Wordlist: Three-letter Words by Part of Speech
The list below contains all of the 3-letter words with a part of speech for each word. Parts of speech are indicated by four letters: n = noun, v = verb, c = comparing adjective, and x = anything else. Some words fit more than one category!
Examples:
MOO is "v", having the four usual verb forms: MOO, MOOED, MOOING, MOOS.
BEY is "n", having the two usual verb forms: BEY, BEYS.
FEY is "c", having the three usual adjective forms: FEY, FEYER, FEYEST.
RUM is "n c"--a noun and a comparing adjective!
JUN is "x". None of JUNS, JUNNED, JUNNING, JUNNER or JUNNEST is good.
To make this a more useful study tool, some parts of speech have been changed. For instance, ANT is listed as a verb (even though it's defined as a noun), because all four usual verb forms are good.
If any of the parts of speech of a word are irregular, the part of speech will have one of two further characters added: i = irregular forms that replace regular forms, and + = irregular forms in addition to regular forms.
Examples:
EAU is listed as "ni" (noun irregular), because EAUS is not good (EAUX is).
KEN is listed as "v+" (verb plus), because in addition to all the regular forms, KENT is good.
GET is listed as "nivi"! It's an irregular noun (plural GITTIN) and an irregular verb (GOT and GOTTEN, not GETTED). It could just as easily have been listed as "n+vi".
Is DIGGED good? Yes, because DIG is listed as "v+". If DUG were the only past tense, DIG would be listed as "vi".
np = the plural of a noun and vf = a form of a verb. (So would DUG be listed as "vf"? No! Since DUGS is good, it's listed as "n".) Some nouns that look plural are actually singular (like BES--BESES is good!), and I've listed them as "ns". Finally, some nouns have adjective forms that look like past tenses (for instance, SOTTED is good but not SOTTING), and I've listed them as "nd".
WARNING: In many cases, more than one label could be considered appropriate. I used my best judgment in these cases. Any blatant errors should be reported to me.
I highly recommend quizzing yourself by covering the part-of-speech labels and working your way down the list. Even experts will likely be surprised at how many errors they make.
-- Jim Kramer
AAH v
AAL n
AAS np
ABA n
ABO n
ABS np
ABY vi
ACE v
ACT v
ADD v
ADO n
ADS np
ADZ v
AFF x
AFT x
AGA n
AGE v+
AGO x
AGS np
AHA x
AHI n
AHS vf
AID v
AIL v
AIM v
AIN n
AIR v c
AIS np
AIT n
ALA n+
ALB n
ALE n
ALL n
ALP n
ALS np
ALT n
AMA n
AMI n
AMP v
AMU n
ANA n
AND n
ANE n
ANI n
ANT v
ANY x
APE v
APO n
APP n
APT c
ARB n
ARC v+
ARE n
ARF n
ARK n
ARM v
ARS np
ART n
ASH v
ASK v
ASP n
ASS n
ATE n
ATT x
AUK n
AVA x
AVE n
AVO n
AWA x
AWE v+
AWL n
AWN v
AXE v
AYE n
AYS np
AZO x
BAA v
BAD n c+
BAG v
BAH x
BAL n
BAM v
BAN v ni
BAP n
BAR v
BAS np
BAT v
BAY v
BED v
BEE n
BEG v
BEL n
BEN n
BES ns
BET v
BEY n
BIB v
BID vi
BIG c ng
