2-Letter Words
There are 96 two-letter words in our dictionary; 61 of them are common words. This page shows the most common ones and the top scorers; the full list is split by letter below.
Type your own letters to find only the 2-letter words you can make, or leave it empty to open this list in the word finder.
Most common two-letter words
- by7 points
- my7 points
- he5 points
- if5 points
- of5 points
- oh5 points
- we5 points
- am4 points
- be4 points
- me4 points
- pi4 points
- up4 points
- do3 points
- go3 points
- an2 points
- as2 points
- at2 points
- in2 points
- is2 points
- it2 points
- no2 points
- on2 points
- or2 points
- re2 points
- so2 points
- to2 points
- us2 points
- ax9 points
- eh5 points
- ha5 points
- ho5 points
- em4 points
- id3 points
- ox9 points
- ah5 points
- hi5 points
- ma4 points
- mu4 points
- pa4 points
- ad3 points
- ex9 points
- ow5 points
- sh5 points
- uh5 points
- yo5 points
- mi4 points
- um4 points
- es2 points
- fa5 points
- ye5 points
- la2 points
- lo2 points
- nu2 points
- ti2 points
- er2 points
- ta2 points
- xi9 points
- ya5 points
- bi4 points
- om4 points
- en2 points
- jo9 points
- xu9 points
- ka6 points
- wo5 points
- pe4 points
- de3 points
- od3 points
- ai2 points
- et2 points
- ne2 points
- si2 points
- ut2 points
- hm7 points
- mm6 points
- aw5 points
- ay5 points
- ef5 points
- oy5 points
- ab4 points
- ba4 points
- bo4 points
- mo4 points
- op4 points
- ag3 points
- ed3 points
- aa2 points
- ae2 points
- al2 points
- ar2 points
- el2 points
- li2 points
- na2 points
- oe2 points
- os2 points
- un2 points
Highest-scoring two-letter words
- ax9 points
- ex9 points
- jo9 points
- ox9 points
- xi9 points
- xu9 points
- by7 points
- hm7 points
- my7 points
- ka6 points
- mm6 points
- ah5 points
- aw5 points
- ay5 points
- ef5 points
- eh5 points
- fa5 points
- ha5 points
- he5 points
- hi5 points
- ho5 points
- if5 points
- of5 points
- oh5 points
- ow5 points
- oy5 points
- sh5 points
- uh5 points
- we5 points
- wo5 points
- ya5 points
- ye5 points
- yo5 points
- ab4 points
- am4 points
- ba4 points
- be4 points
- bi4 points
- bo4 points
- em4 points
- ma4 points
- me4 points
- mi4 points
- mo4 points
- mu4 points
- om4 points
- op4 points
- pa4 points
- pe4 points
- pi4 points
All two-letter words by letter
Quick facts
- Total words: 96
- By usage: 40 very common, 21 common, 35 rare
Highest scoring (classic tiles)
- ax 9
- ex 9
- jo 9
- ox 9
- xi 9
- xu 9
- by 7
- hm 7
- my 7
- ka 6
Most common
- by
- my
- he
- if
- of
- oh
- we
- am
- be
- me
Definitions
- by (adverb)
- So as to pass a given point.
- he (noun)
- The 5th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- am (noun)
- The period between midnight and noon.
- be (verb)
- Have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun).
Our dictionary contains 96 two-letter words, and 61 of them are in everyday use. This hub shows the most common ones and the highest scorers, then links to the full set broken down by first letter, last letter and letter contained. The complete list is far too long to read on one page, so use the search box to filter it by your own letters or open a sub-list for the letter you care about.
How to use this page
If you are mid-game, enter your rack in the search box and press search; only two-letter words you can spell will appear. If you are studying, read the common words and the definitions, then follow the letter links for complete lists.
Tips
A rack with the wrong vowel balance rarely produces a long word. Roughly three vowels in seven tiles is ideal; more than four vowels or fewer than two makes two-letter words scarce. If your rack is unbalanced, consider playing a short word that dumps the surplus so you can draw into a better mix, rather than holding out for a long word that may never come. The common-words filter helps here, because everyday words tend to have sensible vowel patterns.
Questions
How many two-letter words are there?
Our dictionary has 96 two-letter words, of which 61 are common English words. The count comes from the public-domain ENABLE list, so it can differ slightly from the dictionary a particular game uses.
What is the highest-scoring word among the two-letter words?
AX scores 9 points with classic tile values, ignoring board multipliers. The full top ten is in the quick facts above; switch the tile set on the search tool if you play with different letter values.