Here are all the two and three-letter words that are acceptable for use in Scrabble(R). I have included the TWL98 (Tournament Word List), a standard North American list, followed by the more extensive international SOWPODS list. Be sure to know which version you're playing! This page is part of The Phrontistery, a site dedicated to the love and study of obscure and unusual words. If you find this page helpful, you may also find my word lists on a variety of topics to be of interest. Note: There have been recent changes to the acceptable word list, and so the list below is out of date. I hope to fix it up to include the new words shortly.

If you've reached this page, you probably already recognize the importance of these words for success in winning at Scrabble, especially the two-letter words. Knowing which words are acceptable - even if you have no idea of their definitions - is a perfectly legitimate strategy, and all expert players have memorized all the two-letter words and often the three-letter words as well. While doing so is not a good way to enhance your vocabulary, it is an excellent way to improve your play. Good luck!

TWL98

The official list of acceptable words for American tournament play approved by the National Scrabble Association. It is based on the Official Scrabble Players' Dictionary (OSPD), with a few modifications to better reflect the rules of the game.

AA  AB  AD  AE  AG  AH  AI  AL  AM  AN  AR  AS  AT  AW  AX  AY  BA  BE  BI  BO  
BY  DE  DO  ED  EF  EH  EL  EM  EN  ER  ES  ET  EX  FA  GO  HA  HE  HI  HM  HO  
ID  IF  IN  IS  IT  JO  KA  LA  LI  LO  MA  ME  MI  MM  MO  MU  MY  NA  NE  NO  
NU  OD  OE  OF  OH  OM  ON  OP  OR  OS  OW  OX  OY  PA  PE  PI  RE  SH  SI  SO  
TA  TI  TO  UH  UM  UN  UP  US  UT  WE  WO  XI  XU  YA  YE  YO 

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AAH AAL AAS ABA ABO ABS ABY ACE ACT ADD ADO ADS ADZ AFF AFT AGA AGE AGO AHA AID
AIL AIM AIN AIR AIS AIT ALA ALB ALE ALL ALP ALS ALT AMA AMI AMP AMU ANA AND ANE 
ANI ANT ANY APE APT ARB ARC ARE ARF ARK ARM ARS ART ASH ASK ASP ASS ATE ATT AUK 
AVA AVE AVO AWA AWE AWL AWN AXE AYE AYS AZO 

BAA BAD BAG BAH BAL BAM BAN BAP BAR BAS BAT BAY BED BEE BEG BEL BEN BET BEY BIB 
BID BIG BIN BIO BIS BIT BIZ BOA BOB BOD BOG BOO BOP BOS BOT BOW BOX BOY BRA BRO 
BRR BUB BUD BUG BUM BUN BUR BUS BUT BUY BYE BYS 

CAB CAD CAM CAN CAP CAR CAT CAW CAY CEE CEL CEP CHI CIS COB COD COG COL CON COO 
COP COR COS COT COW COX COY COZ CRY CUB CUD CUE CUM CUP CUR CUT CWM 

DAB DAD DAG DAH DAK DAL DAM DAP DAW DAY DEB DEE DEL DEN DEV DEW DEX DEY DIB DID 
DIE DIG DIM DIN DIP DIS DIT DOC DOE DOG DOL DOM DON DOR DOS DOT DOW DRY DUB DUD 
DUE DUG DUI DUN DUO DUP DYE 

EAR EAT EAU EBB ECU EDH EEL EFF EFS EFT EGG EGO EKE ELD ELF ELK ELL ELM ELS EME 
EMF EMS EMU END ENG ENS EON ERA ERE ERG ERN ERR ERS ESS ETA ETH EVE EWE EYE 

FAD FAG FAN FAR FAS FAT FAX FAY FED FEE FEH FEM FEN FER FET FEU FEW FEY FEZ FIB 
FID FIE FIG FIL FIN FIR FIT FIX FIZ FLU FLY FOB FOE FOG FOH FON FOP FOR FOU FOX 
FOY FRO FRY FUB FUD FUG FUN FUR 

GAB GAD GAE GAG GAL GAM GAN GAP GAR GAS GAT GAY GED GEE GEL GEM GEN GET GEY GHI 
GIB GID GIE GIG GIN GIP GIT GNU GOA GOB GOD GOO GOR GOT GOX GOY GUL GUM GUN GUT 
GUV GUY GYM GYP 