BIN v
BIO n
BIS np
BIT v
BIZ n+
BOA n
BOB v
BOD n
BOG v
BOO v
BOP v
BOS np
BOT n
BOW v
BOX v
BOY n
BRA n
BRO n
BRR x
BUB n
BUD v
BUG v
BUM v c
BUN n
BUR v
BUS v+
BUT n
BUY vi
BYE n
BYS np
CAB v
CAD n
CAM n
CAN v+
CAP v
CAR n
CAT v
CAW v
CAY n
CEE n
CEL n
CEP n
CHI n
CIG n
CIS x
COB n
COD v
COG v
COL n
CON v
COO v
COP v
COR n
COS ns
COT n
COW v
COX v
COY v c
COZ n+
CRU n
CRY v
CUB n
CUD n
CUE v+
CUM x
CUP v
CUR v
CUT vi
CWM n
DAB v
DAD n
DAG n
DAH n
DAK n
DAL n
DAM v
DAN n
DAP v
DAW v+
DAY n
DEB n
DEE n
DEF c
DEL n
DEN v
DEV n
DEW v
DEX n
DEY n
DIB v
DID vf
DIE v+
DIF n
DIG v+
DIM v c
DIN v
DIP v+
DIS v
DIT n
DOC n
DOE n
DOG v
DOL n
DOM n
DON v
DOR n
DOS np
DOT v
DOW v+
DRY v c
DUB v
DUD n
DUE n
DUG n
DUH x
DUI np
DUN v c
DUO n+
DUP v
DYE v+
EAR v
EAT vi
EAU ni
EBB v
ECU n
EDH n
EDS np
EEK x
EEL n
EFF n
EFS np
EFT n
EGG v
EGO n
EKE v
ELD n c
ELF ni
ELK n
ELL n
ELM n
ELS np
EME n
EMS np
EMU n
END v
ENG n
ENS ni
EON n
ERA n
ERE x
ERG n
ERN n
ERR v
ERS ns
ESS n
ETA n
ETH n
EVE n
EWE n
EYE v+
FAB n c
FAD n
FAG v
FAN v
FAR ci
FAS np
FAT v c
FAX v
FAY v
FED n
FEE v
FEH n
FEM n
FEN n
FER x
FES np
FET v
FEU v
FEW c
FEY c
FEZ n+nd
FIB v
FID n
FIE x
FIG v
FIL n
FIN v
FIR n
FIT v c
FIX v+
FIZ v
FLU nd
FLY v+c-
FOB v
FOE n
FOG v
FOH x
FON n
FOP v
FOR x
FOU x
FOX v
FOY n
FRO x
FRY v
FUB v
FUD n
FUG v
FUN v c
FUR v
GAB v
GAD v
GAE v+
GAG v
GAL n
GAM v
GAN vf
GAP v
GAR v
GAS v+
GAT n
GAY n c
GED n
GEE v
GEL v
GEM v
GEN n
GET nivi
GEY x
GHI n
GIB v
GID n
GIE v+
GIG v
GIN v+
GIP v
GIT v
GNU n
GOA n
GOB v
GOD v
GOO n
GOR x
GOS np
GOT vf
GOX n
GOY n+
GUL n
GUM v
GUN v
GUT v
GUV n
GUY v
GYM n
GYP v
HAD vf
HAE v+
HAG v
HAH n
HAJ n
HAM v
HAO x
HAP v
HAS vf
HAT v
HAW v
HAY v
HEH n
HEM v
HEN n
HEP c
HER n
HES np
HET n
HEW v+
HEX v
HEY x
HIC x
HID vf
HIE v+
HIM n
HIN n
HIP v c
HIS x
HIT vi
HMM x
HOB v
HOD n
HOE v
HOG v
HON n
HOP v
HOS np
HOT v c
HOW n
HOY n
HUB n
HUE nd
HUG v
HUH x
HUM v
HUN n
HUP x
HUT v
HYP n
ICE v
ICH ni
ICK x
ICY c
IDS np
IFF x
IFS np
IGG v
ILK n
ILL n c
IMP v
INK v
INN v
INS vf
ION n
IRE v
IRK v
ISM n
ITS np
IVY nd
JAB v
JAG v
JAM v
JAR v
JAW v
JAY n
JEE v
JET v
JEU ni
JEW v
JIB v
JIG v
JIN n
JOB v
JOE n
JOG v
JOT v
JOW v
JOY v
JUG v
JUN x
JUS ni
JUT v
KAB n
KAE n
KAF n
KAS np
KAT n
KAY n
KEA n
KEF n
KEG v
KEN v+
KEP v+
KEX n
KEY v
KHI n
KID v
KIF n
KIN n
KIP v
KIR n
KIS np
KIT v
KOA n
KOB n
KOI n
KOP n
KOR n
KOS x
KUE n
KYE n
LAB n
LAC n
LAD n
LAG v
LAM v
LAP v
LAR n+
LAS np
LAT n
LAV n
LAW v
LAX n c
LAY v+
LEA n
LED vf
LEE n
LEG v
LEI n
LEK v n+
LES n
LET v
LEU x
LEV ni
LEX n+
LEY n
LEZ n
LIB n
LID v
LIE v+
LIN n
LIP v
LIS np
LIT n
LOB v
LOG v
LOO v
LOP v
LOT v
LOW v c
LOX v
LUG v
LUM n
LUV n
LUX n+
LYE n
MAC n
MAD v c
MAE n
MAG n
MAN v ni
MAP v
MAR v
MAS np
MAT v
MAW v+
MAX v
MAY v
MED n
MEG n
MEL n
MEM n
MEN np
MET vf
MEW v
MHO n
MIB n
MIC n
MID n
MIG n
MIL n
MIM x
MIR n+
MIS np
MIX v+
MOA n
MOB v
MOC n
MOD n
