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3-letter words

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3-letter examples

cat

3 letters · 5 points

A mammal of the family Felidae.

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English Wiktionary · contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0. Dump 2026-09-02, via Kaikki / Wiktextract. One sense selected; formatting normalized. A brief excerpt is displayed with the full selected text available. Explicit form and spelling-variant links may provide the base meaning.

dog

3 letters · 5 points

The species Canis familiaris (sometimes designated Canis lupus familiaris), domesticated…

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The species Canis familiaris (sometimes designated Canis lupus familiaris), domesticated for thousands of years and of highly variable appearance because of human breeding.

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fox

3 letters · 13 points

Any member of the genus Vulpes; a true fox.

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English Wiktionary · contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0. Dump 2026-09-02, via Kaikki / Wiktextract. One sense selected; formatting normalized. A brief excerpt is displayed with the full selected text available. Explicit form and spelling-variant links may provide the base meaning.

box

3 letters · 12 points

A cuboid space; a cuboid container, often with a hinged lid.

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sun

3 letters · 3 points

A star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system.

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English Wiktionary · contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0. Dump 2026-09-02, via Kaikki / Wiktextract. One sense selected; formatting normalized. A brief excerpt is displayed with the full selected text available. Explicit form and spelling-variant links may provide the base meaning.

sea

3 letters · 3 points

A large body of salt water.

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map

3 letters · 7 points

A visual representation of an area, whether real or imaginary, showing the relative…

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A visual representation of an area, whether real or imaginary, showing the relative positions of places and other features.

English Wiktionary · contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0. Dump 2026-09-02, via Kaikki / Wiktextract. One sense selected; formatting normalized. A brief excerpt is displayed with the full selected text available. Explicit form and spelling-variant links may provide the base meaning.

key

3 letters · 10 points

An object designed to open and close a lock or to activate or deactivate…

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An object designed to open and close a lock or to activate or deactivate something, especially a length of metal inserted into a narrow opening on the lock to which it is matched (keyed).

English Wiktionary · contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0. Dump 2026-09-02, via Kaikki / Wiktextract. One sense selected; formatting normalized. A brief excerpt is displayed with the full selected text available. Explicit form and spelling-variant links may provide the base meaning.

pen

3 letters · 5 points

An enclosure (enclosed area) used to contain domesticated animals, especially sheep or…

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An enclosure (enclosed area) used to contain domesticated animals, especially sheep or cattle.

English Wiktionary · contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0. Dump 2026-09-02, via Kaikki / Wiktextract. One sense selected; formatting normalized. A brief excerpt is displayed with the full selected text available. Explicit form and spelling-variant links may provide the base meaning.

Selected examples from American English ESDB / SCOWL, with Wiktionary definitions. Points use English Scrabble tile values before bonuses. Game eligibility has not been checked. Sources and limits.

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Build CAT from its own letters, then replace the first letter with a blank. Compare the points and open the tile details to see where every letter comes from.

Three ways to build · cat
Letter supplyYour lettersResultTile valueTry this search
All ordinary tilesCATcat5Try this search · CAT
First letter supplied by a blank?ATcat2Try this search · ?AT

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