Three-letter Scrabble words

1,085 words in NWL20231,351 words in CSW24 · switch lists at the bottom of the page

Three-letter words are the workhorses of the board. There are 1,085 of them in NWL2023 and 1,351 in CSW24. Most are hooks of two-letter words (add a letter to the front or back), which is the fastest way to learn them.

Words are listed alphabetically with a short definition. Click any word for its full definition, points, hooks and anagrams.

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• AAHto exclaim in amazement, joy, or surprise
• AALan East Indian shrub
• AASAA, rough, cindery lava
• ABAa sleeveless garment worn by Arabs
• ABBa woof yarn
• ABSAB, a muscle in the abdomen
• ABYto pay the penalty for
• ACEto score a point against in a single stroke
• ACH(Scots) an interjection expressing regret or impatience, also OCH
• ACKused to express annoyance
• ACTto do something
• ADDto combine or join so as to bring about an increase
• ADObustling excitement
• ADSAD, an advertisement
• ADZto shape wood with a certain a cutting tool
• AFFoff
• AFTtoward the stern
• AGAa high-ranking Turkish military officer
• AGEto grow old
• AGOin the past
• AGSAG, agriculture
• AHAused to express surprise, triumph, or derision
• AHIa marine food fish
• AHSAH, to aah
• AIA(Hindi) in India, a maid or nurse, also AYAH
• AIDto help
• AILto cause pain or discomfort to
• AIMto direct toward a specified object or goal
• AINayin
• AIRearly
• AISAI, a three-toed sloth
• AITa small island
• AJIa chili pepper
• AKA(Maori) a New Zealand vine
• AKEto endure a dull lasting pain, also ACHE
• ALAa wing or winglike part
• ALBa long-sleeved vestment
• ALEan alcoholic beverage
• ALLeverything that one has
• ALPa high mountain
• ALSAL, an East Indian tree
• ALTa high-pitched musical note
• ALU(Hindi) a potato, also ALOO
• AMAamah
• AME(French) a soul
• AMIa friend
• AMPto amplify
• AMUa unit of mass
• ANAa collection of miscellaneous information about a particular subject
• ANDan added condition or stipulation
• ANEone
• ANIa bird of genus Crotophaga
• ANN(Scots) the half-year's stipend payable to a minister's wife on his death, also ANNAT
• ANSas in ifs and ans, things that might have happened, but which did not
• ANTa small insect
• ANYone, no matter which
• APEto mimic
• APOa type of protein
• APPa computer program for a major task
• APTsuitable
• ARBa type of stock trader
• ARCto move in a curved course
• ARDa kind of primitive plough
• AREa unit of surface measure
• ARFa barking sound
• ARKa large boat
• ARMto supply with weapons
• AROan aromantic
• ARSAR, the letter R
• ARTan esthetically pleasing and meaningful arrangement of elements
• ARY(dialect) any
• ASHto burn into a solid residue
• ASKto communicate in order to elicit a response
• ASPa venomous snake
• ASSa hoofed mammal
• ATEblind impulse or reckless ambition that drives one to ruin
• ATSAT, to respond to someone online with notification
• ATTa monetary unit of Laos
• AUA(Maori) the yellow-eye mullet
• AUE(Maori) an exclamation of pain, distress or astonishment
• AUF(obsolete) an elf's child
• AUKa bird of genus Alle
• AVAat all
• AVEan expression of greeting or farewell
• AVIa social media or gaming avatar
• AVOa monetary unit of Macao
• AWAaway
• AWEto inspire with reverential fear
• AWKa computer-programming language used for data processing
• AWLa pointed tool for making small holes
• AWNa bristlelike appendage of certain grasses
• AXEto ax
• AYEan affirmative vote
• AYSAY, aye
• AYU(Japanese) a small edible Japanese fish
• AZOcontaining nitrogen
• BAAto bleat
• BAC(short for) baccalaureate, a university degree
• BADnot good
• BAEa sweetheart
• BAGto put into a flexible container
• BAHused to express disgust
• BALa balmoral
• BAMto strike with a dull resounding noise
• BANa monetary unit of Romania
• BAO(Chinese) a steamed dumpling, usually eaten with a filling
• BAPa small bun or roll
• BARto exclude
• BASBA, the eternal soul, in Egyptian mythology
• BATto hit a baseball
• BAW(vulgar Scots) a testicle
• BAYdark reddish-brown
• BEDto provide with a piece of furniture used for sleeping
• BEEa winged insect
• BEGto plead
• BELa unit of power
• BENan inner room
• BESbeth
• BETto wager
• BEYa Turkish ruler
• BEZthe second tine of a deer's horn
• BIBto tipple
• BIDto make an offer of a price
• BIGof considerable size
• BINto store in a large receptacle
• BIOa biography
• BISBI, a bisexual
• BITBITE, to seize with the teeth
• BIZbusiness
• BOAa large snake
• BOBto move up and down
• BODa body
• BOGto impede
• BOHan exclamation used to startle
• BOI(slang) a lesbian who adopts a boyish appearance or manners
• BOK(South African) a goat or antelope
• BON(French) good
• BOOto make a certain disapproving noise
• BOPto hit or strike
• BORan East Anglian form of address meaning neighbour
• BOSBO, a pal
• BOTthe larva of a fly of family Oestridae
• BOWto bend forward
• BOXto put in a rectangular container
• BOYa male child
• BRAa brassiere
• BROa brother
• BRRbrrr
• BRU(South African) buddy, pal, also BRO
• BUByoung fellow
• BUDto put forth buds (undeveloped plant parts)
• BUGto annoy
• BUMof little value
• BUNa small bread roll
• BURto burr
• BUSto transport in a large motor vehicle
