Friday, February 8, 2008

Three Letter Words Containing Heavy Letters

Three Letter Words Containing Heavy Letters

Note: These lists exclude words considered to be very common.
Hooks containing heavy letters
Other Threes containing heavy letters

Hooks Containing Heavy Letters
ADZ+ Amer. form of adze, a cutting tool
AZO containing nitrogen
BEZ+ the second tine of a deer's horn
BIZ+ slang for business
COX (verb) to act as coxswain, a person steering a boat
DEX+ a sulfate used as a stimulant
DZO same as ZO, ZHO (a cross between a yak and a cow)
GOX+ gaseous oxygen
HAJ+ a Muslim pilgrimage to Mecca
HOX (verb) Shak. for hock or hamstring
JAY a bird of the crow family
JEE (verb) of horses, to urge on (also GEE)
JIN a supernatural being in Muslim mythology
JOE same as JO (a Scottish sweetheart)
JOR the second movement of a raga
JOW (verb) to toll a bell
JUN a coin of North Korea (pl. JUN)
JUS a Latin word for a law or legal right
KEX+ a dry stalk
LEX+ a Latin word for law
LOX (verb) to supply with lox, liquid oxygen
MAX+ obs. for gin, the drink
MIZ short form of miserable, misery (pl. MIZZES)
MOZ+ a type of curse
MUX (verb) to spoil, botch
NOX+ nitrogen oxide
OXO containing oxygen (also OXY)
OXY same as OXO, above
PAX+ a kiss of peace
PIX+ a box in which coins are kept for testing
POZ an old form of positive
QAT an East African shrub (also KAT)
RAX (verb) to stretch
REX+ an animal with a single layer of hair; king (pl. REGES)
REZ a short form of reservation (pl. REZZES)
SAX+ a short form of saxophone; a slate chopper
SOX slang spelling of socks
TAJ+ a crown
VOX a voice (pl. VOCES)
WEX (verb) obs. form of wax
WOX obs. past tense of wax
YEX (verb) to hiccup or belch (also YESK)
ZAX+ a variant of SAX (a chopper for trimming slate; also ZEX)
ZEA part of a cereal, once used as a diuretic
ZED the letter 'Z'
ZEE Amer. form of zed
ZEL an oriental cymbal
ZEX+ same as ZAX, above
ZHO see DZO, above
ZIN zinfandel
ZIT a pimple
ZOA a plural of zoon, a unified individual creature
Other Threes Containing Heavy Letters
COZ+ short for cousin (also CUZ)
CUZ same as COZ, above (pl. CUZZES)
FIZ (verb) to make a hissing or sputtering sound (also FIZZ)
GJU same as GUE (a type of violin formerly used in Shetland)
JAK an East Indian tree
JAP (verb) short form of japan, to apply a black lacquer to
JEU a game (pl. JEUX)
JEW (verb) to cheat or get the better of
JIZ a wig (also GIZZ; pl. JIZZES)
JUD a mass of coal
LEZ+ same as LES (a short form of lesbian)
LUX+ a unit of illumination
LUZ a supposedly indestructible bone (pl. LUZZES)
NIX (verb) to veto or cancel
PYX (verb) to test
QUA in the capacity of
RAJ+ sovereignty
RIZ US past tense of rise
SAZ+ a stringed instrument of North Africa
SEZ slang spelling of says
SUQ a marketplace (also SUK, SOUK)
TUX+ short for tuxedo, a dinner jacket
WIZ+ a very skilful person
ZAG (verb) to change direction on a zig-zag course (also ZIG)
ZEK an inmate of a labour camp in the former USSR
ZIG (verb) same as ZAG, above
ZIZ to take a nap
ZUZ an ancient Palestinian coin (pl. ZUZZES)

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