NSA Club #3 Scrabble Vocabulary Lesson 17: B-, D-, G- and V- on Three-Letter Words

Revised: Wed Apr 23 15:08:30 EDT 2003

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All of Them

baal+ baas- baba+ dabs- gabs- baby- gaby- dace+ dado+ bads- dads- gads- baff+ daff+ gaff+ daft- gaga- gage+ dago+ bail+ vail+ gain+ vain- vair+ dais- bait+ gait+ gala+ bale+ dale+ gale+ vale+ ball+ gall+ bals- dals- gals- gama+ damp+ gamp+ vamp+ band+ bane+ gane- vane+ bani- gape+ barb+ darb+ garb+ bare+ dare+ barf+ bark+ dark+ barm+ bars- gars- vars- dart+ bash- dash- gash- bask+ gasp+ bass- bate+ date+ gate+ batt+ gave- bawl+ dawn+ bays- days- gays- bear+ dear+ gear+ beat+ beau+ deft- deke+ geld+ veld+ delf+ bell+ dell+ bels- dels- gels- deme+ gems- bend+ vend+ bens- dens- gens- vera- dere- berg+ beta+ geta+ beth+ ghat+ ghis- dhow+ bhut+ bice+ dice+ vice+ dick+ bids- gids- biff+ bilk+ bill+ dill+ gill+ vill+ gimp+ dink+ gink+ bins- dins- gins- dire- birk+ dirk+ bits- dits- gits- djin+ blab+ glad+ blam+ blat+ blaw+ bled- gled+ glee+ gleg- blet+ gley+ glib- blin- blip+ blob+ glob+ glop+ blot+ blow+ glow+ glug+ glum- gnaw+ gnus- boar+ boat+ doat+ goat+ bode+ bods- gods- does- goes- voes- boff+ doff+ boil+ bold+ gold+ bole+ dole+ vole+ doms- bone+ done- gone- dons- boot+ dope+ bops- bora+ bore+ dore- gore+ dors- bort+ dose+ dour- bout+ gout+ bowl+ down+ gown+ boxy- doxy- brad+ grad+ brag+ drag+ dram+ gram+ bran+ gran+ bras+ brat+ drat+ grat- braw+ draw+ bray+ dray+ gray+ bred- bree+ dree+ gree+ dreg+ drib+ grid+ brig+ grig+ brim+ grim- brin+ grin+ drip+ grip+ grot+ brow+ grow+ vrow+ drub+ grub+ grue+ drug+ drum+ grum- brut- vugh+ duke+ bump+ dump+ buns- duns- guns- dups- burd+ burn+ durn+ buts- guts- byes- dyes-

Categorized
Inflections of Shorter Words: baas- dabs- gabs- bads- dads- gads- bals- dals- gals- gane- bani- bars- gars- vars- bays- days- gays- bels- dels- gels- gems- bens- dens- gens- ghis- bids- gids- bins- dins- gins- bits- dits- gits- gnus- bods- gods- does- does- goes- voes- doms- done- gone- dons- bops- dors- bras+ buns- duns- guns- dups- buts- guts- byes- dyes-
Anatomy & Medicine: barf+ bill+ bled- boil+ bone+ brow+ burn+ daft- dose+ drug+ gall+ gasp+ gill+ gout+
Conflict: baff+ bait+ bane+ barb+ bash- beat+ biff+ bilk+ blam+ blow+ bout+ bump+ daff+ dare+ dirk+ drub+ gaff+ gash- gore+
Flora & Fauna: bark+ bass- bear+ birk+ blet+ boar+ bray+ bred- dace+ gama+ geld+ gled+ goat+ grub+ vole+
Food & Drink: baba+ barm+ blin- bowl+ bran+ bree+ brut- date+ dice+ dill+ dram+ dreg+
Garments: bare+ batt+ bice+ boot+ braw+ brim+ doff+ garb+ gear+ geta+ gown+ vair+
Geography & Geology: bend+ bole+ bort+ dale+ dell+ ghat+ gley+ gold+ grot+ vale+ veld+ vill+ vugh+
Law & Religion: baal+ bail+ bhut+ bode+ dais- deme+ djin+ doxy- gage+ vice+
Motion: dart+ dash- deke+ down+ drag+ draw+ dray+ gait+ gone- vail+
Music & the Arts: ball+ band+ beat+ bell+ blip+ drum+ gala+ glee+
Nautical: berg+ boat+ bora+ brig+ dhow+ gale+ grid+
Slang & Colloquialisms: blab+ blob+ boff+ dago+ dick+ dope+ drat+ durn+ glob+ glop+ glug+
People: baas- baby- beau+ bore+ brat+ burd+ dago+ dear+ dick+ drip+ duke+ gaby- gimp+ gink+ grad+ gran+ grig+ grip+ vamp+ vrow+
Other Common Words: bale+ bask+ bate+ bawl+ blot+ bold+ boxy- brag+ damp+ dark+ dawn+ deft- dire- dole+ dour- drib+ dump+ gaga- gain+ gape+ gate+ gave- glad+ glib- glow+ glum- gnaw+ gram+ gray+ grim- grin+ grow+ vain- vane+ vend+
Everything else: beta+ beth+ blat+ blaw+ brad+ brin+ dado+ darb+ delf+ dere- dink+ doat+ dore- dree+ gamp+ gleg- grat- gree+ grue+ grum- vera-
Not in OSPD Phonies:
SOWPODS: baft# gaid# gair# dalt# bant# dant# gant# vant# gare# vare# gart# bauk# bawn# baye# gean# geat# deek# deen# bego# vell# delt# bere# gere# berk# dern# vers# dich# vids# bink# ginn# vins# gios# vire# bish# gism# gjus# blad# blag# glam# blay# blee# glei# vlei# bley# glid# glit# goaf# boak# voar# boba# dobs# dods# goff# bohs# dohs# boke# gole# gons# booh# goor# doos# dops# bord# bors# vors# dort# bouk# gouk# doup# dout# dowl# gowl# dowt# drad# drap# gren# brod# drow# dsos# budo# bufo# buke# dule# gule# gump# gups# gurn# dzho# dzos#

+ takes an S; - does not take an S; * is not acceptable; # is only acceptable in SOWPODS.