FF2 uses a unique keyword system. You Learn passwords from NPCs (shown in red text), then Ask other characters about them to progress. All 15 are listed below in story order.
| Password | Learn From | Ask | Chapter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wild Rose | Hilda in Altair | Any rebel | Altair |
| Mythril | Hilda | Josef in Salamand | Altair |
| Dreadnought | Hilda | Cid in Poft | Semitt Falls |
| Airship | Hilda | Cid in Poft | Semitt Falls |
| Sunfire | Cid in Poft | King of Kashuan | Bafsk |
| Goddess's Bell | King in Altair | — | Snow Cavern |
| Dragoons | Gordon | Elina in Deist | Castle Deist |
| Wyverns | Gordon | NPCs in Deist | Castle Deist |
| Mysidia | Hilda | Mages in Mysidia | Castle Fynn |
| Mask | Hilda | — | Mysidia |
| Ekmet Teloess | Hilda | — | Mysidia |
| Ultima Tome | Gordon | — | Castle Fynn |
| Cyclone | Hilda | Paul in Fynn | Mysidian Tower |
| Palamecia | Hilda | NPCs | Cyclone |
| Jade Passage | Hilda | — | Castle Palamecia |