How many three letters words are there in the English dictionary?

Answer 1

As permissible in international Scrabble, there are 1292 three-letter words in English. These are the following:

aah, aal, aas, aba, abb, abo, abs, aby, ace, ach, act, add, ado, ads, adz, aff, aft, aga, age, ago, ags, aha, ahi, ahs, aia, aid, ail, aim, ain, air, ais, ait, aka, ake, ala, alb, ale, alf, all, alp, als, alt, ama, ami, amp, amu, ana, and, ane, ani, ann, ant, any, ape, apo, app, apt, arb, arc, ard, are, arf, ark, arm, ars, art, ary, ash, ask, asp, ass, ate, att, aua, aue, auf, auk, ava, ave, avo, awa, awe, awl, awn, axe, aye, ays, ayu, azo, baa, bac, bad, bag, bah, bal, bam, ban, bap, bar, bas, bat, bay, bed, bee, beg, bel, ben, bes, bet, bey, bez, bib, bid, big, bin, bio, bis, bit, biz, boa, bob, bod, bog, boh, boi, bok, bon, boo, bop, bor, bos, bot, bow, box, boy, bra, bro, brr, bru, bub, bud, bug, bum, bun, bur, bus, but, buy, bye, bys, caa, cab, cad, cag, cam, can, cap, car, cat, caw, cay, caz, cee, cel, cep, cha, che, chi, cid, cig, cis, cit, cly, cob, cod, cog, col, con, coo, cop, cor, cos, cot, cow, cox, coy, coz, cru, cry, cub, cud, cue, cum, cup, cur, cut, cuz, cwm, dab, dad, dae, dag, dah, dak, dal, dam, dan, dap, das, daw, day, deb, dee, def, deg, dei, del, den, dev, dew, dex, dey, dib, did, die, dif, dig, dim, din, dip, dis, dit, div, dob, doc, dod, doe, dof, dog, doh, dol, dom, don, doo, dop, dor, dos, dot, dow, doy, dry, dso, dub, dud, due, dug, duh, dui, dun, duo, dup, dux, dye, dzo, ean, ear, eas, eat, eau, ebb, ech, eco, ecu, edh, eds, eek, eel, een, eff, efs, eft, egg, ego, ehs, eik, eke, eld, elf, elk, ell, elm, els, elt, eme, emo, ems, emu, end, ene, eng, ens, eon, era, ere, erf, erg, erk, ern, err, ers, ess, est, eta, eth, euk, eve, evo, ewe, ewk, ewt, exo, eye, faa, fab, fad, fae, fag, fah, fan, fap, far, fas, fat, faw, fax, fay, fed, fee, feg, feh, fem, fen, fer, fes, fet, feu, few, fey, fez, fib, fid, fie, fig, fil, fin, fir, fit, fix, fiz, flu, fly, fob, foe, fog, foh, fon, fop, for, fou, fox, foy, fra, fro, fry, fub, fud, fug, fum, fun, fur, gab, gad, gae, gag, gal, gam, gan, gap, gar, gas, gat, gau, gay, ged, gee, gel, gem, gen, geo, get, gey, ghi, gib, gid, gie, gif, gig, gin, gio, gip, gis, git, gju, gnu, goa, gob, god, goe, gon, goo, gor, gos, got, gov, gox, goy, gub, gue, gul, gum, gun, gup, gur, gus, gut, guv, guy, gym, gyp, had, hae, hag, hah, haj, ham, han, hao, hap, has, hat, haw, hay, heh, hem, hen, hep, her, hes, het, hew, hex, hey, hic, hid, hie, him, hin, hip, his, hit, hmm, hoa, hob, hoc, hod, hoe, hog, hoh, hoi, hom, hon, hoo, hop, hos, hot, how, hox, hoy, hub, hue, hug, huh, hui, hum, hun, hup, hut, hye, hyp, ice, ich, ick, icy, ide, ids, iff, ifs, igg, ilk, ill, imp, ink, inn, ins, ion, ios, ire, irk, ish, ism, iso, ita, its, ivy, iwi, jab, jag, jai, jak, jam, jap, jar, jaw, jay, jee, jet, jeu, jew, jib, jig, jin, jiz, job, joe, jog, jol, jor, jot, jow, joy, jud, jug, jun, jus, jut, kab, kae, kaf, kai, kak, kam, kas, kat, kaw, kay, kea, keb, ked, kef, keg, ken, kep, ket, kex, key, khi, kid, kif, kin, kip, kir, kis, kit, koa, kob, koi, kon, kop, kor, kos, kow, kue, kye, kyu, lab, lac, lad, lag, lah, lam, lap, lar, las, lat, lav, law, lax, lay, lea, led, lee, leg, lei, lek, lep, les, let, leu, lev, lew, lex, ley, lez, lib, lid, lie, lig