Three-Letter Words Valid in WordSalvo

These 1,356 three-letter words are valid in WordSalvo. They are the next step up from two-letter words: more scoring potential, more hooks, and the key to escaping a blocked board. Each word is taken from WordSalvo’s go-live dictionary.

• aahIndication of amazement or surprise or enthusiasm.
• aalThe Indian mulberry or noni (Morinda citrifolia, Morinda tinctoria), a shrub found in Southeast Asia, the East Indies an
• aas
• abaA coarse, often striped, felted fabric from the Middle East, woven from goat or camel hair.
• abbA type of yarn for the warp.
• absThe abdominal muscles. plural of ab
• abyTo endure or tolerate (something); to experience.
• aceA playing card showing a single pip, typically the highest or lowest ranking card in a game.
• achAn expression of annoyance.
• ackan exclamation of disgust or frustration
• actAn instance of a certain standardized college admissions test in the United States, originally called the American Colle
• addTo join or unite (e.g. one thing to another, or as several particulars) so as to increase the number, augment the quanti
• adoTrouble; troublesome business; fuss, commotion.
• ads
• adz
• affAffirmative; the resolution made by one group and countered by the opposing group's negative.
• aftThe rear part (after end) of a ship or other vessel.
• agaAn AGA cooker.
• ageThe amount of time that some being has been alive, or that some thing has been in existence, as measured from its birth
• agoBefore now, before the present time
• ags
• ahaAn exclamation of understanding, realization, invention, or recognition.
• ahiyellowfin tuna
• ahs
• aia
• aidHelp; assistance; succor, relief.
• ailTo cause to suffer; to trouble, afflict. (Now chiefly in interrogative or indefinite constructions.)
• aimThe pointing of a weapon, as a gun, a dart, or an arrow, or object, in the line of direction with the object intended to
• ainOwn; belonging to one.
• airThe substance constituting Earth's atmosphere: a gaseous mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and various trace gases.
• ais
• aitAn island in a river, especially the River Thames in England.
• ajiA spicy Peruvian sauce, often containing tomatoes, cilantro, hot peppers, and onions.
• akaUsed to introduce an explanation or clarification: in other words, i.e.
• akeforever
• alaA wing or winglike anatomic process or part, especially of bone.
• albA long, white robe worn by priests and other ministers, underneath most of the other vestments.
• aleA beer produced by so-called warm fermentation and not pressurized.
• allEvery individual or anything of the given class, with no exceptions (the noun or noun phrase denoting the class must be
• alpA very high mountain. Specifically, one of the Alps, the highest chain of mountains in Europe.
• als
• altOf a voice or instrument, high pitch; especially, the octave above the top line of the treble stave.
• aluarithmetic logic unit.
• amaA traditional Japanese pearl diver, usually female, who mainly dives for seafood, typically without any tool for breathi
• ameThe soul, mind, or spirit.
• amiA male friend.
• ampTo excite.
• amuA unit of atomic mass.
• anaA collection of things associated with a person or place, especially a personal collection of anecdotes or conversations
• andAs a coordinating conjunction; expressing two elements to be taken together or in addition to each other.
• aneOne.
• aniAny bird of the genus Crotophaga in the cuckoo family.
• annA year.
• ans
• antAny of various insects in the family Formicidae in the order Hymenoptera, typically living in large colonies composed al
• anyTo even the slightest extent, at all.
• apeA primate of the superfamily Hominoidea, generally larger than monkeys and distinguished from them by having no tail.
• apoAir Post Office (both Army and Air Force)
• appAn application (program), especially a small one designed for a mobile device.
• aptSuitable; appropriate; fit or fitted; suited.
• arbThe act of or potential for arbitrage.
• arcThat part of a circle which a heavenly body appears to pass through as it moves above and below the horizon.
• ardA simple plough consisting of a spike dragged through the soil.
• are
• arfSynonym of woof (“sound of a dog's bark”).
• arkA large box with a flat lid.
• armThe portion of the upper human appendage, from the shoulder to the wrist and sometimes including the hand.
• aroshort for aromantic
• ars
• artThe conscious production or arrangement of sounds, colours, forms, movements, or other elements in a manner that affects
• aryRelating to or resembling a bird's nest.
• ashSolid remains of a fire.
• askTo request or petition.
• aspA venomous viper native to southwestern Europe (Vipera aspis).
• assAny of several species of horse-like animals, especially Equus asinus, the domesticated of which are used as beasts of b
• ateAn elder sister
• ats
• attA subdivision of currency, equal to one hundredth of a Lao kip.
• auaAldrichetta forsteri, a mullet of the family Mugilidae.
• aueAlas, oh dear; dear me.
• aufA changeling or elf child, -- that is, one left by fairies; adeformed or foolish child; a simpleton; an oaf.
• aukAny of several species of Arctic sea birds of the family Alcidae.
• ava
• aveAn Ave Maria.
• avian avatar or profile image
• avoA subdivision of currency, equal to one hundredth of a Macanese pataca.
• awaKava, specifically Piper methysticum.
• aweA feeling of fear and reverence.
• awkAwkward; uncomfortable.
• awlA pointed instrument for piercing small holes, as in leather or wood; used by shoemakers, saddlers, cabinetmakers, etc.
• awnThe bristle or beard of barley, oats, grasses, etc., or any similar bristlelike appendage; arista.
• axeA tool for felling trees or chopping wood etc. consisting of a heavy head flattened to a blade on one side, and a handle
• ayeYes; yea; a word expressing assent, or an affirmative answer to a question.
• ays
• ayuA sweetfish, an amphidromous fish of East Asia, the only member of its genus and family, Plecoglossus altivelis, named a
• azoazote, nitrogen
• baaThe characteristic cry or bleating of a sheep.
• bacA broad, flat-bottomed ferryboat, usually worked by a rope.
• badOf low quality.
• baeDarling (term of endearment).
• bagA soft container made out of cloth, paper, thin plastic, etc. and open at the top, used to hold food, commodities, and o
• bahExpressing contempt, disgust, or bad temper.
• balThe surface of a mine.
• bamRepresenting a loud noise or heavy impact.
• banTo prohibit; to interdict; to proscribe; to forbid or block from participation.
• baoAny of various types of steamed bread or bun used in Chinese cuisine
• bapA soft bread roll, originally from Scotland.
• barA solid, more or less rigid object of metal or wood with a uniform cross-section smaller than its length.
• bas
• batAny flying mammal of the order Chiroptera, usually small and nocturnal, insectivorous or frugivorous.
• bawa Scottish word for a ball or child
• bayA body of water (especially the sea) contained by a concave shoreline.
• bedA piece of furniture, usually flat and soft, on which to rest or sleep.
• beeA flying insect, of the clade Anthophila within the hymenopteran superfamily Apoidea, known for its organised societies
• begTo request the help of someone, often in the form of money.
• belA measure of relative power, defined as log₁₀(P ₁/P ₂), where P₁ and P₂ are the measured and reference power respectivel
• benIn, into.
• besN,N-bis(2-hydroxyethyl)-2-aminoethanesulfonic acid
• betA wager, an agreement between two parties that a stake (usually money) will be paid by the loser to the winner (the winn
• beyin various other places, a prince or nobleman
• bezThe second tine of an antler's beam.
• bibAn item of clothing for people (especially babies) tied around their neck to protect their clothes from getting dirty wh
• bidtwice a day, two times per day
• bigOf great size, large.
• binA box, frame, crib, or enclosed place, used as a storage container.
• bioA short section of a user profile that contains information about the user, especially one which can be customised; the
• bisTwice; showing that something is, or is to be, repeated, such as a passage of music, or an item in accounts.
• bitA piece of metal placed in a horse's mouth and connected to the reins to direct the animal.
• bizBusiness, especially showbusiness.
• boaAny of a group of large American snakes, of the genus Boa, subfamily Boinae, or family Boidae, including the boa constri
• bobTo move gently and vertically, in either a single motion or repeatedly up and down, at or near the surface of a body of
• bodThe body.
• bogAn area of decayed vegetation (particularly sphagnum moss) which forms a wet spongy ground too soft for walking.
• bohAn exclamation used to startle or frighten.
• boiA male bottom (i.e. submissive partner), defined not by junior age, but by his obedient role and submission to the domin
• bokKeen or willing.
• bon
• booA loud exclamation intended to scare someone. Usually used when one has been hidden from the target, and then appears un
• bopA very light smack, blow or punch.
• borman (not used for children).
• bos
• botThe larva of a botfly, which infests the skin of various mammals, producing warbles, or the nasal passage of sheep, or t
• bowA weapon made of a curved piece of wood or other flexible material whose ends are connected by a string, used for shooti
• boxSenses relating to a three-dimensional object or space.
• boyA male child.
• braAn item of clothing, usually underwear worn to support the breasts.
• broBrother (a male sibling).
• brrUsed to express being cold, to show shivering.
• brubro; bra; term of address for a man
• bubA woman's breast.
• budPotent cannabis taken from the flowering part of the plant (the "bud"), or marijuana generally.
• bugAn insect of the order Hemiptera (the “true bugs”).
• bumThe buttocks.
