More Two-Letter Word Strategy
Two letter words can also turn a four-point word of all one-point letters into a 20-point play or more when you can hook three or four tiles at once. Even if you have the misfortune of having a fistful of consonants that include the Q, the Z, or both, you can still play these tiles by making either QI or ZA. There are no other two-letter words with Q or Z unless you rely on CSW, which includes words that are not in the OPSD6, such as ZE and ZO. Even with the extended word list of the CSW, there are no more 2 letter words with Q, so QI is it!
If you have two Vs in your rack, you’re still stuck because there are no two letter words with V accepted in Scrabble. If you have all vowels, however, you can make AA, AI, OE, and if you count Y, AY. All of these can get excess vowels out of your rack and let you restore some rack balance. With the tactical use of triple and double squares, you could even score about 15 points, which is much better than swapping tiles for zero. Using your knowledge of 2 letter words with Q could even yield 66 points if you’re extremely lucky!
In fact, your skill with 2 letter words is more important than having a large vocabulary. Many esoteric words require scarce letters, often multiples of such. You won’t be able to make BACCHIC if any of the three Cs are played already unless you have at least one blank tile.
Only one of the 2 letter words uses no vowels: SH. If you use CWS as well as the OSPD6, then you can make words like CH, KY, NY, ST, and FY. That leaves 121 other words that use a vowel, and we all know that vowel tiles are the most common, with nine As, 12 Es, nine Is, eight Os, and four Us.
Speaking of Us, knowing how to get rid of them is another great skill to have in these word games. When it comes to two letter words with Q, you have QI, but you also have QAT, QOPH, QINTAR, QINDAR, QAID, and 10 others to use if you get stuck with a Q and have already ditched your U or Us. Just remember, however, that the Official Tournament and Club Word List, or OTCWL, is no longer applicable for games like Scrabble and Words With Friends. It was superseded two years ago by the NASPA Word List.
Knowing that there are no two-letter words with V is a good first step. So is knowing 2 letter words with Q boil down simply to QI. If you want to be a great word game player, know and memorize the list of two-letter words. They can be the difference between a win and a loss, particularly if your opponent doesn’t know that there are no 2 letter words with V. If your opponent plays such a word, you can challenge and either resurrect a losing game or put a game where you are slightly ahead away with a well-placed bingo or single letter X.
Two-Letter words are a must-know for any serious word game lover! They may be short, but two-letter words are great TO use when you are in a bind. A well-placed two-letter word like ZA or QI can earn you up to 33 points in Scrabble or Words With Friends!
This is a list of all 2 letter words. We have 135 words in this word list.
Filter Your Word List
Use the letter filter below, word search, or word finder to narrow down your 2 letter words. There are 135 words in this word list, so narrowing it down might be a good idea.
2-Letter Words List
Take a look at the list of popular Two letter words starting with H below. They are valid in most word scramble games, including Scrabble and Words With Friends.
- ha
- he
- ho
- hi
- hm
Two-Letter Words : FAQs
How Many 2 Letters Words Are There?
In the Scrabble US word list, there are 107 two-letter words! That gives you a lot of options to sneak IN with a massive point maker. The Scrabble UK word list has a few more words with two letters than the Scrabble US word list. I will list them below:
- CH
- DA
- DI
- EA
- EE
- GU
- FY
- GI
- IO
- JA
- KO
- KY
- OU
- PO
- NY
- OB
- OO
- TE
- ST
- UR
- UG
- YU
- ZO
What are the Highest-Scoring Scrabble Words With Two Letters?
Who would ever think that two-letters could be so powerful? Any one of the below words have the potention to give you a 30+ point boost to help you dominate your competition!
- QI(11 points)
(Noun) the circulating life force whose existence and properties are the basis of much Chinese philosophy and medicine.
- ZA (11 points)
(Noun) an old solfeggio name for B flat; the seventh harmonic, as heard in the or aeolian string; — so called by Tartini. It was long considered a false, but is the true note of the chord of the flat seventh. (Webster Dictionary)
- ZO (11 points)
(Noun) An indigenous people of Burma.
Are There Any Two-Letter V words In Scrabble or Words With Friends?
No, there are no two-letter V words In Scrabble. In Words With Friends, however, VU is a valid word worth 7 points.
Are There Any Two-Letter C words?
There is only one 2 letter word starting with C. It is ch, which is an abbreviation of chain. It is a unit of measurement that equals 22 yards.
Is IR a Scrabble Word?
Nope, IR is not a known Scrabble Word
Is GA a Scrabble Word?
Nope, GA is not a known Scrabble Word, either.
Is ET a Scrabble Word?
YES! ET is a known Scrabble Word. It is worth 2 points and it means: Eastern Time or an abbreviation of Ethyl.
What Are Some of the Most Common 2 Letter Words?
These are the most common and most frequently used two-letter words, ordered most used to least used. I don’t know if I could complete a thought without using at least one word with two letters!
Here are the top 26 most common two-letter words
- of
- to
- in
- is
- on
- by
- it
- or
- be
- at
- as
- an
- we
- us
- if
- my
- do
- no
- he
- up
- so
- pm
- am
- me
- re
- go
Can You Make a Three Letter Word From A Two-Letter?
Many 2-letter words can be changed to 3-letters by added an extra letter, like so:
- it = its
- as = ask
- ad = ads
- ab = abs
- fa = fat
If you have a wildcard (blank tile) in your rack, along with your 2-letter word, try to convert it to a three-letter word and earn extra points!
