Guide
Two-letter words: the full list and how to use them
Two-letter words are the smallest building blocks of any crossword-style word game. Here is every one the Wordtide board accepts, how to remember them, and how to use them to score in cramped spots.
There are 96 two-letter words in the English world, each with its tile points beside it. Learning them is the quickest way to improve: a two-letter word fits almost anywhere. See also the full two-letter words page.
All two-letter words
- AA2
- AB4
- AD3
- AE2
- AG3
- AH4
- AI2
- AL2
- AM4
- AN2
- AR2
- AS2
- AT2
- AW5
- AX8
- AY4
- BA4
- BE4
- BI4
- BO4
- BY6
- DE3
- DO3
- ED3
- EF5
- EH4
- EL2
- EM4
- EN2
- ER2
- ES2
- ET2
- EX8
- FA5
- GO3
- HA4
- HE4
- HI4
- HM6
- HO4
- ID3
- IF5
- IN2
- IS2
- IT2
- JO10
- KA5
- LA2
- LI2
- LO2
- MA4
- ME4
- MI4
- MM6
- MO4
- MU5
- MY6
- NA2
- NE2
- NO2
- NU3
- OD3
- OE2
- OF5
- OH4
- OM4
- ON2
- OP4
- OR2
- OS2
- OW5
- OX8
- OY4
- PA4
- PE4
- PI4
- RE2
- SH4
- SI2
- SO2
- TA2
- TI2
- TO2
- UH5
- UM5
- UN3
- UP5
- US3
- UT3
- WE5
- WO5
- XI8
- XU9
- YA4
- YE4
- YO4
Remember them by vowel
Most two-letter words hold a vowel, so group them by it. Words with two vowels appear under each.
A: AA, AB, AD, AE, AG, AH, AI, AL, AM, AN, AR, AS, AT, AW, AX, AY, BA, FA, HA, KA, LA, MA, NA, PA, TA, YA
E: AE, BE, DE, ED, EF, EH, EL, EM, EN, ER, ES, ET, EX, HE, ME, NE, OE, PE, RE, WE, YE
I: AI, BI, HI, ID, IF, IN, IS, IT, LI, MI, PI, SI, TI, XI
O: BO, DO, GO, HO, JO, LO, MO, NO, OD, OE, OF, OH, OM, ON, OP, OR, OS, OW, OX, OY, SO, TO, WO, YO
U: MU, NU, UH, UM, UN, UP, US, UT, XU
The no-vowel ones
These need no vowel at all, which makes them useful when your rack is mostly consonants: BY, HM, MM, MY, SH.
How to use them
Squeeze in. A tile next to an existing letter forms a two-letter word one way and your longer word the other. Score twice. One tile placed on a bonus square counts for both words it touches. Dump a letter. Awkward tiles such as J, K or X are easier to shed with a short word. For the technique in action, read word game strategy for beginners.
More guides
- The few Q words that work without a U.
- Top scorers and short rack-savers for Z, X and J.
- Hooks, parallel plays and bonus squares explained.
- Techniques that turn jumbled letters into words.
- No-vowel words and vowel-heavy dumps.
- Six-letter stems that become 7-letter words.
- How to pick a free multiplayer word game, honestly.
Questions
How many two-letter words are valid?
The count is shown at the top of the list on this page. It comes straight from the dictionary the English board uses (ENABLE, a public-domain list, minus our blocklist), so every word listed is playable.
Why do two-letter words matter so much?
On a crowded board most open spots are one tile wide. A two-letter word lets you squeeze a tile in, form two words at once and score both, and often dump an awkward letter.
Is the list the same in every word game?
No. Each game picks its own dictionary, and lists differ at the edges. This page is correct for Wordtide's English world only.
Play these words on the shared board
Wordtide is a free word game on one endless board shared by players around the world. Build off anyone's words, claim bonus squares and grow your own island: no download, no sign-up. Every word on this page is valid in the English world.