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Three Letter Animals Quiz

By our reckoning, there are 51 words for animals that are only 3 letters long. How many can you name?
We DO include names for young, male, and female animals
We DON'T include humans, dog breeds, slang, eggs or embryonic states
Based on words that appear in the Scrabble dictionary
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First submittedOctober 26, 2010
Times taken293,255
Average score25.5%
Rating3.95
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Animal
Ahi
Ani
Ant
Ape
Asp
Ass
Auk
Animal
Bat
Bee
Boa
Bug
Cat
Cob
Cod
Animal
Cow
Cub
Doe
Dog
Eel
Eft
Elk
Animal
Emu
Ewe
Fry
Fly
Fox
Gar
Animal
Gnu
Goa
Hen
Hog
Jay
Kea
Animal
Kid
Kit
Kob
Koi
Moa
Ono
Animal
Owl
Pen
Pig
Pup
Ram
Rat
Animal
Ray
Sow
Tit
Tom
Tui
Yak
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101 Recent Comments
mariposita
+1
Level 69
Dec 6, 2016
A nit (baby louse)
Stormswift
+2
Level 35
Jan 26, 2020
A 'nit' is the egg of a louse.
BenSP
+3
Level 78
Jan 27, 2017
Great Quiz, harder than it sounds
boy3313
+1
Level 52
Mar 2, 2017
i too was anti bug at first...but in looking up the definition...it looks on par with ape.
Sifhraven
+1
Level 73
Dec 15, 2018
"any of several insects commonly considered obnoxious" looks on par with creepy crawlers to me
Alberta
+1
Level 10
Mar 14, 2017
32/51 but I'm sure there are more than that
Jarl5
+1
Level 69
Jun 8, 2017
Nit? A baby head louse?
TheRhysterRabbit
+4
Level 38
Jul 1, 2017
What about Shark?

:)

KiwiQuizWhiz
+2
Level 39
Aug 27, 2020
Are you SERIOUS?? How many people didn't read the flippin' title?
Sifhraven
+9
Level 73
Dec 19, 2020
Apparently at least one person didn't "read" the smiley..
Souhitya345
+3
Level 75
Oct 12, 2017
It's surprisingly tough !!
haidenlowery
+2
Level 20
Nov 2, 2017
bugs such as ant and bee shouldn't bee there. They are insects and bugs not classified as animals
Dblingah
+12
Level 78
Nov 16, 2017
Insects are animals.
Sifhraven
+9
Level 73
Dec 15, 2018
You really think a bee is not an animal??
RoboJ9
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Level 62
Jan 26, 2025
First of all, arthropods are animals. They are. Second, ants and bees are not bugs. Bugs make up the taxonomic order hemiptera, including bed bugs, stink bugs, plant hoppers, leaf hoppers, assassin bugs, cicadas, aphids, and shield bugs. The mistake of calling ants and bees bugs is one that I can understand, but arthropods not being animals? Insects are hexapods. Hexapods are arthropods. Arthropods are animals. Many things from elephants to literal coral can be classified as an animal.
grace4759
+1
Level 3
Jan 20, 2018
i didnt know there were so many! Good job!
Malbaby
+2
Level 70
May 14, 2018
Know your animals?..... try Animal Picture 1........here it is
SkuxxKiwi
+2
Level 39
Jan 6, 2020
Please feel free to try my quizzes of close up animals too:)
Nurse121
+2
Level 18
May 31, 2018
they are so many animals ,cool quiz
Margles1
+4
Level 41
Jun 9, 2018
I got yak and missed cow. I have a very weird brain.
XxCzekajxX
+1
Level 19
Sep 1, 2018
51/51
Sifhraven
+1
Level 73
Dec 15, 2018
Never heard of the lower ten, or gar. And missed cow and bat, but got tom and auk (and cod and tit. All 4 under 20%).

And about to type yak when time ran out. Didnt do too bad I think! Got 4 points (Does feel like that during the quiz when you see how many are missing) especially as a non english speaker

