Two-Letter Scrabble Words: Categorized

In scrabble, knowing the two-letter words according to the official scrabble dictionary (OSPD) can be a significant strategic advantage. The purpose of this page is to categorize them, mostly to help with memorizing them, and partly just for fun. If you just want them in boring old alphabetical order, here they are.

In OSPD3 (the third edition), released in 1996, there were originally 97 two-letter words, although one of them, da, was decommissioned and removed from later printings. In OSPD4, released in 2006, are five new ones, fe, ki, oi, qi, and za. This makes a total of 101 two-letter words.

Normal Words (26)      Is it me? My, no.
am an as at be by do go he id if in is it me my no of on or ox so to up us we

Musical Notes (6)      La, a note to follow sol. (Si is an alternate spelling of ti.)
(do) re mi fa (sol) la ti/si (do)

English Letters (8)      The pirate says, "Ar."
ay ef el em en ar es ex

Greek Letters (4)      The cow says, "Mu."
mu nu pi xi

Double-Vowels (5)      Oo, oo, there's no "oo."
aa ae ai oe oi

Interjections (17)      Yo.
ah aw eh er ha hi hm ho lo mm oh ow oy sh uh um yo

Shortenings (11)      Wo. (These words can be defined in terms of the given extensions.)
ab(dominal) ad(vertisement) ag(riculture) ax(e) bi(sexual) ed(ucation) ma(ma) mo(ment) ne(e) pa(pa) wo(e)

Foreign/Religious (12)      Jai guru deva, om.
al ba fe ka ki li od om pe qi ut xu

Miscellaneous (12)      These words have no excuse. Jo momma.
bo de et jo na op os ta un ya ye za

Some final words of advice:

  1. There are no two-letter words with 'c' or 'v'.
  2. Although your go game has ko, and your baby says 'wa', ko and wa are not words, but ka and wo are.