3-letter words containing e
- ife — a town in SW Nigeria.
- ike — Dwight David ("Ike") 1890–1969, U.S. general and statesman: Chief of Staff 1945–48; 34th president of the U.S. 1953–61.
- ile — (obsolete) Ear of corn.
- ine — died after 726, king of Wessex (688–726)
- ipe — A type of wood of the genus Tabebuia, similar to teak, used for outdoor decking and furniture.
- ire — intense anger; wrath.
- ise — Interactive Software Engineering
- ive — (informal, nonstandard) Alternative form of I've.
- jee — Alternative spelling of gee.
- jeg — (machinery) Alternative form of jig.
- jeh — a female demon who was the companion of Angra Mainyu and was believed to have corrupted the female sex: sometimes considered the first woman.
- jel — (UK, slang) jealous.
- jen — a compassionate love for humanity or for the world as a whole.
- jer — Slavic Linguistics. either of two letters (ъ, ь) of the Cyrillic alphabet used, as in Old Church Slavonic, to indicate two short vowels, or, as in Russian, to indicate that the preceding consonant is hard or soft. Compare hard sign, soft sign.
- jes — Job Entry System
- jet — a compact black coal, susceptible of a high polish, used for making beads, jewelry, buttons, etc.
- jeu — a game.
- jew — one of a scattered group of people that traces its descent from the Biblical Hebrews or from postexilic adherents of Judaism; Israelite.
- joe — E(dward) Franklin, 1894–1962, U.S. sociologist.
- jre — Java Run-Time Environment
- jse — Johannesburg Stock Exchange
- jue — an ancient Chinese vessel for wine, having three high legs and a handle.
- kae — a jackdaw or jay
- kbe — Knight (Commander of the Order) of the British Empire
- kea — Keos.
- keb — Geb.
- ked — sheeptick.
- kee — Alternative form of kie.
- kef — a state of drowsy contentment, especially from the use of a narcotic.
- keg — a small cask or barrel, usually holding from 5 to 10 gallons (19 to 38 liters).
- ken — a male given name, form of Kendall or Kenneth.
- kep — to catch
- kes — (UK) the kestrel.
- ket — a member of an indigenous people of central Siberia, living in widely dispersed communities on tributaries of the Yenisei River, between 60° and 67° N latitude.
- kev — kilo-electronvolt
- kew — a part of Richmond, in Greater London, England: famous botanical gardens (Kew Gardens)
- kex — the dry, usually hollow stem or stalk of various plants, especially of large plants belonging to the parsley family, as cow parsnip or wild chervil.
- key — a small metal instrument specially cut to fit into a lock and move its bolt.
- kie — (UK, dialect, obsolete) kine; cows.
- kue — the letter Q
- kye — a private Korean-American banking club to which members pay contributions and from which they may take out loans, usually to start small businesses.
- lae — a seaport in E Papua New Guinea: used as a major supply base by the Japanese in World War II.
- lea — Homer, 1876–1912, U.S. soldier and author: adviser 1911–12 to Sun Yat-sen in China.
- leb — a person from Lebanon or of Lebanese origin
- lec — local exchange carrier
- led — simple past tense and past participle of lead1 .
- lee — Ann, 1736–84, British mystic: founder of Shaker sect in U.S.
- leg — either of the two lower limbs of a biped, as a human being, or any of the paired limbs of an animal, arthropod, etc., that support and move the body.
- lei — (in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- lek — a river in the central Netherlands, flowing W to the Meuse River; the N branch of the lower Rhine. 40 miles (64 km) long.