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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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[–] [email protected] 12 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 17 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years 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 2 years ago

It truly embiggens the spirit of the game.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years 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

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

Zzz has no vowels.