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Scrabble’s New Official Word List Contains Dozens of Stunning Additions. Elite Players Are Mortified. (slate.com)
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[–] reddig33 12 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (2 children)

I’m amazed that they allow Zzz. It’s not really a word.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 5 points 10 months ago

It truly embiggens the spirit of the game.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago (2 children)

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

[–] reddig33 2 points 10 months ago

Zzz has no vowels.