• bunSenses referring to baked goods.
• burA rough, prickly husk around the seeds or fruit of some plants.
• busA motor vehicle for transporting large numbers of people along roads.
• butApart from, except (for), excluding.
• buyTo obtain (something) in exchange for money or goods.
• byeThe position of a person or team in a tournament or competition who draws no opponent in a particular round so advances
• bys
• caaTo call, especially like a crow.
• cabA compartment at the front of a truck or train for the driver.
• cadA low-bred, presuming person; a mean, vulgar fellow, especially one that cannot be trusted with a lady.
• cafA café.
• cagThe nucleobase coding triplet cytosine (C), adenine (A), guanine (G).
• calcalcium hydroxide, slaked lime
• camA turning or sliding piece which imparts motion to a rod, lever or block brought into sliding or rolling contact with it
• canTo know how to.
• capA close-fitting hat, either brimless or peaked.
• carA wheeled vehicle that moves independently, with at least three wheels, powered mechanically, steered by a driver and mo
• catA mammal of the family Felidae.
• cawThe harsh cry of a crow.
• cayA small, low island largely made of sand or coral.
• caz
• ceeSomething shaped like the letter C, such as a cee spring.
• celA piece of celluloid on which has been drawn a frame of an animated film.
• cepAn edible mushroom (Boletus edulis).
• chaTea, (sometimes dialect) specifically masala chai.
• cheThe letter Ч, ч.
• chiThe twenty-second letter of the Classical and Modern Greek alphabets.
• cidcaller identification; a feature that identifies the phone number of the caller.
• cigCigarette.
• cisHaving two mutations on two genes on the same chromosome of a homologous pair.
• citA citizen; an inhabitant of a city; a pert townsman; -- usedcontemptuously.
• clyScottish: to look or glance.
• cobA corncob.
• codA type of sea fish or the meat from said fish.
• cogA tooth on a gear.
• colA dip on a mountain ridge between two peaks.
• conA disadvantage of something, especially when contrasted with its advantages (pros).
• cooThe murmuring sound made by a dove or pigeon.
• copTo obtain, to purchase (items including but not limited to drugs), to get hold of, to take.
• corExpression of surprise.
• cosSynonym of romaine lettuce, a long-leaved variety of lettuce.
• cotA simple bed, especially one for portable or temporary purposes.
• cowAn adult female of the species Bos taurus, especially one that has calved.
• coxA coxswain of a boat, especially of a racing crew.
• coyReluctant to give details about something sensitive; notably prudish.
• cozcousin (usually as a term of address)
• cruA vineyard or group of vineyards in France, especially one having a high reputation.
• cryTo shed tears; to weep, especially in anger or sadness.
• cubA member of the Cub Scouts.
• cudThe portion of food which is brought back into the mouth by ruminants from their rumen, to be chewed a second time.
• cueAn action or event that is a signal for somebody to do something.
• cumUsed in indicating a thing or person which has two or more roles, functions, or natures, or which has changed from one t
• cupA concave vessel for drinking, usually made of opaque material (as opposed to a glass) and with a handle.
• cura mongrel dog; a mean person
• cutTo incise, to cut into the surface of something.
• cuzA cousin.
• cwmA valley head created through glacial erosion and with a shape similar to an amphitheatre.
• dabTo press lightly in a repetitive motion with a soft object without rubbing.
• dadA father, a male parent.
• daeTo do; a Scottish dialectal form of "do".
• dagA hanging end or shred, in particular a long pointed strip of cloth at the edge of a piece of clothing, or one of a row
• dahThe spoken representation of a dash in radio and telegraph Morse code.
• dakA post system by means of transport relays of horses stationed at intervals along a route or network, carrying mail and
• dalAny of many dried husked pulses (legume), including peas, beans and lentils.
• damA structure placed across a flowing body of water to stop the flow or part of the flow, generally for purposes such as r
• danA small truck or sledge used in coal mines.
• dapA plimsoll.
• dasThat is; that's
• dawA western jackdaw, Coloeus monedula, a passerine bird in the crow family (Corvidae), more commonly called jackdaw.
• dayThe time when the Sun is above the horizon and it lights the sky.
• debA debutante (a young woman who makes her first formal appearance in society).
• deeTo do.
• defExcellent; very good.
• degDegree.
• dei
• delthe symbol ∂, in the context of a partial differential
• denA small cavern or hollow place in the side of a hill, or among rocks; especially, a cave used by a wild animal for shelt
• depA deposition.
• devA monster, dragon, serpent, or giant.
• dewAny moisture from the atmosphere condensed by cool bodies upon their surfaces.
• dexAn order or factor of ten.
• deyAn informal Tamil-language term of address used when trying to get someone's attention.
• dibTo dig a hole by poking; especially, to dig a small hole in soil for the purpose of planting a bulb or seed.
• did
• dieTo stop living; to become dead; to undergo death.
• dif
• digTo move hard-packed earth out of the way, especially downward to make a hole with a shovel. Or to drill, or the like, th
• dimNot bright or colorful.
• dinA loud noise; a cacophony or loud commotion.
• dipA lower section of a road or geological feature.
• disAny of a group of minor female deities in Scandinavian folklore.
• ditDoctor of Industrial Technology, a terminal degree.
• divA function, implemented in many programming languages, that returns the result of a division of two integers.
• dobTo report a person to someone in authority for a wrongdoing. (For transitive forms see dob in, dob on.)
• docA doctor.
• dodsulk, huff
• doeA female deer; also used of similar animals such as antelope (less commonly a goat, as nanny is also used).
• dofStupid; thick.
• dogA mammal of the family Canidae:
• dohA syllable used in solfège to represent the first and eighth tonic of a major scale.
• dolThe unit of measurement for pain.
• domA dominant in sadomasochistic sexual practices.
• donA university professor, particularly one at Oxford or Cambridge.
• doofeces, particularly that of a dog.
• dopA diving bird.
• dorAny of species Geotrupes stercorarius of large European dung beetles that make a droning noise while flying.
• dosA denial-of-service attack.
• dotA small, round spot.
• dowTo furnish with a dower; to endow.
• doxDocuments, especially information sought by hackers about an individual (address, credit card numbers, etc.).
• doyDisdainful indication that something is obvious; see duh.
• dryFree from or lacking moisture.
• dso
• dubTo confer knighthood; the conclusion of the ceremony was marked by a tap on the shoulder with a sword, the accolade.
• dudA device or machine that is useless because it does not work properly or has failed to work, such as a bomb, or explosiv
• dueOwed or owing.
• dugA mammary gland on a domestic mammal with more than two breasts.
• duhA disdainful indication that something is obvious.
• dui
• dumcooked with steam
• dunA brownish grey colour.
• duoTwo people who work or collaborate together as partners; especially
• dupto open (a door, gate etc.)
• durvariant of duh, expressing obviousness
• duxThe top (male or female) academic student in a school, or in a year of school; the top student in a specified academic d
• dyeA colourant, especially one that has an affinity to the substrate to which it is applied.
• dzoA male hybrid of a yak and a domesticated cow.
• eanTo bring forth, as young; to yean.
• earThe organ of hearing, consisting of the pinna or auricle, auditory canal, eardrum, malleus, incus, stapes and cochlea.
• eas
• eatTo ingest; to be ingested.
• eauWater.
• ebbThe receding movement of the tide.
• echExpressing surprise or inquiry.
• ecoA proposed name for the common currency that the West African Monetary Zone plans to introduce in the framework of the E
• ecuAn old French silver coin.
• edh
• eds
• eekRepresenting a scream or shriek (especially in comic strips and books).
• eelAny freshwater fish of the order Anguilliformes, which are elongated and resemble snakes.
• eenThe old plural of Eye.And eke with fatness swollen were his een.
• eew
• effSynonym of fuck.
• efs
• eftA newt, especially a smooth newt (Lissotriton vulgaris, syn. Triturus punctatus), of Europe.
• eggAn approximately spherical or ellipsoidal body produced by birds, insects, reptiles, and other animals, housing the embr
• egoThe individual from whose point of view a family tree or pedigree chart is drawn, or the reference point from whom kinsh
• ehs
• eikA kitchen with room for a table and chairs, or with a counter meant for eating on and room for barstools.
• ekeA spacer put between or over or under hive parts to make more space.
• eld
• elfA supernatural being or spirit associated with illness, mischief, and harmful or dangerous magical influence; in later N
• elkAny of various large species of deer such as the red deer, moose or wapiti (see usage notes).
• ellAn extension usually at right angles to one end of a building.
• elmA tree of the genus Ulmus of the family Ulmaceae, large deciduous trees with alternate stipulate leaves and small apetal
• els
• eltTo knead.
• emeAn uncle.
• emoAny form of guitar-driven alternative rock that is particularly or notably emotional; a broadly encompassing genre of ro
• ems
• emuA large flightless bird native to Australia, Dromaius novaehollandiae.
• endThe terminal point of something in space or time.
• eneBeing one.
• engThe velar nasal consonant found in such words as song or wink.
• ensAn entity or being; an existing thing, as opposed to a quality or attribute.
• entA tree-like creature in fantasy fiction.
