Best words to try
Sorted by how many of this list's common letters they use: PUT, BUT, PUB, PUG, PUN and TUB. Words with no repeated letters test the most letters per guess; 121 of the 130 words have none.
Highest-scoring words
- QUA12 points
- SUQ12 points
- JUG11 points
- JEU10 points
- JUN10 points
Patterns in this list
U sits in the second position most often (99 words) and in the first position least often (15). 1 of the words contain more than one U.
3 letter words with…
- 3 letter words with a299 words
- 3 letter words with b107 words
- 3 letter words with c61 words
- 3 letter words with d112 words
- 3 letter words with e244 words
- 3 letter words with f65 words
- 3 letter words with g104 words
- 3 letter words with h90 words
- 3 letter words with i168 words
- 3 letter words with j26 words
- 3 letter words with k51 words
- 3 letter words with l95 words
- 3 letter words with m102 words
- 3 letter words with n116 words
- 3 letter words with o231 words
- 3 letter words with p124 words
- q3
- 3 letter words with r122 words
- 3 letter words with s136 words
- 3 letter words with t143 words
- u130
- 3 letter words with v34 words
- 3 letter words with w86 words
- 3 letter words with x35 words
- 3 letter words with y98 words
- 3 letter words with z20 words
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Questions
How many 3 letter words contain U?
There are 130 3 letter words that contain U in our word list.
What is the highest scoring 3 letter word that contain U?
QUA, worth 12 points with standard Scrabble letter values.
Which 3 letter words that contain U make good guesses?
PUG, TUG and BUG use 3 different letters that are common in this list, so they rule out the most words.