• BUTa flatfish
• BUYto purchase
• BYEa side issue
• BYSBY, a pass in certain card games
• CAA(Scots) to call
• CABto take or drive a taxicab
• CADan ungentlemanly man
• CAFa cafeteria or cafe
• CAG(short for) cagoule, a light anorak
• CALa calorie
• CAMa rotating or sliding piece of machinery
• CANto be able to
• CAPto provide with a type of head covering
• CARan automobile
• CATto hoist an anchor to the cathead
• CAWto utter the sound of a crow
• CAYa small low island
• CAZ(slang) casual, also CAZH
• CEEthe letter C
• CELa sheet of celluloid used in animation
• CEPcepe
• CHA(colloquial) tea
• CHE(dialect) I, also CH
• CHIa Greek letter
• CIDa chief, captain or hero
• CIGa cigarette
• CIShaving certain atoms on the same side of the molecule
• CIT(archaic) a contemptuous term for one who is not a gentleman
• CLYto seize or steal
• COBa corncob
• CODto fool
• COGto cheat at dice
• COLa depression between two mountains
• CONto study carefully
• COOto make the sound of a dove
• COPto steal
• CORan ancient unit of measure
• COSa variety of lettuce
• COTa light, narrow bed
• COWto intimidate
• COXto coxswain
• COYshy
• COZa cousin
• CRUa grade or class of wine
• CRYto weep
• CUBto give birth to the young of certain animals
• CUDa portion of food to be chewed again
• CUEto give a signal to an actor
• CUMan offensive word
• CUPto place in a small, open container
• CURa mongrel dog
• CUTto divide into parts with a sharp-edged instrument
• CUZa cousin
• CWMa cirque
• DABto touch lightly
• DADfather
• DAE(Scots) to do
• DAGa hanging end or shred
• DAHa dash in Morse code
• DAKtransportation by relays of men and horses
• DALa dish of lentils and spices in India
• DAMto build a barrier to obstruct the flow of water
• DANa level of skill in martial arts
• DAPto dip lightly or quickly into water
• DASDA, dad
• DAWto dawn
• DAYthe time between sunrise and sunset
• DEBa debutante
• DEEthe letter D
• DEFexcellent
• DEG(dialect) to water (e.g. a plant)
• DEIDEUS, (Latin) god
• DELan operator in differential calculus
• DENto live in a lair
• DEPa convenience store
• DEVdeva
• DEWto wet with condensed moisture
• DEXa sulfate used as a central nervous system stimulant
• DEYa former North African ruler
• DIBto fish by letting the bait bob lightly on the water
• DIDDO, to begin and carry through to completion
• DIEto cease living
• DIFdiff
• DIGto break up, turn over, or remove earth
• DIMobscure
• DINto make a loud noise
• DIPto immerse briefly
• DISto insult or criticize
• DITa dot in Morse code
• DIVin Persian legend, an evil spirit, also DEEV
• DOB(Australian slang) to inform on or betray
• DOCdoctor
• DOD(Scots) to knock, thump, also DAUD, DAWD
• DOEa female deer
• DOF(South African) stupid
• DOGto follow after
• DOHthe first tone of the diatonic scale
• DOLa unit of pain intensity
• DOMa title given to certain monks
• DONto put on
• DOO(Scots) a dove or pigeon
• DOPto dip
• DORa black European beetle
• DOSDO, the first tone of the diatonic musical scale
• DOTto cover with dots (tiny round marks)
• DOWto prosper
• DOXto attack by publishing private information
• DOY(Scots) dear, a loved one
• DRYhaving no moisture
• DSO(Tibetan) a cross between a yak and a cow, also DZHO, DZO, ZHO, ZO
• DUBto confer knighthood on
• DUDa bomb that fails to explode
• DUEsomething that is owed
• DUGthe teat or udder of a female mammal
• DUHused to indicate that something just stated is too obvious
• DUIDUO, an instrumental duet
• DUMcooked with steam
• DUNof a dull brown color
• DUOan instrumental duet
• DUPto open
• DURan ironic response to a question, also DUH
• DUXa leader
• DYEto treat with a coloring matter
• DZO(Tibetan) a cross between a yak and a cow, also DSO, DZHO, ZHO, ZO
• EAN(Shakespeare) to give birth to, also YEAN
• EARto form the fruiting head of a cereal
• EASEA, (dialect) a river
• EATto consume food
• EAUwater (a transparent, tasteless, odorless liquid)
• EBBto recede
• ECH(Shakespeare) to eke, also ECHE, EECH, EIK, EKE, ICH
• ECOecology
• ECUan old French coin
• EDHan Old English letter
• EDSED, education
• EEKused to express sudden fright
• EELto move sinuously
• EENEE, (Scots) an eye
• EEWeeew
• EFFef
• EFSEF, the letter F
• EFTa newt
• EGGto incite or urge
• EGOthe conscious self
• EHSEH, to say 'Eh', expressing enquiry
• EIK(Scots) to augment, also ECH, ECHE, EECH, EKE, ICH
• EKEto supplement with great effort
• ELDold age
• ELFa small, often mischievous fairy
• ELKa large deer
• ELLa perpendicular extension to a building
• ELMa deciduous tree of genus Ulmus
• ELSEL, an elevated railroad or train
• ELTa young sow, also GILT, YELT
• EMEan uncle
• EMOa style of rock music with emotional lyrics
• EMSEM, a typographic unit
• EMUa bird of species Dromaius novaehollandiae*
• ENDto terminate
• ENEa poetic word for evening
• ENGa phonetic symbol
• ENSEN, half of an em
• EONan indefinitely long period of time
• ERAan epoch
• EREbefore
• ERF(South African) in South Africa, a garden plot
• ERGa unit of work or energy
• ERK(slang) an aircraftsman
• ERMexpressing hesitation or doubt
• ERNerne
• ERRto make a mistake
• ERServil
• ESSthe letter S
• ESTa group technique for raising self-awareness
• ETAa Greek letter
• ETHedh
