A History of Short Words
From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle
Words of five or fewer letters since August 15, 2006
Repeat words
(1 word)11 times
(56 words)5 times
(138 words)4 times
- aaa
- abate
- aha
- ales
- alt
- amid
- antic
- aone
- ardor
- ari
- asea
- asps
- asta
- ata
- atad
- atari
- atee
- atilt
- atop
- atsea
- axe
- axel
- bali
- color
- dan
- doh
- eat
- eats
- edys
- eee
- elena
- emu
- end
- ens
- epee
- eras
- eric
- erie
- ernst
- essen
- eta
- ethan
- etna
- eve
- eyes
- fro
- gas
- hue
- icon
- idi
- idle
- idol
- ile
- ilsa
- inca
- info
- inn
- inon
- iota
- ira
- irae
- iron
- its
- itsy
- laos
- les
- mel
- mole
- nail
- nasa
- nell
- nemo
- nil
- oas
- obey
- oct
- ogre
- omen
- omit
- ones
- onit
- orr
- pasta
- pre
- pro
- rad
- rae
- rain
- ran
- rap
- rat
- reba
- ref
- res
- roam
- roi
- room
- roy
- sad
- sam
- sao
- scam
- semi
- sew
- sewer
- sewn
- snip
- sobs
- sod
- sos
- sot
- spa
- spas
- srs
- sse
- ssr
- sts
- sue
- tad
- tao
- tele
- tess
- tete
- the
- tier
- tone
- toro
- tree
- tri
- trot
- unto
- urge
- urn
- usa
- use
- ussr
- won
- xena
(328 words)3 times
- abet
- acs
- acts
- adds
- ade
- aden
- ades
- adlai
- ads
- aeiou
- aero
- aesop
- afar
- agape
- ago
- agree
- ahab
- ahso
- aide
- alai
- ali
- all
- aloe
- alp
- amish
- and
- angst
- ann
- anna
- anne
- anno
- ano
- ant
- antz
- ape
- apo
- apr
- arch
- arcs
- ares
- ark
- arlo
- arm
- arno
- arr
- art
- arts
- asia
- asof
- asp
- ass
- asti
- asto
- atme
- avast
- away
- awe
- axes
- bar
- bath
- bergs
- bess
- beta
- boa
- boas
- brie
- cap
- casa
- ccs
- cedar
- ceo
- colt
- ctr
- dab
- daft
- dali
- dea
- dead
- deco
- dee
- deem
- deli
- dem
- din
- doa
- dog
- drno
- dry
- each
- ean
- earn
- ebert
- econ
- eder
- edie
- edit
- edo
- eeg
- eerie
- eero
- eggs
- ego
- elec
- elhi
- elia
- ella
- elo
- els
- emil
- emo
- ems
- encl
- ene
- enos
- enter
- ents
- enzo
- eon
- eos
- era
- erase
- erei
- erode
- esau
- esc
- esl
- eso
- esp
- etat
- etats
- etch
- etd
- ettu
- etui
- eur
- euro
- evan
- evil
- evita
- fan
- fie
- fit
- floor
- gape
- geese
- gen
- genie
- ger
- gre
- haha
- hero
- howl
- idea
- igor
- ill
- iman
- imus
- init
- inre
- ionia
- ions
- ired
- irons
- isle
- isnt
- iso
- ite
- item
- itt
- kerr
- knee
- lame
- lance
- lane
- lao
- laps
- leaf
- lee
- lees
- leg
- lei
- leis
- lena
- let
- limo
- lol
- mag
- mas
- mat
- mea
- meara
- memo
- mer
- mesas
- mets
- milne
- moa
- naomi
- nap
- nato
- nba
- nea
- neb
- ned
- nehru
- nile
- nine
- nod
- nolte
- nos
- nsec
- oats
- obit
- oboes
- octet
- odor
- ods
- oil
- olga
- olla
- omar
- onea
- oneil
- ono
- oops
- ooze
- open
- opt
- ora
- orlon
- ors
- orso
- osha
- otero
- oto
- ots
- owes
- oxen
- pail
- par
- peer
- peru
- pete
- pta
- rave
- rbi
- rca
- rds
- reese
- rene
- reno
