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2 Letter Words

There are 96 two-letter words in the English dictionary, from AA to YO. The highest-scoring 2-letter word in Scrabble® is AX at 9 points. Use the list below for Wordle, Scrabble, Words With Friends and Wordscapes — every entry is a valid dictionary word with its Scrabble score.

Word list

A

  • aa2
  • ab4
  • ad3
  • ae2
  • ag3
  • ah5
  • ai2
  • al2
  • am4
  • an2
  • ar2
  • as2
  • at2
  • aw5
  • ax9
  • ay5

B

  • ba4
  • be4
  • bi4
  • bo4
  • by7

D

  • de3
  • do3

E

  • ed3
  • ef5
  • eh5
  • el2
  • em4
  • en2
  • er2
  • es2
  • et2
  • ex9

F

  • fa5

G

  • go3

H

  • ha5
  • he5
  • hi5
  • hm7
  • ho5

I

  • id3
  • if5
  • in2
  • is2
  • it2

J

  • jo9

K

  • ka6

L

  • la2
  • li2
  • lo2

M

  • ma4
  • me4
  • mi4
  • mm6
  • mo4
  • mu4
  • my7

N

  • na2
  • ne2
  • no2
  • nu2

O

  • od3
  • oe2
  • of5
  • oh5
  • om4
  • on2
  • op4
  • or2
  • os2
  • ow5
  • ox9
  • oy5

P

  • pa4
  • pe4
  • pi4

R

  • re2

S

  • sh5
  • si2
  • so2

T

  • ta2
  • ti2
  • to2

U

  • uh5
  • um4
  • un2
  • up4
  • us2
  • ut2

W

  • we5
  • wo5

X

  • xi9
  • xu9

Y

  • ya5
  • ye5
  • yo5

Point values shown are Scrabble® (letters only, before board bonuses). Browse deeper via the word-lists hub.

Highest-scoring word in this list

The single highest-scoring word here in Scrabble® is ax at 9 points (letters only, before board bonuses).

FAQs

How many 2-letter words are there?

There are 96 valid 2-letter words in the standard English dictionary we use here.

What is the highest-scoring 2-letter word in Scrabble?

AX scores 9 points on its letters alone (before any premium squares). Board bonuses can multiply that further.

Are all 2-letter words valid in Scrabble?

The words on this page are pulled from a standard English word list. UK Scrabble (Collins/SOWPODS) is more permissive than the North American TWL, so a small number of these may not be legal in TWL play.