MOG v
MOL n
MOM n
MON n
MOO v
MOP v
MOR n
MOS np
MOT n
MOW v+
MUD v
MUG v
MUM v
MUN n
MUS np
MUT n
MYC n
NAB v
NAE x
NAG v
NAH x
NAM vf
NAN n
NAP v
NAW x
NAY n
NEB n
NEE x
NEG n
NET v
NEW n c
NIB v
NIL v
NIM v+
NIP v
NIT n
NIX v n+
NOB n
NOD v
NOG v
NOH x
NOM n
NOO x
NOR x
NOS np
NOT x
NOW n
NTH x
NUB n
NUN n
NUS np
NUT v
OAF n+
OAK n
OAR v
OAT n
OBA n
OBE n
OBI n
OCA n
ODA n
ODD n c
ODE n
ODS np
OES np
OFF v
OFT c
OHM n
OHO x
OHS vf
OIL v
OKA n
OKE n
OLD n c+
OLE n
OMS np
ONE n
ONO n
ONS np
OOH v
OOT n
OPE v
OPS np
OPT v
ORA np
ORB v
ORC n
ORE n
ORS np
ORT n
OSE n
OUD n
OUR n
OUT v
OVA np
OWE v
OWL n
OWN v
OXO x
OXY x
PAC n
PAD v
PAH x
PAL v
PAM n
PAN v
PAP n
PAR v
PAS np
PAT v
PAW v
PAX n
PAY v+
PEA n
PEC n
PED n
PEE v
PEG v
PEH n
PEN v
PEP v
PER x
PES ni
PET v
PEW n
PHI n
PHT x
PIA n
PIC n
PIE vi
PIG v
PIN v
PIP v
PIS vf
PIT v
PIU x
PIX n
PLY v
POD v
POH x
POI n
POL n
POM n
POO v
POP v
POT v
POW n
POX v
PRO n
PRY v
PSI n
PST x
PUB n
PUD n
PUG v
PUL n+
PUN v
PUP v
PUR v
PUS ns
PUT v
PYA n
PYE n
PYX n
QAT n
QIS np
QUA x
RAD v
RAG v
RAH x
RAI n
RAJ n
RAM v
RAN vf
RAP v
RAS ns
RAT v
RAW n c
RAX v
RAY v
REB n
REC n
RED v c
REE n
REF v
REG n
REI n
REM n
REP v
RES np
RET v
REV v
REX n+
RHO n
RIA n
RIB v
RID v
RIF v
RIG v
RIM v
RIN vi
RIP v
ROB v
ROC n
ROD v
ROE n
ROM n
ROT v
ROW v
RUB v
RUE v
RUG v
RUM n c
RUN vi
RUT v
RYA n
RYE n
SAB v
SAC n
SAD c
SAE x
SAG v
SAL n
SAP v
SAT vf
SAU x
SAW v+
SAX n
SAY v+
SEA n
SEC n
SEE vi
SEG n
SEI n
SEL n
SEN x
SER n
SET vi
SEW v+
SEX v
SHA x
SHE n
SHH x
SHY v c
SIB n
SIC v
SIM n
SIN v
SIP v
SIR n
SIS n+
SIT vi
SIX n
SKA n
SKI v
SKY v+
SLY c
SOB v
SOD v
SOL n
SOM n
SON n
SOP v
SOS np
SOT nd
SOU n
SOW v+
SOX np
SOY n
SPA n
SPY v
SRI n
STY v+
SUB v
SUE v
SUK n
SUM v
SUN v
SUP v
SUQ n
SYN x
TAB v
TAD n
TAE x
TAG v
TAJ n
TAM n
TAN v c
TAO n
TAP v
TAR v
TAS np
TAT v
TAU n
TAV n
TAW v
TAX v
TEA n
TED v
TEE v
TEG n
TEL n
TEN n
TET n
TEW v
THE x
THO x
THY x
TIC v
TIE v+
TIL n
TIN v
TIP v
TIS np
TIT n
TOD n
TOE v
TOG v
TOM v
TON n
TOO x
TOP v
TOR n
TOT v
TOW v
TOY v
TRY v
TSK v
TUB v
TUG v
TUI n
TUN v
TUP v
TUT v
TUX n
TWA n
TWO n
TYE n
UDO n
UGH n
UKE n
ULU n
UMM x
UMP v
UNS np
UPO x
UPS vf
URB n
URD n
URN n
URP v
USE v
UTA n
UTE n
UTS np
VAC n
VAN v
VAR n
VAS ni
VAT v
VAU n
VAV n
VAW n
VEE n
VEG vi
VET v
VEX v+
VIA x
VID n
VIE v
VIG n
VIM n
VIS ni
VOE n
VOW v
VOX ni
VUG n
VUM x
WAB n
WAD v
WAE n
WAG v
WAN v c
WAP v
WAR v
WAS vf
WAT n c
WAW n
WAX v
WAY n
WEB v
WED v
WEE n c
WEN n
WET v c
WHA x
WHO x
WHY ni
WIG v
WIN v+
WIS vi
WIT v+
WIZ n+
WOE n
WOG n
WOK n
WON v
WOO v
WOP n
WOS np
WOT v
WOW v
WRY v c
WUD x
WYE n
WYN n
XIS np
YAG n
YAH x
YAK v
YAM n
YAP v
YAR x
YAW v
YAY n
YEA n
YEH x
YEN v
YEP n
YES v+
YET x
YEW n
YID n
YIN n
YIP v
YOB n
YOD n
YOK n
YOM ni
YON x
YOU n
YOW v
YUK v
YUM x
YUP n
ZAG v
ZAP v
ZAS np
ZAX n
ZED n
ZEE n
ZEK n
ZEP n
ZIG v
ZIN n
ZIP v
ZIT n
ZOA x
ZOO n
ZUZ ni
ZZZ x
