2- and 3-letter words, JQXZ words

the 59 2- and 3-letter X and Z words the 95 Q words of up to 5 letters the 29 2- and 3-letter J and Q words the 311 Z words of up to 5 letters reversible 3-letter word (103 + 59 palindromes) the 50 2- and 3-lettter words ending in -A, listed by endings

 

the 63 2- and 3-letter Q, X and Z words

QIs AXes AXEs FAXes LAX    MAXes PAXes RAXes SAXes TAXes WAXes ZAXes EXes DEXes HEXes KEXes LEXes REXes SEXes VEXes XIs XIS FIXes MIXes NIXes PIXes SIXes OXes OXO OXY BOXes COXes FOXes GOXes LOXes POXes SOX    VOX    XU LUXes TUXes PYXes ZAs ADZes AZO    FEZes LEZes* BIZes FIZ WIZes COZes ZAGs ZAPs ZEDs ZEEs ZEKs ZIGs ZINs ZIPs ZITs ZOA   ZOOs

*note that LEZ is not in OSPD3 but is acceptable for club and tournament play in the US

ADZes   (=ADZE) a cutting tool [not a verb] AXes   to work on with an AX, a cutting tool AXEs   to work on with an AX, a cutting tool AZO   adj: containing nitrogen (-ic, -le, -n, -te, -th) BIZ(z)es   business; BIZES, plural of BIZE (=BISE), a cold wind BOXes   to put in a BOX, a rectangular container COXes   to coxswain (-a, -ae, -al) COZ(z)es   a cousin (-en, -ey, -ie, -y) DEXes   a sulphate used as a stimulant (-ie, -y) EXes   the letter X ([not a verb] (-am, -ec, -it, -on, -po) FAXes   to transmit and reproduce electronically FEZ(z)es   a Near Eastern brimless men's cap FIXes   to repair (-it, -t) FIZ   (plural FIZZES) a hissing or sputtering sound (-zy) FOXes   to outwit (-y) GOXes   gaseous oxygen HEXes   to cast an evil spell upon (-ad, -er, -yl) KEXes   a dry hollow stalk LAX   adj: not strict or stringent (-er, -est, -ly) LEXes   law; LEXES: the plural of LEXIS, a vocabulary LOXes   to supply with LOX, liquid oxygen LUXes   a unit of illumination (-e) MAXes   maximum (-i, -im, -ima) MIXes   to put together into one mass (-er, -t, -up) NIXes   to veto (-ie, -y) OXes   a clumsy person (-en, -id, -im) OXO   adj: containing oxygen OXY   adj: containing oxygen PAXes   a ceremonial embrace (Christian) PIXes   (=PYX) a container for Eucharistic bread (-el, -ie, -y) POXes   to infect with syphilis PYXes   a container in which the Eucharistic bread is kept (-ie, -is) QIs   a vital force in Chinese thought RAXes   to stretch out REXes   an animal with a single wavy layer of hair SAXes   a saxophone SEXes   to determine the sex of (-t, -to, -y) SIXes   the number 6 SOX   a plural of SOCK TAXes   to place a TAX on (-a, -er, -i, -is, -on, -us) TUXes   a tuxedo VEXes   to annoy (-er, -il, -t) VOX   voice (pl: VOCES) WAXes   to coat with WAX (-en, -er, -y) WIZes   a very clever or skillful person (-en) XIs   a Greek letter XU   a monetary unit of Vietnam (plural: XU) ZAs   pizza ZAGs   to turn sharply ZAPs   to kill or destroy instantaneously (-py) ZAXes   a tool for cutting roof slates ZEDs   the letter Z ZEEs   the letter Z ZEKs   an inmate in a Soviet labor camp ZIGs   to turn sharply ZINs   a dry red wine (-c, -cy, -eb, -g, -gy, -ky) ZIPs   to move with speed and vigor (-py) ZITs   a pimple (-i) ZOA   a plural of ZOON, the whole product of one fertilized egg ZOOs   a place where animals are on exhibit (-id, -ks, -m, -n, -ty)

 

the 29 2- and 3-letter J and Q words

JABs JAGs JAMs JARs JAWs JAYs JEEs JETs JEU  JEWs JIBs JIGs JINs JO   JOBs JOEs JOGs JOTs JOWs JOYs JUGs JUN  JUS  JUTs HAJ RAJ TAJ QIs QATs QUA  SUQs