- rest
- rhett
- rho
- rise
- role
- roll
- rona
- run
- sac
- saga
- sale
- sat
- sds
- seat
- sel
- sem
- send
- siam
- sic
- sigh
- sip
- sky
- slits
- slo
- snag
- snead
- son
- sort
- sro
- ssns
- stan
- star
- starr
- steel
- stew
- stlo
- sync
- taboo
- tada
- tale
- tampa
- tang
- taste
- taut
- tbone
- teen
- text
- that
- tiki
- tnut
- toes
- tom
- ton
- toned
- toni
- top
- tot
- tre
- tres
- tryst
- tune
- tva
- ulee
- ulna
- ulnae
- uncap
- ural
- usair
- ute
- woo
- yaps
- year
- yen
- yep
- yet
- yore
- yser
(961 words)2 times
- aah
- aaron
- aba
- abbot
- abed
- abes
- abhor
- abie
- abo
- abode
- aboil
- aboo
- abs
- abut
- acc
- acdc
- aced
- ache
- aches
- acre
- act
- actor
- adele
- adept
- adios
- adue
- aerie
- agar
- age
- agee
- ager
- ages
- agr
- ahh
- ahme
- ahoy
- aimee
- aisle
- akin
- alamo
- albee
- alda
- alert
- alex
- alf
- alice
- alien
- alii
- alit
- aloha
- alot
- also
- ama
- amass
- amat
- amati
- amer
- amie
- amigo
- amity
- ammo
- amo
- amor
- amore
- ana
- aname
- anat
- anc
- anent
- anew
- ang
- ani
- anise
- ankle
- anode
- ans
- ante
- aorta
- apat
- apb
- apes
- apron
- ara
- aral
- aran
- arden
- arena
- arf
- arid
- arks
- armed
- aroar
- aroma
- arp
- ars
- arti
- artie
- artoo
- artsy
- arun
- arut
- asa
- ascap
- asec
- ash
- ashen
- ashes
- ashy
- aside
- asin
- asno
- astab
- astin
- astir
- atbat
- atein
- atl
- atm
- atms
- atoms
- atone
- atoz
- atria
- att
- attn
- audi
- aurae
- ava
- aver
- aves
- awl
- awn
- aye
- ayes
- azo
- bamba
- ban
- bandb
- bark
- bart
- basso
- beano
- been
- bet
- bio
- bloc
- blog
- bog
- bold
- bond
- bore
- bosc
- bout
- boy
- brew
- bye
- cacti
- cairo
- cal
- cam
- camel
- cape
- car
- case
- cater
- cdrom
- cede
- celeb
- cent
- chess
- chest
- chi
- cider
- clan
- claw
- cleo
- clio
- clu
- coat
- coax
- coe
- cola
- coo
- cpas
- csi
- cue
- czar
- dadas
- daily
- dalai
- daly
- damns
- das
- dday
- deal
- deft
- dele
- delta
- den
- depot
- desi
- deuce
- dial
- dieu
- dime
- dip
- div
- doc
- dora
- dot
- drip
- drt
- dst
- dub
- dug
- dye
- dyes
- ears
- ease
- eased
- eatin
- ecce
- ecto
- eda
- edam
- eel
- egest
- eggo
- egos
- egypt
- eieio
- ekes
- elan
- elbe
- elect
- elie
- ells
- elm
- elmo
- elms
- elope
- elsa
- emi
- emile
- emirs
- ena
- enact
- enc
- enero
- eng
- engr
- enote
- enow
- ensue
- ente
- entr
- envoi
- enya
- epa
- epic
- erde
- erect
- erg
- erica
- erle
- erma
- ero
- err
- errol
- erst
- esai
- espy
- esse
- esses
- esso
- ester
- estes
- esto
- estop
- etal
- etas
- etc
- eto
- eton
- ets
- ettas
- eva
- evade
- event
- ewe
- ewer
- ewes
- exam
- exe
- exec
- exs
- fade
- fbi
- fcc
- feats
- feb
- feet
- fella
- feta
- fez
- finn
- fires
- flan
- floe
- flora
- foe
- fops
- fora
- ford
- franc
- fun
- gala
- gap
- gases
- gasp
- gasps
- gats
- Gavel
- gee
- geek