There are so many words in our vocabulary and new ones are being invented every day; however there are common three letter words that will most likely never change. If you could go through all the words you know or think you know, how many three letter words could you list? Now that, you are probably thinking would be a difficult and challenging task, and you are right. There are three letter words made up of practically every letter in the alphabet.
Now that you have thought about this, do you play Scrabble? Think of the ways these common three letter words could help you earn points and possibly win the game. That three letter word could be the one word that makes you Scrabble champion.
The Most Common Three Letter Words
The following words are all words that we use often, most likely on a daily basis. These words make up a big part of our language and our speech with other human beings whether we are talking, texting, e-mailing or writing. These words help us to complete our sentences and communicate effectively.
- the – specifies, or makes particular
- and – added condition or stipulation
- for – directed to someone or something
- are – present tense of the word be, or a metric unit
- but – on the contrary
- not – no way
- you – a person or someone being addressed
- all - everything
- any – one
- can – a container
- her – a case of the pronoun she
- was – to have actuality, a form of the word be
- one – a number
- our – a possessive form of the pronoun we
- out – to be revealed of something or go outdoors or go beyond expectations
- day – between sunrise and sunset
- get – to come into possession of something
- has – wealthy person, a form of had
- him – a male human being
- his – the possessive form of he
- how – a way of doing something
- man – an adult male
- new – never used before, modern
- now – right at this very moment, the present time
- old – having or being for a very long time
- see – to look or perceive with one’s eyes
- two – the number
- way – a method of doing something
- who – a person or persons
- boy – a young person who is of male gender
- did - part of the musical scale
- its – the possessive form of it
- let – giving permission to
- put – to place something in a spot of your choice
- say – speak words from one’s mouth
- she – a female human being
- too – in addition
- use – put into service
- dad - father
- mom – mother
Other Three Letter Words
In addition to the most common three letter words we often use in our language here is a list of three letter words that you may come in contact with quite often.
- act – to do something
- bar – to shut out, to not let in
- car – a vehicle in which you drive
- dew – condensed moisture
- eat – to consume food
- far – a great distance
- gym – a room for athletics
- hey – something one says to get attention
- ink – liquid in a pen in which you write with
- jet – a stream of water
- key – open a door or starts a vehicle
- log – a tree that is cut down
- mad – not well mentally
- nap – to sleep for a brief moment
- odd – not common
- pal – a friend
- ram – to hit or strike with force
- saw – a tool to cut or divide
- tan – to turn golden brown from the sun
- urn - a decorative container
- vet – a doctor who treats animals
- wed - marriage
- yap – a shrill bark
- zoo – a place where animals are housed for people to come and see
