Recommend addition/removal of words
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@moindoline Lots of words in English that doesn't add an S for plural are allowed with an S: deers algas
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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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@ruth-goodman depends on dictionary you use...google is not an approved scrabble source...even if onesies is a word
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@ruth-goodman It is a word in the UK dictionary used here.
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@mapmakere o I missed where she said it was UK ..thanks. That is why I did not assume
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@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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@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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@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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Paydirt is a good word
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@marc-krizack Please refer to this link: https://forum.lexulous.com/topic/30/recommend-addition-removal-of-words?_=1635840150893
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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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@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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Agreed. I don't know why I suggested a two word Scrabble word Ha ha!
Your suggestion of pay-dirt makes sense in terms of your "no dirt" argument. Unfortunately there is no hyphen available in Scrabble.Leaves us with 'paydirt'! I suppose you could submit that to the 'recommend-addition-removal-of-words' link that 'sakamvari' posted?
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Mistertoad,
Why don't you do the honors and submit it.
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(I supported your submission in 'Recommend addition/removal of words') -
@mistertoad thx
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@marc-krizack, of course it is a good word. If you look up things like the Collins definition of "ZE", then PAYDIRT becomes a perfectly logical word joining.
