2 Letter Words
The complete list of 313 2-letter English words in the WordFinderHQ dictionary — free to browse, perfect for Scrabble, Words With Friends, crosswords and anagrams.
Why 2-letter words are Scrabble's secret weapon
Two-letter words are the most powerful list in Scrabble. They let you play in cramped board spaces, lay tiles parallel to existing words to score in two directions at once, and hook a single letter onto a long word to score both plays together. Tournament players memorize this list first — everything else is built on it.
Stuck with a Q, X or Z and nowhere to go? Short words are the escape hatch: hz (14), fx (12), az (11), eq (11), jc (11) turn problem tiles into instant points. Even a humble vowel dump like aa keeps your rack balanced for the next bingo attempt.
Browse the full list of 313 two-letter words below. Drill a few each day, then test yourself with our word unscrambler — enter any two letters and see every legal play.
All 313 2-letter words
- aa
- ab
- ac
- ad
- ae
- af
- ag
- ah
- ai
- ak
- al
- am
- an
- ap
- ar
- as
- at
- au
- av
- aw
- ax
- ay
- az
- ba
- bb
- bc
- be
- bi
- bk
- bo
- bp
- br
- bs
- bt
- by
- ca
- cb
- cc
- ce
- cf
- ch
- ci
- cl
- cm
- co
- cp
- cr
- cs
- ct
- cu
- cv
- da
- db
- dc
- dd
- de
- di
- dj
- dl
- dm
- do
- dp
- dr
- ds
- dt
- du
- dv
- ea
- ec
- ed
- ee
- ef
- eg
- eh
- el
- em
- en
- ep
- eq
- er
- es
- et
- eu
- ex
- fa
- fc
- fe
- ff
- fg
- fi
- fl
- fr
- fs
- ft
- fw
- fx
- fy
- ga
- gb
- gc
- ge
- gi
- gm
- go
- gp
- gr
- gs
- gt
- ha
- hb
- hd
- he
- hi
- hm
- ho
- hp
- hs
- ht
- hz
- ia
- ic
- id
- ie
- if
- il
- im
- in
- ip
- ir
- is
- it
- iv
- ja
- jc
- jd
- je
- jo
- jp
- jr
- ka
- kb
- kg
- ki
- km
- ks
- ky
- la
- lb
- lc
- ld
- le
- lg
- li
- ll
- ln
- lo
- lp
- ls
- lt
- ma
- mb
- mc
- md
- me
- mf
- mg
- mi
- ml
- mm
- mn
- mo
- mp
- mr
- ms
- mt
- mu
- mw
- mx
- my
- na
- nb
- nc
- nd
- ne
- ng
- nh
- ni
- nj
- nl
- nm
- nn
- no
- np
- nr
- ns
- nt
- nu
- nv
- nw
- ny
- nz
- od
- oe
- of
- oh
- oi
- ok
- om
- on
- oo
- op
- or
- os
- ot
- ou
- ow
- ox
- oy
- oz
- pa
- pb
- pd
- pe
- pg
- ph
- pi
- pl
- pm
- po
- pp
- ps
- pt
- qa
- qi
- ra
- rc
- rd
- re
- rf
- rh
- ri
- rm
- rr
- rs
- rt
- rv
- rw
- rx
- sa
- sb
- sc
- sd
- se
- sf
- sg
- sh
- si
- sl
- sm
- so
- sp
- sr
- ss
- st
- su
- sw
- ta
- tc
- td
- te
- th
- ti
- tm
- tn
- to
- tr
- ts
- tt
- tu
- tx
- uc
- uh
- uk
- um
- un
- up
- ur
- us
- ut
- uv
- va
- vb
- ve
- vi
- vs
- vt
- wa
- we
- wi
- wo
- ws
- wv
- wy
- xi
- xl
- xp
- xu
- ya
- ye
- yn
- yo
- yr
- za
2-Letter Words by Starting Letter
How our 313 2-letter words split across the alphabet — useful for spotting where the vocabulary (and the Scrabble options) cluster:
| Starting letter | Word count |
|---|---|
| A | 23 |
| B | 12 |
| C | 16 |
| D | 16 |
| E | 17 |
| F | 13 |
| G | 11 |
| H | 11 |
| I | 13 |
| J | 7 |
| K | 7 |
| L | 13 |
| M | 20 |
| N | 22 |
| O | 18 |
| P | 13 |
| Q | 2 |
| R | 14 |
| S | 18 |
| T | 14 |
| U | 10 |
| V | 6 |
| W | 7 |
| X | 4 |
| Y | 5 |
| Z | 1 |
Frequently Asked Questions
How many 2-letter words are in this list?
Our dictionary contains 313 2-letter English words. Official tournament Scrabble lists contain just over a hundred; this curated list also includes common abbreviations players actually use.
What is the highest-scoring 2-letter Scrabble word?
hz at 14 points, followed by fx and az. High-tile two-letter words are how experts dump a Q or Z without wasting a turn.
How do I memorize 2-letter words?
Group them by first letter and learn five at a time, then quiz yourself with the word unscrambler. Start with the high-value hooks — J, Q, X and Z words — since those decide close games.
Are 2-letter words allowed in Words With Friends?
Yes. The words are the same; only the letter scores differ, which our Words With Friends cheat handles automatically.