Valid Three Letter Words in SOWPODS

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.org 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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CAA	Wide	(var. of CALL) to summon
CAB	Common	to take or drive a taxicab
CAD	Common	an ungentlemanly man
CAG	Ultra Rare	(var. of CAGOULE) cagoul
CAM	Common	a rotating or sliding piece of machinery
CAN	Common	to put in a can (a cylindrical container)
CAP	Common	to provide with a cap (a type of head covering)
CAR	Common	an automobile
CAT	Common	to hoist an anchor to the cathead
CAW	Common	to utter the sound of a crow
CAY	Wide	a small low island
CAZ	Wide	casual
CEE	Ultra Rare	the letter C
CEL	Ultra Rare	a sheet of celluloid used in animation
CEP	Ultra Rare	(var. of CEPE) a large mushroom
CHA	Rare	tea
CHE	Ultra Rare	ch I
CHI	Common	a Greek letter
CID	Ultra Rare	(var. of CHIEF) highest in authority
CIG	Rare	(var. of CIGARETTE)
CIS	Ultra Rare	having certain atoms on the same side of the molecule
CIT	Wide	not a gentleman
CLY	Ultra Rare	(var. of STEAL) to take without right or permission
COB	Common	(var. of CORNCOB) the woody core of an ear of corn
COD	Common	(var. of FOOL) to deceive
COG	Common	to cheat at dice
COL	Wide	a depression between two mountains
CON	Common	to study carefully
COO	Common	to make the sound of a dove
COP	Common	(var. of STEAL) to take without right or permission
COR	Wide	an ancient unit of measure
COS	Wide	a variety of lettuce
COT	Common	a light, narrow bed
COW	Common	(var. of INTIMIDATE)
COX	Common	(var. of COXSWAIN) to steer a racing rowboat
COY	Common	(var. of SHY) timid
COZ	Rare	(var. of COUSIN) a child of one's aunt or uncle
CRU	Rare	a grade or class of wine
CRY	Common	(var. of WEEP) to express sorrow by shedding tears
CUB	Common	the young of certain animals
CUD	Wide	a portion of food to be chewed again
CUE	Common	to give a signal to an actor
CUM	Wide	together with
CUP	Common	to place in a cup (a small, open container)
CUR	Common	a mongrel dog
CUT	Common	to divide into parts with a sharp-edged instrument
CUZ	Ultra Rare	(var. of COUSIN) a child of one's aunt or uncle
CWM	Rare	(var. of CIRQUE) a deep, steep-walled basin on a mountain

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