In the previous weeks, I published blog posts featuring the playable two-letter words that begin with a, b, d, e, f, g, h, i, j, k, and l. Today’s post features the playable two-letter words beginning with m, n, o, and p. Learning these two-letter words, as well as the other two-letter words in the alphabet, will enable you to see more options for play and increase the number of points you earn in a single turn.
M, by the way, is the most versatile consonant. In the first position, m pairs with every vowel: ma, me, mi, mo, mu, and also my. In the second position, m pairs with every vowel except i: am, em, om, um.
- ma: a mother
- me: a singular objective pronoun
- mi: a tone of the diatonic scale
- mm: an expression of assent
- mo: a moment
- mu: a Greek letter
- my: a first-person possessive adjective
- na: no, not
- ne: born with the name of (also nee)
- no: a negative answer
- nu: a Greek letter
- od: a hypothetical force
- oe: a whirlwind off the Faero Islands
- of: originating from
- oh: an exclamation of surprise
- oi: an expression of dismay (also oy)
- om: a sound used as a mantra
- on: the batsman’s side in cricket
- op: a style of abstract art dealing with optics
- or: the heraldic color gold
- os: a bone
- ow: used to express pain
- ox: a clumsy person
- oy: an expression of dismay (also oi)
- pa: a father
- pe: a Hebrew letter
- pi: a Greek letter
Next Up
Wordplay Day! To prepare for class, revisit the Dictionary and World Builder pages on the Scrabble website, and review this post.
Jane Lucas 