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
14/2
A fish of the carp family. Also IDE
ID
AID, BID, CID, DID, FID, GID, HID, KID, LID, MID, NID, RID, TID, VID/IDE, IDS
5/2
On condition that; (noun) a condition
IF
DIF, GIF, KIF, RIF, SIF/IFF, IFS
18/4
(Verb) to take in
IN
AIN, BIN, DIN, FIN, GIN, HIN, JIN, KIN, LIN, PIN, QIN, RIN, SIN, TIN, VIN, WIN, YIN, ZIN/ING, INK, INN, INS
2/2
An interjection expressing joy, triumph, grief; (noun) a cry of ‘io’
IO
BIO, GIO/ION, IOS
18/3
(3rd.) BE, to exist
IS
AIS, BIS, CIS, DIS, GIS, HIS, KIS, LIS, MIS, NIS, OIS, PIS, QIS, SIS, TIS, VIS, WIS, XIS/ISH, ISM, ISO
16/2
The neuter of he she him or her
IT
AIT, BIT, CIT, DIT, FIT, GIT, HIT, KIT, LIT, NIT, PIT, RIT, SIT, TIT, WIT, ZIT/ITA, ITS
-/9
(German) Yes (interj.)
JA
-/JAB, JAG, JAI, JAK, JAM, JAP, JAR, JAW, JAY
-/8
(Scots) a loved one
JO
-/JOB, JOE, JOG, JOL, JOR, JOT, JOW, JOY
3/10
The spirit or soul of a dead person; (verb) to serve
KA
AKA, OKA, SKA/KAB, KAE, KAF, KAI, KAK, KAM, KAS, KAT, KAW, KAY
1/7
(Japanese) the spirit of Japanese martial art. Also QI, CHI
KI
SKI/KID, KIF, KIN, KIP, KIR, KIS, KIT
-/8
(Maori) a digging-stick
KO
KOA, KOB, KOI, KON, KOP, KOR, KOS, KOW
1/2
Cattle
KY
SKY/KYE, KYU
1/14
A musical note, the sixth tone of the diatonic scale
LA
ALA/LAB, LAC, LAD, LAG, LAH, LAM, LAP, LAR, LAS, LAT, LAV, LAW, LAX, LAY
-/8
(Chinese) a Chinese unit of distance
LI
-/LIB, LID, LIE, LIG, LIN, LIP, LIS, LIT
-/12
An interjection meaning see, look
LO
-/LOB, LOD, LOG, LOO, LOP, LOR, LOS, LOT, LOU, LOW, LOX, LOY
3/16
(Coll.) mother
MA
AMA, OMA, SMA/MAA, MAC, MAD, MAE, MAG, MAK, MAL, MAM, MAN, MAP, MAR, MAS, MAT, MAW, MAX, MAY
3/11
A musical note, also MI
ME
AME, EME, UME/MED, MEE, MEG, MEH, MEL, MEM, MEN, MES, MET, MEU, MEW
1/10
A musical note, also ME
MI
AMI/MIB, MIC, MID, MIG, MIL, MIM, MIR, MIS, MIX, MIZ
3/1
An interjection expressing agreement
Despite comprising two consonants, three of the four hooks are also consonants, none of them S
MM
HMM, MMM, UMM/MMM
1/19
A moment
MO
EMO/MOA, MOB, MOC, MOD, MOE, MOG, MOI, MOL, MOM, MON, MOO, MOP, MOR, MOS, MOT, MOU, MOW, MOY, MOZ
3/7
(Greek) a letter of the Greek alphabet (comes before NU)
MU
AMU, EMU, UMU/MUD, MUG, MUM, MUN, MUS, MUT, MUX
-/1
Of or belonging to me
MY
-/MYC
2/12
(Scots) no, not at all
NA
ANA, MNA/NAB, NAE, NAG, NAH, NAM, NAN, NAP, NAS, NAT, NAV, NAW, NAY
3/9
(Scots) no, not at all
NE
ANE, ENE, ONE/NEB, NED, NEE, NEF, NEG, NEK, NEP, NET, NEW
1/13
Word of negation
NO
ONO/NOB, NOD, NOG, NOH, NOM, NON, NOO, NOR, NOS, NOT, NOW, NOX, NOY
1/6
(Greek) a letter in the Greek alphabet (comes after MU)
NU
GNU/NUB, NUG, NUN, NUR, NUS, NUT
3/3
(Verb) to approach
NY
