The January 21 Scrabble blog post featured the sixteen playable two-letter words beginning with “a.” Learning those two-letter words, as well as the others that follow in the alphabet, will enable you to see more options for play and increase the number of points you earn in a single turn.
Here’s a list of the playable words beginning with “b,” “d,” and “e.”
- ba: the soul in ancient Egyptian spirituality
- be: to exist
- bi: a bisexual
- bo: a pal
- by: a side issue
- de: of; from
- do: a tone on a scale
- ed: education
- ef: the letter f
- eh: used to express doubt
- el: an elevated train
- em: the letter m
- en: the letter n
- er: used to express hesitation
- es: the letter s
- et: a past tense of eat
- ex: the letter x
Next Up
This morning in class we will study a sample essay as a model for your analysis, and in groups of three and four you will collaboratively work on an exercise that focuses on the sample essay’s thesis statement and its conclusion.
Jane Lucas 