2- and 3-le er words defined from Collins Official Scrabble Words 2019 (CSW19)
This list excludes very common and obvious words. It does include some common ones that have uncommon endings (e.g. -s, -ed, -ing; -er, -est) when used as a different part of speech.
All word can be extended with ‘S’ except those in bold. The -s extension is shown where it’s unexpected.
Alterna ve spellings of words are also shown.
Code: adj. = adjec ve, arch. = archaic, Aust. = Australian, Chi. = Chinese, coll. = colloquial, dial. = English dialect, Ger. = German, Heb. = Hebrew, interj. = interjec on, Mao. = Maori, n. = noun, obs. = obsolete, offen. = offensive, pl. = plural, poet. = poe c, S Afr. = South African, Sco. = Sco sh, Shak. = Shakespeare, Spa. = Spanish, Spen. = Spenser, v. = verb
Twos EF the le er ‘F’ AA rough jagged lava in Hawaiian volcanos EH-s to express an enquiry (EHED, EHING) AB abdominal muscle EL elevated railway AD adver sement EM printer's measure AE (Sco.) one (also YAE) EN printer’s measure (half an EM) AG agriculture ER-s European vetch AH-s to express pleasure (AHED, AHING) ES the le er ‘S’ (also AAH) EW interj. of disgust AI three-toed South American sloth EX to cross out (EXES, EXED, EXING) AL East Indian tree FA musical note (also FAH) AN-s ‘ifs and ans’, things that might have FE Hebrew le er (also FEH) happened but did not FY exclama on of disgust (also FIE) AR the le er ‘R’ GI judo or karate costume AW (US) oh GO-s Japanese board game AX (US) axe GU Shetland violin (also GJU, GUE) AY aye; an affirma ve vote HE-s BA the eternal spirit in Egyp an mythology HM interjec on of though ul considera on BE-s second le er of the Hebrew alphabet (also HMM) (also BETH) HO-s to stop BI-s bisexual person ID part of the psyche BO (US) friend IN-s to harvest (INNED, INNING) BY-s side issue IO cry of joy CH (dial.) I JA yes DA heavy Burmese knife (also DAH) JO (Sco.) sweetheart (also JOE) DE of or from KA to serve (also KAE) DI pl. of DEUS, a god KI (Jap.) energy or spirit, in mar al arts DO-s party, celebra on KO (Mao.) a digging s ck EA (dial.) river KY pl. ca le (also KINE, KYE) ED educa on LA musical note (also LAH) EE (Sco.) eye (pl. EEN) ME-s musical note (also MI) MI musical note (also ME) MM exclama on of sa sfac on MO moment; moustache Threes MU Greek le er NA interj. of disbelief (NAS is an old AAH-s to express surprise (AAHED, AAHING) verb form ‘was not’) AAL East Indian shrub NE (arch.) not ABA Arab women’s outer garment NO-s no vote ABB tex le yarn NU Greek le er ABO (Australian) aboriginal NY-s to approach (also: NIE, NIGH, NYE) ABY-s to pay as a penalty (ABIES, ABOUGHT, OB objec on ABYING) (also ABYE) OD mys cal universal force ACH (Sco.) interj. of impa ence (also OCH) OE (Sco.) grandchild (also OY, OYE) ADO-s OH-s to express surprise (OHED, OHING) ADZ (US) adze OI-s NZ petrel AFF off OK interj. of assent AFT behind; near the stern of a vessel OM syllable intoned as part of a mantra AGA Turkish commander ON-s to go on (ONNED, ONNING) AHA interj. of triumph OO-s (Sco.) wool AHI Hawaiian tuna OP abstract art style AIA Indian nursemaid (also AYAH) OR-s (heraldry) the colour gold AIN Hebrew le er OS bone AIT small island in a river (also EYOT) OU-s bloke AJI spicy pepper OY (Sco.) grandchild (also OI, OYE) AKA NZ vine PE Hebrew le er (also PEH) AKE (obs.) to ache PI to jumble or disorder (PIEING, PIING) ALA pl. ALAE, any winglike body part PO chamber pot ALB long white priest’s vestment QI Chinese life force ALF uncul vated Australian RE-s a musical note (also REH) ALT high tone SH interj. reques ng silence ALU (Hindi) potato (also ALOO) SI musical note AMA Indian wet nurse (also AMAH) SO-s musical note (also SOH) AME soul ST excl. of impa ence AMI friend (fem. AMIE) TE musical note (also TI) AMP-s to increase the level of (AMPED, AMPING) TI musical note (also TE) AMU unit of mass UG-s to cause hatred (UGGED, UGGING) ANA collec on of