• EUK(dialect) to itch, also EWK, YEUK, YOUK, YUKE
• EVEevening
• EVO(Australian slang) evening
• EWEa female sheep
• EWK(dialect) to itch, also EUK, YEUK, YOUK, YUKE
• EWT(dialect) a newt, also EFT, EVET
• EWWan interjection used to express disgust, also EW, EEEW, EEW
• EXO(Australian slang) excellent
• EYEthe organ of sight
• FAA(Scots) to fall
• FABfabulous
• FADa practice or interest that enjoys brief popularity
• FAE(Scots) from
• FAGto make weary by hard work
• FAHfa
• FAMa family
• FANto cool by moving air
• FAP(vulgar) to masturbate
• FARat or to a great distance
• FASFA, the fourth tone of the diatonic musical scale
• FAThaving an abundance of flesh
• FAVa favorite
• FAWa gypsy
• FAXto transmit and reproduce by electronic means
• FAYto join closely
• FEDa federal agent
• FEEto pay a fixed charge to
• FEG(dialect) a segment of an orange
• FEHpeh
• FEMan effeminate gay man
• FENa marsh
• FERfor
• FESFE, a Hebrew letter
• FETto fetch
• FEUto grant land to under Scottish feudal law
• FEWamounting to or consisting of a small number
• FEYcrazy
• FEZa brimless cap worn by men in the Near East
• FIBto tell a trivial lie
• FIDa square bar used as a support for a topmast
• FIEused to express disapproval
• FIGto adorn
• FILa coin of Iraq and Jordan
• FINto equip with fins (external paddle-like structures)
• FIRan evergreen tree
• FIThealthy
• FIXto repair
• FIZa hissing or sputtering sound
• FLUa virus disease
• FLYclever
• FOBto deceive
• FOEan enemy
• FOGto cover with condensed water vapor near the earth's surface
• FOHfaugh
• FONfoehn
• FOOa name for temporary computer variables or files
• FOPto deceive
• FORdirected or sent to
• FOUdrunk
• FOXto outwit
• FOYa farewell feast or gift
• FRA(Italian) brother
• FROaway
• FRYto cook over direct heat in hot fat or oil
• FUBto fob
• FUDan old-fashioned person
• FUGto make stuffy and odorous
• FUM(Chinese) the fabled Chinese phoenix, also FUNG
• FUNproviding enjoyment
• FURto cover with a dressed animal pelt
• GABto chatter
• GADto roam about restlessly
• GAEto go
• GAGto stop up the mouth
• GAK(slang) cocaine
• GALa girl
• GAMto visit socially
• GANGIN, to begin
• GAPto make an opening in
• GARto cause or compel
• GASto talk boastfully
• GATa pistol
• GAU(German) a German political district of the Nazi regime
• GAWan imperfect rainbow or other supposed sign of coming weather
• GAYmerry
• GEDa food fish
• GEEto turn to the right
• GELto become like jelly
• GEMto adorn with gems (precious stones)
• GENto provide or obtain information
• GEOa gully or creek, also GIO, GOE
• GERin Mongolia, another name for a yurt, a felt tent
• GETa divorce by Jewish law
• GEYvery
• GHIghee
• GIBto fasten with a wedge of wood or metal
• GIDa disease of sheep
• GIEto give
• GIFa computer file in a format for images
• GIGto catch fish with a pronged spear
• GINto begin
• GIOa gully or creek, also GEO, GOE
• GIPto gyp
• GISGI, a white garment worn in martial arts
• GITto get
• GJUan old Shetland viol, also GUE, GU
• GNUa large antelope
• GOAan Asian gazelle
• GOBto fill a mine pit with waste material
• GODto treat as a supernatural being
• GOEa gully or creek, also GEO, GIO
• GONa geometrical grade
• GOOa sticky or viscid substance
• GORused as a mild oath
• GOSGO, a Japanese board game
• GOTGET, to obtain or acquire
• GOV(short for) governor, also GUV
• GOXgaseous oxygen
• GOYa non-Jewish person
• GRRused to express anger or annoyance
• GUBto strike on the mouth
• GUEan old Shetland viol, also GJU, GU
• GULa design in oriental carpets
• GUMto clog with a sticky, viscid substance
• GUNto shoot with a portable firearm
• GUPgossip
• GURan unrefined, sweet cane sugar, also GOOR
• GUSGU, (Old Norse) an old Shetland viol, also GUE, GJU
• GUTto remove the guts (intestines) of
• GUVa governor
• GUYto ridicule
• GYMa room for athletic activities
• GYPto swindle
• HADHAVE, to hold as a possession, privilege, or entitlement
• HAEto have
• HAGto hack
• HAHha
• HAJhadj
• HAMto overact
• HAN(Spenser) 3rd person plural of HAVE, to possess
• HAOa monetary unit of Vietnam
• HAPto happen
• HASHA, a sound of surprise
• HATto provide with a covering for the top of the head
• HAWto turn left
• HAYto dry cut grass for fodder
• HEHa Hebrew letter
• HEMto provide with an edge
• HENa female chicken
• HEPhip
• HERthe objective or possessive case of the pronoun she
• HESHE, a male person
• HETheth
• HEWto cut with an ax
• HEXto cast an evil spell upon
• HEYused to attract attention
• HICused to represent a hiccup
• HIDHIDE, to conceal
• HIEto hurry
• HIMa male
• HINa Hebrew unit of liquid measure
• HIPaware of the most current styles and trends
• HISthe possessive form of the pronoun he
• HITto bring rapidly and forcibly into contact
• HMMused to express thoughtful consideration
• HOAto stop
• HOBto furnish with hobnails
• HOC(Latin) this
• HODa portable trough
• HOEto use a certain gardening tool
• HOGto take more than one's share
• HOHto stop, also HO, HOA
• HOIto urge, incite
• HOMa sacred plant of the ancient Persians
• HONa honeybun
• HOOused to express surprise or apprehension
• HOPto move by jumping on one foot
• HOSHO, a prostitute
• HOThaving a high temperature
• HOWa method of doing something
• HOX(Shakespeare) to hamstring