ANY, ONY, SNY/NYE, NYM, NYS
13/5
An objection
OB
BOB, COB, DOB, FOB, GOB, HOB, JOB, KOB, LOB, MOB, NOB, ROB, SOB, YOB/OBA, OBE, OBI, OBO, OBS
13/4
A hypothetical force; an old word for god, often used as a mild oath
OD
BOD, COD, DOD, GOD, HOD, LOD, MOD, NOD, POD, ROD, SOD, TOD, YOD/ODA, ODD, ODE, ODS
10/1
(Scots) a grandchild
OE
DOE, FOE, GOE, HOE, JOE, MOE, ROE, TOE, VOE, WOE/OES
3/2
Belonging to
OF
DOF, OOF, WOF/OFF, OFT
8/3
An interjection; (verb) to say OH
OH
BOH, DOH, FOH, HOH, NOH, OOH, POH, SOH/OHM, OHO, OHS
5/3
An interjection used to express attention; (noun) the grey-faced petrel
OI
BOI, HOI, KOI, MOI, POI/OIK, OIL, OIS
4/2
(Adjective) all right
OK
BOK, ROK, WOK, YOK/OKA, OKE
11/2
An intoned Hindu sacred symbol
OM
DOM, HOM, MOM, NOM, OOM, POM, ROM, SOM, TOM, VOM, YOM/OMA, OMS
16/4
(Verb) to go on with, to put up with
ON
BON, CON, DON, EON, FON, GON, HON, ION, KON, MON, NON, OON, SON, TON, WON, YON/ONE, ONO, ONS, ONY
14/8
(Scots) wool
OO
BOO, COO, DOO, FOO, GOO, HOO, LOO, MOO, NOO, POO, ROO, TOO, WOO, ZOO/OOF, OOH, OOM, OON, OOP, OOR, OOS, OOT
13/4
(Short for) operation
OP
BOP, COP, DOP, FOP, HOP, KOP, LOP, MOP, OOP, POP, SOP, TOP, WOP/OPA, OPE, OPS, OPT
13/9
(Noun) the heraldic tincture gold
OR
BOR, COR, DOR, FOR, GOR, JOR, KOR, LOR, MOR, NOR, OOR, TOR, VOR/ORA, ORB, ORC, ORD, ORE, ORF, ORG, ORS, ORT
15/1
(Lat.) 1. a bone > OSSA. 2. a mouthlike opening
OS
BOS, COS, DOS, GOS, HOS, IOS, KOS, LOS, MOS, NOS, OOS, POS, SOS, WOS, ZOS/OSE
5/6
(Scots) an interjection expressing concession; (noun) a bloke
OU
FOU, LOU, MOU, SOU, YOU/OUD, OUK, OUP, OUR, OUS, OUT
16/4
An interjection expressing pain
OW
BOW, COW, DOW, HOW, JOW, KOW, LOW, MOW, NOW, POW, ROW, SOW, TOW, VOW, WOW, YOW/OWE, OWL, OWN, OWT
12/2
A bovine animal
OX
BOX, COX, DOX, FOX, GOX, HOX, LOX, NOX, POX, SOX, VOX, WOX/OXO, OXY
11/2
(Scots) a grandchild (higher-scoring version)
OY
BOY, COY, DOY, FOY, HOY, JOY, LOY, MOY, NOY, SOY, TOY/OYE, OYS
2/15
Father; (Maori) a hill fort > PAS
PA
OPA, SPA/PAC, PAD, PAH, PAK, PAL, PAM, PAN, PAP, PAR, PAS, PAT, PAV, PAW, PAX, PAY
2/13
(Hebrew) a Hebrew letter > PES
PE
APE, OPE/PEA, PEC, PED, PEE, PEG, PEH, PEL, PEN, PEP, PER, PES, PET, PEW
-/11
(Greek) a letter in the Greek alphabet > PIS
PI
-/PIA, PIC, PIE, PIG, PIN, PIP, PIR, PIS, PIT, PIU, PIX
2/13
(Short for) chamberpot
PO
APO, UPO/POA, POD, POH, POI, POL, POM, POO, POP, POS, POT, POW, POX, POZ
-/2
(Chinese) the physical life-force postulated by certain Chinese philosophers
QI
-/QIN, QIS
6/18
A musical note, the second in the tonic scale
RE
ARE, ERE, IRE, ORE, PRE, URE/REB, REC, RED, REE, REF, REG, REH, REI, REM, REN, REO, REP, RES, RET, REV, REW, REX, REZ
2/5
