KOB9 KOI7 KOP9 KOR7 KOS7 KUE7 KYE10 LAB5 LAC5 LAD4 LAG4 LAM5 LAP5 LAR3 LAS3 LAT3 LAV6 LAW6 LAX10 LAY6 LEA3 LED4 LEE3 LEG4 LEI3 LEK7 LES3 LET3 LEU3 LEV6 LEX10 LEY6 LEZ12 LIB5 LID4 LIE3 LIN3 LIP5 LIS3 LIT3 LOB5 LOG4 LOO3 LOP5 LOT3 LOW6 LOX10 LUG4 LUM5 LUV6 LUX10 LYE6 MAC7 MAD6 MAE5 MAG6 MAN5 MAP7 MAR5 MAS5 MAT5 MAW8 MAX12 MAY8 MED6 MEG6 MEL5 MEM7 MEN5 MET5 MEW8 MHO8 MIB7 MIC7 MID6 MIG6 MIL5 MIM7 MIR5 MIS5 MIX12 MOA5 MOB7 MOC7 MOD6 MOG6 MOL5 MOM7 MON5 MOO5 MOP7 MOR5 MOS5 MOT5 MOW8 MUD6 MUG6 MUM7 MUN5 MUS5 MUT5 MYC10 NAB5 NAE3 NAG4 NAH6 NAM5 NAN3 NAP5 NAW6 NAY6 NEB5 NEE3 NEG4 NET3 NEW6 NIB5 NIL3 NIM5 NIP5 NIT3 NIX10 NOB5 NOD4 NOG4 NOH6 NOM5 NOO3 NOR3 NOS3 NOT3 NOW6 NTH6 NUB5 NUN3 NUS3 NUT3 OAF6 OAK7 OAR3 OAT3 OBA5 OBE5 OBI5 OCA5 ODA4 ODD5 ODE4 ODS4 OES3 OFF9 OFT6 OHM8 OHO6 OHS6 OIL3 OKA7 OKE7 OLD4 OLE3 OMS5 ONE3 ONO3 ONS3 OOH6 OOT3 OPE5 OPS5 OPT5 ORA3 ORB5 ORC5 ORE3 ORS3 ORT3 OSE3 OUD4 OUR3 OUT3 OVA6 OWE6 OWL6 OWN6 OXO10 OXY13 PAC7 PAD6 PAH8 PAL5 PAM7 PAN5 PAP7 PAR5 PAS5 PAT5 PAW8 PAX12 PAY8 PEA5 PEC7 PED6 PEE5 PEG6 PEH8 PEN5 PEP7 PER5 PES5 PET5 PEW8 PHI8 PHT8 PIA5 PIC7 PIE5 PIG6 PIN5 PIP7 PIS5 PIT5 PIU5 PIX12 PLY8 POD6 POH8 POI5 POL5 POM7 POO5 POP7 POT5 POW8 POX12 PRO5 PRY8 PSI5 PST5 PUB7 PUD6 PUG6 PUL5 PUN5 PUP7 PUR5 PUS5 PUT5 PYA8 PYE8 PYX15 QAT12 QIS12 QUA12 RAD4 RAG4 RAH6 RAI3 RAJ10 RAM5 RAN3 RAP5 RAS3 RAT3 RAW6 RAX10 RAY6 REB5 REC5 RED4 REE3 REF6 REG4 REI3 REM5 REP5 RES3 RET3 REV6 REX10 RHO6 RIA3 RIB5 RID4 RIF6 RIG4 RIM5 RIN3 RIP5 ROB5 ROC5 ROD4 ROE3 ROM5 ROT3 ROW6 RUB5 RUE3 RUG4 RUM5 RUN3 RUT3 RYA6 RYE6 SAB5 SAC5 SAD4 SAE3 SAG4 SAL3 SAP5 SAT3 SAU3 SAW6 SAX10 SAY6 SEA3 SEC5 SEE3 SEG4 SEI3 SEL3 SEN3 SER3 SET3 SEW6 SEX10 SHA6 SHE6 SHH9 SHY9 SIB5 SIC5 SIM5 SIN3 SIP5 SIR3 SIS3 SIT3 SIX10 SKA7 SKI7 SKY10 SLY6 SOB5 SOD4 SOL3 SOM5 SON3 SOP5 SOS3 SOT3 SOU3 SOW6 SOX10 SOY6 SPA5 SPY8 SRI3 STY6 SUB5 SUE3 SUK7 SUM5 SUN3 SUP5 SUQ12 SYN6 TAB5 TAD4 TAE3 TAG4 TAJ10 TAM5 TAN3 TAO3 TAP5 TAR3 TAS3 TAT3 TAU3 TAV6 TAW6 TAX10 TEA3 TED4 TEE3 TEG4 TEL3 TEN3 TET3 TEW6 THE6 THO6 THY9 TIC5 TIE3 TIL3 TIN3 TIP5 TIS3 TIT3 TOD4 TOE3 TOG4 TOM5 TON3 TOO3 TOP5 TOR3 TOT3 TOW6 TOY6 TRY6 TSK7 TUB5 TUG4 TUI3 TUN3 TUP5 TUT3 TUX10 TWA6 TWO6 TYE6 UDO4 UGH7 UKE7 ULU3 UMM7 UMP7 UNS3 UPO5 UPS5 URB5 URD4 URN3 URP5 USE3 UTA3 UTE3 UTS3 VAC8 VAN6 VAR6 VAS6 VAT6 VAU6 VAV9 VAW9 VEE6 VEG7 VET6 VEX13 VIA6 VID7 VIE6 VIG7 VIM8 VIS6 VOE6 VOW9 VOX13 VUG7 VUM8 WAB8 WAD7 WAE6 WAG7 WAN6 WAP8 WAR6 WAS6 WAT6 WAW9 WAX13 WAY9 WEB8 WED7 WEE6 WEN6 WET6 WHA9 WHO9 WHY12 WIG7 WIN6 WIS6 WIT6 WIZ15 WOE6 WOG7 WOK10 WON6 WOO6 WOP8 WOS6 WOT6 WOW9 WRY9 WUD7 WYE9 WYN9 XIS10 YAG7 YAH9 YAK10 YAM8 YAP8 YAR6 YAW9 YAY9 YEA6 YEH9 YEN6 YEP8 YES6 YET6 YEW9 YID7 YIN6 YIP8 YOB8 YOD7 YOK10 YOM8 YON6 YOU6 YOW9 YUK10 YUM8 YUP8 ZAG13 ZAP14 ZAS12 ZAX19 ZED13 ZEE12 ZEK16 ZEP14 ZIG13 ZIN12 ZIP14 ZIT12 ZOA12 ZOO12 ZUZ21 ZZZ30

Frequently Asked Questions

How many three-letter words are there in Scrabble?

There are 1015 valid three-letter Scrabble words in the TWL06 (North American Scrabble) tournament dictionary.

What is the highest-scoring Scrabble word (three-letter) matching 'Three Letter Words'?

The highest-scoring word is ZZZ with 30 Scrabble points. Out of 1015 words, 106 score 10 or more points.

What is the average Scrabble score for words on this list?

The average Scrabble score is 6.2 points per word. 455 words score 5 points or less, 454 score between 6 and 9 points, and 106 score 10 or more points.

Are all three-letter words on this list valid in Words with Friends?

Most words from the TWL06 dictionary are also valid in Words with Friends, but the two games use slightly different dictionaries. TWL06 is the official North American Scrabble tournament word list. Always verify unusual words in the Words with Friends app before playing them.