The most useful 2-letter word for Scrabble hooks
You're looking for a hook on the Scrabble board and there are a few 2-letter words on the board that you can add to. Here they are:
IT
EN
AR
AT
YE
Assuming that you're unhindered on both sides of the word, which of these can yield more hooks than any other two-letter word in Scrabble?
Total hooks for each word (including letters added before and after the word) are as follows:
IT = 15
EN = 15
AR = 22 -- the champ!
AT = 19 (this has the most possible hooks -- 17 -- BEFORE the word)
YE = 16
AR hooks BEFORE the word include: bcefgjlmoptvwy
AR hooks AFTER the word include: bcefkmst