• eonAn immeasurably or indefinitely long period of time.
• eraA time period of indeterminate length, generally more than one year.
• ereA contraction of is, there, and the indefinite article. Mainly used in questions.
• erfStock; cattle.
• ergA unit of work or energy, being the amount of work done by a force of one dyne applied through a distance of one centime
• erkA member of the groundcrew in the RAF.
• ermUsed in hesitant speech, or to express uncertainty.
• ern
• errTo make a mistake.
• ers
• essSomething shaped like the letter S. (See esses)
• estEast.
• etaThe seventh letter of the Modern Greek alphabet, the eighth in Old Greek.
• ethA letter (capital Ð, small ð) introduced into Old English to represent its dental fricative, then not distinguished from
• euk
• eveThe day or night before, usually used for holidays, such as Christmas Eve.
• evoEvening (time of day).
• eweA female sheep, as opposed to a ram.
• ewk
• ewtThe newt.
• ewwan exclamation of disgust
• exoOutside; external.
• eyeAn organ through which animals see (“perceive surroundings via light”).
• faaThe letter ف in the Arabic script.
• fabFabulous (great or spectacular).
• fadA phenomenon that becomes popular for a very short time.
• fae
• fagIn textile inspections, a rough or coarse defect in the woven fabric.
• fah
• famone's close friends or family
• fanA hand-held device consisting of concertinaed material, or slats of material, gathered together at one end, that may be
• fapIndicates that someone (normally the speaker) is either masturbating, or inspired to by sexual arousal.
• farDistant; remote in space.
• fas
• fatCarrying more fat than usual on one's body; plump; not lean or thin.
• favshort for favourite
• fawA gypsy.
• faxThe face.
• fayTo join (pieces of timber) tightly. The long edges of the staves of a barrel have to be fayed so that when it is assembl
• fedA federal government officer or official.
• feeAn amount charged for a privilege.
• fegA fig.
• fehAn expression of disgust or contempt.
• femSynonym of femme.
• fenA type of wetland fed by ground water and runoff, containing peat below the waterline, characteristically alkaline.
• ferA gene responsible for encoding proto-oncogene tyrosine-protein kinase FER.
• fes
• fetA piece.
• feuTo bring (land) under the system of feudal tenure.
• fewAn indefinite, but usually small, number of.
• feyPossessing second sight, clairvoyance, or clairaudience.
• fezA felt hat in the shape of a truncated cone, having a flat top with a tassel attached.
• fibA lie, especially one that is more or less inconsequential.
• fidA pointed tool without any sharp edges, used in weaving or knotwork to tighten and form up weaves or complex knots; used
• fieAn exclamation denoting contempt or dislike.
• figThe fruit of the fig tree, pear-shaped and containing many small seeds.
• filA Nordic dairy product, similar to yogurt, but using different bacteria which give a different taste and texture.
• finOne of the appendages of a fish, used to propel itself and to manoeuvre/maneuver.
• firA conifer of the genus Abies.
• fitSuitable; proper
• fixTo attach; to affix; to hold in place or at a particular time.
• fizA hissing sound.
• fluInfluenza.
• flyAny insect of the order Diptera; characterized by having two wings (except for some wingless species), also called true
• fobA little pocket near the waistline of a pair of trousers or in a waistcoat or vest to hold money or valuables, especiall
• foeAn enemy.
• fogA thick cloud that forms near the ground; the obscurity of such a cloud.
• fohAn exclamation of abhorrence or contempt; poh; fle.
• fonA chieftain or king of a region of Cameroon.
• fooA metasyntactic variable used to represent an unspecified entity. If part of a series of such entities, it is often the
• fopOne whose ambition it is to gain admiration by showy dress; acoxcomb; an inferior dandy.
• forBecause.
• fouDrunk.
• foxA small-to-medium-sized canine mammal, related to dogs and wolves, with a flattened skull, upright triangular ears, a po
• foyA feast or entertainment given to celebrate someone's departure.
• fraA title of a friar or monk: brother.
• froFrom; away; back or backward.
• fryA method of cooking food.
• fubTo put off by trickery; to cheat.
• fud
• fugA heavy, musty, stuffy or unpleasant atmosphere, usually in a poorly-ventilated area.
• fumTo play upon a fiddle.
• funAmusement, enjoyment or pleasure.
• furThe hairy coat of various mammal species, especially when fine, soft and thick.
• gabIdle chatter.
• gadAn exclamation roughly equivalent to by God, goodness gracious, for goodness' sake.
• gaeGo.
• gagA device to restrain speech, such as a rag in the mouth secured with tape or a rubber ball threaded onto a cord or strap
• gakSlang for cocaine or other illicit drugs; also, a sticky substance.
• galA young woman or girl; generally a form of rural Southern slang.
• gamCollective noun used to refer to a group of whales, or rarely also of porpoises; a pod.
• ganTo go.
• gapAn opening in anything made by breaking or parting.
• garAny of several North American fish of the family Lepisosteidae that have long, narrow jaws.
• gasMatter in an intermediate state between liquid and plasma that can be contained only if it is fully surrounded by a soli
• gatAny type of gun, usually a pistol.
• gauA prayer box or small container worn as jewelry and containing an amulet or similar item.
• gawAn expletive expressing disbelief, disdain, or horror
• gayHomosexual:
• gedA greedy person
• geeOf a horse, pack animal, etc.: to move forward; go faster; or turn in a direction away from the driver, typically to the
• gelA semi-solid to almost solid colloid of a solid and a liquid, such as jelly, cheese or opal.
• gemA precious stone, usually of substantial monetary value or prized for its beauty or shine.
• genA member of the Gen Movement, a youth expression of the international Focolare Movement.
• geoAn inlet, gully or cleft in the face of a cliff.
• gerA yurt.
• getTo obtain; to acquire.
• geyVery.
• ghi
• gibA castrated male cat or ferret.
• gidA disease caused by coenurosis of the brain, most commonly found in sheep and canids.
• gieTo guide.
• gifA bitmap image in a particular format with support for multiple images per file or animations, and up to 256 distinct co
• gigOriginally (music), a performing engagement by a musician or musical group; (by extension, film, television, theater) a
• ginA colourless non-aged alcoholic liquor made by distilling fermented grains such as barley, corn, oats or rye with junipe
• gioA ravine.
• gipA servant; a gyp.
• gis
• gitA silly, incompetent, stupid, or annoying person (usually a man).
• gjuAlternative spelling of Jew, sometimes used pejoratively.
• gnuA large antelope of the genus Connochaetes, native to Africa, having curved horns.
• goaA form of trance music that originated during the late 1980s in Goa, India, typically with droning basslines and progres
• gobA lump of soft or sticky material.
• godA deity or supreme being; a supernatural, typically immortal, being with superior powers, to which personhood is attribu
• goe
• gonOne hundredth of a right angle: a gradian.
• gooAny semi-solid or liquid substance; especially one that is sticky, gummy or slippery, unpleasant, and of vague or unknow
• gorUsed to express surprise or emphasis.
• gos
• gotExpressing obligation; used with have.
• govGovernment.
• gox
• goyA non-Jewish person.
• grrSound of an animal growl.
• gubMouth.
• gueA kind of fiddle or violin played on the Shetland Islands.
• gulAny medallionlike design on a Central or West Asian rug.
• gumThe flesh around the teeth.
• gunA device for shooting projectiles or ditto (a shooter), functioning through stored energy: a firearm, cannon, harpoon gu
• gupGossip or rumor; nonsensical or silly talk; blather.
• gurOf or relating to this language family.
• gus
• gutThe alimentary canal, especially the intestine.
• guvA form of address to a man, usually a stranger or a superior.
• guyAn effigy of a man burned on a bonfire on the anniversary of the Gunpowder Plot (5th November).
• gymA sports facility specialized for lifting weights, cardio machines, and other exercise (culturally differentiated from s
• gypA cheat or swindle; a rip-off.
• hadPast tense of have; possessed, experienced, or undergone.
• hae
• hagA witch, sorceress, or enchantress; a female wizard.
• hahTagged at the end of a confirmation-seeking sentence to express subtle surprise or realisation.
• haj
• hamThe region back of the knee joint; the popliteal space; the hock.
• hanSorrowful resentment, as a part of the Korean cultural identity.
• haoA unit of currency in Vietnam, equal to one-tenth of a dong.
• hapTo clothe; to wrap.The surgeon happed her up carefully.
• has
• hatA covering for the head, often in the approximate form of a cone, dome or cylinder closed at its top end, and sometimes
• hawAn imitation of laughter, often used to express scorn or disbelief. Often doubled or tripled (haw haw or haw haw haw).
• hayGrass cut and dried for use as animal fodder.
• hehThe fifth letter of many Semitic alphabets (Phoenician, Aramaic, Hebrew, Syriac, Arabic and others).
• hemUsed to fill in the gap of a pause with a vocalized sound.
• henA hen night.
• hephepatitis.
• herBelonging to her (belonging to that female person or animal, or in poetic or old-fashioned language that ship, city, sea
• hesThe person of unspecified gender previously mentioned or implied.
• hetA heterosexual person.
• hewTo chop away at; to whittle down; to mow down.