anecdotes UH interj. of disbelief AND-s ampersand, the & symbol UM-s to express hesita on (also UMM) ANE (Sco.) one (also YIN) UN (dial.) one ANI tropical American bird UR interj. of hesita on ANN payment to a parish minister’s widow UT musical note (also ANNAT) WO curse APO protein XI Greek le er APP a computer applica on XU Vietnamese coin APT-s (obs.) to adapt (APTED, APTING) YA-s Asian pear ARB share trader YO interj. call for a en on ARD early plough YU precious jade ARE-s unit of metric land measure ZA pizza ARF barking sound ZE gender-neutral pronoun = ‘they’ ARK-s to place in an ark ZO Himalayan cross between yak and cow ARY (dial.) any (also DSO, DZO, DZHO, ZHO) ATT Lao an monetary unit AUA NZ fish CIS having certain atoms on the same side of AUE interj. of astonishment the molecule AUF elf’s child CIT dishonourable man AVA kava CLY to seize or steal AVE prayer to the Virgin Mary COR-s Hebrew measure AVO monetary unit of Macao COS crisp, long-leaved le uce (pl. COSES) AWA (Sco.) away COX to direct a rowing crew AWK computer-programming language COY-s to caress AWL pointed boring tool COZ (slang) cousin (pl. COZZES) (also CUZ) AYU small edible fish CUM-s to ejaculate AZO containing nitrogen CUZ (slang) cousin (pl. CUZES, CUZZES) BAC baccalaureate, a set of exams (also COZ) BAD-s something evil CWM a Welsh valley BAE (US) sweetheart BAH interj. of disgust (also PAH) DAE (Sco.) to do BAL shrub DAH heavy Burmese knife (also DA) BAM to hoax or cheat (BAMMER) DAK in India, the mail post (also DAWK) BAO (Chi.) a filled steamed dumpling DAL Indian edible pea (also DAAL, DAHL, DHAL, BAP large flat bread roll DHOLL) BEL measure of noise DAN level of achievement in Japanese mar al BEN (Sco.) a mountain arts BEY Turkish governor DAP to fish by floa ng bait (also DIB) BEZ second ne of a deer’s horn (pl. BEZES) DAW to dawn (DAWEN) BIG-s (Sco.) to build (BIGGED, BIGGING) DEB debutante BIZ (slang) business DEE to damn BOH (interj.) boo DEF (slang) excellent (DEFFER, DEFFEST) BOI boyish lesbian DEG to water (a plant) BON good DEI plural of DEUS, a god BOR (dial.) a neighbor DEL mathema cal symbol BOT to cadge DEP department store BRR interj. to show feeling cold (also BRRR) DEV Hindu god (also DEVA, fem. DEVI) BRU in South Africa, a buddy DEX s mulant (also DEXIE, DEXY) BUR to remove a rough edge from DEY former governor of Algiers (also BURR) DIB to fish by floa ng bait (DIBBER) (also DAP) DIS (slang) to dismiss, put down (also DISS) CAA (Sco.) to call DIT (Sco.) to block CAF cafeteria DIV evil Persian spirit CAG cagoule, light anorak DOD (Sco.) to knock, thump (also DAUD, DAWD) CAL ‘low cal’ DOH a musical note CAY low islet DOL a unit of pain intensity CAZ (slang) casual DOM tle given to monks CEE le er ‘C’ DOO (Sco.) dove CEL celluloid DOP to dip CEP large edible mushroom (also CEPE) DOR to mock, scoff (also DORR) CHA tea DOX to publish personal info on the internet CHE (dial.) I DOW to be able CHI Greek le er (also KHI) DOY beloved person CID heroic chief DRY-s Conserva ve poli cian in 1980s UK CIG cigare e (also CIGGIE, CIGGY) DSO cross between a yak and a cow (also DZO, DZHO, ZHO, ZO) DUH (interj.) ironic response to a ques on FAR-s to remove to a distance DUI plural of ‘duo’ FAW gypsy DUM in Indian cookery, steamed FAY to clean out (also FEY) DUP to undo FED-s federal agent DUX leader FEG segment of an orange DZO cross between a yak and a cow (also DSO, FEH Hebrew le er (also FE) DZHO, ZHO, ZO) FEM passive homosexual FEN low marshy land EAN (Shak.) to give birth to FER (dial.) for EAU water (pl. EAUS, EAUX) FET (obs.) to fetch ECH (Shak.) to eke out (also ECHE, EECH, ICH) FEU to rent or hold land in feudal Sco sh law ECO ecology FEW-s ECU European currency unit FEY to clean out (also FAY) EDH old English le er (also ETH) FID conical hard-wood pin EEK interj. of fright FIE interj. of disapproval (also FY) EEN (Sco.) eyes (pl. of EE) FIL vehicle sha