HinesBrothersFan
+1
Level 28
Dec 29, 2018
Really great quiz!
Irishrepublic
+2
Level 14
Feb 22, 2019
I love dogs
Kahikatea
+3
Level 75
Apr 14, 2019
I suggest one more - Dzo. It is a cross between cattle and yak. My friend herded dzos when she lived in Kashmir.
overtired
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Level 86
Apr 26, 2019
Yeah, I tried Zho, which is an alternate spelling of Dzo, along with Zo and Dzho. None seem to be in the official Scrabble dictionary online though. Which is very strange, because I only know the word from playing scrabble. Zo was in a list of allowable two-letter words in an official Scrabble dictionary I had, so I looked it up one time to find the definition and saw all the spellings. Don't know why they aren't accepted online. They definitely exist. Dzo rights, people!
Bengydogy
+4
Level 38
Apr 18, 2019
yeet
N7
+5
Level 38
Apr 20, 2019
Yeet indeed
casperikke
+2
Level 50
May 19, 2019
I typed ass and tit as a joke and it turned out rather well
TheBerryLegend
+1
Level 51
Nov 4, 2020
LOL. I've seen those animals irl!
BizarroTommy
+3
Level 69
Jun 2, 2019
i cant believe ass is on this quiz. so indecent. like if you agree
MavsFanForLife25
+5
Level 77
Dec 19, 2020
Get your mind out of the gutter dude
MiracleMax
+9
Level 74
Jul 21, 2019
is "man" not the name for a male human?
Terran
+5
Level 65
Nov 1, 2021
They don't include humans.

(Yes, I am replying to a 2 year old comment)

TibeKnows
+3
Level 34
May 31, 2024
yes I am replying to a 3 year old comment
spoolygoo
+1
Level 77
Jun 25, 2024
This is a reply to a comment made last month.
SkuxxKiwi
+1
Level 39
Jan 6, 2020
Proud to get the 3 New Zealand birds that less than 5% get😌🇳🇿. Several others there I've never heard of!
KiwiQuizWhiz
+1
Level 39
Jul 12, 2020
Those were easy for me as I am from NZ😝
LizzyMay
+1
Level 30
Dec 8, 2020
I am ashamed to say..... I didn't get a single NZ bird.... and I'm from New Zealand!!! They just didn't enter my mind.😣😔

I'm sorry NZ..... I have let you down.

dogmeat
+1
Level 69
Mar 6, 2022
Same same - and I heard a Tui this morning
jbow7606
+1
Level 57
Apr 21, 2020
How about Coy, like the fish
loganite
+1
Level 91
Dec 19, 2020
koi, it's there
DaCheese
+2
Level 29
Aug 16, 2020
I am just 10, and I got 40 correct!!!
CamelSupplier
+1
Level 26
Nov 14, 2023
Good job man!
TheBerryLegend
+1
Level 51
Nov 4, 2020
Finished with spare time of 1:32.

It said I got 5/5 points and my point total will remain the same...

Huh?

horper13
+3
Level 56
Nov 11, 2020
I got koi... but forgot cat
LizzyMay
+1
Level 30
Dec 8, 2020
Yay! 22/51! Better then 89.3% of other peeps.✊
KiwiQuizWhiz
+1
Level 39
Dec 9, 2020
53%!! :D
Kingofuzbekistan
+1
Level 30
Dec 11, 2020
Only.... 51%
Kingofuzbekistan
+1
Level 30
Dec 11, 2020
Olny got Sow because I'm from Alaska
DonTheLamplighter
+2
Level 86
Dec 19, 2020
So if you're gnawing on lumps of thick skin on the foot of a male swan, technically you're eating corn on the cob.
DonTheLamplighter
+2
Level 86
Dec 19, 2020
Apparently in some parts of the world, instead of calling them "ono", some crazy people call them "ono" instead. Bunch of whackos!

(seriously, though, shouldn't the "What Is It?" column say "wahoo" instead of "ono"?)

And couldn't "nag", an old useless horse, be one of the answers?

grletson
+1
Level 54
Sep 16, 2024
I know this is an old comment, but I second that I tried "Nag" and was surprised it wasn't in the list!
Bonzo007
+1
Level 65
Dec 19, 2020
You're missing 'dab'. The Common Dab is a flat fish found in northern waters...
Koopa
+1
Level 83
Dec 19, 2020
What about daw? It's an alternative name for the jackdaw, and it's in the Scrabble Dictionary.

Super fun quiz. I just wish there was more time.

Baxtergrad
+5
Level 51
Dec 19, 2020
I must be going insane...I tried car...
AlexThirkell
+1
Level 74
Oct 12, 2022
I tried bus...
YTBRSosyalEmre
+1
Level 65
Apr 13, 2023
i tried pot...
NPSWild
+1
Level 57
Dec 19, 2020
I need to know what kind of animal the third one in the last column is. I am afraid to search that up for obvious reasons. I didn't know there was an animal names that and want to make sure there is.
Baxtergrad
+2
Level 51
Dec 19, 2020
It's a small bird.
lucd13
+1
Level 70
Dec 19, 2020
I question the inclusion of moa, since they've been extinct for almost 600 years.
LuigiDood227
+1
Level 70
Dec 21, 2020
Man?

Boy?

Boi?

Where are they?

