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Is TO a valid word?

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Yes. TO is a valid word.

TO is valid in the North American word list used for the Scrabble board game and other crossword tile games.

TO 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.

Meaning

In the direction of.

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About TO

TO is everyday. It hooks into TOD, TOE, TOG, TOM, TON, TOO, TOP, TOR, TOT, TOW and TOY.

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TO scores 2 points

Before any bonus squares: T 1 + O 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.

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Example: TO as the first play

TO through the ★: T 1 + O 1 = 2, and the ★ doubles the first word: 4 points. New tiles are outlined.

Later in the game, put the T on a 3L square and TO is worth 4 before any word bonus.

Hooks: one tile makes a new word

After TO (11):

  • TODa unit of weight for wool equal to about 28 pounds
  • TOEone of the digits of the foot
  • TOGprovide with clothes or put clothes on
  • TOMmale cat
  • TONa United States unit of weight equivalent to 2000 pounds
  • TOOto a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
  • TOPthe upper part of anything
  • TORa prominent rock or pile of rocks on a hill
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  • TOTa small amount (especially of a drink)
  • TOWthe act of hauling something (as a vehicle) by means of a hitch or rope
  • TOYan artifact designed to be played with

Place that one tile so it also forms a word in the other direction and both words score.

Longer words from TO

Words that start with TO:

  • TOADany of various tailless stout-bodied amphibians with long hind limbs for leaping
  • TOBYa drinking mug in the shape of a stout man wearing a three-cornered hat
  • TOCK
  • TOCO
  • TODSform of TOD: a unit of weight for wool equal to about 28 pounds
  • TODYtiny insectivorous West Indian bird having red-and-green plumage and a long straight bill
  • TOEAa monetary unit of Papua New Guinea
  • TOEDform of TOE: one of the digits of the foot
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  • TOESform of TOE: one of the digits of the foot
  • TOFFinformal term for an upper-class or wealthy person
  • TOFT
  • TOFUcheeselike food made of curdled soybean milk

Change one tile

Swap any one letter of TO and these are still words:

  • BOa pal
  • DOthe first tone of the diatonic musical scale; to begin and carry through to completion
  • GOa Japanese board game; to move along
  • HOused to call attention, as in “land ho!”
  • JOa sweetheart
  • LOused to attract attention or to express surprise
  • MOa moment
  • NOa negative reply
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  • POa chamber pot
  • SOsol, the fifth note of the musical scale; also, in this way
  • WOwoe; grief
  • YOused to call attention or to express affirmation

Same letters, other words

No other word in the list uses exactly the letters T and O.

Add one tile: words from these letters plus one more

TO + A

  • OATannual grass of Europe and North Africa
  • TAO

TO + B

  • BOTbotfly larva

TO + C

  • COTa sheath worn to protect a finger

TO + D

  • DOTa very small circular shape
  • TODa unit of weight for wool equal to about 28 pounds

TO + E

  • TOEone of the digits of the foot

TO + F

  • OFTmany times at short intervals

TO + G

  • GOTform of GET: come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
  • TOGprovide with clothes or put clothes on

TO + H

Memory tip

TO is everyday. Add an E for TOE, an N for TON or a P for TOP when you need a three-letter word.

On these lists

Other two-letter words starting with T

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