HAD HAE HAG HAH HAJ HAM HAO HAP HAS HAT HAW HAY HEH HEM HEN HEP HER HES HET HEW 
HEX HEY HIC HID HIE HIM HIN HIP HIS HIT HMM HOB HOD HOE HOG HON HOP HOT HOW HOY 
HUB HUE HUG HUH HUM HUN HUP HUT HYP 

ICE ICH ICK ICY IDS IFF IFS ILK ILL IMP INK INN INS ION IRE IRK ISM ITS IVY 

JAB JAG JAM JAR JAW JAY JEE JET JEU JEW JIB JIG JIN JOB JOE JOG JOT JOW JOY JUG 
JUN JUS JUT 

KAB KAE KAF KAS KAT KAY KEA KEF KEG KEN KEP KEX KEY KHI KID KIF KIN KIP KIR KIT 
KOA KOB KOI KOP KOR KOS KUE 

LAB LAC LAD LAG LAM LAP LAR LAS LAT LAV LAW LAX LAY LEA LED LEE LEG LEI LEK LET 
LEU LEV LEX LEY LEZ LIB LID LIE LIN LIP LIS LIT LOB LOG LOO LOP LOT LOW LOX LUG 
LUM LUV LUX LYE 

MAC MAD MAE MAG MAN MAP MAR MAS MAT MAW MAX MAY MED MEL MEM MEN MET MEW MHO MIB 
MID MIG MIL MIM MIR MIS MIX MOA MOB MOC MOD MOG MOL MOM MON MOO MOP MOR MOS MOT 
MOW MUD MUG MUM MUN MUS MUT 

NAB NAE NAG NAH NAM NAN NAP NAW NAY NEB NEE NET NEW NIB NIL NIM NIP NIT NIX NOB 
NOD NOG NOH NOM NOO NOR NOS NOT NOW NTH NUB NUN NUS NUT 

OAF OAK OAR OAT OBE OBI OCA ODD ODE ODS OES OFF OFT OHM OHO OHS OIL OKA OKE OLD
OLE OMS ONE ONS OOH OOT OPE OPS OPT ORA ORB ORC ORE ORS ORT OSE OUD OUR OUT OVA 
OWE OWL OWN OXO OXY 

PAC PAD PAH PAL PAM PAN PAP PAR PAS PAT PAW PAX PAY PEA PEC PED PEE PEG PEH PEN 
PEP PER PES PET PEW PHI PHT PIA PIC PIE PIG PIN PIP PIS PIT PIU PIX PLY POD POH 
POI POL POM POP POT POW POX PRO PRY PSI PUB PUD PUG PUL PUN PUP PUR PUS PUT PYA
PYE PYX 

QAT QUA 

RAD RAG RAH RAJ RAM RAN RAP RAS RAT RAW RAX RAY REB REC RED REE REF REG REI REM 
REP RES RET REV REX RHO RIA RIB RID RIF RIG RIM RIN RIP ROB ROC ROD ROE ROM ROT 
ROW RUB RUE RUG RUM RUN RUT RYA RYE 

SAB SAC SAD SAE SAG SAL SAP SAT SAU SAW SAX SAY SEA SEC SEE SEG SEI SEL SEN SER 
SET SEW SEX SHA SHE SHH SHY SIB SIC SIM SIN SIP SIR SIS SIT SIX SKA SKI SKY SLY 
SOB SOD SOL SON SOP SOS SOT SOU SOW SOX SOY SPA SPY SRI STY SUB SUE SUM SUN SUP 
SUQ SYN 

TAB TAD TAE TAG TAJ TAM TAN TAO TAP TAR TAS TAT TAU TAV TAW TAX TEA TED TEE TEG
TEL TEN TET TEW THE THO THY TIC TIE TIL TIN TIP TIS TIT TOD TOE TOG TOM TON TOO 
TOP TOR TOT TOW TOY TRY TSK TUB TUG TUI TUN TUP TUT TUX TWA TWO TYE 

UDO UGH UKE ULU UMM UMP UNS UPO UPS URB URD URN USE UTA UTS 

VAC VAN VAR VAS VAT VAU VAV VAW VEE VEG VET VEX VIA VIE VIG VIM VIS VOE VOW VOX 
VUG 

WAB WAD WAE WAG WAN WAP WAR WAS WAT WAW WAX WAY WEB WED WEE WEN WET WHA WHO WHY 
WIG WIN WIS WIT WIZ WOE WOG WOK WON WOO WOP WOS WOT WOW WRY WUD WYE WYN 

