Word lists › Three-letter words with J, Q, X or Z
Three-letter words with the big tiles
A three-letter word is often the best home for a J, Q, X or Z: short enough to fit a crowded board, and easy to land on a double- or triple-letter square.
These are all the three-letter words in the North American list with one of the big tiles. QAT, QIS and SUQ don't even need a U. Learn the two-letter words first, then these.
Three-letter words with J, Q, X or Z (100)
North American list (NWL)
- A1D2Z10
to shape wood with a certain cutting tool
Wiktionary - A1J8I1
a chili pepper
Wiktionary - A1X8E1
to ax
Wiktionary - A1Z10O1
containing nitrogen
Wiktionary - B3I1Z10
same as BUSINESS: an occupation, profession, or trade
Wiktionary - B3O1X8
to put in a rectangular container
Wiktionary - C3O1X8
to coxswain
Wiktionary - C3O1Z10
a cousin
Wiktionary - C3U1Z10
a cousin
Wiktionary - D2E1X8
a sulfate used as a central nervous system stimulant
Wiktionary - D2O1X8
to attack by publishing private information
Wiktionary - F4A1X8
to transmit and reproduce by electronic means
Wiktionary - F4E1Z10
a brimless cap worn by men in the Near East
Wiktionary - F4I1X8
to repair
Wiktionary - F4I1Z10
a hissing or sputtering sound
Wiktionary - F4O1X8
to outwit
Wiktionary - G2O1X8
gaseous oxygen
Wiktionary - H4A1J8
same as HADJ: a pilgrimage to Mecca
Wiktionary - H4E1X8
to cast an evil spell upon
Wiktionary - J8A1B3
to poke sharply
Wiktionary - J8A1G2
to cut unevenly
Wiktionary - J8A1M3
to force together tightly
Wiktionary - J8A1R1
to cause to shake
Wiktionary - J8A1W4
to jabber
Wiktionary - J8A1Y4
a bird of genus Platylophus
Wiktionary - J8E1E1
to gee
Wiktionary - J8E1T1
to spurt forth in a stream
Wiktionary - J8E1U1
a game
Wiktionary - J8I1B3
to refuse to proceed further
Wiktionary - J8I1G2
to bob
Wiktionary - J8I1N1
same as JINN: form of JINNEE
Wiktionary - J8O1B3
to work by the piece
Wiktionary - J8O1E1
a fellow
Wiktionary - J8O1G2
to run at a slow, steady pace
Wiktionary - J8O1T1
to write down quickly
Wiktionary - J8O1W4
to toll
Wiktionary - J8O1Y4
to rejoice
Wiktionary - J8U1G2
to put into a large, deep container with a narrow mouth and a handle
Wiktionary - J8U1N1
a coin of North Korea
Wiktionary - J8U1S1
a legal right
Wiktionary - J8U1T1
to protrude
Wiktionary - K5E1X8
a dry, hollow stalk
Wiktionary - L1A1X8
a vowel articulated with relatively relaxed muscles; not strict or stringent
Wiktionary - L1E1X8
same as LAW: to take a complaint to court for settlement
Wiktionary - L1O1X8
to supply with liquid oxygen
Wiktionary - L1U1X8
a unit of illumination
Wiktionary - M3A1X8
to reach the upper limit
Wiktionary - M3I1X8
to put together into one mass
Wiktionary - M3U1X8
to transmit several messages simultaneously along a single channel
Wiktionary - N1I1X8
a water sprite; to veto
Wiktionary - O1X8O1
containing oxygen
Wiktionary - O1X8Y4
containing oxygen
Wiktionary - P3A1X8
a ceremonial embrace given to signify Christian love and unity
Wiktionary - P3I1X8
same as PYX: a container in which the eucharistic bread is kept
Wiktionary - P3O1X8
to infect with a disease marked by skin eruptions
Wiktionary - P3Y4X8
a container in which the eucharistic bread is kept
Wiktionary - Q10A1T1
same as KAT: an evergreen shrub
Wiktionary - Q10I1S1
form of QI: the vital force that in Chinese thought is inherent in all things
Wiktionary - Q10U1A1
in the capacity of
Wiktionary - R1A1J8
same as SOVEREIGNTY
Wiktionary - R1A1X8
to stretch out
Wiktionary - R1E1X8
a king; an animal with a mutation giving it soft, curly hair
Wiktionary - R1E1Z10
an area of land set aside for Native Americans
Wiktionary - S1A1X8
a saxophone
Wiktionary - S1E1X8
to identify the reproductive category of
Wiktionary - S1E1Z10
form of SAY: to utter
Wiktionary - S1I1X8
the number after five
Wiktionary - S1O1X8
form of SOCK: a knitted or woven covering for the foot; to strike forcefully
Wiktionary - S1U1Q10
same as SOUK: a marketplace in northern Africa and the Middle East
Wiktionary - T1A1J8
a tall, conical cap worn in Muslim countries
Wiktionary - T1A1X8
to place a charge imposed by authority for public purposes on
Wiktionary - T1I1X8
same as TICKETS: form of TICKET
Wiktionary - T1I1Z10
same as TIZZY: a state of nervous confusion
Wiktionary - T1U1X8
a tuxedo
Wiktionary - V4A1X8
to vaccinate
Wiktionary - V4E1X8
to annoy
Wiktionary - V4O1X8
same as VOICE: to express or utter
Wiktionary - W4A1X8
to coat with a natural, heat-sensitive substance
Wiktionary - W4I1Z10
a very clever or skillful person
Wiktionary - W4U1Z10
form of BE: to have actuality
Wiktionary - X8E1D2
crossed out
Wiktionary - X8I1S1
form of XI: a Greek letter
Wiktionary - Y4E1Z10
same as YOUSE: same as YOU
Wiktionary - Z10A1G2
to turn sharply
Wiktionary - Z10A1P3
to kill or destroy instantaneously
Wiktionary - Z10A1S1
form of ZA: a pizza
Wiktionary - Z10A1X8
a tool for cutting roof slates
Wiktionary - Z10E1D2
the letter Z
Wiktionary - Z10E1E1
the letter Z
Wiktionary - Z10E1K5
an inmate in a Soviet labor camp
Wiktionary - Z10E1N1
mental calmness
Wiktionary - Z10E1P3
a long sandwich
Wiktionary - Z10I1G2
to turn sharply
Wiktionary - Z10I1N1
a dry red wine
Wiktionary - Z10I1P3
to move with speed and vigor
Wiktionary - Z10I1T1
a pimple
Wiktionary - Z10O1A1
form of ZOON: the whole product of one fertilized egg; to zoom
Wiktionary - Z10O1O1
a place where animals are kept for public exhibition
Wiktionary - Z10U1Z10
an ancient Hebrew silver coin
Wiktionary - Z10Z10Z10
used to suggest the sound of snoring
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