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    • Pangloss
      Pangloss @Sherry Albrethsen Powell last edited by

      @Sherry-Albrethsen-Powell Not possible

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        betterlate1 @Sherry Albrethsen Powell last edited by betterlate1

        @Sherry-Albrethsen-Powell If you look for the new updates you should find the words..either in newest edition of scrabble dic ,or maybe even online. Hope these help a little. Here are some:
        https://time.com/5404583/new-words-added-to-scrabble-dictionary/

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        • Jackie Heyden
          Jackie Heyden last edited by

          Game #9819835. My opponent played "QUEAN." The Lex dictionary says it is NOT a word, yet it gave my opponent points. I played for years and recently returned - does Lex still have "Challenge" games and, if so, how can I tell?

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            betterlate1 last edited by betterlate1

            Jackie Heyden Hi, quean is a word but was it hooked to a word that was not a word?
            Far as I know there are still challenge games

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            • Vince Coventon
              Vince Coventon last edited by

              QUEAN is definitely a valid word, I've played it loads of times and having just checked, it's showing as valid.

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              • Gavin53
                Gavin53 @moindoline last edited by

                @moindoline Lots of words in English that doesn't add an S for plural are allowed with an S: deers algas
                And also words that mean something that isn't countable so has no plural.

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                    MapmakerE @flea10009 last edited by

                    @flea10009 It's generally hyphenated; I think that's why it's not accepted.

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                    • Ruth Goodman
                      Ruth Goodman last edited by

                      I tried to use the word “onesies” and it was not accepted.

                      onesie is a common term for a one-piece short-all worn by babies… it’s like a tee-shirt with snaps at the bottom.

                      From Google:

                      an infant's one-piece close-fitting lightweight garment, usually having sleeves but leaving the legs uncovered and fastening with snaps at the crotch.

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                        A Former User @Ruth Goodman last edited by

                        @ruth-goodman depends on dictionary you use...google is not an approved scrabble source...even if onesies is a word 😊

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                          MapmakerE @Ruth Goodman last edited by

                          @ruth-goodman It is a word in the UK dictionary used here.

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                            A Former User @MapmakerE last edited by

                            @mapmakere o I missed where she said it was UK ..thanks. That is why I did not assume

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                              MapmakerE @Guest last edited by

                              @betterlate1-0 Ruth didn't say it was UK. She didn't specify so I merely let her know it can be played in the UK version.

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                                zaph @Ruth Goodman last edited by zaph

                                @ruth-goodman I'm pretty sure that the Lexulous admins do not modify the accepted word lists. There is a committee somewhere that does that... And there are indeed many missing/erroneous words!

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                                  jrp32 @zaph last edited by

                                  @zaph, as well as words that should not be there by the 'rules' of SOWPODS and TWL98+. One of many examples: TRANQ. Two Acronyms long accepted in lists which "claim" they have no acronyms are JATO and RATO. The rejection of words of the same nature is what makes these accepted "words" a problem for me. -- (and those are only examples....)

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                                    • Marc Krizack
                                      Marc Krizack last edited by

                                      Paydirt is a good word

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                                        sakamvari @Marc Krizack last edited by

                                        @marc-krizack Please refer to this link: https://forum.lexulous.com/topic/30/recommend-addition-removal-of-words?_=1635840150893

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                                        • Mistertoad
                                          Mistertoad @Marc Krizack last edited by

                                          @marc-krizack

                                          Interestingly, Collins English Dictionary seems to be happy with 'paydirt' whilst Merriam-Webster prefers 'pay dirt'.

                                          Do we stick with the original definition of a word or go with the current usage that it has evolved into over time? My preference, for the purposes of playing Scrabble, would be to allow both.

                                          Your thoughts?

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                                          • Marc Krizack
                                            Marc Krizack last edited by

                                            @mistertoad Since "pay dirt" is two words, and since you can't put two words down in one Lexulous move, we are stuck with either "paydirt" or nothing at all. Now it is true that it originally was dirt that paid , i.e. had gold in it. But once it got used as a synonym for a touchdown in football, it lost its connection to both dirt and gold. In the gold panning community here in Northern California and as used as a synonym for a touchdown in football, I always read "paydirt" as one word. It also doesn't make sense to say "he hit pay dirt," when there is no dirt. (Are you hitting pay that is dirt or dirt that is pay?) I should think that if a purist wanted two words, it would more properly be "pay-dirt."

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