Stern to Mildly Interesting@lemmy.world • 8 months agoScrabble’s New Official Word List Contains Dozens of Stunning Additions. Elite Players Are Mortified.slate.comexternal-linkmessage-square65fedilinkarrow-up1139
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minus-square@deegeese@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilink64•edit-28 months agoI’m fine with adding slightly offensive words like ‘twat’ and ‘redneck’, but fake plurals like ‘feceses’ and ‘rouxes’ are absurd rules-lawyering.
minus-square@cbarrick@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish28•8 months agoThey added “za” (slang for “pizza”), which is a strategy-breaking change. It makes the letter “z” soooo much more powerful.
minus-square@klemptor@lemmy.mllinkfedilink10•8 months agoWait hang on I’ve been using “za” for ages, was this not legal until now?
minus-square@klemptor@lemmy.mllinkfedilink1•8 months agoAck I seem to have grown a penis too?! I’m a fraud!
I’m fine with adding slightly offensive words like ‘twat’ and ‘redneck’, but fake plurals like ‘feceses’ and ‘rouxes’ are absurd rules-lawyering.
They added “za” (slang for “pizza”), which is a strategy-breaking change.
It makes the letter “z” soooo much more powerful.
Wait hang on I’ve been using “za” for ages, was this not legal until now?
Arrest this man!
Ack I seem to have grown a penis too?! I’m a fraud!
Za, lasagna. Pizza, sa.
Spazzing for double points!