• hexTo cast a spell on (specifically an evil spell), to bewitch.
• heyAn exclamation to get attention.
• hicAn approximation to the sound of a hiccup, used e.g. to indicate drunkenness.
• hidimp.
• hieTo hasten; to go quickly, to hurry.
• himA masculine pronoun; he as a grammatical object.
• hinA Hebrew measure of liquids, containing three quarts, one pint,one gill, English measure.
• hipThe outward-projecting parts of the pelvis and top of the femur and the overlying tissue.
• hisBelonging to him.
• hitTo strike.
• hmmIndicates thinking or pondering.
• hoaA minority ethnic group of Vietnam, regarded as Chinese.
• hobA kind of cutting tool, used to cut the teeth of a gear.
• hocA type of white wine.
• hodA three-sided box mounted on a pole for carrying bricks, mortar, or other construction materials over the shoulder.
• hoeAny of various tools for scraping, scratching, digging, or stirring soil or other materials.
• hogAny animal belonging to the Suidae family of mammals, especially the pig, the warthog, and the boar.
• hoh
• hoi
• hom
• honA term of endearment; Honey, sweetheart
• hooshe
• hopA short jump.
• hos
• hotRelating to heat and conditions which produce it.
• howTo what degree or extent.
• hoxhypohalous acid
• hoyA small coaster vessel, usually sloop-rigged, used in conveying passengers and goods, or as a tender to larger vessels i
• hubThe central part, usually cylindrical, of a wheel; the nave.
• hueA color, or shade of color; tint; dye.
• hugA close embrace, especially when charged with an emotion such as affection, joy, relief, lust, anger, aggression, compas
• huhUsed to express doubt or confusion.
• huiA Māori social gathering or assembly.
• humA hummed tune, i.e. created orally with lips closed.
• hunA woman perceived as basic, brash, working class and fond of alcohol.
• hupThe first beat of a 4/4 military cadence, commanding either the lead-off step in a march or some other action.
• hutA small, simple one-storey dwelling or shelter, often with just one room, and generally built of readily available local
• hyeSee Hie.
• hypHypochondria.
• iceWater in frozen (solid) form.
• ichIchthyophthiriasis, a parasitic infection of freshwater fish caused by ciliates of genus Ichthyophthirius.
• ickAn exclamation of disgust.
• icyPertaining to, resembling, or abounding in ice; cold; frosty.
• ideA freshwater fish of the family Cyprinidae, found across northern Europe and Asia, especially Leuciscus idus.
• ids
• iffIf and only if.
• ifs
• iggImmunoglobulin G.
• ilkVery; same.
• illI will.
• impPrinted.
• ingA meadow, especially a low meadow near a river; water meadow.
• inkA pigment (or dye)-based fluid used for writing, printing etc.
• innAny establishment where travellers can procure lodging, food, and drink.
• insinsert
• intshort for interior
• ionAn atom or group of atoms bearing an electrical charge, such as the sodium and chlorine atoms in a salt solution.
• ios
• ireGreat anger; wrath; keen resentment.
• irkto irritate; annoy; bother
• ishsomewhat, reasonably, fairly
• ismAn ideology, system of thought, or practice that can be described by a word ending in -ism.
• isoClipping of isolation.
• itaA kind of palm tree (Mauritia flexuosa), growing near the Orinoco.
• itsBelonging to it.
• ivyAny of several woody, climbing, or trailing evergreen plants of the genus Hedera.
• iwiAn extended group of Maori kin groups or families, sharing common ancestry; a tribe. (An iwi is smaller than a waka and
• jabA quick stab or blow; a poking or thrusting motion.
• jagA sharp projection.
• jaiA cry of victory or triumph.
• jakA soyjak.
• jamA sweet mixture of fruit boiled with sugar and allowed to congeal. Often spread on bread or toast or used in jam tarts
• japA Japanese person.
• jarAn earthenware container, either with two or no handles, for holding oil, water, wine, etc., or used for burial.
• jawOne of the bones, usually bearing teeth, which form the framework of the mouth.
• jayAny of the numerous species of birds belonging to several genera within the family Corvidae, including Garrulus, Cyanoci
• jee
• jetA collimated stream, spurt or flow of liquid or gas from a pressurized container, an engine, etc.
• jeuA game; a play.
• jibA triangular staysail set forward of the foremast. In a sloop (see image) the basic jib reaches back roughly to the leve
• jigA light, brisk musical movement; a gigue.
• jinA portion of dead wood on a branch or at the top of the trunk of a bonsai tree, whether formed naturally or deliberately
• jizSlang for semen.
• jobA task.
• joeA male; a guy; a fellow.
• jogA flat placed perpendicularly to break up a flat surface.
• jolA party.
• jorIn Indian music, a formal section of composition in the long elaboration (alap) of a raga that forms the beginning of a
• jotThe smallest letter or stroke of any writing; an iota.
• jowTo ring or toll (a bell).
• joyA feeling of extreme happiness or cheerfulness, especially related to the acquisition or expectation of something good.
• judA mass of coal holed or undercut so as to be thrown down by wedges.
• jugA serving vessel or container, typically circular in cross-section and typically higher than it is wide, with a relative
• junA monetary unit of North Korea and formerly of South Korea, equal to one hundredth of a won.
• jusThe juices given off as meat is cooked.
• jutTo stick out.
• kabA taxi or cab.
• kaeA jackdaw.
• kafThe twenty-second letter of the Arabic alphabet. ك (k)
• kaiFood.
• kakA subdivision of currency, equal to one tenth of a Cambodian riel.
• kamCrooked; awry.
• kasA kind of large cupboard or wardrobe of Dutch origin, popular in the Netherlands and America in the 17th and 18th centur
• katAn ancient Egyptian unit of weight, one fiftieth of an avoirdupois pound.
• kawA member of a particular Native American tribe in Oklahoma and parts of Kansas.
• kayA kilometer.
• keaNestor notabilis, a parrot of New Zealand.
• kebLong handled rake used to clear weirs on the UK canal network.
• kedAny of the family Hippoboscidae of obligate parasites, especially the sheep ked, Melophagus ovinus.
• kef
• kegA round, traditionally wooden container of lesser capacity than a barrel, often used to store beer.
• kenTo know, perceive or understand.
• kepA traditional Fair Isle fisherman's cap.
• ketA column vector, in Hilbert space, especially as representing the state of a quantum mechanical system; the complex conj
• kexA weed; a kecksy.
• keyAn object designed to open and close a lock.
• khi
• kidA child, adolescent, or (loosely) a young adult.
• kie(dialectal, plural) cows
• kifA kind of cannabis smoked in Morocco and Algeria, for narcotic or intoxicating effect.
• kinRace; family; breed; kind.
• kipThe untanned hide of a young or small beast, such as a calf, lamb, or young goat.
• kirA cocktail made with a measure of crème de cassis topped up with white wine.
• kis
• kitA circular wooden vessel, made of hooped staves.
• koaA large tree of species Acacia koa (family Fabaceae) which is endemic to and common on the islands of Hawaii; or the woo
• kobAn African antelope closely related to the lechwe and the waterbuck, Kobus kob.
• koiOrnamental domesticated varieties of the Amur carp (Cyprinus rubrofuscus), of Japan and eastern Asia with red-gold or wh
• konTo know.
• kopA terrace at a football ground, originally for standing spectators, though all-seater stadia have been mandatory for lar
• korAn ancient Hebrew unit of measure.
• kos
• kowA Chinese unit of weight.
• kue
• kyeCocoa (the drink).
• kyuA grade or rank in various Japanese activities such as martial arts, flower arranging, and the game of go.
• labA laboratory.
• lacA resinous substance or lacquer produced mainly on the banyan tree by the female of Kerria lacca, a scale insect.
• ladA boy or young man.
• lagLate.
• lahPlaced at the end of a sentence to accentuate the mood or attitude of the speaker.
• lamTo beat or thrash.
• lapThe loose part of a coat; the lower part of a garment that plays loosely; a skirt; an apron.
• larA lar gibbon (Hylobates lar).
• las
• latA monumental pillar, particularly the Buddhist columns erected in East India.
• lavA lavatory.
• lawThe body of binding rules and regulations, customs, and standards established in a community by its legislative and judi
• laxLenient and allowing for deviation; not strict.
• layTo place down in a position of rest, or in a horizontal position.
• leaAn open field, meadow, pasture.
• ledUnder somebody's control or leadership.
• leeA protected cove or harbor, out of the wind.
• legA limb or appendage that an animal uses for support or locomotion on land.
• leiA garland of flowers in Hawaii.
• lekAn aggregation of male animals for the purposes of courtship and display.
• lepof Leap.
• letTo allow to, not to prevent (+ infinitive, but usually without to).
• leuThe unit of currency of Romania, equal to one hundred bani.
• levThe currency of Bulgaria from 1880 to 2025; divided into 100 stotinki.
• lewWarmth, heat.
• lexTo perform lexical analysis; to convert a character stream to a token stream as a preliminary to parsing.
• leyArable land used temporarily for hay or grazing.
• libliberal
• lidThe top or cover of a container.
• lieTo rest in a horizontal position on a surface.
