Why use a 3-digit Major System?

Fewer images. A thousand digits take 334 three-digit images instead of 500 two-digit ones, so a palace holds more and each sheet goes faster. The cost is learning 1,000 words instead of 100, which takes months.

Should I learn the 2-digit list first?

Yes. The two-digit list teaches the sounds and gets you training straight away; most athletes only build a three-digit list once 00–99 is automatic, and many keep their two-digit words inside the new ones.

Do I need all 1,000 words before I start?

No. Convert and Practice work with whatever you have filled in, so you can build a hundred at a time and use each one as it is done.

Is the 3-digit Major System builder free?

Yes. You can build, convert and drill a list without an account. Signing in lets you save named lists and come back to them.

3-Digit Major System Builder

Build a word for every number from 000 to 999, a hundred at a time, then practise it until three digits come back as one image.

New to this? Read the major system guide →Still on two digits? Build your 00–99 list first →

One row per item: number, word.

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000

s/z/c · s/z/c · s/z/c

001

s/z/c · s/z/c · t/d/th

002

s/z/c · s/z/c · n

003

s/z/c · s/z/c · m

004

s/z/c · s/z/c · r

005

s/z/c · s/z/c · l

006

s/z/c · s/z/c · j/sh/ch/g

007

s/z/c · s/z/c · k/c/g/q

008

s/z/c · s/z/c · f/v

009

s/z/c · s/z/c · p/b

010

s/z/c · t/d/th · s/z/c

011

s/z/c · t/d/th · t/d/th

012

s/z/c · t/d/th · n

013

s/z/c · t/d/th · m

014

s/z/c · t/d/th · r

015

s/z/c · t/d/th · l

016

s/z/c · t/d/th · j/sh/ch/g

017

s/z/c · t/d/th · k/c/g/q

018

s/z/c · t/d/th · f/v

019

s/z/c · t/d/th · p/b

020

s/z/c · n · s/z/c

021

s/z/c · n · t/d/th

022

s/z/c · n · n

023

s/z/c · n · m

024

s/z/c · n · r

025

s/z/c · n · l

026

s/z/c · n · j/sh/ch/g

027

s/z/c · n · k/c/g/q

028

s/z/c · n · f/v

029

s/z/c · n · p/b

030

s/z/c · m · s/z/c

031

s/z/c · m · t/d/th

032

s/z/c · m · n

033

s/z/c · m · m

034

s/z/c · m · r

035

s/z/c · m · l

036

s/z/c · m · j/sh/ch/g

037

s/z/c · m · k/c/g/q

038

s/z/c · m · f/v

039

s/z/c · m · p/b

040

s/z/c · r · s/z/c

041

s/z/c · r · t/d/th

042

s/z/c · r · n

043

s/z/c · r · m

044

s/z/c · r · r

045

s/z/c · r · l

046

s/z/c · r · j/sh/ch/g

047

s/z/c · r · k/c/g/q

048

s/z/c · r · f/v

049

s/z/c · r · p/b

050

s/z/c · l · s/z/c

051

s/z/c · l · t/d/th

052

s/z/c · l · n

053

s/z/c · l · m

054

s/z/c · l · r

055

s/z/c · l · l

056

s/z/c · l · j/sh/ch/g

057

s/z/c · l · k/c/g/q

058

s/z/c · l · f/v

059

s/z/c · l · p/b

060

s/z/c · j/sh/ch/g · s/z/c

061

s/z/c · j/sh/ch/g · t/d/th

062

s/z/c · j/sh/ch/g · n

063

s/z/c · j/sh/ch/g · m

064

s/z/c · j/sh/ch/g · r

065

s/z/c · j/sh/ch/g · l

066

s/z/c · j/sh/ch/g · j/sh/ch/g

067

s/z/c · j/sh/ch/g · k/c/g/q

068

s/z/c · j/sh/ch/g · f/v

069

s/z/c · j/sh/ch/g · p/b

070

s/z/c · k/c/g/q · s/z/c

071

s/z/c · k/c/g/q · t/d/th

072

s/z/c · k/c/g/q · n

073

s/z/c · k/c/g/q · m

074

s/z/c · k/c/g/q · r

075

s/z/c · k/c/g/q · l

076

s/z/c · k/c/g/q · j/sh/ch/g

077

s/z/c · k/c/g/q · k/c/g/q

078

s/z/c · k/c/g/q · f/v

079

s/z/c · k/c/g/q · p/b

080

s/z/c · f/v · s/z/c

081

s/z/c · f/v · t/d/th

082

s/z/c · f/v · n

083

s/z/c · f/v · m

084

s/z/c · f/v · r

085

s/z/c · f/v · l

086

s/z/c · f/v · j/sh/ch/g

087

s/z/c · f/v · k/c/g/q

088

s/z/c · f/v · f/v

089

s/z/c · f/v · p/b

090

s/z/c · p/b · s/z/c

091

s/z/c · p/b · t/d/th

092

s/z/c · p/b · n

093

s/z/c · p/b · m

094

s/z/c · p/b · r

095

s/z/c · p/b · l

096

s/z/c · p/b · j/sh/ch/g

097

s/z/c · p/b · k/c/g/q

098

s/z/c · p/b · f/v

099

s/z/c · p/b · p/b

How to use the 3-digit Major System builder

The three-digit Major System uses the same sounds as the two-digit one, three at a time, so every number from 000 to 999 becomes a single word: 314 is M + T + R, so “meter”; 159 is T + L + P, so “tulip”; 265 is N + J + L, so “angel”. Each image then carries three digits instead of two, which is why many top numbers athletes switch to it once their two-digit list is automatic.

Pick a hundred, such as 300–399, and fill in a word for each number using the three sounds shown beside it. Vowels, and the letters w, h and y, don't count, so they're free to fill the gaps.
Three consonants make longer words, so names and short phrases are fair. Choose ones you can picture clearly: concrete objects and people beat abstract ideas.
Use the Convert tab to turn a long digit string into your words, three digits at a time.
Drill your list in the Practice tab: it shows numbers in random order from whatever you have filled, you answer, then check yourself against your own word.

Frequently asked questions

Why use a 3-digit Major System?: Fewer images. A thousand digits take 334 three-digit images instead of 500 two-digit ones, so a palace holds more and each sheet goes faster. The cost is learning 1,000 words instead of 100, which takes months.
Should I learn the 2-digit list first?: Yes. The two-digit list teaches the sounds and gets you training straight away; most athletes only build a three-digit list once 00–99 is automatic, and many keep their two-digit words inside the new ones.
Do I need all 1,000 words before I start?: No. Convert and Practice work with whatever you have filled in, so you can build a hundred at a time and use each one as it is done.
Is the 3-digit Major System builder free?: Yes. You can build, convert and drill a list without an account. Signing in lets you save named lists and come back to them.

New to the method? Read the Major System guide and build your two-digit list first, then put the three-digit one to work in Speed Numbers.