Common 3-letter words that have the letter E
With their Scrabble points and, for the first 16, a short meaning, most used first.
- new★6existing only a short time
- one★3used of a single unit or thing
- use★3to put into service
- see★3to perceive with the eyes
- web★8an intricate network suggesting something that was formed by weaving or interweaving
- get★4to obtain or acquire
- set★3to put in a particular position
- end★4either extremity of something that has length
- men★5an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
- let★3to hinder
- red★4of the color of blood
- key★10metal device shaped in such a way that when it is inserted into the appropriate lock the…
- few★9amounting to or consisting of a small number
- age★4how long something has existed
- net★3remaining after all deductions
- due★4owed and payable immediately or on demand
All 341 words
3-letter words with A (14)
Top score: AXE, 10 points. to ax
3-letter words with B (11)
Top score: BEZ, 14 points
3-letter words with C (5)
Top score: CHE, 8 points
3-letter words with D (17)
Top score: DEX, 11 points. a sulfate used as a central nervous system stimulant
3-letter words with E (62)
Top score: EXO, 10 points (tied with one other)
3-letter words with F (16)
Top score: FEZ, 15 points. a brimless cap worn by men in the Near East
3-letter words with G (13)
Top score: GEY, 7 points. very
3-letter words with H (15)
Top score: HEX, 13 points. to cast an evil spell upon
3-letter words with I (3)
Top score: ICE, 5 points. water frozen in the solid state
3-letter words with J (4)
Top score: JOE, 10 points (tied with three others). a fellow
3-letter words with K (13)
Top score: KEX, 14 points. a dry, hollow stalk
3-letter words with L (15)
Top score: LEX, 10 points. law
3-letter words with M (13)
Top score: MEW, 8 points (tied with one other). to confine
3-letter words with N (12)
Top score: NEK, 7 points
3-letter words with O (11)
Top score: OKE, 7 points. a Turkish unit of weight
3-letter words with P (16)
Top score: PEW, 8 points (tied with two others). a bench in church
3-letter words with R (21)
Top score: REZ, 12 points. an area of land set aside for Native Americans
3-letter words with S (18)
Top score: SEZ, 12 points. to utter
3-letter words with T (17)
Top score: TEX, 10 points
3-letter words with U (7)
Top score: UKE, 7 points. a small guitar-like instrument
3-letter words with V (7)
Top score: VEX, 13 points. to annoy
3-letter words with W (11)
Top score: WEX, 13 points
3-letter words with X (1)
Top score: XED, 11 points. crossed out
3-letter words with Y (11)
Top score: YEZ, 15 points. you
3-letter words with Z (8)
Top score: ZEX, 19 points. a tool for cutting roofing slates (also zax)
About these words
- 341 of the 1,348 3-letter words have the letter E (25%), the second most of any letter.
- 268 are good in NWL2023, 340 in Collins Scrabble Words, 268 in WOW24 and 250 in the Words With Friends list. 50 are everyday words.
- In Scrabble points, zex scores the most (19), then zek (16), then fez and yez (15 each), then three words on 14.