• ligTo lie; be in a prostrate or recumbent position.
• lin
• lipEither of the two fleshy protrusions around the opening of the mouth.
• lisThe substance of a legal dispute.
• litIlluminated.
• lobTo throw or hit a ball into the air in a high arc.
• loca lock of hair, or a location
• lod
• logThe trunk of a dead tree, cleared of branches.
• looA lavatory: a room used for urination and defecation.
• lopTo cut off as the top or extreme part of anything, especially to prune a small limb off a shrub or tree, or sometimes to
• lorTagged at the end of a sentence to convey a sense of resignation or inevitability.
• los
• lotA large quantity or number; a great deal.
• louA hand warmer.
• lowSituated close to, or even below, the ground or another normal reference plane; not high or lofty.
• loxSalmon that is cured in brine and then smoked at a low temperature so that the flesh remains uncooked.
• loyA type of one-eared spade used in Ireland.
• lud
• lugThe act of hauling or dragging.
• lumA chimney; also, the top part of a chimney.
• lunA rune.
• lurA member of an Iranian ethnic group in the Lorestan region, speaking the Luri language.
• luvLove.
• luxIn the International System of Units, the derived unit of illuminance or illumination; one lumen per square metre. Symbo
• luzA small bone in the human spinal column, believed in Muslim and Jewish traditions to be the indestructible bone from whi
• lyeAn alkaline liquid made by leaching ashes (usually wood ashes).
• lymA bloodhound.
• maaA bleating sound, as that of a sheep or goat.
• macA person of Scottish descent (used in driving culture to denigrate someone for poor/slow/amateurish driving responses).
• madInsane; crazy, mentally deranged.
• maeMore.
• magA gene which encodes for myelin associated glycoprotein
• mak
• malillness, affliction.
• mamA woman's breast.
• manAn adult male human.
• mapA visual representation of an area, whether real or imaginary, showing the relative positions of places and other featur
• marTo spoil; to ruin; to scathe; to damage.
• masA country cottage or farmstead in Occitan-speaking territories.
• matA flat piece of coarse material used for wiping one’s feet, or as a decorative or protective floor covering.
• mawThe upper digestive tract (where food enters the body), especially the mouth and jaws of a fearsome and ravenous creatur
• maxMaximum; maximal.
• mayTo be able to go.
• medMedications, especially prescribed psychoactive medications.
• meeChinese-style wheat noodles.
• megMegalodon.
• mehMediocre; lackluster; unexceptional; uninspiring.
• melA unit of pitch on a scale of pitches perceived by listeners to be equally spaced from one another.
• memThe thirteenth letter of many Semitic alphabets/abjads (Phoenician, Aramaic, Hebrew, Syriac, Arabic and others).
• men
• mes
• metA Metropolitan line train.
• meuMeum athamanticum, a European herb.
• mewA cage for hawks, especially while moulting.
• mhoA former unit of electric conductance, equivalent to and superseded by the siemens but still sometimes used in some cont
• mibA marble (glass ball used in games), especially one used as a target.
• micA microfarad.
• midOccupying a middle position; middle.
• migA milligram
• milmilitary
• mimPrim; demure.
• mirSynonym of mail-in rebate.
• mis
• mixTo stir together.
• mizAn informal title for a woman, often used in specific contexts.
• mmmAn emotional expression of satisfaction.
• mnaMember of the National Assembly
• moaAny of several species of large, extinct, flightless birds of the family Dinornithidae that were native to New Zealand;
• mobA large or disorderly group of people; especially one bent on riotous or destructive action.
• mocmoccasin (type of shoe)
• modAn unconventionally modern style of fashionable dress originating in England in the 1960s, characterized by ankle-length
• moeStrong interest in, and especially fetishistic attraction towards, fictional characters in anime, manga, video games, an
• mogTo be significantly more attractive than (someone or something); to dominate in appearance.
• moiMe.
• molUnit of measurement in chemistry.
• momMother.
• monThe badge or emblem of a Japanese family, especially a family of the ancient feudal nobility; typically circular and con
• mooThe characteristic lowing sound made by cattle.
• mopAn implement for washing floors or similar, made of a piece of cloth, or a collection of thrums, or coarse yarn, fastene
• morA mid-ocean ridge: a submarine volcanic mountain range.
• mosWithout a synchronous audio track.
• motA witty remark; a witticism; a bon mot.
• mouSentence-final particle, forms a tag question.
• mowTo cut down grass or crops.
• moy
• mozTo bewilder or confuse.
• mudA mixture of water and soil or fine grained sediment.
• mugA large cup for beverages, usually having a handle and used without a saucer.
• mumMother.
• munThe person who roleplays a character in a role-playing game, especially an online play-by-post one.
• mus
• mutA mixed-breed dog.
• muxA multiplexer.
• mycA gene or protein involved in cell growth and differentiation.
• nabTo seize, arrest or take into custody (a criminal or fugitive).
• naeNo, not (Scottish).
• nagA small horse; a pony.
• nahNo.
• nam
• nanSynonym of nursemaid.
• napTo have a nap; to sleep for a short period of time, especially during the day.
• nas
• natNegative automatic thoughts.
• navNavigation. Often used attributively, as in nav beacon.
• nawNo.
• nayA vote against.
• nebThe nose; the snout; the mouth; the beak of a bird; a nib, asof a pen.
• nedA person, usually a youth, of low social standing and education, a violent disposition and with a particular style of dr
• neeUsed when giving a former name. Originally known as.
• nefAn extravagant table ornament and container used in the Middle Ages and Renaissance, made in the shape of a ship.
• negAn expression or implication that one has a negative value judgement of someone in order to make them desire one's appro
• nekA col (a dip on a mountain ridge between two peaks).
• nepCatmint, catnip; Nepeta cataria.
• netA mesh of string, cord or rope.
• newRecently made, or created.
• nibThe tip of a pen or tool that touches the surface, transferring ink to paper.
• nid
• nieA knee.
• nilNothing; zero.
• nimA game in which players take turns removing objects from heaps.
• nipTo catch and enclose or compress tightly between two surfaces, or points which are brought together or closed; to pinch;
• nisA nix; a hobgoblin, especially one that resides in a farm house.
• nitThe egg of a louse.
• nixNothing.
• nobThe head.
• nodTo incline the head up and down, as to indicate agreement.
• nogA wooden block, the size of a brick, built into a wall, as a hold for the nails of woodwork.
• nohA kind of classical Japanese musical drama.
• nomUsed to denote eating, or enjoyment of eating.
• nonUsed to negate or invert the meaning of the following adjective. More properly written as the prefix non-.
• nooElongated form of no.
• norAnd... not (introducing a negative statement, without necessarily following one).
• nos
• notNegates the meaning of the modified verb.
• nowPresent; current.
• noxThe period of darkness in each twenty-four hours; a night.
• noyTo annoy; to vex.
• nthOccurring at position n in a sequence.
• nubThe essence or core of an issue, argument etc.
• nugA lump; a block.
• nunA member of a Christian religious community of women who live by certain vows and usually wear a habit, (Roman Catholici
• nur
• nus
• nutAny of various hard-shelled seeds or hard, dry fruits from various families of plants.
• nyeA brood or flock of pheasants.
• nymA pseudonym used when posting messages.
• nysIs not.
• oafA person, especially a large male, who is clumsy or a simpleton.
• oakA deciduous tree with distinctive deeply lobed leaves, acorns, and notably strong wood, typically of England and northea
• oarA type of lever used to propel a boat, having a flat blade at one end and a handle at the other, and pivoted in a rowloc
• oatWidely cultivated cereal grass, typically Avena sativa.
• obaA king of a Yoruba polity.
• obeSee Obi.
• obiA sash worn with a kimono.
• oboA woodwind instrument with a double reed, known for its distinctive tone.
• obsPolice observation.
• ocaAny of species Oxalis tuberosa (syn. Oxalis crenata), which bear edible tubers.
• ochgeneral interjection of confirmation, affirmation, and often disapproval.
• odaA room within a harem.
• oddDiffering from what is usual, ordinary or expected.
• odeA short poetical composition proper to be set to music or sung; a lyric poem; especially, now, a poem characterized by s
• ods
• oes
• offIn a direction away from the speaker or other reference point.
• oftOften; frequently; not rarely; many times.
• ohmIn the International System of Units, the derived unit of electrical resistance; the electrical resistance of a device a
• ohoExpressing surprise or gloating realisation; aha.
• ohs
• oika member of the lower classes.
• oilLiquid fat.
• ois
• okaA unit of volume in Egypt (and formerly Turkey) corresponding to about 1.2 litres.
• okeMan; guy; bloke.
• oldOf an object, concept, relationship, etc., having existed for a relatively long period of time.
• oleAn interjection used to stir up excitement.
• olmProteus anguinus, a cave-dwelling neotenous salamander with external gills, found along the coast from northeastern Ital
• omaGrandmother, grandma.
• oms
• oneThe number represented by the Arabic numeral 1; the numerical value equal to that cardinal number.
• onogood-tasting, delicious.
• ons
• onyAny.
• oofA sound mimicking the loss of air, as if someone's solar plexus had just been struck.
