Two letter words in Scrabble can be a lifesaver. Some even offer a hefty amount of points especially when played on a double or triple word space. Knowing these two letter words will help ensure that you can use all of your letters.

Listed are the words alphabetically and the point value of each word, so it will be easy to spot those high value two letter words.

A - 15 words aa - 2 ab - 4 ad - 3 ae - 2 ah - 5 ai - 2 al - 2 am - 4 an - 2 ar - 2 as - 2 at - 2 aw - 5 ax - 9 ay - 5 B- 5 words ba - 4 be - 4 bi - 4 bo - 4 by - 7 D - 2 words de - 3 do - 3 E - 8 words en - 2 ef - 5 eh - 5 el - 2 em - 4 er - 2 es - 2 et - 2 ex - 9

F - 2 words fa - 5 fe - 5 G - 1 word go - 3 H- 5 words ha - 5 he - 5 hi - 5 hm - 8 ho - 5 I - 5 words id - 3 if - 5 in - 2 is - 2 it - 2 J - 1 word jo - 9 K - 2 words ka - 6 ki - 6 L - 3 words la - 2 li - 2 lo - 2 M - 7 words ma - 4 me - 4 mi - 4 mm - 6 mo - 4 mu - 4 my - 7

N - 4 words na - 2 ne - 2 no - 2 nu - 2 O - 13 words od - 3 oe - 2 of - 5 oh - 5 oi - 2 om - 4 on - 2 op - 4 or - 2 os - 2 ow - 5 ox - 9 oy - 5 P - 3 words pa - 4 pe - 4 pi - 4 Q - 1 word qi - 11 R - 1 word re - 2 S - 3 words sh - 5 si - 2 so - 2 T - 3 words ta - 2 ti - 2 to - 2

U - 6 words uh - 5 um - 4 un - 2 up - 4 us - 2 ut - 2 W - 2 words we - 5 wo - 5 X - 2 words xi - 9 xu - 9 Y - 3 words ya - 5 ye - 5 yo - 5 Z - 1 word za - 11

Two letter words are also good word builders for a future turn as many of these words can be added to and form new words. These words can also help you out of a tight jam when it looks like the board is completely taken. It's easy to find at least one opening for a two letter word.