An interjection requesting silence
SH
ASH, ISH/SHA, SHE, SHH, SHO, SHY
1/12
An earlier form of TI, a musical note
SI
PSI/SIB, SIC, SIF, SIG, SIK, SIM, SIN, SIP, SIR, SIS, SIT, SIX
2/17
In such a way; (noun) a musical note
SO
DSO, ISO/SOB, SOC, SOD, SOG, SOH, SOL, SOM, SON, SOP, SOS, SOT, SOU, SOV, SOW, SOX, SOY, SOZ
2/1
An interjection requesting silence (think short street)
ST
EST, PST/STY
3/19
An interjection expressing thanks
TA
ETA, ITA, UTA/TAB, TAD, TAE, TAG, TAI, TAJ, TAK, TAM, TAN, TAO, TAP, TAR, TAS, TAT, TAU, TAV, TAW, TAX, TAY
2/12
= TI, a musical note
TE
ATE, UTE/TEA, TEC, TED, TEE, TEF, TEG, TEL, TEN, TES, TET, TEW, TEX
-/12
A musical note (same as TE); a small Pacific tree
TI
-/TIC, TID, TIE, TIG, TIK, TIL, TIN, TIP, TIS, TIT, TIX, TIZ
-/12
In the direction of, towards
TO
-/TOC, TOD, TOE, TOG, TOM, TON, TOO, TOP, TOR, TOT, TOW, TOY
14/2
To dread, loathe
UG
BUG, DUG, FUG, HUG, JUG, LUG, MUG, NUG, PUG, RUG, SUG, TUG, VUG, YUZ/UGH, UGS
3/-
An interjection expressing surprise (if it had a G in the middle it would be disgust)
UH
DUH, HUH, PUH/-
13/5
An interjection expressing doubt or hesitation; (verb) to express hesitation
UM
BUM, CUM, DUM, FUM, GUM, HUM, LUM, MUM, RUM, SUM, TUM, VUM, YUM/UME, UMM, UMP, UMS, UMU
13/2
(Dial.) one
UN
BUN, DUN, FUN, GUN, HUN, JUN, LUN, MUN, NUN, PUN, RUN, SUN, TUN/UNI, UNS
9/2
(Verb) to move up
UP
CUP, DUP, GUP, HUP, OUP, PUP, SUP, TUP, YUP/UPO, UPS
9/5
An interjection expressing hesitation (think old city)
UR
BUR, CUR, FUR, GUR, LUR, NUR, OUR, PUR, SUR/URB, URD, URE, URN, URP
10/1
Pronoun, accusitive, you and me
US
BUS, GUS, JUS, MUS, NUS, OUS, PUS, SUS, WUS, YUS/USE
11/4
A musical note > UTS
UT
BUT, CUT, GUT, HUT, JUT, MUT, NUT, OUT, PUT, RUT, TUT/UTA, UTE, UTS, UTU
3/8
Pronoun, nominative, second person plural
WE
AWE, EWE, OWE/WEB, WED, WEE, WEM, WEN, WET, WEX, WEY
1/10
Woe > WOS
WO
TWO/WOE, WOF, WOK, WON, WOO, WOP, WOS, WOT, WOW, WOX
-/1
(Greek) a letter in the Greek alphabet (think eleven in Roman numerals)
XI
-/XIS
-/-
A Vietnamese monetary unit
The blockiest 2-letter word, together with FY
XI
-/-
2/11
an Asian pear
YA
PYA, RYA/YAD, YAE, YAG, YAH, YAK, YAM, YAP, YAR, YAS, YAW, YAY
14/10
(Arch.) you
YE
AYE, BYE, DYE, EYE, HYE, KYE, LYE, NYE, OYE, PYE, RYE, SYE, TYE, WYE/YEA, YEH, YEN, YEP, YER, YES, YET, YEW, YEX, YEZ
-/7
An interjection calling for effort or attention
YO
-/YOB, YOD, YOK, YOM, YON, YOU, YOW
3/5
(Chinese) a precious jade
YU
AYU, KYU, RYU/YUG, YUK, YUM, YUP, YUS
-/4
(Sl.) pizza
ZA
-/ZAG, ZAP, ZAS, ZAX
-/8
A gender-neutral pronoun
ZE
-/ZEA, ZED, ZEE, ZEK, ZEL, ZEN, ZEP, ZEX
2/4
(Tibetan) a kind of yak > ZOS. Also ZHO, DZO, DSO, DZHO.
ZO
AZO, DZO/ZOA, ZOL, ZOO, ZOS