• oohAn expression of surprise.
• oomAn older man, especially an uncle. (Frequently as a respectful form of address.)
• oonOne.
• oopTo use object-oriented programming for a task.
• oorSlang for mud or mire.
• oos
• ootanything
• opaGrandfather, grandpa.
• opeAn exclamation of surprise; oops.
• opsoperations
• optTo choose; select.
• ora
• orbA spherical body; a sphere, especially one of the celestial spheres; a sun, planet, or star
• orcA mythical evil monstrous humanoid creature, usually quite aggressive and often green.
• ordAn edge or point; also, a beginning.
• oreRock or other material that contains valuable or utilitarian materials; primarily a rock containing metals or gems for w
• orfAn exanthemous disease caused by a parapox virus, occurring primarily in sheep and goats but also capable of infecting h
• orgAn organization.
• ors
• ortA fragment; a scrap of leftover food; any remainder; a piece of refuse.
• oseAn esker.
• oudA short-necked and fretless plucked stringed instrument of the lute family, of Arab and Turkish origin.
• ouka week (obsolete)
• oupto describe or report
• ourBelonging to us, excluding the person(s) being addressed (exclusive our).
• ous
• outAway from the inside or centre.
• ova
• oweTo be under an obligation to give something back to someone or to perform some action for someone.
• owlAny of various birds of prey of the order Strigiformes, families Strigidae and Tytonidae, that are primarily nocturnal a
• ownBelonging to; possessed; acquired; proper to; property of; titled to; held in one's name; under/using the name of. Often
• owoan emoticon expressing surprise or excitement
• owtAught, anything.
• oxoA substituent oxygen atom connected to another atom by a double bond.
• oxyThe bivalent R-O-R functional group found in ethers.
• oyeA grandson.
• oysAn exclamation of surprise or pain.
• pacA moccasin with a sole made of leather or deerskin.
• padA flattened mass of anything soft, to sit or lie on.
• pahUsed to express distaste, disgust or outrage.
• pakSynonym of Pakistani.
• palA friend, buddy, mate, cobber; someone to hang around with.
• pamThe jack of clubs in loo played with hands of 5 cards.
• panA wide, flat receptacle used around the house, especially for cooking.
• papFood in the form of a soft paste, often a porridge, especially as given to very young children.
• parBy; with.
• pasA step in a dance.
• patThe sound of a light slap or tap with a soft flat object, especially of a footstep.
• pavAn Indian-style bread roll.
• pawThe soft foot of a mammal or other animal, generally a quadruped, that has claws or nails; comparable to a human hand or
• paxA painted, stamped or carved tablet with a representation of Christ or the Virgin Mary, which was kissed by the priest d
• payTo give money or other compensation to in exchange for goods or services.
• peaAny of certain plants of the family Fabaceae: Pisum sativum and others.
• pecThe pectoralis major muscle.
• pedA pedestrian.
• peeUrine.
• pegA cylindrical wooden or metal object used to fasten or as a bearing between objects.
• peh
• pelA stake or post.
• penAn enclosure (enclosed area) used to contain domesticated animals, especially sheep or cattle.
• pepTo inject with energy and enthusiasm.
• perFor each.
• pesthe foot of a human
• petAn animal kept as a companion or otherwise for pleasure, rather than for some practical benefit or use.
• pewOne of the long benches in a church, seating several persons, usually fixed to the floor and facing the chancel.
• phiΦ, the 21st letter of the Euclidean and modern Greek alphabet, usually romanized as "ph".
• phoA Vietnamese soup with a beef base, typically served with rice noodles and optionally beef or chicken.
• phtUsed to signify mild annoyance or disagreement.
• piaThe pia mater, the innermost of the meninges that protect the brain and spinal cord.
• picA picture, especially a photographic image.
• pieA type of pastry that consists of an outer crust and a filling. (Savory pies are more popular in the UK and sweet pies a
• pigAny of several mammalian species of the family Suidae, having cloven hooves, bristles and a snout adapted for digging; e
• pinA needle without an eye (usually) made of drawn-out steel wire with one end sharpened and the other flattened or rounded
• pipAny of various respiratory diseases in birds, especially infectious coryza.
• pirA Muslim holy man or religious leader, especially Sufi.
• pis
• pitA hole in the ground.
• piuA little more; as, più allegro, a little more briskly.
• pixMotion pictures; movies.
• pluA plow or plough (archaic/dialectal).
• plyA layer of material.
• poaAny grass of the genus Poa, especially Poa annua.
• podA self-contained unit, container, or enclosure that holds, protects, or transports something.
• pohThe negative of the base 10 logarithm of the concentration of hydroxide ions, measured in moles per liter.
• poiThe traditional staple food of Hawaii, made by baking and pounding the kalo (or taro) root, and reducing it to a thin pa
• polA politician.
• pomAn Englishman; a Briton; a person of British descent.
• pooFeces.
• popA loud, sharp sound, as of a cork coming out of a bottle, especially when the contents are pressurized by fizziness.
• pos
• potA flat-bottomed vessel (usually metal) used for cooking food, possibly excluding saucepans (see usage notes).
• powThe sound of a violent impact, such as a punch.
• poxA disease characterized by purulent skin eruptions that may leave pockmarks.
• pozHIV positive.
• preBefore (something significant).
• proAn advantage of something, especially when contrasted with its disadvantages (cons).
• pryTo peer closely and curiously, especially at something closed or not public.
• psiThe twenty-third letter of Classical and Modern Greek and the twenty-fifth letter of Old and Ancient Greek.
• pst
• pubA public house where beverages, primarily alcoholic, may be bought and consumed, also providing food and sometimes enter
• pudPudding (either sweet or savoury).
• pugSenses relating to someone or something small.
• puhFilter-avoidance spelling of pussy.
• pulA subdivision of currency, equal to one hundredth of an Afghan afghani.
• punTo make or tell a pun; to make a play on words.
• pupA young dog, wolf, fox, seal, bat or shark, or the young of certain other animals.
• purTo make a soft, continuous, vibrating sound, like a cat.
• pusA whitish-yellow or yellow substance composed primarily of dead white blood cells and dead pyogenic bacteria, normally f
• putTo physically place (something or someone somewhere).
• puyAny of several cone-shaped hills in the Auvergne, France that are the remains of extinct volcanos.
• pwnTriumph, victory. Often exclaimed after an opponent in a video game is defeated.
• pyaA subdivision of currency, equal to one hundredth of a Burmese kyat.
• pyeSee 2d Pie (b).
• pyxA small, usually round container used to hold the host (“consecrated bread or wafer of the Eucharist”), especially when
• qat
• qinAny of several traditional Chinese musical instruments, most commonly the seven-stringed instrument more specifically ca
• qis
• quaas; in the capacity of; acting as
• radA non-SI unit of absorbed dose of radiation, equal to 0.01 gray, that is, 1 centigray.
• ragTattered clothes (clothing).
• rahAn exclamation of support or encouragement.
• raistone money
• rajReign; rule.
• ramA male sheep, typically uncastrated.
• ranYarns coiled on a spun-yarn winch.
• rapA sharp blow with something hard.
• rasAn Ethiopian king or prince.
• ratAny of the numerous members of several rodent families that usually have short limbs, a pointy snout, a long, hairless t
• rava rabbi
• raw(of food) Not cooked.
• raxbarracks
• rayA beam of light or radiation.
• rebShortened form of Rebbe.
• recTo recommend.
• redThe colour of the setting sun, blood, and strawberries; the colour which is evoked by the longest visible wavelengths (b
• reeA period of stormy or unsettled weather, especially one occurring somewhat predictably at a particular time of year.
• refTo referee; to act as a referee in a sport or game.
• regA regular.
• rehThe Arabic letter ر.
• reiA portuguese money of account, in value about one tenth of acent.
• remA remark (programming language statement used for documentation).
• renA kidney.
• reoA reinforcement (additional soldiers).
• repTo represent; to act as a representative for.
• res
• retTo prepare (flax, hemp etc.) for further processing by soaking, which facilitates separation of fibers from the woody pa
• revTo increase the speed of a motor, or to operate at a higher speed.
• rewA row.
• rexA king, particularly in ancient Rome.
• rezTo spawn or load into the game.
• rhoThe seventeenth letter of the Modern Greek and Classical alphabets and the nineteenth letter of Old and Ancient.
• rhyA type of ravine.
• riaA narrow inlet of the sea formed by a flooded unglaciated river valley.
• ribAny of a series of long curved bones occurring in 12 pairs in humans and other animals and extending from the spine to o
• ridFollowed by of: to free (oneself or someone, or a place) from an annoyance or hindrance.
• rifTo lay off from work due to a reduction in force.
• rigThe rigging of a sailing ship or other such craft.
• rimA wheelrim.
• rinA coin worth ¹⁄₁₀₀₀ of a Japanese yen, no longer in circulation.
• ripTo divide or separate the parts of (especially something flimsy, such as paper or fabric), by cutting or tearing; to tea
• ritA scratch, a score or a groove.
• rizShort for charisma.
• robTo steal from, especially using force or violence.
• rocAn enormous mythical bird in Eastern legend.
