OSW-Only 3-letter Words Words followed by a period do not take an S. ABB n. yarn ACH. interj. same as och AHS v. to say "ah" AIA n. nursemaid AKE n. ache ANN n. an ARD n. primitive plough ARY. adj. any AUF n. oaf AYU n. small edible fish BAC n. a baccalaureate degree BEZ. n. secondary antler BOH interj. same as boo BOK n. goat or antelope BON. adj. good BOR n. neighbor CHA n. tea CHE. pron. I CID n. chief CIG n. cigarette CIT n. townsman CLY. v. steal CRU n. vineyard CUZ. n. cousin DAE v. form of do DAN n. box or tub for carrying coal DAS. n. plural of da: Burmese knife DEF. adj. excellent DEI. n. plural of deus DIV n. dividend DOB v. betray DOD v. cut hair DOH n. first note of the musical scale DOO n. dove DOP v. to dip DSO n. same as zho: yak-cow hybrid DUX. n. academic leader DZO n. same as zho: yak-cow hybrid EAN v. give birth to a lamb EAS. n. plural of ea: river ECH. v. eke out EEK. interj. shriek of fright EEN. n. plural of ee: eye EHS. v. to say "eh" EIK v. same as eke ELT n. young sow ENE n. an evening ERF. n. garden plot ERK n. aircraftsman EST n. Erhard Seminars Training EUK v. same as yuke: itch EWK v. same as yuke: itch EWT n. newt FAB. adj. fabulous FAH n. fourth note of the musical scale FAP. adj. drunk FAW n. gypsy FRA n. brother FUM n. Chinese bird GAU n. political district in Nazi Germany GEO n. creek GIF. conj. if GIO n. same as geo: creek GIS. n. plural of gi: karate costume GJU n. same as gu: kind of viol GOE n. same as geo: creek GON n. grade GOS. v. plural of go GOV n. governor GUB n. derogatory Aboriginal term for white man GUE n. same as gu: kind of viol GUP n. gossip GUR n. coarse sugar GUS. n. plural of gu: kind of viol HAN v. past tense of have HOA v. to shout "ho" HOC. adj. this HOH interj. same as ho HOI. interj. used to call attention HOO. interj. express boisterous emotion HOC pron. this HOH v. to shout "ho" HOS interj. plural of ho HOX. v. hock or hamstring HUI n. Maori gathering HYE v. hie IDE n. freshwater fish IOS. n. plural of io: a cry of "io" ISH. n. issue ISO n. isolated replay ITA n. miriti palm JAK n. same as jack JAP v. spatter or splash JIZ. n. wig JOR n. Hindu musical term JUD n. mass of coal KAI n. Maori food or meal KAM. adj., adv. awry KAW v. same as caw KEB v. give birth to a premature lamb KED n. kind of wingless fly KET n. matted wool KON v. to know KOW n. bunch of twigs KYE. n. same as ky: plural of cows KYU n. novice grade in judo LAH n. sixth note of the musical scale LEP v. to leap LES n. lesbian LEW. n. a lev (Belgian currency) LIG v. lie about, freeload LOD n. kind of statistical odds LOR. interj. same as "lordy" LOS n. praise LOY n. kind of spade LUD n. lord LUR n. kind of trumpet LUZ. n. indestructible bone, possibly sacrum LYM n. same as lyme: leash MAA v. bleat MAK v. make MAL n. sickness, pain MAM n. mother MEG n. halfpenny MES pron. plural of me MEU n. European plant MIZ. n., adj. misery or miserable MNA n. same as mina: Greek weight MOE n. a grimace MOI. pron. me MOU n. mouth MOY n. coin or measure MOZ. n. curse or jinx MUX. v. spoil or botch NAS. v. has not NAT n. nationalist NED n. young hooligan NEF n. ornamental holder for tableware NEK n. pass in a mountain range NEP n. catnip NID n. pheasant nest NIE v. to near NIS. v. not is NON. adv. not NOX. n. nitrogen oxide NOY v. annoy NUR n. knot on a tree NYE v. to near NYS. v. not is OBA n. African chief OBO n. carrier for oil and bulk ore OBS. n. plural of ob: objection OCH. interj. expressing impatience ODA n. harem chamber OIK n. inferior person OLM n. European salamander OOF n. money OOM n. elderly man or uncle OON n. oven OOP n. same as oup: bind with cord OOR. poss adj. our OOS. n. plural of oo: wool ORD n. point of a weapon ORF n. viral infection of sheep OUK n. week OUP v. bind with cord OWT n. anything OYE n. same as oy: grandchild OYS. n. plural of oy: grandchild PHO interj. same as foh: expressing disgust PHS. n. plural of ph: measure of acidity/alkalinity PIR n. Muslim religious title POA n. type of grass POO v. poop POS adj. positive POZ. adj. positive PRE. prep. before PST. interj. quietly attract someone's attention PUH. interj. same as pooh PUY n. small volcanic cone QIS. n. same as chi: life force RAI n. type of African music REH n. glowing salts on soil REN v. run REW n. rue REZ. n. reservation RHY. n. rye RIT v. to score or scratch RIZ. v. past tense of rise ROK n. enormous legendary bird ROO n. kangaroo RUC n. enormous legendary bird RUD v. to redden SAI n. capuchin monkey SAM. adv. together SAN n. sanitorium SAR v. savour SAZ. n. stringed musical instrument SED. v. said SEY n. part of a beef carcass SEZ. v. says SMA. adj. small SNY. n. side channel of a river SOC n. right to hold a local court SOG v. soak SOH n. fifth note of the musical scale SOV n. gold coin SUD n. froth from soapy water or beer SUI. pron. himself, herself, itself SUK n. marketplace SUR. prep. above SUS v. to arrest SWY. n. two year prison sentence SYE v. strain TAI n. Japanese sea bream TAK v. take TAY n. tea TEF n. Ethiopian cereal grass TES. n. plural of te: musical note TID n. fit time TIG v. to touch TOC n. telecommuncations code for the letter T TUM n. stomach TWP. adj. stupid TYG n. drinking cup with more than one handle UDS. interj. "god save" UEY n. U-turn UFO n. unidentified flying object UGS. v. plural of ug: loathe UNI n. university URE n. wild ox UTE n. utility UTU n. settlement of a debt (Maori) UVA n. type of berry VAE n. same as voe: creek VID n. video VIN n. wine VLY. n. swamp VOL n. two wings conjoined at the base VOR v. warn VUM v. vow WEM n. the womb WEX. v. to wax WEY n. weigh WOX. v. past tense of wax WUS n. friend YEX. v. hiccup YGO. pp. ago YOS. interj. plural used to indicate one's presence YUG n. any one of four Hindu ages of the world YUS. n. plural of yu: jade ZEA n. kind of cereal ZEL n. Oriental cymbal ZEX. n. saxaphone ZHO n. yak-cow hybrid ZIZ v. to sleep ZOS. n. plural of zo: yak-cow hybrid ZUZ. n. ancient silver coin from Palestine