• HOYa heavy barge or scow
• HUBthe center of a wheel
• HUEcolor
• HUGto clasp tightly in the arms
• HUHused to express surprise
• HUIa Maori gathering
• HUMto sing without opening the lips or saying words
• HUNa barbarous, destructive person
• HUPused to mark a marching cadence
• HUTto live in a simple shelter
• HYE(obsolete) to hasten
• HYPhypochondria
• ICEto cover with frozen water
• ICHa disease of certain fishes
• ICKsomething sticky or disgusting
• ICYcovered with ice
• IDEa fish of the carp family, aka silver orfe, also ID
• IDSID, a part of the psyche
• IFFif and only if
• IFSIF, a possibility
• IGGto ignore
• ILKa class or kind
• ILLnot well
• IMPto graft feathers onto a bird's wing
• INGa meadow, esp. one beside a river
• INKto mark with a fluid used for writing
• INNto put up at a public lodging house
• INSIN, to harvest
• INTin gaming, to deliberately give an advantage to an opponent
• IONan electrically charged atom
• IOSIO, a cry of joy
• IREto anger
• IRKto annoy or weary
• ISHin Scots law, issue or expiry
• ISMa distinctive theory or doctrine
• ISO(short for) an isolated replay, a TV and film facility
• ITAthe miriti palm
• ITSthe possessive form of the pronoun it
• IVYa climbing vine
• IWI(Maori) a large Maori tribe (sometimes the whole Maori nation)
• JABto poke sharply
• JAGto cut unevenly
• JAI(Hindi) onward to victory
• JAKan East Indian tree of the breadfruit family, also JACKFRUIT, JAKFRUIT
• JAMto force together tightly
• JAPto splash or spatter, also JAUP
• JARto cause to shake
• JAWto jabber
• JAYa bird of genus Platylophus
• JEEto gee
• JETto spurt forth in a stream
• JEUa game
• JIBto refuse to proceed further
• JIGto bob
• JINjinn
• JIZ(Scots) a wig, also GIZZ
• JOBto work by the piece
• JOEa fellow
• JOGto run at a slow, steady pace
• JOL(South African slang) to have a good time
• JORin Indian music, the second movement of a raga
• JOTto write down quickly
• JOWto toll
• JOYto rejoice
• JUDa mass of coal ready for removal
• JUGto put into a large, deep container with a narrow mouth and a handle
• JUNa coin of North Korea
• JUSa legal right
• JUTto protrude
• KABan ancient Hebrew unit of measure
• KAEa bird resembling a crow
• KAFkaph
• KAI(Maori) in New Zealand, a meal, also KAIKAI
• KAK(vulgar South African) faeces, rubbish, also CACA, CACK, KACK
• KAM(Shakespeare) crooked, awry, also KAMME
• KASKA, the spiritual self of a human being in Egyptian religion
• KATan evergreen shrub
• KAWto cry like a crow, also CAW
• KAYthe letter K
• KEAa bird of species Nestor notabilis*
• KEBto give birth to a premature lamb
• KEDa wingless fly that infests sheep, also KADE
• KEFhemp smoked to produce euphoria
• KEGto store in a small barrel
• KENto know
• KEPto catch
• KET(Scots) carrion, rotting flesh
• KEXa dry, hollow stalk
• KEYimportant
• KHIchi
• KIDto tease
• KIFkef
• KINa group of persons of common ancestry
• KIPto sleep
• KIRan alcoholic beverage
• KISKI, qi
• KITto equip
• KOAa timber tree
• KOBa reddish brown antelope
• KOIa large and colorful fish
• KON(Spenser) to know, also CON, CONNE
• KOPa hill
• KORa Hebrew unit of measure
• KOSa land measure in India
• KOWa branch of twigs
• KUEthe letter Q
• KYEa private Korean-American banking club
• KYUa novice grade in judo
• LABa laboratory
• LACa resinous substance secreted by certain insects
• LADa boy or youth
• LAGto stay or fall behind
• LAHla
• LAMto flee hastily
• LAPto fold over or around something
• LARa tutelary god or spirit of an ancient Roman household
• LASLA, the sixth tone of the diatonic musical scale
• LATa muscle of the back
• LAVa lavatory
• LAWto take a complaint to court for settlement
• LAXnot strict or stringent
• LAYLIE, to be in or get into a horizontal position
• LEAa meadow
• LEDLEAD, to show the way to by going in advance
• LEEshelter from the wind
• LEGto move with the legs (appendages that serve as a means of support and locomotion)
• LEILEU, a monetary unit of Romania
• LEKa monetary unit of Albania
• LEP(dialect) to leap
• LETto hinder
• LEUa monetary unit of Romania
• LEVa monetary unit of Bulgaria
• LEWa unit of Bulgarian currency, also LEV
• LEXlaw
• LEYlea
• LIBliberation
• LIDto provide with a movable cover
• LIEto be in or get into a horizontal position
• LIGto lie, also LIGGE
• LINlinn
• LIPto touch with the lips (the folds of flesh around the mouth)
• LISLI, a Chinese unit of distance
• LITthe litas
• LOBto throw or hit in a high arc
• LOCto make into dreadlocks
• LODthe logarithm of the odds, used in statistics
• LOGto cut down trees for timber
• LOOto subject to a forfeit at a card game
• LOPto cut off branches or twigs from
• LORused to express surprise
• LOS(obsolete) praise
• LOTto distribute proportionately
• LOU(Scots) to love, also LOO
• LOWhaving relatively little upward extension
• LOXto supply with liquid oxygen
• LOYa long, narrow spade with a footrest on one side of the handle
• LUDa form of address to a judge in a court
• LUGto carry or pull with effort
• LUMa chimney
• LUNa lee
• LURa Bronze Age trumpet
• LUVto love
• LUXa unit of illumination
• LUZa supposedly indestructible bone in the sacrum
• LYEa solution used in making soap
• LYM(Shakespeare) a kind of bloodhound, also LYAM, LYME