• rodA straight, round stick, shaft, bar, cane, or staff.
• roeEggs of fish.
• rok
• romA software image of read-only memory (as of a game cartridge) used in emulation.
• rooShort for kangaroo.
• rotTo suffer decomposition due to biological action, especially by fungi or bacteria.
• rowA line of objects, often regularly spaced, such as seats in a theatre, vegetable plants in a garden, etc.
• rubAn act of rubbing.
• ruc
• rudredness; blush
• rueTo repent of or regret (some past action or event); to wish that a past action or event had not taken place.
• rugA partial covering for a floor.
• rumA spirit distilled from various preparations of sugarcane, particularly fermented cane sugar and molasses.
• runTo move swiftly.
• rutSexual desire in any of many mammals, often specific to mating season.
• ryaA Scandinavian knotted-pile woollen rug, used as bed-cover and tapestry.
• ryeA grain used extensively in Europe for making bread, beer, and (now generally) for animal fodder.
• ryuA Japanese school of a specific discipline, usually martial arts.
• sabTo sabotage, especially fox hunts in opposition to blood sports.
• sacA bag or pouch inside a plant or animal that typically contains a fluid.
• sadEmotionally negative.
• saeSo.
• sagA place where the surface (of a seat, the earth, etc) sinks or droops, like a depression or a dip in a ridge.
• saiA handheld weapon with three prongs, used in some Oriental martial arts.
• salShorea robusta, a dipterocarpaceous tree.
• samSynonym of Dicky Sam (“a man from Liverpool”)
• sanAn Ancient Greek letter representing /s/ (uppercase Ϻ, lowercase ϻ), originally used in some dialects instead of sigma.
• sapThe juice of plants of any kind, especially the ascending and descending juices or circulating fluid essential to nutrit
• sarSearch and rescue.
• satLevel of saturation (especially of oxygen in the blood).
• sauA type of sauce.
• savA saveloy.
• sawA tool with a toothed blade used for cutting hard substances, in particular wood or metal.
• saxTo play the saxophone
• sayTo pronounce.
• sazThe baglama.
• seaA large body of salt water.
• secSecond, ¹⁄₆₀ of a minute.
• sedTo edit a file or stream of text using sed.
• seeTo perceive or detect someone or something with the eyes, or as if by sight.
• segSegregation.
• seiA sei whale.
• selSame as self.
• senSelf.
• serA unit of weight in India.
• setTo put (something) down, to rest.
• sevAn Indian snack food consisting of small pieces of crunchy noodles made from chickpea flour paste.
• sewTo use a needle to pass thread repeatedly through (pieces of fabric) in order to join them together.
• sexA category into which sexually-reproducing organisms are divided on the basis of their reproductive roles in their speci
• seyA fine wool.
• sez
• shaThe letter Ш, ш.
• sheThe female (typically) person or animal previously mentioned or implied.
• shhDemanding silence.
• shoA Japanese free reed musical instrument similar to the Chinese sheng.
• shyEasily frightened; timid.
• sibHaving kinship or relationship; related by same-bloodedness; kindred.
• sicThus; as written; used to indicate, for example, that text is being quoted as it is from the source.
• sifFoul, disgusting.
• sigA signature, especially one on emails or newsgroup postings.
• sik
• simA Simeonite (follower of Charles Simeon).
• sinA violation of divine will or religious law.
• sipA small mouthful of drink.
• sirA man of a higher rank or position.
• sis
• sitTo be in a position in which the upper body is upright and supported by the buttocks.
• sixA numerical value equal to 6; the number following five and preceding seven. This number of dots: (••••••).
• skaA style of Jamaican dance music originating in the late 1950s, combining elements of Caribbean calypso and mento with Am
• skiOne of a pair of long flat runners designed for gliding over snow or water.
• skyThe atmosphere above a given point, especially as visible from the surface of the Earth as the place where the sun, moon
• slyArtfully cunning; secretly mischievous; wily.
• smaSmall (Scottish).
• snyUpward curving observed in the planks of a wooden ship or boat.
• sobA cry with a short, sudden expulsion of breath.
• socSociology or social science.
• sodThe stratum of the surface of the soil which is filled with the roots of grass, or any portion of that surface; turf; sw
• sogSoft, marsh-like or bog-like land; a swamp.
• soh
• solIn a movable-do or tonic sol-fa system: the fifth step in a scale, preceded by fa and followed by la.
• somThe currency of Kyrgyzstan. Symbol: ⃀.
• sonOne's male offspring.
• sopSomething entirely soaked.
• sosThe conventional Morse code call made by a ship in distress.
• sotDrunkard.
• souAn old French copper coin, equivalent in value to, and nowdisplaced by, the five-centime piece (sou.
• sovPound sterling.
• sowA female pig.
• soxRelating to the Sarbanes–Oxley Act of 2002.
• soyA common East Asian liquid sauce, made by subjecting boiled beans to long fermentation and then long digestion in salt a
• sozSynonym of sorry.
• spaA health resort near a mineral spring or hot spring.
• spyA person who secretly watches and examines the actions of other individuals or organizations and gathers information on
• sri
• styA pen or enclosure for swine.
• subTo substitute for.
• sudA bubble of lather or foam (the singular of suds).
• sueTo file a legal action against someone, generally a non-criminal (civil) action.
• sugTo market a product or service by means of purported market research.
• suiA member of an ethnic people living primarily in the Guizhou province of China, with around 430,000 people.
• sukA market in an Arab city or town.
• sumA quantity obtained by addition or aggregation.
• sunA star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system.
• supTo sip; to take a small amount of food or drink into the mouth, especially with a spoon.
• suqA market in an Arab city or town.
• surOn, upon.
• susSuspicion (in terms of a sus law).
• swyTwo-up.
• syeSaw.
• synThat has a torsion angle between 0° and 90°.
• tabA small flap or strip of material attached to or inserted into something, for holding, manipulation, identification, ope
• tadA small amount; a little bit.
• taeToe.
• tagNonphysical label.
• taiA fish, the Japanese bream.
• tajA tall brimless hat, usually conical or curved on top, worn in Muslim countries as a sign of distinction and prestige.
• takTo take.
• tamSynonym of picul, a unit of weight, particularly in Cantonese contexts.
• tanA light, brown-like colour.
• taoThe art or skill of doing something in harmony with the essential nature of the thing.
• tapA conical peg or pin used to close and open the hole or vent in a container.
• tarA black, oily, sticky, viscous substance, consisting mainly of hydrocarbons derived from organic materials such as wood,
• tasTo create or contribute to a tool-assisted speedrun or superplay.
• tatCheap and vulgar tastelessness; sleaze.
• tauThe letter Τ /τ in the Greek alphabet; being the nineteenth letter of the Classical and Modern Greek, and the twenty-fir
• tav
• tawTo beat; to scourge.
• taxMoney or goods collected by a government (or an entity to whom the government has delegated this power, e.g. in tax farm
• tayA river in Scotland.
• teaThe tea plant (Camellia sinensis); (countable) a variety of this plant.
• tecA detective.
• tedA Teddy boy.
• teeSomething shaped like the letter T.
• tef
• tegA child's tooth.
• teltetraethyllead (or tetraethyl lead, tetra-ethyl lead); a gasoline additive to boost octane rating
• tenThe number occurring after nine and before eleven, represented in Arabic numerals (base ten) as 10 and in Roman numerals
• tes
• tetThe tetralogy of Fallot.
• tewTo tow along, as a vessel.
• texA milligram per meter, a unit of linear mass density for thread or fiber.
• theUsed before a noun phrase, including a simple noun
• thoThe.
• thy
• ticA sudden, nonrhythmic motor movement or vocalization.
• tidthrice per day, consumed three times per day
• tieA knot; a fastening.
• tigThe children's game of tag.
• tikcrystal meth or speed.
• tiluntil, till
• tinA malleable, ductile, metallic element, resistant to corrosion, with atomic number 50 and symbol Sn.
• tipThe extreme end of something, especially when pointed; e.g. the sharp end of a pencil.
• tis
• titA person's breast or nipple.
• tixTickets (passes entitling the holder to admission).
• tiz
• toc
• todA male fox.
• toeEach of the five digits on the end of the human foot.
• togswimwear.
• tomThe male of the domesticated cat, especially if not neutered.
• tonSynonym of hundred
• tooLikewise.
• topThe highest or uppermost part of something.
• torA craggy outcrop of rock on the summit of a hill, created by the erosion and weathering of rock.
• totA small child.
• towTo pull something behind one, such as by using a line, chain, or tongue.
• toySomething to play with, especially as intended for use by a child.
• tryTo attempt; to endeavour. Followed by infinitive.
• tskAn exclamation of disapproval, disappointment or discontent.
• tubA flat-bottomed vessel, of width similar to or greater than its height, used for storing or packing things, or for washi
• tugTo pull or drag with great effort.
• tuiA species of honeyeater, Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae, a bird which is endemic to New Zealand.
• tumshortened form of tummy
• tunA large cask; an oblong vessel bulging in the middle, like a pipe or puncheon, and girt with hoops; a wine cask. (See a
• tupA male sheep, a ram.
