Abbreviations used in dealing with Hot Wheels
Wheels:
| BW | Basic Wheels | SB | Sawblades |
| CT | Contruction Tires | SBCT | Sawblade Construction Tires |
| GLWW | Gold Laced Wire Wheels | SLWW | Silver Laced Wire Wheels |
| G3S | Gold Three Spokes | SUH | Super Ultra Hots |
| G5S | Gold Five Spokes | WLAMBO | Painted White Five Dot Lamborghini Wheels |
| G7S | Gold Seven Spokes | UH | Ultra Hots |
| GUH | Gold Ultra Hots | WWW | Wide White Walls |
| LAMBO | Five Dot Silver Lamboghini Wheels | 3S | Three Spokes |
| PC | Pro Circuit | 5S | Five Spokes |
| RL | Redlines | 7S | Seven Spokes |
| RR | Real Riders (rubber tires) |
Other Useful Abbreviations
| HW | Hot Wheels | AT& L | All Tune & Lube |
| MB | Matchbox | KB | Kay b Toys |
| TH | Treasure Hunt | TRU | Toys 'R' Us |
| LE | Limited Edition | KM | K-Mart |
| FE | First Editions | WM | Wal-Mart |
| HTF | Hard To Find | M | Mint |
| VHTF | Very Hard To Find | MOC | Mint On Card |
| RC | Racing Champions | MOMC | Mint On Mint Card |
| JL | Johnny Lightening | MIB | Mint In Box or Mint In Bag |
| VDK | Van De Kamp | BP | Blister Pack or Bubble Pack |
| WC | Winner's Circle |