• MAAto bleat like a goat
• MACa raincoat
• MADinsane
• MAEmore
• MAGa magazine
• MAK(Scots) to make
• MAL(French) pain, sickness
• MAMmother
• MANan adult human male
• MAPto represent in a diagram
• MARto detract from the perfection or wholeness of
• MASMA, mother
• MATto pack down into a dense mass
• MAWto mow
• MAXto reach the upper limit
• MAYto be permitted to
• MEDmedication
• MEE(Chinese) a Malaysian noodle food
• MEGa megabyte
• MEHnot impressive
• MELhoney
• MEMa Hebrew letter
• MENMAN, an adult human male
• MESME, an ego
• METMEET, to come into the company or presence of
• MEUthe plant baldmoney
• MEWto confine
• MHOa unit of electrical conductance
• MIBa type of playing marble
• MICa microphone
• MIDneither great nor terrible
• MIGa type of playing marble
• MILa unit of length
• MIMprimly demure
• MIRa Russian peasant commune
• MISMI, the third tone of the diatonic musical scale
• MIXto put together into one mass
• MIZ(colloquial) misery, also MIZZ
• MMMmm
• MNAa Greek weight
• MOAan extinct flightless bird
• MOBto crowd about
• MOCa moccasin
• MODhip
• MOE(obsolete) a wry face
• MOGto move away
• MOIused to feign surprised innocence
• MOLmole
• MOMmother
• MONman
• MOOto make the deep, moaning sound of a cow
• MOPto wipe with a certain implement for cleaning floors
• MORa forest humus
• MOSMO, a moment
• MOTa witty saying
• MOU(Scots) a mouth
• MOWto cut down standing herbage
• MOY(Shakespeare) a coin or a measure
• MOZ(Australian slang) bad luck, also MOZZ
• MUDto cover with soft, wet earth
• MUGto assault with intent to rob
• MUMto act in a disguise
• MUNman
• MUSMU, a Greek letter
• MUTmutt
• MUXto transmit several messages simultaneously along a single channel
• MYCa gene that transforms a normal cell into a cancerous cell
• NABto capture or arrest
• NAEno
• NAGto find fault incessantly
• NAHno
• NAMNIM, to steal
• NANa round flat bread
• NAPto sleep briefly
• NAS(obsolete) contraction of ne has, has not and ne was, was not
• NAT(colloquial) a nationalist
• NAVnavigation
• NAWno
• NAYa negative vote
• NEBthe beak of a bird
• NEDa young hooligan
• NEEborn with the name of
• NEFan elaborate table decoration in the shape of a ship for holding such things as table…
• NEGa photographic negative
• NEK(South African) a col, a pass in a mountain range
• NEP(dialect) catmint, a plant attractive to cats
• NETto catch in a type of openwork fabric
• NEWexisting only a short time
• NIBto provide with a penpoint
• NIDa pheasant's nest or brood
• NIE(obsolete) to nigh, approach, also NIGH, NY, NYE
• NILnothing
• NIMto steal
• NIPto pinch
• NISin Scandinavian folklore, a brownie or goblin, also NISSE
• NITthe egg of a parasitic insect
• NIXa water sprite
• NOBa wealthy person
• NODto briefly lower the head forward
• NOGto fill in a space in a wall with bricks
• NOHthe classical drama of Japan
• NOMa name
• NON(Latin) not
• NOOnow
• NORand not
• NOSNO, a negative reply
• NOTin no way
• NOWthe present time
• NOX(short for) nitrogen oxide
• NOY(Spenser) to annoy
• NTHpertaining to an indefinitely large ordinal number
• NUBa protuberance or knob
• NUGa chunk of wood sawn from a log
• NUNa woman belonging to a religious order
• NURa knot in wood, also KNAR, KNAUR, KNUR, KNURR, NURR
• NUSNU, a Greek letter
• NUTto gather nuts (hard-shelled dry fruits)
• NYEto draw near, approach, also NIE, NIGH, NY
• NYMas in nym war, a dispute about the right to publish material on the internet under a…
• NYS(Spenser) is not
• OAFa clumsy, stupid person
• OAKa hardwood tree or shrub
• OARto propel with oars (long, broad-bladed poles)
• OATa cereal grass
• OBAa hereditary chief in Benin and Nigeria
• OBEobeah
• OBIobeah
• OBOa vessel for carrying oil and bulk ore
• OBSOB, (short for) an objection
• OCAa South American herb
• OCHused to express surprise or regret
• ODAa room in a harem
• ODDunusual
• ODEa lyric poem
• ODSOD, a hypothetical force of natural power
• OESOE, a whirlwind off the Faeroe islands
• OFFto go away
• OFToften
• OHMa unit of electrical resistance
• OHOused to express surprise or exultation
• OHSOH, to exclaim in surprise, pain, or desire
• OIKa very rude or stupid person
• OILto supply with a greasy liquid
• OISOI, a New Zealand bird, the grey-faced petrel
• OKAa Turkish unit of weight
• OKEoka
• OLDliving or existing for a relatively long time
• OLEa shout of approval
• OLMa kind of blind cave-dwelling salamander
• OMAgrandmother
• OMSOM, a mantra used in contemplation of ultimate reality
• ONEthe lowest positive integer
• ONOa large mackerel
• ONSON, the side of the wicket where a batsman stands in cricket
• ONY(Scots) any, also ONIE
• OOFused to express discomfort
• OOHto exclaim in amazement, joy, or surprise
• OOM(South African) uncle
• OON(Scots) an oven
• OOPto bind with thread, also OUP
• OOR(Scots) our, belonging to us
• OOSOO, (Scots) wool
• OOTout
• OPAgrandfather
• OPEto open
• OPSOP, a style of abstract art
• OPTto choose
• ORAOS, an orifice
• ORBto form into a circle or sphere
• ORCa marine mammal
• ORD(obsolete) a point of a weapon
• OREa mineral or rock containing a valuable metal
• ORFa viral infection of sheep
• ORGan organization
• ORSOR, the heraldic color gold
• ORTa scrap of food
• OSEan esker