*note that JEW is not in OSPD3 but is acceptable for club and tournament play in the US

HAJes   =HADJ (-es, -ee, -i), a pilgrimage to Mecca (-i, -j, -ji, -jis) JABs   to poke sharply (-ot) JAGs   to cut unevenly (-er, -g, -gs, -gy, -ra) JAMs   to force together tightly (-b, -be, -my) JARs   to cause to shake (a-, -l, -ls) JAWs   to jabber (-an) JAYs   a corvine bird JEEs   to GEE (a-, -p, -ps, -r, -rs, -z) JETs   to spurt forth in a stream (-e, -on, -ty) JEU   plural JEUX; a game JIBs   to refuse to proceed further (-b, -bs, -e, -es, -er) JIGs   to bob JINs   =JINN, Muslim mythological supernatural being (d-, -go, -k, -ks, -ns, -x) JO   plural JOES, a sweetheart JOBs   to work by the piece JOEs   a fellow (-y) JOGs   to run at a slow, steady pace JOTs   to write down quickly (-a, -as, -ty) JOWs   to toll (-ar, -l, -ls, -ly) JOYs   to rejoice JUGs   to put into a jug (-a, -al, -um) JUN   plural JUN, a coin of North Korea (-co, -k, -ks, -ky) JUS   plural JURA, a legal right (-t) JUTs   to protrude (-e, -es) QIs   a vital force in Chinese thought QATs   =KAT, an evergreen shrub QUA   adv: in the capacity of (a-, -d, -ds, -g, -gs, -i, -is, -il, -ke, -ky, -le, -lm. -nt, -nta, -re, -rk, -rt, -rte, -rto, -rtz, -sh, -si, -ss, -te, -tre, -y, -ys) RAJes   =RAJAH, a king or prince in India (-a, -as SUQs   =SOUKs, a marketplace in N.Africa and the Middle East TAJes   a tall, conical cap worn in Muslim countries

the 96 Q words of up to 5 letters

AQUAs AQUAE EQUAL EQUID EQUIP FAQIR FIQUE MAQUI PIQUE QAIDs QANAT QATs QOPHs QUA QUACK QUADs QUAFF QUAGs QUAIs QUAIL QUAKE QUAKY QUALE QUALM QUANT QUARE QUARK QUART QUASH QUASI QUASS QUATE QUAYs QUEAN QUEEN QUEER QUELL QUERN QUERY QUEST QUEUE QUEYs QIs QUICK QUIDs QUIET QUIFF QUILL QUILT QUINs QUINT QUIPs QUIPU QUIRE QUIRK QUIRT QUITs QUITE QUIZ QUODs QUOIN QUOIT QUOTA QUOTE QUOTH QURSH ROQUE SQUAB SQUAD SQUAT SQUAW SQUEG SQUIB SQUID SUQs TOQUE TRANQ TUQUE UMIAQ USQUE

