Common 3-letter words that have the letter Y
With their Scrabble points and, for the first 16, a short meaning, most used first.
- day★7the time between sunrise and sunset
- buy★8to purchase
- way★9a method of doing something
- gay★7bright and pleasant
- say★6to utter
- key★10metal device shaped in such a way that when it is inserted into the appropriate lock the…
- pay★8to give money or something of value in exchange for goods or services
- try★6to attempt
- bay★8an indentation of a shoreline larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf
- boy★8a male child
- eye★6the organ of sight
- guy★7an informal term for a youth or man
- ray★6a column of light (as from a beacon)
- dry★7to make dry
- fly★9to hit a ball high into the air in baseball
- hey★9used to attract attention
All 137 words
3-letter words with A (6)
Top score: ABY, 8 points. to pay the penalty for
3-letter words with B (6)
Top score: BUY, 8 points (tied with five others). to purchase
3-letter words with C (4)
Top score: CRY, 8 points (tied with three others). to weep
3-letter words with D (5)
Top score: DAY, 7 points (tied with four others). the time between sunrise and sunset
3-letter words with E (1)
Top score: EYE, 6 points. the organ of sight
3-letter words with F (5)
Top score: FLY, 9 points (tied with four others). to hit a ball high into the air in baseball
3-letter words with G (6)
Top score: GYM, 9 points (tied with one other). a room for athletic activities
3-letter words with H (5)
Top score: HYP, 11 points. depression involving imaginary ailments
3-letter words with I (2)
Top score: IVY, 9 points. a climbing vine
3-letter words with J (2)
Top score: JAY, 13 points (tied with one other). a bird of genus Platylophus
3-letter words with K (4)
Top score: KEY, 10 points (tied with three others). metal device shaped in such a way that when it is inserted into the appropriate lock the…
3-letter words with L (5)
Top score: LYM, 8 points
3-letter words with M (3)
Top score: MYC, 10 points. a gene that transforms a normal cell into a cancerous cell
3-letter words with N (5)
Top score: NYM, 8 points
3-letter words with O (4)
Top score: OXY, 13 points. containing oxygen
3-letter words with P (7)
Top score: PYX, 15 points. a container in which the eucharistic bread is kept
3-letter words with R (5)
Top score: RHY, 9 points
3-letter words with S (12)
Top score: SKY, 10 points. the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
3-letter words with T (6)
Top score: THY, 9 points. belonging to thou
3-letter words with U (1)
Top score: UEY, 6 points
3-letter words with V (1)
Top score: VLY, 9 points
3-letter words with W (6)
Top score: WHY, 12 points
3-letter words with Y (36)
Top score: YEZ, 15 points. you