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Back hooks: two-letter words that take a letter on the end
A back hook is one letter added to the end of a word already on the board. It is the most common way to extend a play, and the one opponents leave open most often.
Below, each two-letter word is followed by every three-letter word it becomes with one letter added after it.
Back hooks (101)
North American list (NWL)
- A1A1
- A1B3
- A1D2
- A1G2
- A1H4
- A1I1
- A1L1
- A1M3
- A1N1
- A1R1
- A1S1
- A1T1
- A1W4
- A1X8
- A1Y4
- B3A1
- B3E1
- B3I1
- B3O1
- B3Y4
- D2A1
- D2E1
- D2O1
- E1D2
- E1F4
- E1L1
- E1M3
- E1N1
- E1R1
- E1S1
- E1T1
- E1W4
- F4A1
- F4E1
- G2I1
- G2O1
- H4A1
- H4E1
- H4I1
- H4M3
- H4O1
- I1D2
- I1F4
- I1N1
- I1S1
- I1T1
- J8O1
- K5A1
- K5I1
- L1A1
- L1I1
- L1O1
- M3A1
- M3E1
- M3I1
- M3M3
- M3O1
- M3U1
- M3Y4
- N1A1
- N1E1
- N1O1
- N1U1
- O1D2
- O1E1
- O1F4
- O1H4
- O1I1
- O1K5
- O1M3
- O1N1
- O1P3
- O1R1
- O1S1
- O1W4
- O1X8
- P3A1
- P3E1
- P3I1
- P3O1
- Q10I1
- R1E1
- S1H4
- S1I1
- S1O1
- T1A1
- T1E1
- T1I1
- T1O1
- U1M3
- U1N1
- U1P3
- U1S1
- U1T1
- W4E1
- W4O1
- X8I1
- Y4A1
- Y4E1
- Y4O1
- Z10A1
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