McKenzieFam
+1
Level 68
Jul 16, 2021
We DON'Tinclude: humans, dog breeds, slang, eggs or embryonic states.
syphus590
+1
Level 28
Feb 15, 2021
3:22

4/51

Mfundo
+3
Level 35
Mar 2, 2021
I got 25/51 by taking advantage of first writing down the names of animals in the comment section. Thanks for your help
Rwinner
+1
Level 59
Apr 17, 2021
Hob (male ferret) should be included! Though I don't think it is in the scrabble dictionary which is stupid as it is just as valid as tom.
NineNine10
+1
Level 29
Jul 6, 2021
Ah What A Good Animal ASS
McKenzieFam
+1
Level 68
Jul 16, 2021
What in the world is an Ono??

At least I got 51/51 :)

AbiA
+1
Level 86
Nov 11, 2021
Type of fish also called hoo or wahoo.

Type of *Arctic* seabird.

triviagirl
+1
Level 27
Nov 22, 2021
What about a pug?
FudgyOreo111
+2
Level 45
Dec 24, 2021
"Not including dog breeds"
JohnK
+2
Level 69
Dec 24, 2021
Roo is a normal word for a kangaroo (or wallaby) in Australia, and it's in the Scrabble dictionary.
Koopa
+1
Level 83
Feb 21, 2022
What about a nit?
MaxTheAxe
+3
Level 75
Mar 11, 2022
Fun quiz! "Fry" is out of place alphabetically though.
nachobusiness
+3
Level 17
Mar 22, 2022
40/51 with a little help from the comments :)
Bletsch
+1
Level 70
May 13, 2022
According to C T Onions's dictionary, a bot is "a parasitic worm or maggot." I don't think that's embryonic, but maybe it fails on some other criterion.

A horse of a certain color could be called a bay.

A cur is not a breed of dog--it is a dog that lacks breeding, no?

Anyway, thanks again for a fun quiz.

Bletsch
+2
Level 70
May 13, 2022
Also I agree on dabs. My dad used to tell me about how he'd catch dabs when he was a poor kid, trying to put food on the table.
Scaro88
+2
Level 78
May 31, 2022
Dzo??
Shambles84
+1
Level 46
Aug 5, 2022
Wow 😲 this quiz is harder than you think still got 4/5 points though cause it's just how I do things around these parts like a macdaddysoprano
HollieTattyTeddy
+1
Level 44
Aug 25, 2022
add nit
Quibbler123
+1
Level 28
Sep 17, 2022
I feel like an idiot not getting fox and bat! I also remembered dog and cat with about fifteen seconds to spare XD
feliciavocado
+1
Level 42
Oct 3, 2022
*gets moa but not rat*
Pookminstamum
+1
Level 64
Nov 17, 2022
I did ok consid. I keep falling 😴 today

peaceful site

Gumbledalf
+3
Level 74
Dec 11, 2022
How about ara? It's another name for macaw, which are referred to as aras in almost all other European languages
zachazach
+2
Level 40
Jan 6, 2023
the fact that people called an animal "fry' is funny because I love fries.
Nathaniel
+2
Level 75
Feb 19, 2023
Why is fry before fly?
LITTLEWINSTON
+1
Level 55
Apr 20, 2023
I think Alligator should be an accepted answer.
protector441
+1
Level 48
Aug 19, 2023
10/51, 49 percentile, not bad, probably it is as difficult for everyone
CamelSupplier
+2
Level 26
Nov 14, 2023
you missed Olm (small blind cave salamander)
TheQuizPerson
+2
Level 55
Jan 27, 2024
You forgot olm!
BuckyBarnes89
+1
Level 23
Feb 2, 2024
What about nit

:(

rollercoaster
+1
Level 24
Mar 2, 2024
I only got cat, dog, hen, and kid. :(
CosmicCalamity
+1
Level 73
May 10, 2024
That's pathetic.
CosmicCalamity
+1
Level 73
May 10, 2024
ARCTIC sea bird, not artic.
spoolygoo
+2
Level 77
Jun 25, 2024
Nice quiz but for the alphabet's sake, reverse Fly and Fry.
BadAssNBAKid
+1
Level 24
Oct 15, 2024
how come this mother f***er includes kid but not man?!!
Ar3s
+1
Level 39
Dec 5, 2024
Baby goats are referred to as "kids"
Dougnut
+1
Level 53
Mar 8, 2025
Man is a male human. Why isn’t it there?
CatPotato715
+1
Level 66
May 15, 2025
read the description.
TurkeyCookTime
+1
Level 83
May 5, 2025
The quiz is missing Olm
RockyVII
+1
Level 55
May 22, 2025
Rae = ewe

Roe = fish eggs

Man = duh

Kid = baby goat

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