• OUDa stringed instrument of northern Africa
• OUK(Scots) a week, also OULK
• OUPto bind with thread, also OOP
• OURa possessive form of the pronoun we
• OUSOU, (South African) a man, a bloke
• OUTto be revealed
• OVAOVUM, the female reproductive cell of animals
• OWEto be under obligation to pay or repay
• OWLa bird of genus Tyto
• OWNto have as a belonging
• OWOan expression of surprise, used in text messaging
• OWTanything
• OXOcontaining oxygen
• OXYcontaining oxygen
• OYEa grandchild, also OE, OY
• OYSOY, (Scots) a grandchild, also OE, OYE
• PACa shoe like a moccasin
• PADto line or stuff with soft material
• PAHused as an exclamation of disgust
• PAKpack
• PALto associate as friends
• PAMthe jack of clubs in certain card games
• PANto criticize harshly
• PAPa soft food for infants
• PARto shoot in a standard number of strokes in golf
• PASPA, a father
• PATknown thoroughly
• PAV(short for) a pavlova, a type of dessert consisting of a meringue base topped with…
• PAWto strike or scrape with a beating motion
• PAXa ceremonial embrace given to signify Christian love and unity
• PAYto give money or something of value in exchange for goods or services
• PEAthe edible seed of an annual herb
• PECa chest muscle
• PEDa natural soil aggregate
• PEEto urinate
• PEGto fasten with a wooden pin
• PEHpe
• PELan earlier, now less common, word for a pixel
• PENto write with an instrument using fluid ink
• PEPto fill with energy
• PERfor each
• PESPE, a Hebrew letter
• PETto caress with the hand
• PEWa bench in church
• PHIa Greek letter
• PHOa Vietnamese noodle soup
• PHTused as an expression of mild anger or annoyance
• PIAa membrane of the brain
• PICa photograph
• PIEto pi
• PIGto bear pigs (cloven-hoofed mammals)
• PINto fasten with a slender, pointed piece of metal
• PIPto break through the shell of an egg
• PIRa Muslim title of honour, given to a holy man
• PISPI, a Greek letter
• PITto mark with cavities or depressions
• PIUmore -- used as a musical direction
• PIXpyx
• PLU(Canadian) a beaver pelt for trading, also PLUE, PLEW
• PLYto supply with or offer repeatedly
• POAa meadow-grass plant
• PODto produce seed vessels
• POHused to express disgust
• POIa Hawaiian food
• POLa politico
• POMa Pomeranian dog
• POOto defecate
• POPto make a sharp, explosive sound
• POSPO, a chamber pot
• POTto put in a round, fairly deep container
• POWan explosive sound
• POXto infect with a disease marked by skin eruptions
• POZ(colloquial) positive, also POS, POZZ
• PREbefore
• PROan argument or vote in favor of something
• PRYto inquire impertinently into private matters
• PSIa Greek letter
• PSTpsst
• PUBa tavern
• PUDpudding
• PUGto fill in with clay or mortar
• PUH(Shakespeare) an interjection expressing disgust, also PUGH
• PULa coin of Afghanistan
• PUNto make a play on words
• PUPto give birth to puppies
• PURto purr
• PUSa viscous fluid formed in infected tissue
• PUTto place in a particular location
• PUYa small volcanic cone
• PWNto dominate
• PYAa copper coin of Myanmar (Burma)
• PYEa book of ecclesiastical rules in the pre-Reformation English church
• PYXa container in which the eucharistic bread is kept
• QATkat
• QIN(Chinese) a kind of Chinese zither with silken strings, also GUQIN
• QISQI, the vital force that in Chinese thought is inherent in all things
• QUAin the capacity of
• RADvery appealing or good
• RAGto scold
• RAHused to cheer on a team or player
• RAIa style of popular Algerian music
• RAJsovereignty
• RAMto strike with great force
• RANRIN, to run or melt
• RAPto strike sharply
• RASan Ethiopian prince
• RATto hunt rats (long-tailed rodents)
• RAV(Hebrew) a rabbi, esp. one in authority; a teacher or mentor
• RAWuncooked
• RAXto stretch out
• RAYto emit rays (narrow beams of light)
• REBa Confederate soldier
• RECrecreation
• REDof the color of blood
• REEthe female Eurasian sandpiper
• REFto referee
• REGa regulation
• REHan accumulation of salts on soil
• REIan erroneous English form for a former Portuguese coin
• REMa quantity of ionizing radiation
• REN(obsolete) to run, also RENNE, RIN, RONNE
• REO(Maori) language
• REPto represent
• RESRE, the second tone of the diatonic musical scale
• RETto soak in order to loosen the fiber from the woody tissue
• REVto increase the speed of
• REW(Spenser) a row
• REXa king
• REZan area of land set aside for Native Americans
• RHOa Greek letter
• RHY(Spenser) rye
• RIAa long, narrow inlet
• RIBto poke fun at
• RIDto free from something objectionable
• RIFto dismiss from employment
• RIGto put in proper condition for use
• RIMto provide with an outer edge
• RINto run or melt
• RIPto tear or cut apart roughly
• RIT(Scots) to scratch, score, also RITT
• RIZRISE, to move upward
• ROBto take property from illegally
• ROCa legendary bird of prey
• RODto provide with a straight, slender piece of material
• ROEthe mass of eggs within a female fish
• ROKan enormous bird of Arabian legend, also ROC, RUC, RUKH
• ROMa Gypsy man or boy
• ROOa kangaroo
• ROTto decompose
• ROWto propel by means of oars
• RUBto move along the surface of a body with pressure
• RUCan enormous bird of Arabian legend, also ROC, ROK, RUKH
• RUD(Spenser) to redden
• RUEto feel sorrow or remorse for
