Three-Letter Words by DixonD

Champion(s):

Tortoise
Slow and Steady


Runner(s)-Up:

UllspergerA


Quiz Description

Name these three-letter words on the official Scrabble word list.

Full Results:

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Money Value (% Incorrect): 47 62 58 43 18 45 29 56 49 12 75 10
1 Tortoise 440 99 15
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2 UllspergerA 432 97 00
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3 ShapiroA 404 95 15
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4 PahkJ 403 93 15
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5 PlotkinD 371 91 15
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6 MorrisB 368 89 15
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7 VaccaD 358 87 15
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8 FeitelD 355 84 00
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8 jefe 355 84 15
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10 HensleyB 347 80 15
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10 JeziorskiM 347 80 15
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12 LuskT 341 77 15
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13 GrahamJ 339 75 00
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14 KonkelT 338 74 00
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15 Projectyl 337 72 15
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16 Adam 332 70 15
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17 mujason 329 68 00
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18 NathanL 328 66 15
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19 Okrent 325 64 15
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20 OlewnickB 324 62 00
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21 DoyleE 319 60 15
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22 JonesRW 311 58 00
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23 PenningtonJ 294 56 00
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24 cprov77 292 54 15
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25 BurgerM 290 52 15
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26 PolinskyL 286 50 00
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27 srs 282 49 15
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28 CarlisJ 272 47 00
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29 thorsleyd 255 45 00
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30 ElendilPickle 228 43 00
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31 LiptonM 227 39 15
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31 usuiw 227 39 15
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31 RaiaB 227 39 15
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34 WeikleB 226 35 15
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35 CoenM 222 33 00
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36 MattinglyD 220 31 15
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37 FrostL 218 29 15
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38 milton 204 27 00
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39 BoyerA 200 25 15
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40 MercureT 187 24 00
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41 RalliP 175 22 15
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42 FrankensteinP 173 20 15
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43 BoulierJ 147 18 00
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44 SegalP 118 16 00
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45 tabulaarasa 111 14 00
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46 BeningoS 102 12 00
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47 MoyseyC 87 10 15
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48 ClarksonB 85 7 00
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48 HoH 85 7 00
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50 PruettC 71 4 00
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51 DBrick 58 2 00
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52 ConnorA 0 1 00
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Questions:

You won't find this offensive term for a native Australian in the Official Scrabble Players Dictionary, but it is on the tournament word list (along with all the other naughty words).

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ABO

This unit of measurement, largely replaced by the siemens, is equal to an amp per volt.

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MHO

This term used in viniculture (from the French word for "growth") takes an E for a front-hook, and a D, S, or X for a back-hook.

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CRU

Give either spelling of this letter, used in Old and Middle English and modern Icelandic.

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EDH or ETH

Name the woodworking tool (referenced in a Sufjan Stevens album title) being used in this picture.

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ADZ

This large, flightless bird went extinct sometime in the 15th century CE, primarily due to overhunting by the Maori.

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MOA

Name the narcotic shrub, popular in Yemen and Somalia, being chewed by this person.

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QAT or KAT

A useful "vowel dump", this is the only three-letter word consisting only of vowels (not including W or Y).

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EAU

This (chiefly British) term comes from the last name of the Scottish inventor of a process for making rubberized fabric.

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MAC

Meaning a supernatural being in Muslim mythology, this word takes a front-hook of D or a back-hook of N to make four-letter words that mean the same thing.

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JIN

Name this currency, introduced in 1926, and named after the historical figure shown on the coin.

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LEK

Playing this onomatopoeic word would require using both blanks.

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ZZZ