2-letter words with hooks Flashcards
4/3
(Hawaiian) a type of lava
AA
BCFM/HLS
BAA, CAA, FAA, MAA/AAL, AAH, AAS
11/4
An abdominal muscle
AB
CDFGJKLNSTW/ABSY
CAB, DAB, FAB, GAB, JAB, KAB, LAB, NAB, SAB, TAB, WAB/ABA, ABB, ABS, ABY
14/4
(Coll.) advertisement
AD
BCDFGHLMPRSTWY/DOSZ
BAD, CAD, DAD, FAD, GAD, HAD, LAD, MAD, PAD, RAD, SAD, TAD, WAD, YAD/ADD, ADO, ADS, ADZ
13/-
(Scots) one
AE
BDFGHKMNSTVWY/-
BAE, DAE, FAE, GAE, HAE, KAE, MAE, NAE, SAE, TAE, VAE, WAE, YAE
17/4
(Short for) agricultural; (noun) agriculture
AG
BCDFGHJLMNRSTVWYZ/AEOS
BAG, CAG, DAG, FAG, GAG, HAG, JAG, LAG, MAG, NAG, RAG, SAG, TAG, VAG, WAG, YAG, ZAG/AGA, AGE, AGO, AGS
10/3
Interjection expressing surprise, joy etc
AH
ABDFHLNPRY/AIS
AAH, BAH, DAH, FAH, HAH, LAH, NAH, PAH, RAH, YAH/AHA, AHI, AHS
6/8
(Tupi) the three-toed sloth
AI
JKRSTW/ADLMNRST
JAI, KAI, RAI, SAI, TAI, WAI/AIA, AID, AIL, AIM, AIN, AIR, AIS, AIT
8/9
An E. Indian shrub/mulberry tree
AL
ABCDGMPS/ABEFLPSTU
AAL, BAL, CAL, DAL, GAL, MAL, PAL, SAL/ALA, ALB, ALE, ALF, ALL, ALP, ALS, ALT, ALU
15/5
Present tense of be
AM
BCDGHJKLMNPRSTY/AEIPU
BAM, CAM, DAM, GAM, HAM, JAM, KAM, LAM, MAM, NAM, PAM, RAM, SAM, TAM, YAM/AMA, AME, AMI, AMP, AMU
15/8
Indefinite article; (noun) something that might have happened but did not, as in ifs and ans
AN
BCDEFGHMNPRSTVW/ADEINSTY
BAN, CAN, DAN, EAN, FAN, GAN, HAN, MAN, NAN, PAN, RAN, SAN, TAN, VAN, WAN/ANA, AND, ANE, ANI, ANN, ANS, ANT, ANY
15/10
The letter r
Together with HO, the HOOKIEST 2-letter word, with a total of 25 hooks
AR
BCEFGJLMOPSTVWY/BCDEFKMSTY
BAR, CAR, EAR, FAR, GAR, JAR, LAR, MAR, OAR, PAR, SAR, TAR, VAR, WAR, YAR/ARB, ARC, ARD, ARE, ARF, ARK, ARM, ARS, ART, ARY
18/4
In whatever way; (noun) a Norse god > AESIR; a gravel ridge or KAME > ASAR; a Roman coin
AS
ABDEFGHKLMNPRTVWYZ/HKPS
AAS, BAS, DAS, EAS, FAS, GAS, HAS, KAS, LAS, MAS, NAS, PAS, RAS, TAS, VAS, WAS, YAS, ZAS/ASH, ASK, ASP, ASS
18/3
Preposition denoting position in space or time; (noun) a monetary unit of Laos.
AT
BCEFGHKLMNOPQRSTVW/EST
BAT, CAT, EAT, FAT, GAT, HAT, KAT, LAT, MAT, NAT, OAT, PAT, QAT, RAT, SAT, TAT, VAT, WAT/ATE, ATS, ATT
17/5
Interjection expressing disappointment, sympathy etc.