• RUGto tear roughly
• RUModd
• RUNto move by rapid steps
• RUTto make ruts (grooves) in
• RYAa Scandinavian handwoven rug
• RYEa cereal grass
• RYUa school of Japanese martial arts
• SABto sob
• SACa pouch-shaped structure in an animal or plant
• SADunhappy
• SAEso
• SAGto bend or sink downward from weight or pressure
• SAIthe capuchin monkey
• SALsalt
• SAM(Spenser) to gather
• SANa sanatorium
• SAPto deplete or weaken gradually
• SAR(Scots) to savour, also SAIR
• SATSIT, to rest on the buttocks
• SAUxu
• SAV(short for) a saveloy, a highly seasoned sausage, also SAVELOY
• SAWSEE, to perceive with the eyes
• SAXa saxophone
• SAYto utter
• SAZa stringed instrument of the Middle East
• SEAthe ocean
• SECsecant
• SEDSAY, to utter in words, speak
• SEEto perceive with the eyes
• SEGone who advocates racial segregation
• SEIa rorqual
• SELself
• SENa monetary unit of Japan
• SERa unit of weight of India
• SETto put in a particular position
• SEVan Indian food of deep-fried strands of flour
• SEWto attach using thread
• SEXto identify the reproductive category of
• SEYa part of a carcase of beef
• SEZSAY, to utter
• SHAused to urge silence
• SHEa female person
• SHHsh
• SHOsure
• SHYtimid
• SIBa sibling
• SICto urge to attack
• SIF(South African) disgusting (syphilitic)
• SIGa short personalized message at the end of an email
• SIK(Australian slang) excellent
• SIMsimulation
• SINto commit an offense against religious or moral law
• SIPto drink in small quantities
• SIRa respectful form of address used to a man
• SISSI, ti
• SITto rest on the buttocks
• SIXthe number after five
• SKAa popular music of Jamaica
• SKIto travel on skis (long, narrow strips of wood or metal)
• SKYto hit or throw toward the upper atmosphere
• SLYcrafty
• SMA(Scots) small
• SNY(Canadian) a side channel of a river, also SNYE
• SOBto cry with a convulsive catching of the breath
• SOCa sociology course
• SODto cover with turf
• SOG(dialect) to soak
• SOHsol
• SOLthe fifth tone of the diatonic musical scale
• SOMa monetary unit of Kyrgyzstan
• SONa male child
• SOPto dip or soak in a liquid
• SOSSO, sol
• SOTa habitual drunkard
• SOUa formerly used French coin
• SOV(short for) a sovereign, a gold coin
• SOWto scatter over land for growth, as seed
• SOXSOCK, a knitted or woven covering for the foot
• SOYthe soybean
• SOZ(short for) sorry
• SPAa mineral spring
• SPYto watch secretly
• SRIsir -- used as a Hindu title of respect
• STYto keep in a pigpen
• SUBto act as a substitute
• SUDa froth of soapy water
• SUEto institute legal proceedings against
• SUGto attempt to sell a product while purporting to be engaged in market research
• SUI(Latin) of himself, itself
• SUKsouk
• SUMa monetary unit of Uzbekistan
• SUNto expose to the star around which the earth revolves
• SUPto eat supper
• SUQsouk
• SUR(French) on, above
• SUSto suss
• SWY(Australian) the Australian game of two-up
• SYEto strain
• SYNsyne
• TABto name or designate
• TADa small boy
• TAEto
• TAGto provide with an identifying marker
• TAI(Japanese) a Japanese sea bream
• TAJa tall, conical cap worn in Muslim countries
• TAK(Scots) to take
• TAMa tight-fitting Scottish cap
• TANbrown from the sun's rays
• TAOthe path of virtuous conduct according to a Chinese philosophy
• TAPto strike gently
• TARto cover with a black, viscous liquid
• TASTA, an expression of gratitude
• TATto make tatting
• TAUa Greek letter
• TAVa Hebrew letter
• TAWto convert into white leather by the application of minerals
• TAXto place a charge imposed by authority for public purposes on
• TAY(dialect) tea
• TEAa beverage made by infusing dried leaves in boiling water
• TECtech
• TEDto spread for drying
• TEEto place a golf ball on a small peg
• TEF(Amharic) a kind of cereal grass, also TEFF
• TEGtegg
• TELan ancient mound in the Middle East
• TENthe number after nine
• TESTE, ti
• TETteth
• TEWto work hard
• TEXa unit of linear density of yarn, 1 gramme per kilometre
• THEused to specify or emphasize
• THOthough
• THYbelonging to thou
• TICto have an involuntary muscular contraction
• TID(Scots) a mood, state of mind
• TIEto fasten with a cord or rope
• TIGto touch
• TIK(South African) the drug methamphetamine in crystal form
• TILthe sesame plant
• TINto cover with the chemical element whose atomic number is 50
• TIPto tilt
• TISTI, the seventh tone of the diatonic musical scale
• TITa bird of genus Cephalopyrus
• TIXtickets
• TIZtizzy
• TOCtelecommunications code for the letter T
• TODa British unit of weight
• TOEto touch with the one of the terminal members of the foot
• TOGto clothe
• TOMthe male of various animals
• TONa unit of weight
• TOOin addition
• TOPto cut off the highest part of
• TORa high, craggy hill
• TOTto total
• TOWto pull by means of a rope or chain
• TOYto amuse oneself as if with a child's plaything
• TRYto attempt
• TSKto utter an exclamation of annoyance
• TUBto wash in a round, open vessel
• TUGto pull with force
• TUIa bird of species Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae*
• TUMa person's stomach (an organ of digestion) or abdomen
• TUNto store in a large cask
• TUPto copulate with an ewe -- used of an ram
• TUTto utter an exclamation of impatience
• TUXa tuxedo
