Two-Letter Words
The complete list of common two-letter words with definitions. Memorizing these short words is one of the fastest ways to boost your score in tile word games — they let you play parallel to existing tiles and rack up easy points. There are 110 commonly accepted two-letter words in tile word games (the exact count varies slightly by dictionary edition — always verify with your game's word list).
A
AARough, cindery lava
ABAn abdominal muscle
ADAn advertisement
AEOne (Scottish)
AGAgriculture (abbreviation)
AHAn exclamation
AIA three-toed sloth
ALAn East Indian tree
AMFirst-person present of 'be'
ANAn indefinite article
ARThe letter R
ASTo the same degree
ATA preposition
AWAn exclamation of protest
AXAn axe
AYYes (nautical)
B
BAThe soul (Egyptian mythology)
BETo exist
BIA bisexual person
BOA pal
BYBeside
D
DAFather (informal)
DEOf (in names)
DOTo perform
E
EAA river (British dialect)
EDEducation (abbreviation)
EEAn eye (Scottish)
EFThe letter F
EHAn exclamation
ELAn elevated railway
EMA printing dash
ENThe letter N
ERAn exclamation of hesitation
ESThe letter S
ETPast tense of eat (dialect)
EWAn exclamation of disgust
EXA former spouse or partner
F
FAA musical note
FEA Hebrew letter
G
GIA martial-arts uniform
GOTo move or proceed
H
HAAn exclamation of laughter
HEA male pronoun
HIA greeting
HMAn exclamation of thought
HOAn exclamation
I
IDThe innermost psyche (Freudian)
IFA condition; supposing
INEnclosed; a position of power
ISThird-person singular of 'be'
ITA pronoun
J
JAYes (German/South African slang)
JOA sweetheart
K
KAThe soul (Egyptian)
KIVital energy (Japanese)
L
LAA musical note
LIA Chinese unit of distance
LOLook; see
M
MAMother
MEA pronoun
MIA musical note
MMAn exclamation of satisfaction
MOA moment
MUA Greek letter
MYA possessive pronoun
N
NANo (Scottish)
NEBorn (née)
NOA negative
NUA Greek letter
O
ODA hypothetical natural force
OEA whirlwind (archaic)
OFA preposition
OHAn exclamation
OIA cry to get attention
OMA sacred Hindu mantra
ONA preposition
OPA style of art (pop art)
ORA preposition
OSA bone
OWAn exclamation of pain
OXA bovine animal
OYAn exclamation to get attention
P
PAFather
PEA Hebrew letter
PIA Greek letter
POA chamber pot
Q
QIVital energy (Chinese)
R
RERegarding; a musical note
S
SHAn exclamation of quiet
SIA musical note (ti)
SOTo such a degree; a musical note
T
TAThanks (British)
TEA musical note (ti)
TIA musical note
TOA preposition
U
UHAn exclamation of hesitation
UMAn exclamation of hesitation
UNOne (French)
UPA direction; aloft
URAn ancient Sumerian city
USA pronoun
UTA musical note (do)
W
WEA pronoun
WOWoe (poetic)
X
XIA Greek letter
XUA former French coin
Y
YAYou (informal)
YEYou (archaic)
YOA greeting
Z
ZAPizza (slang)
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