XIS 

YAH YAK YAM YAP YAR YAW YAY YEA YEH YEN YEP YES YET YEW YID YIN YIP YOB YOD YOK 
YOM YON YOU YOW YUK YUM YUP 

ZAG ZAP ZAX ZED ZEE ZEK ZIG ZIN ZIP ZIT ZOA ZOO 

SOWPODS

The more extensive SOWPODS list is used in the United Kingdom and in most Commonwealth countries. It is a combination of the OSPD and the old British Official Scrabble Words list, so it has many more words than the TWL98 list.

AA  AB  AD  AE  AG  AH  AI  AL  AM  AN  AR  AS  AT  AW  AX  AY  BA  BE  BI  BO  
BY  CH  DA  DE  DI  DO  EA  ED  EE  EF  EH  EL  EM  EN  ER  ES  ET  EX  FA  FY  
GI  GO  GU  HA  HE  HI  HM  HO  ID  IF  IN  IO  IS  IT  JO  KA  KO  KY  LA  LI  
LO  MA  ME  MI  MM  MO  MU  MY  NA  NE  NO  NU  NY  OB  OD  OE  OF  OH  OI  OM  
ON  OO  OP  OR  OS  OU  OW  OX  OY  PA  PE  PH  PI  PO  QI  RE  SH  SI  SO  ST  
TA  TE  TI  TO  UG  UH  UM  UN  UP  UR  US  UT  WE  WO  XI  XU  YA  YE  YO  YU  
ZO

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AAH  AAL  ABA  ABB  ABO  ABY  ACE  ACH  ACT  ADD  ADO  ADZ  AFF  AFT  AGA
AGE  AGO  AHA  AIA  AID  AIL  AIM  AIN  AIR  AIT  AKE  ALA  ALB  ALE  ALL
ALP  ALT  AMA  AMI  AMP  AMU  ANA  AND  ANE  ANI  ANN  ANT  ANY  APE  APT 
ARB  ARC  ARD  ARE  ARF  ARK  ARM  ART  ARY  ASH  ASK  ASP  ASS  ATE  ATT 
AUF  AUK  AVA  AVE  AVO  AWA  AWE  AWL  AWN  AXE  AYE  AYU  AZO

BAA  BAC  BAD  BAG  BAH  BAL  BAM  BAN  BAP  BAR  BAT  BAY  BED  BEE  BEG 
BEL  BEN  BET  BEY  BEZ  BIB  BID  BIG  BIN  BIO  BIT  BIZ  BOA  BOB  BOD
BOG  BOH  BOK  BON  BOO  BOP  BOR  BOT  BOW  BOX  BOY  BRA  BRO  BRR  BUB
BUD  BUG  BUM  BUN  BUR  BUS  BUT  BUY  BYE  BYS

CAB  CAD  CAM  CAN  CAP  CAR  CAT  CAW  CAY  CEE  CEL  CEP  CHA  CHE  CHI
CID  CIG  CIS  CIT  CLY  COB  COD  COG  COL  CON  COO  COP  COR  COS  COT
COW  COX  COY  COZ  CRU  CRY  CUB  CUD  CUE  CUM  CUP  CUR  CUT  CUZ  CWM 
 
DAB  DAD  DAE  DAG  DAH  DAK  DAL  DAM  DAN  DAP  DAW  DAY  DEB  DEE  DEF 
DEI  DEL  DEN  DEV  DEW  DEX  DEY  DIB  DID  DIE  DIG  DIM  DIN  DIP  DIT
DIV  DOB  DOC  DOD  DOE  DOG  DOH  DOL  DOM  DON  DOO  DOP  DOR  DOT  DOW
DRY  DSO  DUB  DUD  DUE  DUG  DUI  DUN  DUO  DUP  DUX  DYE  DZO

EAN  EAR  EAT  EAU  EBB  ECH  ECU  EDH  EEK  EEL  EEN  EFF  EFT  EGG  EGO  
EIK  EKE  ELD  ELF  ELK  ELL  ELM  ELT  EME  EMF  EMU  END  ENE  ENG  EON  
ERA  ERE  ERF  ERG  ERK  ERN  ERR  ESS  EST  ETA  ETH  EUK  EVE  EWE  EWK  
EWT  EYE