, lin, lip, lis, lit, lob, lod, log, loo, lop, lor, los, lot, lou, low, lox, loy, lud, lug, lum, lur, luv, lux, luz, lye, lym, maa, mac, mad, mae, mag, mak, mal, mam, man, map, mar, mas, mat, maw, max, may, med, mee, meg, mel, mem, men, mes, met, meu, mew, mho, mib, mic, mid, mig, mil, mim, mir, mis, mix, miz, mna, moa, mob, moc, mod, moe, mog, moi, mol, mom, mon, moo, mop, mor, mos, mot, mou, mow, moy, moz, mud, mug, mum, mun, mus, mut, mux, myc, nab, nae, nag, nah, nam, nan, nap, nas, nat, naw, nay, neb, ned, nee, nef, neg, nek, nep, net, new, nib, nid, nie, nil, nim, nip, nis, nit, nix, nob, nod, nog, noh, nom, non, noo, nor, nos, not, now, nox, noy, nth, nub, nun, nur, nus, nut, nye, nys, oaf, oak, oar, oat, oba, obe, obi, obo, obs, oca, och, oda, odd, ode, ods, oes, off, oft, ohm, oho, ohs, oik, oil, oka, oke, old, ole, olm, oms, one, ono, ons, ony, oof, ooh, oom, oon, oop, oor, oos, oot, ope, ops, opt, ora, orb, orc, ord, ore, orf, ors, ort, ose, oud, ouk, oup, our, ous, out, ova, owe, owl, own, owt, oxo, oxy, oye, oys, pac, pad, pah, pal, pam, pan, pap, par, pas, pat, pav, paw, pax, pay, pea, pec, ped, pee, peg, peh, pen, pep, per, pes, pet, pew, phi, pho, pht, pia, pic, pie, pig, pin, pip, pir, pis, pit, piu, pix, plu, ply, poa, pod, poh, poi, pol, pom, poo, pop, pos, pot, pow, pox, poz, pre, pro, pry, psi, pst, pub, pud, pug, puh, pul, pun, pup, pur, pus, put, puy, pya, pye, pyx, qat, qis, qua, rad, rag, rah, rai, raj, ram, ran, rap, ras, rat, raw, rax, ray, reb, rec, red, ree, ref, reg, reh, rei, rem, ren, reo, rep, res, ret, rev, rew, rex, rez, rho, rhy, ria, rib, rid, rif, rig, rim, rin, rip, rit, riz, rob, roc, rod, roe, rok, rom, roo, rot, row, rub, ruc, rud, rue, rug, rum, run, rut, rya, rye, sab, sac, sad, sae, sag, sai, sal, sam, san, sap, sar, sat, sau, sav, saw, sax, say, saz, sea, sec, sed, see, seg, sei, sel, sen, ser, set, sew, sex, sey, sez, sha, she, shh, shy, sib, sic, sif, sik, sim, sin, sip, sir, sis, sit, six, ska, ski, sky, sly, sma, sny, sob, soc, sod, sog, soh, sol, som, son, sop, sos, sot, sou, sov, sow, sox, soy, spa, spy, sri, sty, sub, sud, sue, sui, suk, sum, sun, sup, suq, sur, sus, swy, sye, syn, tab, tad, tae, tag, tai, taj, tak, tam, tan, tao, tap, tar, tas, tat, tau, tav, taw, tax, tay, tea, tec, ted, tee, tef, teg, tel, ten, tes, tet, tew, tex, the, tho, thy, tic, tid, tie, tig, til, tin, tip, tis, tit, tix, toc, tod, toe, tog, tom, ton, too, top, tor, tot, tow, toy, try, tsk, tub, tug, tui, tum, tun, tup, tut, tux, twa, two, twp, tye, tyg, udo, uds, uey, ufo, ugh, ugs, uke, ule, ulu, umm, ump, umu, uni, uns, upo, ups, urb, urd, ure, urn, urp, use, uta, ute, uts, utu, uva, vac, vae, vag, van, var, vas, vat, vau, vav, vaw, vee, veg, vet, vex, via, vid, vie, vig, vim, vin, vis, vly, voe, vol, vor, vow, vox, vug, vum, wab, wad, wae, wag, wai, wan, wap, war, was, wat, waw, wax, way, web, wed, wee, wem, wen, wet, wex, wey, wha, who, why, wig, win, wis, wit, wiz, woe, wof, wog, wok, won, woo, wop, wos, wot, wow, wox, wry, wud, wus, wye, wyn, xis, yad, yae, yag, yah, yak, yam, yap, yar, yaw, yay, yea, yeh, yen, yep, yes, yet, yew, yex, ygo, yid, yin, yip, yob, yod, yok, yom, yon, yos, you, yow, yug, yuk, yum, yup, yus, zag, zap, zas, zax, zea, zed, zee, zek, zel, zep, zex, zho, zig, zin, zip, zit, ziz, zoa, zol, zoo, zos, zuz, zzz