• TWAtwo
• TWOthe number after one
• TWP(Welsh) dimwitted or stupid
• TYEa chain on a ship
• TYGan old drinking-cup with two or more handles
• UDOa Japanese herb
• UDS(archaic) an old interjection meaning 'God Save'
• UEY(Australian slang) a U-turn
• UFOan unidentified flying object
• UGHthe sound of a cough or grunt
• UGSUG, to arouse loathing in
• UKEukelele
• ULEa Central American rubber tree, also HULE
• ULUan Inuit knife
• UME(Japanese) a fleshy yellow fruit, similar to an apricot but having a sour flavour,…
• UMMum
• UMPto umpire
• UMSUM, to hesitate or pause in speaking
• UMU(Maori) a type of Maori oven, aka hangi
• UNIa university
• UNSUN, one
• UPOupon
• UPSUP, to raise
• URBan urban area
• URDan annual bean grown in India
• URE(obsolete) an extinct wild ox
• URNa type of vase
• URPto vomit
• USEto put into service
• UTAany of a genus of large lizards
• UTEa utility vehicle
• UTSUT, the musical tone C in the French solmization system now replaced by do
• UTU(Maori) a settlement of a debt
• UVAa grape or grapelike berry
• UWUan expression of admiration on social media for something considered cute
• VACa vacuum cleaner
• VAEin Orkney or Shetland, a bay or creek, also VOE
• VAG(Australian slang) to arrest someone for vagrancy
• VANto transport in a certain type of motor vehicle
• VARa unit of reactive power
• VASan anatomical duct
• VATto put into a large container for holding liquids
• VAUvav
• VAVa Hebrew letter
• VAWvav
• VAXto vaccinate
• VEEthe letter V
• VEGto spend time idly
• VETto treat animals medically
• VEXto annoy
• VIAby way of
• VIDa video
• VIEto strive for superiority
• VIGa vigorish
• VIMenergy
• VINa French wine
• VISforce or power
• VLY(South African) low-lying ground where a shallow lake forms in the wet season, also VLEI
• VOEa small bay, creek, or inlet
• VOGair pollution caused by volcanic emissions
• VOLin heraldry, two wings displayed and conjoined
• VOM(short for) to vomit
• VOR(Shakespeare) to warn
• VOWto make a solemn promise
• VOXvoice
• VUGa small cavity in a rock or lode
• VUMused to express surprise
• WABa web
• WADto form into a small mass
• WAEwoe
• WAGto move briskly up and down or to and fro
• WAI(Maori) water
• WANunnaturally pale
• WAPto wrap
• WARto engage in armed conflict
• WASBE, to have actuality
• WATwet
• WAWvav
• WAXto coat with a natural, heat-sensitive substance
• WAYa method of doing something
• WAZ(dialect) to urinate, also WAZZ
• WEBto provide with an interlaced fabric
• WEDto marry
• WEEvery small
• WEM(archaic) the womb or belly, also WAME, WEAMB, WEMB
• WENa benign tumor of the skin
• WETcovered or saturated with a liquid
• WEX(obsolete) to wax, grow, also WEXE
• WEYa measure or weight for dry goods
• WHAwho
• WHOwhat or which person or persons
• WHYthe reason or cause of something
• WIGto provide with an artificial covering of hair
• WINto be victorious
• WISto know
• WITintelligence
• WIZa very clever or skillful person
• WOEtremendous grief
• WOF(Australian slang) a fool, idiot
• WOKa cooking utensil
• WONWIN, to be victorious
• WOOto seek the affection of
• WOPto thump, also WHAP, WHOP
• WOSWO, woe
• WOTWIT, to know
• WOWto excite to enthusiastic approval
• WOXWAX, to grow larger
• WRYcontorted
• WUDinsane
• WUSa Welsh term used in addressing a companion
• WUZBE, to have actuality
• WYEthe letter Y
• WYNwynn
• XEDcrossed out
• XISXI, a Greek letter
• YAD(Hebrew) a handheld pointer used for reading the Torah
• YAE(Scots) one, also AE
• YAGa synthetic garnet
• YAHused as an exclamation of disgust
• YAKto chatter
• YAMa plant having an edible root
• YAPto bark shrilly
• YARyare
• YASYA, an Asian pear
• YAWto deviate from an intended course
• YAYyea
• YEAan affirmative vote
• YEHused to express assent or agreement
• YENto yearn
• YEPan affirmative reply
• YERyou
• YESto give an affirmative reply to
• YETup to now
• YEWan evergreen tree or shrub
• YEXto hiccup or belch, also YESK
• YEZyouse
• YGOGO, to move along
• YINthe feminine passive principle in Chinese cosmology
• YIPto yelp
• YOBa hooligan
• YODa Hebrew letter
• YOKa boisterous laugh
• YOMday
• YONover there
• YOUsomething identified with the person addressed
• YOWto yowl
• YUG(Sanskrit) one of the four Hindu ages of the world, also YUGA
• YUKto laugh loudly
• YUMused to express pleasurable satisfaction
• YUPa yuppie
• YUSYU, (Chinese) a precious jade
• ZAGto turn sharply
• ZAPto kill or destroy instantaneously
• ZASZA, a pizza
• ZAXa tool for cutting roof slates
• ZEApart of a cereal plant, once used as a diuretic
• ZEDthe letter Z
• ZEEthe letter Z
• ZEKan inmate in a Soviet labor camp
• ZEL(Turkish) an Oriental cymbal
• ZENmental calmness
• ZEPa long sandwich
• ZEXa chopper for trimming slate, also SAX, ZAX
• ZHO(Tibetan) a cross between a yak and a cow, also DSO, DZHO, DZO, ZO
• ZIGto turn sharply
• ZINa dry red wine
• ZIPto move with speed and vigor
• ZITa pimple
• ZIZto take a nap, also ZIZZ
• ZOAZOON, the whole product of one fertilized egg
• ZOL(South African) a cannabis cigarette
• ZOOa place where animals are kept for public exhibition
• ZOSZO, (Tibetan) a cross between a yak and a cow, also DSO, DZHO, DZO, ZHO
• ZUZan ancient Hebrew silver coin
• ZZZused to suggest the sound of snoring