the 313 Z words of up to 5 letters

ABUZZ ADOZE ADZ ADZE ADZES AGAZE AMAZE AZAN AZANS AZIDE AZIDO AZINE AZLON AZO AZOIC AZOLE AZON AZONS AZOTE AZOTH AZURE BAIZA BAIZE BAZAR BAZOO BEZEL BEZIL BIZ BIZE BIZES BLAZE BLITZ BONZE BOOZE BOOZY BORTZ BOZO BOZOS BRAZA BRAZE BUZZ CHEZ CLOZE COLZA COZ COZEN COZES COZEY COZIE COZY CRAZE CRAZY CROZE CZAR CZARS DAZE DAZED DAZES DIAZO DITZ DITZY DIZEN DIZZY DOOZY DOZE DOZED DOZEN DOZER DOZES DOZY ENZYM FAZE FAZED FAZES FEAZE FEEZE FEZ FEZES FIZ FIZZ FIZZY FOZY FRITZ FRIZ FRIZZ FROZE FURZE FURZY FUTZ FUZE FUZED FUZEE FUZES FUZIL FUZZ FUZZY GAUZE GAUZY GAZAR GAZE GAZED GAZER GAZES GEEZ GHAZI GIZMO GLAZE GLAZY GLITZ GLOZE GONZO GRAZE GROSZ HAFIZ HAMZA HAZAN HAZE HAZED HAZEL HAZER HAZES HAZY HEEZE HERTZ HUZZA IZAR IZARS JAZZ JAZZY JEEZ KAZOO KLUTZ KUDZU LAZAR LAZE LAZED LAZES LAZY LEZ LEZES LUTZ MAIZE MATZA MATZO MAZE MAZED MAZER MAZES MAZY MEZE MEZES MEZZO MIRZA MIZEN MOZO MOZOS MUZZY NAZI NAZIS NERTZ NIZAM OOZE OOZED OOZES OOZY ORZO ORZOS OUZEL OUZO OUZOS OYEZ OZONE PHIZ PIZZA PLAZA PLOTZ PREZ PRIZE PUTZ QUIZ RAZE RAZED RAZEE RAZER RAZES RAZOR RAZZ RITZ RITZY SEIZE SIZAR SIZE SIZED SIZER SIZES SIZY SMAZE SOYUZ SOZIN SPAZ SPITZ TAZZA TAZZE TIZZY TOPAZ TROOZ TZAR TZARS UNZIP VIZIR VIZOR WALTZ WHIZ WHIZZ WINZE WIZ WIZEN WIZES WOOZY ZA ZAG ZAGS ZAIRE ZAMIA ZANY ZANZA ZAP ZAPPY ZAPS ZARF ZARFS ZAS ZAX ZAXES ZAYIN ZAZEN ZEAL ZEALS ZEBEC ZEBRA ZEBU ZEBUS ZED ZEDS ZEE ZEES ZEIN ZEINS ZEK ZEKS ZERK ZERKS ZERO ZEROS ZEST ZESTS ZESTY ZETA ZETAS ZIBET ZIG ZIGS ZILCH ZILL ZILLS ZIN ZINC ZINCS ZINCY ZINEB ZING ZINGS ZINGY ZINKY ZINS ZIP ZIPPY ZIPS ZIRAM ZIT ZITI ZITIS ZITS ZIZIT ZLOTE ZLOTY ZOA ZOEA ZOEAE ZOEAL ZOEAS ZOIC ZOMBI ZONAL ZONE ZONED ZONER ZONES ZONK ZONKS ZOO ZOOID ZOOKS ZOOM ZOOMS ZOON ZOONS ZOOS ZOOTY ZORI ZORIL ZOWIE ZYME ZYMES

*note that LEZ, LEZES, LEZZY are not in OSPD3 but are acceptable for club and tournament play in the US

Reversible 3-letter words

[103, listed twice each + 59 palindromes]

AIR - RIA ARE - ERA ATE - ETA AVO - OVA BAD - DAB BAG - GAB BAL - LAB BAN - NAB BAS - SAB BED - DEB BEN - NEB BIG - GIB BIN - NIB BIS - SIB BOG - GOB BOS - SOB BOY - YOB BRA - ARB BUD - DUB BUN - NUB BUR - RUB BUS - SUB BUT - TUB CAP - PAC CIS - SIC COD - DOC COR - ROC DAB - BAD DAG - GAD DAL - LAD DAM - MAD DAP - PAD DEB - BED DEL - LED DEW - WED DIG - GID DIM - MID DOC - COD DOG - GOD DON - NOD DOR - ROD DOS - SOD DOT - TOD DUB - BUD DUO - OUD EAT - TAE EEL - LEE ERA - ARE ETA - ATE FER - REF FIR - RIF GAB - BAG GAD - DAG GAL - LAG GAM - MAG GAN - NAG GAS - SAG GAT - TAG GEL - LEG GET - TEG GIB - BIG GID - DIG GIP - PIG GOB - BOG GOD - DOG GOT - TOG GUM - MUG GUT - TUG GUV - VUG HEP - PEH HEY - YEH HOP - POH KAY - YAK LAB - BAL LAD - DAL LAG - GAL LAP - PAL LAS - SAL LED - DEL LEE - EEL LEG - GEL LET - TEL LIN - NIL LIT - TIL MAD - DAM MAG - GAM MAN - NAM MAT - TAM MHO - OHM MID - DIM MIR - RIM MIS - SIM MON - NOM MOP - POM MOR - ROM MOT - TOM MUG - GUM MUS - SUM NAB - BAN NAG - GAN NAM - MAN NAP - PAN NEB - BEN NET - TEN NEW - WEN NIB - BIN NIL - LIN NIT - TIN NOD - DON NOM - MON NOS - SON NOT - TON NOW - WON NUB - BUN NUS - SUN OHM - MHO OOT - TOO OUD - DUO OVA - AVO PAC - CAP PAD - DAP PAL - LAP PAN - NAP PAY - YAP PEH - HEP PER - REP PIG - GIP PIS - SIP PIT - TIP POH - HOP POM - MOP POT - TOP POW - WOP PUS - SUP PUT - TUP RAJ - JAR RAT - TAR RAY - YAR REF - FER REP - PER RES - SER RIA - AIR RIF - FIR RIM - MIR ROC - COR ROD - DOR ROM - MOR ROT - TOR RUB - BUR SAB - BAS SAG - GAS SAL - LAS SAT - TAS SAW - WAS SER - RES SIB - BIS SIC - CIS SIM - MIS SIP - PIS SIT - TIS SIX - XIS SOB - BOS SOD - DOS SON - NOS SOW - WOS SUB - BUS SUM - MUS SUN - NUS SUP - PUS TAE - EAT TAG - GAT TAM - MAT TAR - RAT TAS - SAT TAV - VAT TEG - GET TEL - LET TEN - NET TIL - LIT TIN - NIT TIP - PIT TIS - SIT TOD - DOT TOG - GOT TOM - MOT TON - NOT TOO - OOT TOP - POT TOR - ROT TOW - WOT TUB - BUT TUG - GUT TUP - PUT VAT - TAV VUG - GUV WAS - SAW WED - DEW WEN - NEW WON - NOW WOP - POW WOS - SOW WOT - TOW XIS - SIX YAK - KAY YAP - PAY YAR - RAY YEH - HEY YOB - BOY ABA AGA AHA ALA AMA ANA AVA AWA BIB BOB BUB DAD DID DUD EKE EME ERE EVE EWE EYE GAG GIG HAH HEH HUH MEM MIM MOM MUM NUN OHO OXO PAP PEP PIP POP PUP SIS SOS TAT TET TIT TOT TUT ULU VAV WAW WOW YAY

