Words to Help You Win at Scrabble: Scrabble: Two-Letter Words

Near the end of a Scrabble game, two-letter words reign supreme. Eke out a victory with this list of two-letter words.

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  1. aa
    a dry form of lava resembling clinkers
  2. ab
    the muscles of the abdomen
  3. ad
    a public promotion of some product or service
  4. ai
    a sloth that has three long claws on each forefoot and each hindfoot
  5. ar
    a unit of surface area equal to 100 square meters
  6. as
    to the same degree (often followed by `as')
  7. at
    100 at equal 1 kip in Laos
  8. ax
    a tool with a heavy bladed head mounted across a handle
  9. be
    have a specified quality or characteristic
  10. by
    so as to pass a given point
  11. do
    engage in
  12. el
    a railway that is powered by electricity and that runs on a track that is raised above the street level
  13. em
    a quad with a square body
  14. en
    half the width of an em
  15. ex
    the 24th letter of the Roman alphabet
  16. fa
    the syllable naming the fourth (subdominant) note of the diatonic scale in solmization
  17. go
    change location
  18. he
    the 5th letter of the Hebrew alphabet
  19. hi
    an expression of greeting
  20. hm
    a metric unit of length equal to 100 meters
  21. id
    primitive instincts and energies underlying psychic activity
  22. in
    to or toward the inside of
  23. ki
    the circulating life energy that in Chinese philosophy is thought to be inherent in all things; in traditional Chinese medicine the balance of negative and positive forms in the body is believed to be essential for good health
  24. la
    the syllable naming the sixth (submediant) note of a major or minor scale in solmization
  25. li
    Chinese distance measure; approximately 0.5 kilometers
  26. ma
    informal terms for a mother
  27. mi
    the syllable naming the third (mediant) note of any major scale in solmization
  28. mm
    a metric unit of length equal to one thousandth of a meter
  29. mo
    an indefinitely short time
  30. mu
    the 12th letter of the Greek alphabet
  31. no
    quantifier
  32. nu
    the 13th letter of the Greek alphabet
  33. ok
    being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
  34. on
    in a state required for something to function or be effective
  35. os
    a mouth or mouthlike opening
  36. ox
    any of various wild bovines especially of the genera Bos or closely related Bibos
  37. pa
    an informal term for a father
  38. pe
    the 17th letter of the Hebrew alphabet
  39. pi
    the ratio of the circumference to the diameter of a circle
  40. qi
    circulating life energy thought to be inherent in all things
  41. re
    the syllable naming the second (supertonic) note of any major scale in solmization
  42. si
    the syllable naming the seventh (subtonic) note of any musical scale in solmization
  43. so
    to a very great extent or degree
  44. te
    the syllable naming the seventh (subtonic) note of any musical scale in solmization
  45. ti
    the syllable naming the seventh (subtonic) note of any musical scale in solmization
  46. up
    spatially or metaphorically from a lower to a higher position
  47. ut
    the syllable naming the first (tonic) note of any major scale in solmization
  48. xi
    being one more than ten
Created on February 11, 2023 (updated March 7, 2023)

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