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Stern@lemmy.world to Mildly Interesting@lemmy.world · 1 year ago

Scrabble’s New Official Word List Contains Dozens of Stunning Additions. Elite Players Are Mortified.

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Scrabble’s New Official Word List Contains Dozens of Stunning Additions. Elite Players Are Mortified.

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Stern@lemmy.world to Mildly Interesting@lemmy.world · 1 year ago
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    I’m amazed that they allow Zzz. It’s not really a word.

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      I mean, compared to some of those other ones it’s perfectly cromulent. At least it means something.

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        It truly embiggens the spirit of the game.

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      Is “bam” a word? It seems like a word, but it’s an onomatopoeia, just like zzz. Neither are very accurate to the sounds they make, and neither are truly words… I’d let someone play bam without thinking about it, so I could be convinced to allow zzz

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        Zzz has no vowels.

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        Is “bam” a word?

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