*note WOP is not in OSPD3 but is acceptable for club and tournament play in the US

the 51 2- and 3-letter words ending in -A, listed by endings

AAs BAAs BAs ABAs OCAs DA* KEAs LEAs PEAs SEAs TEAs YEAs FAs AGAs HAs AHA  SHA  WHA  PIAs RIAs VIA  KAs OKAs SKAs LAs ALAs MAs AMAs NA  ANAs BOAs GOAs KOAs MOAs ZOA  PAs SPAs BRAs ERAs ORA  TAs ETAs UTAs QUA -d,-g,-i AVA  OVA  AWA  TWAs YA  PYAs RYAs ZAs

*note that DA has been removed from OSPD3 and is no longer acceptable for club and tournament play in the US

AAs   rough, cindery lava ABAs   a sleeveless garment worn by Arabs AGAs   a high-ranking Turkish military officer AHA   interj: surprise, triumph or derision ALA   a wing or winglike part (pl. ALAE) AMAs   =AMAH, an Oriental nurse ANAs   a collection of misc. info. about some subject AVA   adv: at all AWA   adv: away BAs   the eternal soul: Egyptian mythology BAAs   to bleat BOAs   a large snake BRAs   a brassiere ERAs   an epoch ETAs   a Greek letter FAs   the 4th tone of the diatonic musical scale GOAs   an Asian gazelle HAs   a sound of surprise KAs   the spiritual self of a human being: Egyptian religion KEAs   a parrot KOAs   a timber tree LAs   the 6th tone of the diatonic musical scale LEAs   a meadow MAs   mother MOAs   an extinct flightless bird NA   adv: no, not OCAs   a South American herb OKAs   a Turkish unit of weight ORA   plural of OS, an orifice OVA   plural of OVUM, the female reproductive cell of animals PAs   a father PEAs   the edible seed of an annual herb PIAs   a membrane of the brain PYAs   a copper coin of Burma QUA   adv: in the capacity of RIAs   a long, narrow inlet RYAs   a Scandinavian handwoven rug SEAs   the ocean SHA   interj: used to urge silence SKAs   a popular music of Jamaica SPAs   a mineral spring TAs   an expression of gratitude TEAs   a beverage TWAs   two UTAs   any of a genus of large lizards VIA   prep: by way of WHA   pron: who YA   pron: you YEAs   an affirmative vote ZAs   pizza ZOA   a plural of ZOON, the whole product of one fertilized egg