AW
CDFGHJKLMNPRSTVWY/AEKLN
CAW, DAW, FAW, GAW, HAW, JAW, KAW, LAW, MAW, NAW, PAW, RAW, SAW, TAW, VAW, WAW, YAW/AWA, AWE, AWK, AWL, AWN
10/1
(US) to chop with a cutting tool
AX
FLMPRSTVWZ/E
FAX, LAX, MAX, PAX, RAX, SAX, TAX, VAX, WAX, ZAX/AXE
17/3
(Noun) an affirmative vote
AY
BCDFGHJKLMNPRSTWY/ESU
BAY, CAY, DAY, FAY, GAY, HAY, JAY, KAY, LAY, MAY, NAY, PAY, RAY, SAY, TAY, WAY, YAY/AYE, AYS, AYU
2/15
In ancient Egyptian religion, the soul
BA
AO/ACDEGHLMNOPRSTY
ABA, OBA/BAA, BAC, BAD, BAE, BAG, BAH, BAL, BAM, BAN, BAO, BAP, BAR, BAS, BAT, BAY
1/9
To exist
BE
OBE/BED, BEE, BEG, BEL, BEN, BES, BET, BEY, BEZ
1/8
(Short for) a bisexual
BI
OBI/BIB, BID, BIG, BIN, BIO, BIS, BIT, BIZ
1/16
Fellow; pal, buddy
BO
OBO/BOA, BOB, BOD, BOG, BOH, BOI, BOK, BON, BOO, BOP, BOR, BOS, BOT, BOW, BOX, BOY
1/2
Beside, near; (noun) same as BYE
BY
ABY/BYE, BYS
4/3
(Obs. dial.) pronoun meaning I
CH
ACH, ECH, ICH, OCH/CHA, CHE, CHI
1/13
(Burmese) a heavy Burmese knife
DA
ODA/DAB, DAD, DAE, DAG, DAH, DAK, DAL, DAM, DAN, DAP, DAS, DAW, DAY
2/12
From (as used in names)
DE
IDE, ODE/DEB, DEE, DEF, DEG, DEI, DEL, DEN, DEP, DEV, DEW, DEX, DEY
-/11
(Pl.) DEUS, a god
DI
-/DIB, DID, DIE, DIF, DIG, DIM, DIN, DIP, DIS, DIT, DIV
2/18
A musical note; (verb) to perform
DO
ADO, UDO/DOB, DOC, DOD, DOE, DOF, DOG, DOH, DOL, DOM, DON, DOO, DOP, DOR, DOS, DOT, DOW, DOX, DOY
7/5
(Dial.) river
EA
KEA, LEA, PEA, SEA, TEA, YEA, ZEA/EAN, EAR, EAS, EAT, EAU
14/2
(Short for) education
ED
BED, FED, GED, KED, LED, MED, NED, PED, RED, SED, TED, WED, XED, ZED/EDH, EDS
16/4
(Scots) eye > EEN
EE
BEE, CEE, DEE, FEE, GEE, JEE, LEE, MEE, NEE, PEE, REE, SEE, TEE, VEE, WEE, ZEE/EEK, EEL, EEN, EEW
5/3
The letter f
EF
DEF, KEF, NEF, REF, TEF/EFF, EFS, EFT
6/1
Interjection expressing enquiry; (verb) to say ‘eh’ > EHS, EHING, EHED.
EH
FEH, HEH, MEH, PEH, REH, YEH/EHS
10/7
The letter L
EL
BEL, CEL, DEL, EEL, GEL, MEL, PEL, SEL, TEL, ZEL/ELD, ELF, ELK, ELL, ELM, ELS, ELT
6/4
The letter M; a unit of measurement in printing
EM
FEM, GEM, HEM, MEM, REM, WEM/EME, EMO, EMS, EMU
15/4
The letter N; a unit in printing
EN
BEN, DEN, EEN, FEN, GEN, HEN, KEN, MEN, PEN, REN, SEN, TEN, WEN, YEN, ZEN/END, ENE, ENG, ENS
6/9
An interjection expressing hesitation
ER
FER, GER, HER, PER, SER, YER/ERA, ERE, ERF, ERG, ERK, ERM, ERN, ERR, ERS
9/2
The letter S
ES
BES, FES, HES, MES, OES, PES, RES, TES, YES/ESS, EST
16/2
(Obs.) pt. EAT
ET
BET, FET, GET, HET, JET, KET, LET, MET, NET, PET, RET, SET, TET, VET, WET, YET/ETA, ETH
12/3
Interjection used to express disgust
EW
DEW, EEW, FEW, HEW, LEW, MEW, NEW, PEW, REW, SEW, TEW, YEW/EWE, EWK, EWT
11/1
The letter X; someone no longer in a previous relationship; (verb) to cross out
EX
DEX, HEX, KEX, LEX, REX, SEX, TEX, VEX, WEX, YEX, ZEX/EXO
-/14
A musical note, as in sol-fa
FA
-/FAA, FAB, FAD, FAE, FAG, FAH, FAN, FAP, FAR, FAS, FAT, FAW, FAX, FAY
-/13
(Hebrew) a Hebrew letter (think chemical symbol for iron)
FE
-/FED, FEE, FEG, FEH, FEM, FEN, FER, FES, FET, FEU, FEW, FEY, FEZ
-/-
An interjection expressing reproach
With XU, the blockiest 2-letter word of all: no hooks whatsoever
FY
-/10
(Japanese) a judo or karate costume
GI
-/GIB, GID, GIE, GIF, GIG, GIN, GIO, GIP, GIS, GIT
3/11
To pass from one place to another; (noun) a board game
GO
AGO, EGO, YGO/GOA, GOB, GOD, GOE, GON, GOO, GOR, GOS, GOT, GOV, GOX
-/11
(ON) a kind of violin formerly used in the Shetlands.
GU
-/GUB, GUE, GUL, GUM, GUN, GUP, GUR, GUS, GUT, GUV, GUY; also GJU
4/13
An interjection expressing e.g. surprise
HA
AHA, CHA, SHA, WHA/HAD, HAE, HAG, HAH, HAJ, HAM, HAN, HAO, HAP, HAS, HAT, HAW, HAY
3/10
A male person
HE
CHE, SHE, THE/HEH, HEM, HEN, HEP, HER, HES, HET, HEW, HEX, HEY
5/8
An interjection used as a greeting
HI
AHI, CHI, GHI, KHI, PHI/HIC, HID, HIE, HIM, HIN, HIP, HIS, HIT
1/1
An interjection expressing hesitation
HM
OHM/HMM
8/17
Interjection calling attention, expressing surprise etc.
Together with AR, the HOOKIEST 2-letter word, with a total of 25 hooks
HO
MHO, OHO, PHO, RHO, SHO, THO, WHO, ZHO/HOA, HOB, HOC, HOD, HOE, HOG, HOH, HOI, HOM, HON, HOO, HOP, HOS, HOT, HOW, HOX, HOY