• tutTut tut; an expression of disapproval.
• tuxA tuxedo.
• twaAn airliner of Trans World Airlines.
• twoA numerical value equal to 2; this many dots (••).
• twpA fool.
• tyeA chain or rope, one end of which passes through the mast, and is made fast to the center of a yard; the other end is at
• tyg
• udoJapanese spikenard
• udsPlural of 'ud', an udder.
• ueySynonym of U-turn.
• ufoAn "unfinished object" in knitting or other kinds of craft.
• ughUsed to express repugnance, disgust, or annoyance.
• ugs
• ukeThe training partner against whom tori performs a move.
• uleA Mexican and Central American tree (Castilla elastica), related to the breadfruit tree, whose milky juice contains caou
• uluAn all-purpose knife traditionally used by Yup'ik, Inuit, and Aleut women.
• umeJapanese apricot, a species of Asian plum, Prunus mume.
• umm
• umpAn umpire.
• ums
• umuAn earth oven used in New Zealand, Samoa, and other Pacific islands, consisting of a hole dug in the ground and lined wi
• uniUniversity.
• uns
• upoLagenaria siceraria; a vine grown for its fruit.
• upsTo connect a device to an uninterruptible power supply.
• urbCity; urban area.
• urdOne of the three Norns; the Norn of those who were.
• ure(Archaic) Practice, custom, or usage.
• urnA vase with a footed base.
• urpThe sound of a burp.
• useThe act of using.
• utacutaneous leishmaniasis
• uteA small vehicle based on the same platform as a family car but with a unibody construction and a built-in open tray area
• uts
• utuCompensation for a wrong suffered; reciprocal exchange or payment; (loosely), payback, revenge.
• uva
• uwuan emoticon expressing warmth or affection
• vacTo vacuum; to clean with a vacuum cleaner.
• vae
• vagVagina (or, by extension, vulva).
• vanA covered motor vehicle used to carry goods or (normally less than ten) persons, usually roughly cuboid in shape, Depend
• varA unit of electrical power, in an AC circuit, equal to the power dissipated when 1 volt produces a current of 1 ampere.
• vasA vessel or duct transporting any bodily fluid, such as blood, lymph, chyle, or semen.
• vatA large tub, such as is used for making wine or for tanning.
• vau
• vavThe sixth letter of the Hebrew alphabet, ו.
• vaw
• vaxTo vaccinate.
• veeSomething with the shape of the letter V.
• vegVegetarian.
• vetA veterinarian or veterinary surgeon.
• vexTo annoy, irritate.
• viaA main road or highway, especially in ancient Rome. (Mainly used in set phrases, below.)
• vid
• vieTo fight for superiority; to contend; to compete eagerly so as to gain something.
• vigSynonym of vigorish (“charge taken on bets”).
• vimReady vitality and vigour.
• vinWine (French).
• visForce; energy; might; power.
• vlyA small swampy or marshy area, especially near a stream.
• voeA narrow sea inlet, particularly in the Shetland Islands, similar to a fjord.
• vogAir pollution caused by substances (such as sulphur dioxide) emitted by a volcano.
• volA heraldic symbol consisting of a pair of outstretched wings, often conjoined at their shoulders.
• vomVomit.
• vor
• vowA solemn promise to perform some act, or behave in a specified manner, especially a promise to live and act in accordanc
• voxThe voice, especially one's singing voice; vocals.
• vugA small to medium-sized cavity inside rock that may be formed through a variety of processes.
• vumTo vow, swear.
• wabA soft, muddy or slimy place.
• wadAn amorphous, compact mass.
• wae
• wagOf the tail (lower order of the batting lineup): to score more runs than expected.
• waiA Thai greeting wherein the palms are brought together in front of the face or chest, sometimes accompanied with a bow.
• wanPale, sickly-looking.
• wapA blow, hitbeating; a whap.
• warOrganized, large-scale, armed conflict between countries or between national, ethnic, or other sizeable groups, usually
• wasUsed in phrases with existential there when the semantic subject is (usually third-person) plural.
• watA Buddhist temple in Southeast Asia, especially those in Thailand, Laos, and Cambodia.
• wawThe twenty-seventh letter of the Arabic alphabet: و.
• waxBeeswax.
• wayTo do with a place or places.
• waz
• webA tall tale with more complexity than a myth or legend.
• wedTo perform the marriage ceremony for; to join in matrimony.
• weeSmall, little.
• wemThe abdomen; the uterus; the womb.
• wenA cyst on the skin; a tumor or wart.
• wetMade up of liquid or moisture, usually (but not always) water.
• wexTo grow; to wax.
• weyWay; road; path.
• wha
• whoWhat person or people; which person or people; asks for the identity of someone; used in a direct or indirect question.
• whyFor what cause, reason, or purpose.
• wigA head of real or synthetic hair worn on the head to disguise baldness, for cultural or religious reasons, for fashion,
• winTo reach some destination or object, despite difficulty or toil (now usually intransitive, with preposition or locative
• wisCertainly; really; indeed.
• witSanity.
• wizA person who is exceptionally clever, gifted or skilled in a particular area.
• woeGreat sadness or distress; a misfortune causing such sadness.
• wofWeft; thread woven across the warp.
• wokA large, round-bottomed cooking pan used in East Asian cooking.
• wonThe currency of Korea, worth 100 jun in North Korea and 100 jeon in South Korea.
• wooTo endeavor to gain someone's affection/support.
• wopAn person of Italian descent.
• woswas
• wot
• wowAn indication of excitement, surprise, astonishment, or pleasure.
• woximp.
• wryTurned away, contorted (of the face or body).
• wud
• wus
• wuz
• wyeA Y-shaped object: a wye level, wye-connected. Especially a Y-shaped connection of three sections of road or railroad tr
• wyn
• xedPast tense of X. To cross out or mark with an X.
• xis
• yadA pointer used in the ritual of Torah-reading.
• yaeThe Korean vowel ㅒ.
• yagYttrium aluminum garnet; a synthetic gemstone.
• yahYes.
• yakAn ox-like mammal native to the Himalayas, Mongolia, Myanmar, and Tibet with dark, long, and silky hair, a horse-like ta
• yamAny climbing vine of the genus Dioscorea in the Eastern and Western hemispheres, usually cultivated.
• yapThe high-pitched bark of a small dog, or similar.
• yarTo snarl; to gnar.
• yas
• yawThe rotation of an aircraft, ship, or missile about its vertical axis so as to cause the longitudinal axis of the aircra
• yayAn expression of happiness.
• yeaAn affirmative vote; one who votes in the affirmative; as, avote by yeas and nays.
• yeh
• yenThe unit of Japanese currency (symbol: ¥) since 1871, divided into 100 sen.
• yepYes.
• yerEither of the letters ъ and ь in Cyrillic alphabets, which originally represented phonemically the ultra-short vowels in
• yesUsed to show agreement or acceptance.
• yetThus far; up to the present; up to some unspecified time.
• yewA species of coniferous tree, Taxus baccata, with dark-green flat needle-like leaves and seeds bearing red arils, native
• yexTo hiccough.
• yezyou (plural)
• ygoGone.
• yinA principle in Chinese and related East Asian philosophies associated with dark, cool, female, etc. elements of the natu
• yipa sharp, high-pitched bark
• yobA person who engages in antisocial behaviour or drunkenness.
• yodA palatal approximant, /j/.
• yokA non-Jew; a Gentile.
• yomDay; -- a Hebrew word used in the names of various Jewish feastdays; as, Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement; Yom Teruah (l
• yonAt a distance, but within view; yonder.
• you(To) yourselves, (to) yourself.
• yowExpression of pain; ouch.
• yugA heavy burden or yoke.
• yukAn exuberant laugh.
• yumIndicating delight at the flavor of food.
• yupA yes; an affirmative answer.
• yusEither of two letters, little yus (Ѧ) and big yus (Ѫ), representing nasal vowel sounds in the Cyrillic alphabet. The onl
• zagOne of a series of sharp turns or reversals.
• zapA sound made by a sudden release of electricity or some similar energy.
• zarA tsar; an emperor of Russia.
• zas
• zaxA tool, similar to a hatchet, used to prepare slate for roofing.
• zeaAny plant of the genus Zea.
• zedSomething Z-shaped.
• zeeSomething Z-shaped. Found in compounds.
• zekA prisoner at a Russian prison, especially (historical) at a Soviet labour camp.
• zel
• zenOf or related to Zen Buddhism.
• zepA submarine sandwich.
• zexZero.
• zho
• zigA sudden or sharp turn or change of direction.
• zinZinfandel wine.
• zipThe high-pitched sound of a small object moving rapidly through air.
• zitPimple
• ziz
• zoaPlural of zoion. Animals or animal-like organisms.
• zolA cannabis cigarette.
• zooA park where live animals are exhibited.
• zos
• zud(New Zealand) a severe winter weather event causing livestock losses through iced-over pasture
• zuzAn ancient Hebrew silver coin, one quarter of a shekel.
• zzzA snoring sound, implying that somebody is asleep.

Word list from WordSalvo’s go-live English dictionary, 284,000 words, updated 2026-06-14.