3 Letter Words

Common three-letter words

The 50 most used in spoken English (SUBTLEX-US), with a short meaning.

• you 6/6
• the 6/5
• and 4/5
• for 6/6
• don 4/5 a Spanish gentleman or nobleman
• was 6/6 (form of wa) a state in northwestern United States on the Pacific
• not 3/4 negation of a word or group of words
• can 5/7 preserve in a can or tin
• are 3/3 a unit of surface area equal to 100 square meters
• all 3/5 (quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
• get 4/5 come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
• but 5/7 and nothing more
• out 3/4 not allowed to continue to bat or run
• she 6/5
• him 8/8
• got 4/5
• now 6/7 in the historical present
• one 3/4 used of a single unit or thing
• how 9/8
• her 6/5
• see 3/3 perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
• let 3/4 make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen
• did 5/5
• why 12/10 the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase `the whys and wherefores'
• who 9/8 a United Nations agency to coordinate international health activities and to help governments improve health services
• his 6/5 (form of hi) an expression of greeting
• yes 6/5 an affirmative
• man 5/7 an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
• hey 9/7
• had 7/6
• say 6/5 express in words
• way 9/8 how something is done or how it happens
• our 3/4
• too 3/3 to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
• off 9/9 from a particular thing or place or position (`forth' is obsolete)
• has 6/5 (form of ha) (astronomy) the angular distance of a celestial point measured westward along the celestial equator from the zenith…
• any 6/6 one or some or every or all without specification
• two 6/6 the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
• sir 3/3 term of address for a man
• god 5/6 the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe
• put 5/7 put into a certain place or abstract location
• day 7/6 time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
• guy 7/8 an informal term for a youth or man
• won 6/7 the basic unit of money in South Korea
• new 6/7 not of long duration
• big 6/8 above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
• old 4/5 (used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
• lot 3/4 (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent
• bad 6/7 having undesirable or negative qualities
• boy 8/8 a youthful male person

All 967 three-letter words

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