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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OAF	Common	a clumsy, stupid person
OAK	Common	a hardwood tree or shrub
OAR	Common	to propel with oars (long, broad-bladed poles)
OAT	Wide	a cereal grass
OBA	Ultra Rare	a hereditary chief in Benin and Nigeria
OBE	Ultra Rare	(var. of OBEAH) a form of sorcery of African origin
OBI	Wide	(var. of OBEAH) a form of sorcery of African origin
OBO	Ultra Rare	an oil bulk ore vessel
OBS	Wide	(var. of OB) an objection
OCA	Ultra Rare	a South American herb
OCH	Wide	expressing impatience
ODA	Ultra Rare	a room in a harem
ODD	Common	(var. of UNUSUAL) not usual
ODE	Common	a lyric poem
ODS	Ultra Rare	(var. of OD) a hypothetical force of natural power
OES	Ultra Rare	(var. of OE) a whirlwind off the Faeroe islands
OFF	Common	to go away
OFT	Wide	(var. of OFTEN) frequently
OHM	Common	a unit of electrical resistance
OHO	Wide	used to express surprise or exultation
OHS	Common	(var. of OH) to exclaim in surprise, pain, or desire
OIK	Wide	(var. of BOOR) a rude person
OIL	Common	to supply with oil (a greasy liquid used for lubrication, fuel, or illumination)
OKA	Rare	a Turkish unit of weight
OKE	Rare	(var. of OKA) a Turkish unit of weight
OLD	Common	living or existing for a relatively long time
OLE	Wide	a shout of approval
OLM	Ultra Rare	a cave-dwelling European salamander
OMS	Wide	(var. of OM) a mantra used in contemplation of ultimate reality
ONE	Common	a number
ONO	Wide	a large mackerel
ONS	Ultra Rare	(var. of ON) the side of the wicket where a batsman stands in cricket
ONY	Ultra Rare	(var. of ANY) one, no matter which
OOF	Rare	(var. of MONEY) an official medium of exchange and measure of value
OOH	Wide	to exclaim in amazement, joy, or surprise
OOM	Ultra Rare	uncle
OON	Ultra Rare	(var. of OVEN) an enclosed compartment in which substances are heated
OOP	Ultra Rare	(var. of OUP) to bind with thread
OOR	Ultra Rare	our
OOS	Ultra Rare	(var. of OO) wool
OOT	Ultra Rare	out
OPE	Wide	(var. of OPEN) affording unobstructed access, passage, or view
OPS	Wide	(var. of OP) a style of abstract art
OPT	Common	(var. of CHOOSE) to take by preference
ORA	Rare	(var. of OS) an orifice
ORB	Wide	to form into a circle or sphere
ORC	Ultra Rare	a marine mammal
ORD	Wide	a beginning
ORE	Common	a mineral or rock containing a valuable metal
ORF	Ultra Rare	a viral infection of sheep
ORS	Ultra Rare	(var. of OR) the heraldic color gold
ORT	Rare	a scrap of food
OSE	Ultra Rare	(var. of ESKER) a narrow ridge of gravel and sand
OUD	Rare	a stringed instrument of northern Africa
OUK	Ultra Rare	(var. of WEEK) a period of seven days
OUP	Ultra Rare	to bind with thread
OUR	Common	a possessive form of the pronoun we
OUS	Ultra Rare	(var. of OU) a man; a bloke
OUT	Common	to be revealed
OVA	Common	(var. of OVUM) the female reproductive cell of animals
OWE	Common	to be under obligation to pay or repay
OWL	Common	a nocturnal bird
OWN	Common	to have as a belonging
OWT	Ultra Rare	(var. of ANYTHING) a thing of any kind
OXO	Ultra Rare	containing oxygen
OXY	Ultra Rare	containing oxygen
OYE	Ultra Rare	(var. of OY) used to express dismay or pain
OYS	Ultra Rare	(var. of OY) used to express dismay or pain

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