View Full Version : 3 letter words to enable in search?


Geoff
02-06-2008, 10:59
The forum search facility doesn't allow (due to potential strain on server) you to search for words of less than 4 characters, for example "gym" or "BMW". This is obviously frustrating but there's some good news, we can maintain a list of commonly searched 3 letter words which will be allowed.

Please reply back here with any 3 letter words that you think would be useful to add to the "allowed" list, I already added "gym" and "BMW" by the way! I can't promise to add all of them, otherwise we'll be back at square one, but I'll do my best. :)

mholey
02-06-2008, 11:14
I had a 2 letter one annoy me the other day. Can you get PC in? It's a common as hell word with more than one meaning.

Sheff_Tutor
02-06-2008, 11:21
Traveling in sheffield:
cab, bus,

sheffield social and arts:
ART, ZOO, RUM, JAM, MAP, PIE

Random words:
PIG, SKY, TAG

There's a big list here: http://www.yak.net/kablooey/scrabble/3letterwords.html

I was thinking of PC too, but most of these you can just add an extra word like PC Computer, or Zoo Animal, Rum Drink, etc. Athough it wont always pull up the same list

Geoff
02-06-2008, 12:17
Hi guys, a couple of posts have been removed from this thread - they were helpful but not what I was after - I'm after specific 3 letter (not 2) words that you think would be useful for the search facility to accept. I am *not* looking for long lists, just some common words that you personally would like (remember, 3 letter not 2!). Cheers :)

cgksheff
02-06-2008, 12:27
Scc
Vat
Tax

Col2k5
02-06-2008, 13:19
PSP
PS3
PS2
PS1
Wii
LCD

Dude111
02-06-2008, 19:44
All you do is use * (star) and it works fine Geoff :)

cgksheff
06-06-2008, 08:21
Man and Van would appear to be recurrent searches.

metalman
06-06-2008, 09:48
Mac would be another good one.

alkatraz
06-06-2008, 09:56
How about this (honestly hand-picked) selection:

dns
bbc
bsd
dos
aes
atm
pop
bit
bps
cat
dog
cdr
cgi
cli
cps
dac
adc
des
dev
diy
dll
dri
drm
dsl
dsn
dvd
dvi
dvr
eap
eec
ecc
elf
eol
fpu
fsb
mhz
ghz
khz
thz
ftp
gnu
gui
hal
hdd
hci
hid
htm
ibm
ide
isp
jdk
jsp
jvm
kde
lan
led
lvm
lun
lib
lsi
lvd
mac
mib
nas
nat
nic
ntp
osi
oop
pdf
php
png
ppc
ps2
poe
pci
qos
rfc
rdp
vnc
sip
ssl
smb
spf
ssh
tcl
tcp
ttl
tty
uml
ups
usr
var
vax
vga
wep
wpa
www
wol
wav
wap
wma
wmv
xml
xdm
y2k
ufz
zfs
ext
xfs

Draggletail
06-06-2008, 10:18
I wonder if anyone has ever tried to find god on the forum? ;)

DaFoot
06-06-2008, 10:22
360 (as in xbox 360)

Col2k5
05-11-2008, 15:03
Why didn't this get implemented .. ?

Col ..

Ghozer
05-11-2008, 15:13
Why didn't this get implemented .. ?

Col ..

Why? what you wanting to search for?

Col2k5
05-11-2008, 15:22
I like searching for consoles or games so

PS3
Wii
PSP

and so on ...

Col ..

kenthack
05-11-2008, 19:12
like said use * at the end of the word and itll find it

max
05-11-2008, 19:15
Either that or use google and put in site:sheffieldforum.co.uk along with your search term.