Word Dictionaries, Word Lists, and Lexicons
Each word game uses its own dictionary. These word game dictionaries also work for other popular word games, such as, the Daily Jumble, Text Twist, Word Cookies, and other word puzzle games. We also have a Word Unscrambler for each word puzzle game.
These are the Word Lists we have:
- «All» contains an extremely large list of words from all sources.
- Scrabble US — NWL — contains Scrabble words from the NASPA word list, formerly TWL (USA, Canada and Thailand)
- Scrabble UK — CSW — contains Scrabble words from the Collins Scrabble Words, formerly SOWPODS (All countries except listed above)
- Words With Friends — WWF — contains Words With Friends words from the ENABLE word list
2 Letter Words! In this lesson, you will learn a list of common words that have 2 letters in English with example sentences and ESL pictures to help you enhance your vocabulary words.
List of 2 Letter Words
- al
- am
- an
- ar
- as
- at
- aw
- ax
- ay
- ba
- be
- bi
- bo
- by
- ch
- da
- de
- do
- ed
- ef
- eh
- el
- em
- en
- er
- es
- et
- ew
- ex
- fa
- fe
- gi
- go
- ha
- he
- hi
- hm
- ho
- id
- if
- in
- is
- it
- jo
- ka
- ki
- la
- li
- lo
- ma
- me
- mi
- mm
- mo
- mu
- my
- na
- ne
- no
- nu
- od
- oe
- of
- oh
- oi
- om
- on
- op
- or
- os
- ow
- ox
- oy
- pa
- pe
- pi
- po
- qi
- re
- sh
- si
- so
- ta
- te
- ti
- to
- uh
- um
- un
- up
- us
- ut
- vu
- we
- wo
- xi
- xu
- ya
- ye
- yo
- za
Common 2 Letter Words with Examples
- I am caught between the devil and the deep blue sea.
- Learning is an ornament in prosperity, a refuge in adversity, and a provision in old age.
- As the touchstone tries gold, so gold tries man.
- Dogs that bark at a distance bite not at hand.
- He who lives near the woods is not frightened by owls.
- Maybe teenagers aren’t as clueless as everyone thought, eh?
- The children are spending the weekend with my ex and his new wife.
- Scrambled. Please. Hm, no, I think I want sunny side – up.
- If you lie upon roses when young, you’ll lie upon thorns when old.
- The more women look in their glass, the less they look to their house.
- Wisdom is a good purchase though we pay dearly for it.
- The way to win an atomic war is to make certain it never starts.
- He strummed his guitar when he talked to me.
- Take away my good name and take away my life.
- Oh, you’ve got a lot of candies! Will you split with us?
- Diseases come on horseback but go away on foot.
- In every rank, great or small, ‘Tis industry supports us all.
- Venture a small fish to catch a great one.
- You know, but uh, he was like, Burton Woods, dead ahead.
- Want of care does us more damage than want of knowledge.
- Wisdom is a good purchase though we pay dearly for it.
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Many word games do not give words with two letters the attention they deserve. A two-letter scramble puzzle is not much of a challenge. However, both Scrabble and Words with Friends allow moves with only two letters. These short words can come in handy later in the game as you try to score those last few points.
The WordFinderX Guide to 2-Letter Words
Knowing some 2 letter words with difficult consonants like XI, QI and OX can also help you clear your rack. These unusual words will increase your score because they incorporate a high-value letter. Although most players focus on the longest words possible, serious Scrabble players know the strategic value of words with two letters.
The Most Popular Two-Letter Words
Two-Letter Prepositions
TO, BY, OF, ON, IN, AT. These short words are not worth much in Scrabble, but they show up in all sorts of sentences.
Two-Letter Pronouns
IT, US, HE, WE. These short words serve as both subjects and objects.
Two-Letter Verbs
BE, DO. These words are the basic building blocks of storytelling.
Two-Letter Conjunctions
SO, IF, AS, OR. These common short words introduce and connect phrases and clauses.
Page 1: ER, ME, AL, IN, on, no, Be, to, ay, AR, MA, en, CA, OR, la, Ta, Na, ch, ab, ad, sh, MO, NE, DE, AN, BA, Es, ap, go, re, ae, el, et, op, Ka, at, hi, AS, US, Ag, AM, os, em, HA, up, lo, CO, UN, li, and pe
| Word | Length | Consonants | Vowels | Syllables | Origin | Favourite |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ER | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| ME | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| AL | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| IN | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| On | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Middle English | |
| No | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Middle English | |
| Be | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| To | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Middle English | |
| Ay | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Old Turkic | |
| AR | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| MA | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| En | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Latin | |
| CA | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| OR | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| La | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Latin | |
| Ta | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Na | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Latin | |
| Ch | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | Old English | |
| Ab | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Persian | |
| Ad | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Latin | |
| Sh | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | ||
| MO | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| NE | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| DE | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| AN | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| BA | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Es | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Ap | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Latin | |
| Go | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Middle English | |
| Re | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Latin | |
| Ae | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | Middle English | |
| El | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Latin | |
| Et | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Proto Indo European | |
| Op | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Dutch | |
| Ka | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| At | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Middle English | |
| Hi | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Proto Albanian | |
| AS | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| US | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Ag | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Latin | |
| AM | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Os | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Latin | |
| Em | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Old Portuguese | |
| HA | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Up | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Old English | |
| Lo | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Middle English | |
| CO | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| UN | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Li | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Mandarin | |
| Pe | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Proto Semitic |
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