FAB  FAD  FAG  FAH  FAN  FAP  FAR  FAT  FAW  FAX  FAY  FED  FEE  FEH  FEM 
FEN  FER  FET  FEU  FEW  FEY  FEZ  FIB  FID  FIE  FIG  FIL  FIN  FIR  FIT 
FIX  FIZ  FLU  FLY  FOB  FOE  FOG  FOH  FON  FOP  FOR  FOU  FOX  FOY  FRA
FRO  FRY  FUB  FUD  FUG  FUM  FUN  FUR 

GAB  GAD  GAE  GAG  GAL  GAM  GAN  GAP  GAR  GAS  GAT  GAU  GAY  GED  GEE
GEL  GEM  GEN  GEO  GET  GEY  GHI  GIB  GID  GIE  GIF  GIG  GIN  GIO  GIP
GIT  GJU  GNU  GOA  GOB  GOD  GOE  GON  GOO  GOR  GOT  GOV  GOX  GOY  GUB
GUE  GUL  GUM  GUN  GUP  GUR  GUT  GUV  GUY  GYM  GYP

HAD  HAE  HAG  HAH  HAJ  HAM  HAN  HAO  HAP  HAT  HAW  HAY  HEH  HEM  HEN
HEP  HER  HET  HEW  HEX  HEY  HIC  HID  HIE  HIM  HIN  HIP  HIT  HMM  HOA
HOB  HOC  HOD  HOE  HOG  HOH  HOI  HON  HOO  HOP  HOT  HOW  HOX  HOY  HUB
HUE  HUG  HUH  HUI  HUM  HUN  HUP  HUT  HYE  HYP

ICE  ICH  ICK  ICY  IDE  IFF  ILK  ILL  IMP  INK  INN  ION  IRE  IRK  ISH 
ISM  ISO  ITA  IVY  

JAB  JAG  JAK  JAM  JAP  JAR  JAW  JAY  JEE  JET  JEU  JEW  JIB  JIG  JIN 
JIZ  JOB  JOE  JOG  JOR  JOT  JOW  JOY  JUD  JUG  JUN  JUS  JUT

KAB  KAE  KAF  KAI  KAM  KAT  KAW  KAY  KEA  KEB  KED  KEF  KEG  KEN  KEP 
KET  KEX  KEY  KHI  KID  KIF  KIN  KIP  KIR  KIT  KOA  KOB  KOI  KON 
KOP  KOR  KOS  KOW  KUE  KYE  KYU 

LAB  LAC  LAD  LAG  LAH  LAM  LAP  LAR  LAT  LAV  LAW  LAX  LAY  LEA  LED 
LEE  LEG  LEI  LEK  LEP  LES  LET  LEU  LEV  LEW  LEX  LEY  LEZ  LIB  LID 
LIE  LIG  LIN  LIP  LIT  LOB  LOD  LOG  LOO  LOP  LOR  LOT  LOW  LOX  LOY
LUD  LUG  LUM  LUR  LUV  LUX  LUZ  LYE  LYM

MAA  MAC  MAD  MAE  MAG  MAK  MAL  MAM  MAN  MAP  MAR  MAT  MAW  MAX  MAY
MED  MEG  MEL  MEM  MEN  MET  MEU  MEW  MHO  MIB  MID  MIG  MIL  MIM  MIR
MIX  MIZ  MNA  MOA  MOB  MOC  MOD  MOE  MOG  MOI  MOL  MOM  MON  MOO  MOP
MOR  MOT  MOU  MOW  MOY  MOZ  MUD  MUG  MUM  MUN  MUT  MUX

NAB  NAE  NAG  NAH  NAM  NAN  NAP  NAT  NAW  NAY  NEB  NED  NEE  NEF  NEK
NEP  NET  NEW  NIB  NID  NIE  NIL  NIM  NIP  NIS  NIT  NIX  NOB  NOD  NOG
NOH  NOM  NON  NOO  NOR  NOT  NOW  NOX  NOY  NTH  NUB  NUN  NUR  NUT  NYE
NYS

OAF  OAK  OAR  OAT  OBA  OBE  OBI  OBO  OCA  OCH  ODA  ODD  ODE  OFF  OFT 
OHM  OHO  OIK  OIL  OKA  OKE  OLD  OLE  OLM  ONE  OOF  OOH  OOM  OON  OOP
OOR  OOT  OPE  OPT  ORA  ORB  ORC  ORD  ORE  ORF  ORT  OSE  OUD  OUK  OUP
OUR  OUT  OVA  OWE  OWL  OWN  OWT  OXO  OXY  OYE

