Words Every Crossword Puzzler Should Know: 3-letter words, List 1

This list features 3-letter words that are commonly found in crossword puzzles and their common clues.
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  1. era
    a period marked by distinctive character
    Common Crossword Clues:

    ·Time in history
    ·Victorian ___
    ·Time piece?
    ·Part of B.C.E.
    ·Historical period
  2. one
    smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number
    Common Crossword Clues:

    ·Singleton
    ·Together
    ·Wedded
    ·Half and half
    ·Four quarters
  3. den
    a room that is comfortable and private
    Common Crossword Clues:

    ·TV room
    ·Family room
    ·Study
    ·Easy chair site
    ·Place to kick back
  4. ore
    a mineral that contains metal valuable enough to be mined
    Common Crossword Clues:

    ·Mine find
    ·Bauxite, e.g.
    ·Smelter input
    ·Pay dirt
    ·Smeltery input
  5. eat
    take in solid food
    Common Crossword Clues:

    ·Put away
    ·Have
    ·Down
    ·Break bread
    ·Dine
  6. eta
    the 7th letter of the Greek alphabet
    Common Crossword Clues:

    ·Fraternity letter
    ·H
    ·Greek letter
    ·Sorority letter
    ·Second letter after epsilon
  7. err
    make a mistake
    Common Crossword Clues:

    ·Mess up
    ·Flub
    ·Blow it
    ·Goof
    ·Slip
  8. ado
    a great deal of fuss, concern, or commotion
    Common Crossword Clues:

    ·Hubbub
    ·Flap
    ·Fuss
    ·Brouhaha
    ·Commotion
  9. ENE
    the compass point midway between northeast and east
    Common Crossword Clues:

    ·Opposite WSW
    ·Wind dir.
    ·WSW's reverse
    ·Compass heading
    ·Charlotte-to-Raleigh dir.
  10. ire
    anger; irritability
    Common Crossword Clues:

    ·Wrath
    ·Anger
    ·High dudgeon
    ·Fury
    ·Ill temper
  11. roe
    eggs of female fish
    Common Crossword Clues:

    ·Fish eggs
    ·Caviar
    ·Eggs
    ·Preschoolers?
    ·Salmon ___
  12. eel
    voracious snakelike marine or freshwater fishes with smooth slimy usually scaleless skin and having a continuous vertical fin but no ventral fins
    Common Crossword Clues:

    ·Sushi fish
    ·Electric ___
    ·Wriggly fish
    ·Moray, e.g.
    ·Snakelike fish
  13. ode
    a lyric poem with complex stanza forms
    Common Crossword Clues:

    ·Poem of praise
    ·Lyric poem
    ·Praiseful poem
    ·Laudatory lines
    "·___ to Joy"
  14. ear
    the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
    Common Crossword Clues:

    ·Canal site
    ·Musical gift
    ·Attention
    ·Musician's asset
    ·Listener
  15. arc
    a continuous portion of a circle
    Common Crossword Clues:

    ·Semicircle
    ·___ de Triomphe
    ·Rainbow
    ·___ welder
    ·Pendulum's path
  16. nee
    (meaning literally `born') used to indicate the maiden or family name of a married woman
    Common Crossword Clues:

    ·Society page word
    ·Born
    ·Maiden name preceder
    ·Formerly
    ·Originally
  17. ash
    the residue that remains when something is burned
    Common Crossword Clues:

    ·Flue residue
    ·___ Wednesday
    ·Fire remnant
    ·Bit of pollution
    ·Volcanic fallout
  18. ace
    someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field
    Common Crossword Clues:

    ·Whiz
    ·Crackerjack
    ·Expert
    ·Top-notch
    ·One-spot
  19. ape
    mimic, especially in an absurd way or for comic effect
    Common Crossword Clues:

    ·Copy
    ·Mimic
    ·Make like
    ·Imitate
    ·Mock, in a way
  20. use
    put into service
    Common Crossword Clues:

    ·Take advantage of
    ·Play for a sap
    ·"What's the ___?"
    ·Bring into play
    ·Put to work
Created on Thu Nov 30 16:52:57 EST 2023 (updated Fri Dec 01 09:56:52 EST 2023)

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