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Find 3-letter words that fit

Use this page when the answer has exactly three letters. Start with familiar clue words, compare vowel and consonant shapes, then use a tighter solver when you know positions or scrambled letters.

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972 matching words in the data set 180 shown for quick scanning ZAX highest base-score example

Quick answer

Three-letter words are common in crosswords, word-game racks, and short clues because they can be nouns, verbs, pronouns, connectors, or compact scoring plays. Start with familiar answers like ACE, ACT, AIR, AND, ARE, ART, ASK, BAT, BED, CAN, CAR, CAT, DAY, DOG, EAR, EAT, EYE, FOR, GET, HAS, HOW, MAN, ONE, OUT, SEE, THE, TWO, USE, WAS, WAY, WHO, WHY, and YOU.

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Highest base scores

ZAX 19 ZEK 16 FEZ 15 FIZ 15 PYX 15 WIZ 15 BIZ 14 COZ 14 KEX 14 ZAP 14 ZIP 14 ADZ 13 FAX 13 FIX 13 FOX 13 HAJ 13

ACE 5 ACT 5 ADD 5 AGE 4 AGO 4 AIR 3 ALL 3 AND 4 ANT 3 APE 5 ARE 3 ARM 5 ART 3 ASK 7 ATE 3 BAD 6 BAG 6 BAR 5 BAT 5 BAY 8 BED 6 BEE 5 BET 5 BIG 6 BIT 5 BOX 12 BOY 8 BUS 5 BUT 5 CAN 5 CAR 5 CAT 5 COW 8 CRY 8 CUP 7 DAY 7 DOG 5 DRY 7 EAR 3 EAT 3 EGG 5 END 4 ERA 3 EYE 6 FAR 6 FEW 9 FIT 6 FLY 9 FOR 6 FOX 13 FUN 6 GET 4 GOT 4 HAD 7 HAS 6 HAT 6 HER 6 HIM 8 HIS 6 HIT 6 HOT 6 HOW 9 ICE 5 INK 7 ITS 3 JAR 10 JAW 13 JOB 12 JOY 13 KEY 10 KID 8 LAW 6 LEG 4 LET 3 LOW 6 MAN 5 MAP 7 MAY 8 MIX 12 NET 3 NEW 6 NOT 3 NOW 6 OAK 7 OAT 3 ODD 5 OFF 9 OLD 4 ONE 3 OUT 3 OWN 6 PAY 8 PEN 5 PET 5 PIG 6 PIN 5 PIT 5 PUT 5 RAN 3 RAT 3 RED 4 RUN 3 SAW 6 SAY 6 SEA 3 SEE 3 SET 3 SHE 6 SIT 3 SKY 10 SON 3 SUN 3 TEA 3 TEN 3 THE 6 TIN 3 TOO 3 TOP 5 TRY 6 TWO 6 USE 3 WAR 6 WAS 6 WAY 9 WEB 8 WET 6 WHO 9 WHY 12 WIN 6 YES 6 YET 6 YOU 6 ZIP 14 ZOO 12 AAH 6 AAL 3 AAS 3 ABA 5 ABO 5 ABS 5 BAA 5 BAH 8 BAL 5 BAM 7 CAB 7 CAD 6 CAM 7 CAP 7 DAB 6 DAD 5 DAG 5 DAH 7 DAK 8 DAL 4 EAU 3 EBB 7 ECU 5 EDH 7 FAD 7 FAG 7 FAN 6 FAS 6 FAT 6 GAB 6 GAD 5 GAE 4 GAG 5 GAL 4 GAM 6 HAE 6 HAG 7 HAH 9 HAJ 13 HAM 8 ICH 8 ICK 9 ICY 8 IDS 4 IFF 9 JAB 12

How to scan

Start with the shape of the clue

Length alone is broad. These rows give you a faster first pass before you narrow with crossings, confirmed letters, or game feedback.

Common clue words ACE, ACT, AIR, ART, ASK

Good for crossword clues, short definitions, and everyday answer shapes.

Tiny sentence pieces AND, ARE, FOR, HAS, THE

Useful when the clue points to a connector, pronoun, verb, or phrase fragment.

Compact scoring plays BOX, FOX, JAR, JAW, ZIP

Check these when scoring matters, then confirm the game dictionary before playing them.

Examples