2-letter words

The ENABLE word list has 96 two-letter words. 95 of them are common in everyday English, such as TO, OF, IN and IS. The highest-scoring is EX, worth 9 points in Scrabble letter values.

Words
96
Common words
95
Top score
9 (EX)

Search all 2-letter words in the unscrambler

The words

Starting with A 16

aa2 ab4 ad3 ae2ag3ah5ai2 al2am4an2ar2 as2 at2 aw5ax9ay5

Starting with B 5

ba4be4 bi4bo4by7

Starting with D 2

de3do3

Starting with E 10

ed3ef5eh5el2 em4 en2 er2es2et2ex9

Starting with F 1

fa5

Starting with G 1

go3

Starting with H 5

ha5he5 hi5 hm7 ho5

Starting with I 5

id3 if5in2 is2it2

Starting with J 1

jo9

Starting with K 1

ka6

Starting with L 3

la2 li2 lo2

Starting with M 7

ma4 me4mi4 mm6 mo4 mu4 my7

Starting with N 4

na2ne2no2 nu2

Starting with O 12

od3oe2of5oh5om4on2 op4or2os2 ow5ox9oy5

Starting with P 3

Starting with R 1

re2

Starting with S 3

sh5si2 so2

Starting with T 3

ta2ti2 to2

Starting with U 6

uh5um4un2up4 us2ut2

Starting with W 2

we5wo5

Starting with X 2

xi9 xu9

Starting with Y 3

ya5ye5yo5

Highest-scoring words

Scored with Scrabble letter values, before bonus squares.

ex9 xi9 jo9ox9ax9xu9by7 my7hm7 mm6

Questions

How many 2-letter words are there?

There are 96 2-letter words in the ENABLE word list. 95 of them are in everyday use.

What is the highest-scoring 2-letter word?

EX, XI and JO score 9, 9 and 9 points with Scrabble letter values, before any bonus squares.

Why are two-letter words useful?

They let you play a tile alongside words already on the board, scoring in two directions at once. Knowing them all is one of the quickest ways to improve at word games.