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2-letter words

Two-letter words are the glue of any crossword board: they let you play alongside other words and score twice. Here is the complete list. There are 96 playable words with 2 letters in Wordtide's English dictionary. The highest-scoring is JO, worth 10 points.

  • AX8
  • BY6
  • MY6
  • IF5
  • OF5
  • UP5
  • WE5
  • AM4
  • BE4
  • EH4
  • EM4
  • HA4
  • HE4
  • HO4
  • ME4
  • OH4
  • PI4
  • DO3

Highest-scoring words with 2 letters

Points are Wordtide tile values before bonus squares. Rare letters pay most: J, Q and Z are worth 9, X is 7.

  • JO10
  • XU9
  • AX8
  • OX8
  • EX8
  • XI8
  • BY6
  • MY6
  • HM6
  • MM6
  • IF5
  • OF5

2-letter words starting with A (16)

  • AA2
  • AB4
  • AD3
  • AE2
  • AG3
  • AH4
  • AI2
  • AL2
  • AM4
  • AN2
  • AR2
  • AS2
  • AT2
  • AW5
  • AX8
  • AY4

2-letter words starting with B (5)

  • BA4
  • BE4
  • BI4
  • BO4
  • BY6

2-letter words starting with D (2)

  • DE3
  • DO3

2-letter words starting with E (10)

  • ED3
  • EF5
  • EH4
  • EL2
  • EM4
  • EN2
  • ER2
  • ES2
  • ET2
  • EX8

2-letter words starting with F (1)

  • FA5

2-letter words starting with G (1)

  • GO3

2-letter words starting with H (5)

  • HA4
  • HE4
  • HI4
  • HM6
  • HO4

2-letter words starting with I (5)

  • ID3
  • IF5
  • IN2
  • IS2
  • IT2

2-letter words starting with J (1)

  • JO10

2-letter words starting with K (1)

  • KA5

2-letter words starting with L (3)

  • LA2
  • LI2
  • LO2

2-letter words starting with M (7)

  • MA4
  • ME4
  • MI4
  • MM6
  • MO4
  • MU5
  • MY6

2-letter words starting with N (4)

  • NA2
  • NE2
  • NO2
  • NU3

2-letter words starting with O (12)

  • OD3
  • OE2
  • OF5
  • OH4
  • OM4
  • ON2
  • OP4
  • OR2
  • OS2
  • OW5
  • OX8
  • OY4

2-letter words starting with P (3)

  • PA4
  • PE4
  • PI4

2-letter words starting with R (1)

  • RE2

2-letter words starting with S (3)

  • SH4
  • SI2
  • SO2

2-letter words starting with T (3)

  • TA2
  • TI2
  • TO2

2-letter words starting with U (6)

  • UH5
  • UM5
  • UN3
  • UP5
  • US3
  • UT3

2-letter words starting with W (2)

  • WE5
  • WO5

2-letter words starting with X (2)

  • XI8
  • XU9

2-letter words starting with Y (3)

  • YA4
  • YE4
  • YO4

2-letter words with Q, Z, X, J and K

2-letter words with X (5)

  • AX8
  • EX8
  • OX8
  • XI8
  • XU9

2-letter words with J (1)

  • JO10

2-letter words with K (1)

  • KA5

Other lengths

High-value letters

Every word comes from the ENABLE public-domain word list that Wordtide's English board uses, with offensive words removed. Numbers next to a word are its points from our own letter values.

Questions

How many words are there with 2 letters?

Wordtide's English dictionary (the public-domain ENABLE list without offensive words) has 96 words with 2 letters, from 2 to 2 letters long.

What is the highest-scoring word with 2 letters?

JO, worth 10 points with Wordtide letter values before bonus squares. Close behind: XU (9), AX (8) and OX (8).

What are some common 2-letter words?

AX, BY, MY, IF, OF and UP. See the full 2-letter list on this page or browse all 2-letter words at wordtide.app/words/2-letter.

Can I play these words in Wordtide?

Yes. Every word listed is valid on Wordtide's English board, a free word game on one endless board shared by players worldwide. Play in the browser with no download or sign-up.

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.