ASL Word List

Hand usage in this list

one-handed: the sign uses only the dominant hand (non-dominant stays neutral).

two-handed: the sign uses both hands. (This includes both symmetric and asymmetric two-handed signs, but we don’t display that distinction.)

• Examples (one-handed): many fingerspelling letters, YES, NO, ME, YOU
• Examples (two-handed): PLAY, MAYBE, SCHOOL, HELP, WITH