There are 106 two-letter words in our ENABLE-based list. QI and ZA score most, at 11 Scrabble points each. Every word below has a short meaning, so you know what you're playing.
Words
106
Best Scrabble score
qi (11 pts)
Most common
in, is, of
2-letter words (106)
in, 2 points
is, 2 points
of, 5 points
to, 2 points
an, 2 points
as, 2 points
at, 2 points
be, 4 points
by, 7 points
do, 3 points
go, 3 points
he, 5 points
if, 5 points
it, 2 points
me, 4 points
my, 7 points
no, 2 points
on, 2 points
or, 2 points
so, 2 points
up, 4 points
us, 2 points
we, 5 points
al, 2 points
am, 4 points
de, 3 points
hi, 5 points
la, 2 points
oh, 5 points
ok, 6 points
re, 2 points
aa, 2 points
ab, 4 points
ad, 3 points
ah, 5 points
ai, 2 points
ar, 2 points
aw, 5 points
ba, 4 points
bi, 4 points
bo, 4 points
ed, 3 points
eh, 5 points
el, 2 points
em, 4 points
en, 2 points
er, 2 points
et, 2 points
ex, 9 points
fa, 5 points
ha, 5 points
ho, 5 points
id, 3 points
jo, 9 points
li, 2 points
lo, 2 points
ma, 4 points
mi, 4 points
mm, 6 points
mo, 4 points
na, 2 points
ne, 2 points
op, 4 points
os, 2 points
pa, 4 points
si, 2 points
ta, 2 points
te, 2 points
uh, 5 points
um, 4 points
un, 2 points
xi, 9 points
ya, 5 points
ye, 5 points
yo, 5 points
ae, 2 points
ag, 3 points
ax, 9 points
ay, 5 points
ef, 5 points
es, 2 points
ew, 5 points
fe, 5 points
gi, 3 points
hm, 7 points
ka, 6 points
ki, 6 points
mu, 4 points
nu, 2 points
od, 3 points
oi, 2 points
om, 4 points
ow, 5 points
ox, 9 points
oy, 5 points
pe, 4 points
pi, 4 points
po, 4 points
qi, 11 points
sh, 5 points
ti, 2 points
ut, 2 points
wo, 5 points
xu, 9 points
za, 11 points
oe, 2 points
Every 2-letter word and what it means
A
AA
rough, broken lava (a Hawaiian word)
2 pts
AB
an abdominal muscle
4 pts
AD
an advertisement
3 pts
AE
one (Scots)
2 pts
AG
agriculture, as in "ag school"
3 pts
AH
a sound of surprise, relief or pleasure
5 pts
AI
a three-toed sloth
2 pts
AL
an East Indian tree, the Indian mulberry
2 pts
AM
a form of "be": I am
4 pts
AN
the article used before a vowel sound: an apple
2 pts
AR
the letter R
2 pts
AS
to the same degree; while
2 pts
AT
in or near a place or time
2 pts
AW
a sound of sympathy or mild disappointment
5 pts
AX
a chopping tool (US spelling of axe)
9 pts
AY
yes (also spelled aye)
5 pts
B
BA
in ancient Egyptian belief, the soul, shown as a bird
4 pts
BE
to exist
4 pts
BI
a bisexual person (informal)
4 pts
BO
a pal or buddy
4 pts
BY
near; through the work of
7 pts
D
DE
of or from, used in names
3 pts
DO
to carry out; also the first note of the scale
3 pts
E
ED
education, as in "driver's ed"
3 pts
EF
the letter F
5 pts
EH
a sound asking someone to agree or repeat
5 pts
EL
an elevated railway; also the letter L
2 pts
EM
the letter M; a printer's measure of width
4 pts
EN
the letter N; half an em
2 pts
ER
a sound of hesitation
2 pts
ES
the letter S
2 pts
ET
ate (dialect past tense of eat)
2 pts
EW
a sound of disgust
5 pts
EX
a former partner; also the letter X
9 pts
F
FA
the fourth note of the scale
5 pts
FE
a letter of the Hebrew alphabet (also pe)
5 pts
G
GI
the uniform worn for judo or karate
3 pts
GO
to move or travel; also a Japanese board game
3 pts
H
HA
a sound of surprise or triumph
5 pts
HE
that man or boy
5 pts
HI
a greeting
5 pts
HM
a sound of thinking (also hmm)
7 pts
HO
a call to get attention
5 pts
I
ID
the instinctive part of the mind, in Freud's theory
3 pts
IF
on condition that
5 pts
IN
inside
2 pts
IS
a form of "be": it is
2 pts
IT
that thing
2 pts
J
JO
a sweetheart (Scots)
9 pts
K
KA
in ancient Egyptian belief, a person's spiritual double
6 pts
KI
the life force in Chinese thought (also qi)
6 pts
L
LA
the sixth note of the scale
2 pts
LI
a Chinese unit of distance, about half a kilometre
2 pts
LO
look! see!
2 pts
M
MA
mother
4 pts
ME
the form of "I" used after a verb or preposition
4 pts
MI
the third note of the scale
4 pts
MM
a sound of agreement or enjoyment
6 pts
MO
a moment, as in "wait a mo"
4 pts
MU
the 12th letter of the Greek alphabet
4 pts
MY
belonging to me
7 pts
N
NA
no; not
2 pts
NE
born with the name of (also née)
2 pts
NO
a refusal or denial
2 pts
NU
the 13th letter of the Greek alphabet
2 pts
O
OD
a force once thought to flow through all of nature
106 in the ENABLE list we use. The official Scrabble dictionaries differ a little: the North American list and Collins (used in most other countries) each add a few more.
What 2-letter words have a Q, Z, X or J?
Q: QI. Z: ZA. X: AX, EX, OX, XI and XU. J: JO. They're the most valuable short plays in Scrabble.
Are there 2-letter words without vowels?
Yes, if Y doesn't count as a vowel: BY, HM, MM, MY and SH. And AA, AE, AI, OE and OI are made of vowels only, which helps when your rack has too many.
Are OK and EW valid in Scrabble?
Yes. Both were added to the official North American Scrabble dictionary in 2018.
