3-letter Words

.. that start with I (that's i for iris). I've been told there are 20, but only 15 are recognisable words.

1. ice
2. ink

Originally posted by @kewpie
.. that start with I (that's i for iris). I've been told there are 20, but only 15 are recognisable words.

1. ice
2. ink

3. ire
4. irk
5. ill
6. ivy

Originally posted by @lemon-lime
3. ire
4. irk
5. ill
6. ivy

7. ion
8. inn
9. imp

Ira is a persons name... does this count?

Originally posted by @lemon-lime
7. ion
8. inn
9. imp

10. ilk
11. its
12. icy
13. ick
14. ifs
15. ids

Originally posted by @handyandy
10. ilk
11. its
12. icy
13. ick
14. ifs
15. ids

16. ism
17. iff
18. ins

Ira shouldn't, and I have my doubts about iff too - isn't it only an acronym or a name? I wouldn't have rated ick as a word, but the slang dictionary approves it.

Originally posted by @kewpie
Ira shouldn't, and I have my doubts about iff too - isn't it only an acronym or a name? I wouldn't have rated ick as a word, but the slang dictionary approves it.

Both ick and iff are listed as words in the American Heritage Dictionary, among others.
Ick is used "to express horror, disgust, or repugnance" and iff is a conjunction in math meaning "if and only if."

Originally posted by @kewpie
.. that start with I (that's i for iris). I've been told there are 20, but only 15 are recognisable words.

1. ice
2. ink

ich

this used to be allowed in English Scrabble (when Chambers was official dictionary)