Most Common English Words
A list of the 330 most common English words for everyday life, grouped into 15 topics — food, animals, family, jobs, colours and more. Every word has a meaning, an example sentence and audio. Learn the common words that matter most by sorting them into their category in the game.
Fruit
All fruit words →- apple
- banana
- orange
- grape
- watermelon
- strawberry
- pear
- peach
- lemon
- pineapple
- cherry
- mango
- kiwi
Animal
All animal words →- dog
- cat
- fish
- bird
- cow
- pig
- duck
- horse
- chicken
- sheep
- mouse
- bear
- lion
- rabbit
- tiger
- elephant
- monkey
- frog
- snake
- goat
- deer
- wolf
- fox
- turtle
Food
All food words →- rice
- bread
- noodle
- soup
- cake
- egg
- milk
- tea
- coffee
- water
- cheese
- sandwich
- pizza
- hamburger
- dumpling
- cookie
- juice
- butter
- meal
- breakfast
- lunch
- dinner
- candy
- chocolate
- ice cream
- salad
Airport
All airport words →- passport
- ticket
- flight
- gate
- luggage
- seat
- map
- hotel
- trip
- fly
- airport
- pilot
- suitcase
- visa
- departure
- arrival
- delay
- check-in
- security
- customs
- terminal
- boarding pass
- runway
- aisle
Body
All body words →- head
- hand
- foot
- eye
- ear
- nose
- mouth
- arm
- leg
- finger
- hair
- face
- body
- heart
- tooth
- tongue
- neck
- back
- knee
- shoulder
Weather
All weather words →- sun
- rain
- cloud
- snow
- wind
- sky
- hot
- cold
- warm
- cool
- sunny
- cloudy
- rainy
- windy
- snowy
- weather
- storm
- thunder
- lightning
- fog
- ice
- temperature
Sport
All sport words →- soccer
- basketball
- tennis
- swimming
- running
- football
- baseball
- volleyball
- badminton
- golf
- boxing
- skiing
- skating
- hockey
- yoga
- jogging
- cycling
- surfing
- diving
- climbing
- dancing
- jump
- kick
School
All school words →- pen
- pencil
- book
- notebook
- eraser
- ruler
- desk
- chair
- bag
- teacher
- student
- classroom
- homework
- exam
- lesson
- class
- school
- subject
- paper
- read
- write
- draw
- study
- question
- answer
- test
Home
All home words →- bed
- sofa
- table
- lamp
- door
- window
- kitchen
- bedroom
- bathroom
- wall
- floor
- key
- clock
- cup
- plate
- bowl
- spoon
- fork
- knife
- dish
- sink
- mirror
- fridge
- oven
- stove
- toilet
- shower
- towel
Transport
All transport words →- car
- bus
- train
- bike
- plane
- boat
- ship
- truck
- taxi
- motorcycle
- subway
- bicycle
- drive
- ride
- road
- street
- bridge
- station
- traffic
- driver
- wheel
- engine
Color
All color words →- red
- blue
- green
- yellow
- black
- white
- pink
- brown
- gray
- purple
- gold
Number
All number words →- zero
- one
- two
- three
- four
- five
- six
- seven
- eight
- nine
- ten
- eleven
- twelve
- thirteen
- fourteen
- fifteen
- sixteen
- seventeen
- eighteen
- nineteen
- twenty
- thirty
- forty
- fifty
- sixty
- seventy
Family
All family words →- mother
- father
- mom
- dad
- parent
- son
- daughter
- baby
- brother
- sister
- family
- child
- kid
- man
- woman
- boy
- girl
- friend
- husband
- wife
- grandmother
- doctor
- nurse
- chef
- farmer
- police officer
- firefighter
- waiter
- waitress
- singer
- dancer
- artist
- writer
- painter
- engineer
- lawyer
- dentist
- scientist
- actor
- actress
- reporter
- photographer
- mechanic
- soldier
Clothes
All clothes words →- shirt
- hat
- shoes
- pants
- dress
- skirt
- socks
- coat
- sweater
- shorts
- jeans
- cap
- boots
- glasses
- watch
- ring
- belt
- t-shirt
- sneakers
- tie
- jacket