Yes. IT is a valid word.
IT is valid in the North American word list used for the Scrabble board game and other crossword tile games.
IT is in the NASPA Word List 2023 (NWL2023), the North American list that Tileside uses for challenges and the one used in club and tournament play.
About IT
IT is one of the most common words in English, and it is also a fine two-letter play. Letters in front give BIT, FIT, GIT, HIT, KIT, LIT, NIT, PIT, SIT and WIT.
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IT scores 2 points
Before any bonus squares: I 1 + T 1 = 2. On a double-word square that's 4, on a triple-word 6, and every letter bonus under one of these tiles is applied first.
Example: IT as the first play
Later in the game, put the I on a 3L square and IT is worth 4 before any word bonus.
Hooks: one tile makes a new word
In front of IT (14):
- AIT
- BITform of BITE: to grip, cut off, or tear with or as if with the teeth or jaws
- DITthe shorter of the two telegraphic signals used in Morse code
- FITbe agreeable or acceptable to
- GITa person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible
- HITcause to move by striking
- KITa case for containing a set of articles
- LITform of LIGHT: (physics) electromagnetic radiation that can produce a visual sensation
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- NITa luminance unit equal to 1 candle per square meter measured perpendicular to the rays from the source
- PITa sizeable hole (usually in the ground)
- SITbe seated
- TITeither of two soft fleshy milk-secreting glandular organs on the chest of a woman
- WITa message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter
- ZITa pimple
After IT (1):
Place that one tile so it also forms a word in the other direction and both words score.
Longer words from IT
Words that start with IT:
- ITCHscrape or rub as if to relieve itching
- ITEMa distinct part that can be specified separately in a group of things that could be enumerated on a list
- ITCHYnervous and unable to relax
- ITEMSform of ITEM: a distinct part that can be specified separately in a group of things that could be enumerated on a list
- ITHER
- ITALICa style of handwriting with the letters slanting to the right
- ITCHEDform of ITCH: scrape or rub as if to relieve itching
- ITCHESform of ITCH: scrape or rub as if to relieve itching
Change one tile
Same letters, other words
These use exactly the letters of IT:
- TIthe seventh tone of the diatonic musical scale
Add one tile: words from these letters plus one more
IT + A
IT + B
- BITform of BITE: to grip, cut off, or tear with or as if with the teeth or jaws
IT + C
- TICa local and habitual twitching especially in the face
IT + D
- DITthe shorter of the two telegraphic signals used in Morse code
IT + E
- TIEfasten or secure with a rope, string, or cord
IT + F
- FITbe agreeable or acceptable to
IT + G
- GITa person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible
IT + H
- HITcause to move by striking
IT + K
- KITa case for containing a set of articles
IT + N
- NITa luminance unit equal to 1 candle per square meter measured perpendicular to the rays from the source
Memory tip
IT is everyday. ITS hooks off the end, and many letters hook in front: BIT, FIT, HIT, KIT, WIT and more.
On these lists
Other two-letter words starting with I
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Tileside keeps score, checks words like this one during a challenge, tracks the tiles left in the bag and times turns. It runs in your phone's browser with no account and works offline.
Tileside checks words against the North American list, the NASPA Word List 2023. Your group's chosen dictionary always wins. Playing the international (Collins) list? Turn on its 20 extra two-letter words in Setup.
Word list: NASPA Word List 2023, used under license. NASPA Word List 2023 Edition © NASPA 2023. The copy included in this app is licensed for personal use. You may not use it for any commercial purposes.
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