2 Letter Words Starting With E
There are 20 valid 2 letter words that start with E, drawn from NWL2023, CSW24, and Words With Friends. Sorted below by score, with the single highest scorer called out.
Highest Scoring 2-Letter Words
US Scrabble (NWL)
eq - 11 points
UK Scrabble (CSW)
eq - 11 points
Words With Friends
eq - 11 points
2 Letter Words (20)
View all words starting with ETop 20 Highest-Scoring 2 Letter Words Starting With e
Point values shown for US Scrabble, UK Scrabble, and Words With Friends. The average across this full 20 word list is 11.7 combined points.
| Rank | Word | US Scrabble | UK Scrabble | WWF Points | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | ea | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| #2 | ec | 4 | 4 | 5 | 13 |
| #3 | ed | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
| #4 | ee | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| #5 | ef | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 |
| #6 | eg | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 |
| #7 | eh | 5 | 5 | 4 | 14 |
| #8 | el | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| #9 | em | 4 | 4 | 5 | 13 |
| #10 | en | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| #11 | eo | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| #12 | ep | 4 | 4 | 5 | 13 |
| 🏆 #13 | eq | 11 | 11 | 11 | 33 |
| #14 | er | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| #15 | es | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| #16 | et | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| #17 | eu | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| #18 | ew | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 |
| #19 | ex | 9 | 9 | 9 | 27 |
| #20 | ey | 5 | 5 | 4 | 14 |
Where 2 Letter Words Fit on the Board
At 2 letters, a word almost always uses your entire rack plus tiles already on the board these are realistically bingo-adjacent plays rather than everyday moves, which is why the list leans heavily on compound and suffixed forms (-nesses, -ation, -izing). If you're looking for words you can play more often, shorter lengths starting with E will give you far more flexible options try 2 letter words starting with E for a more practical middle ground.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the highest-scoring 2 letter word starting with e?
eq — worth 33 combined points (US Scrabble: 11, UK Scrabble: 11, Words With Friends: 11).
How many 2 letter words start with e?
20 valid words, combining entries from NWL2023, CSW24, and the Words With Friends dictionary.
Are 2 letter words realistic to actually play?
Only occasionally — you'd need most of your rack plus letters already on the board to reach 2 tiles. They're worth knowing for the rare bingo-extension play, but for regular turns, shorter e words will come up far more often.