PAC  PAD  PAH  PAL  PAM  PAN  PAP  PAR  PAT  PAW  PAX  PAY  PEA  PEC  PED
PEE  PEG  PEH  PEN  PEP  PER  PET  PEW  PHI  PHO  PHT  PIA  PIC  PIE  PIG 
PIN  PIP  PIR  PIT  PIU  PIX  PLY  POA  POD  POH  POI  POL  POM  POO  POP
POT  POW  POX  POZ  PRE  PRO  PRY  PSI  PST  PUB  PUD  PUG  PUH  PUL  PUN
PUP  PUR  PUS  PUT  PUY  PYA  PYE  PYX

QAT  QIS  QUA

RAD  RAG  RAH  RAI  RAJ  RAM  RAN  RAP  RAS  RAT  RAW  RAX  RAY  REB  REC
RED  REE  REF  REG  REH  REI  REM  REN  REP  RES  RET  REV  REW  REX  REZ 
RHO  RHY  RIA  RIB  RID  RIF  RIG  RIM  RIN  RIP  RIT  RIZ  ROB  ROC  ROD
ROE  ROK  ROM  ROO  ROT  ROW  RUB  RUC  RUD  RUE  RUG  RUM  RUN  RUT  RYA 
RYE

SAB  SAC  SAD  SAE  SAG  SAI  SAL  SAM  SAN  SAP  SAR  SAT  SAU  SAW  SAX 
SAY  SAZ  SEA  SEC  SED  SEE  SEG  SEI  SEL  SEN  SER  SET  SEW  SEX  SEY
SEZ  SHA  SHE  SHH  SHY  SIB  SIC  SIM  SIN  SIP  SIR  SIS  SIT  SIX  SKA
SKI  SKY  SLY  SMA  SNY  SOB  SOC  SOD  SOG  SOH  SOL  SON  SOP  SOT  SOU
SOV  SOW  SOX  SOY  SPA  SPY  SRI  STY  SUB  SUD  SUE  SUI  SUK  SUM  SUN 
SUP  SUQ  SUR  SUS  SWY  SYE  SYN

TAB  TAD  TAE  TAG  TAI  TAJ  TAK  TAM  TAN  TAO  TAP  TAR  TAT  TAU  TAV
TAW  TAX  TAY  TEA  TED  TEE  TEF  TEG  TEL  TEN  TET  TEW  THE  THO  THY
TIC  TID  TIE  TIG  TIL  TIN  TIP  TIT  TOC  TOD  TOE  TOG  TOM  TON  TOO
TOP  TOR  TOT  TOW  TOY  TRY  TSK  TUB  TUG  TUI  TUM  TUN  TUP  TUT  TUX 
TWA  TWO  TWP  TYE  TYG

UDO  UDS  UEY  UFO  UGH  UKE  ULE  ULU  UMM  UMP  UNI  UPO  URB  URD  URE
URN  USE  UTA  UTE  UTU  UVA

VAC  VAE  VAN  VAR  VAS  VAT  VAU  VAV  VAW  VEE  VEG  VET  VEX  VIA  VID
VIE  VIG  VIM  VIN  VIS  VLY  VOE  VOL  VOR  VOW  VOX  VUG  VUM

WAB  WAD  WAE  WAG  WAN  WAP  WAR  WAS  WAT  WAW  WAX  WAY  WEB  WED  WEE 
WEM  WEN  WET  WEX  WEY  WHA  WHO  WHY  WIG  WIN  WIS  WIT  WIZ  WOE  WOG
WOK  WON  WOO  WOP  WOT  WOW  WOX  WRY  WUD  WUS  WYE  WYN 

YAH  YAK  YAM  YAP  YAR  YAW  YAY  YEA  YEH  YEN  YEP  YES  YET  YEW  YEX 
YGO  YID  YIN  YIP  YOB  YOD  YOK  YOM  YON  YOU  YOW  YUG  YUK  YUM  YUP

ZAG  ZAP  ZAX  ZEA  ZED  ZEE  ZEK  ZEL  ZEX  ZHO  ZIG  ZIN  ZIP  ZIT  ZIZ
ZOA  ZOO  ZUZ

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