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    Gavin53
    replied to moindoline on 13 Nov 2020, 17:36 last edited by
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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
    And also words that mean something that isn't countable so has no plural.

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      MapmakerE
      replied to flea10009 on 20 Feb 2021, 17:02 last edited by
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      @flea10009 It's generally hyphenated; I think that's why it's not accepted.

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      Ruth Goodman
      wrote on 29 Mar 2021, 12:26 last edited by
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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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      replied to Ruth Goodman on 29 Mar 2021, 13:42 last edited by
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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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      MapmakerE
      replied to Ruth Goodman on 29 Mar 2021, 16:39 last edited by
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      @ruth-goodman It is a word in the UK dictionary used here.

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      replied to MapmakerE on 29 Mar 2021, 16:57 last edited by
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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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      MapmakerE
      replied to A Former User on 29 Mar 2021, 17:03 last edited by
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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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      zaph
      replied to Ruth Goodman on 9 Apr 2021, 14:30 last edited by zaph 4 Sept 2021, 14:31
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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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      jrp32
      replied to zaph on 10 Apr 2021, 16:39 last edited by
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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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        Marc Krizack
        wrote on 2 Nov 2021, 04:25 last edited by
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        Paydirt is a good word

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        sakamvari
        replied to Marc Krizack on 2 Nov 2021, 08:02 last edited by
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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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        Mistertoad
        replied to Marc Krizack on 2 Nov 2021, 13:13 last edited by
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        @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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        wrote on 2 Nov 2021, 17:06 last edited by
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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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        Mistertoad
        replied to Marc Krizack on 3 Nov 2021, 02:54 last edited by
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        @marc-krizack

        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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        Marc Krizack
        wrote on 3 Nov 2021, 03:11 last edited by
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        Mistertoad,
        Why don't you do the honors and submit it.
        Marc

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        Mistertoad
        replied to Marc Krizack on 3 Nov 2021, 14:11 last edited by
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        @marc-krizack
        (I supported your submission in 'Recommend addition/removal of words')

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        Marc Krizack
        replied to Mistertoad on 3 Nov 2021, 16:36 last edited by
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        @mistertoad thx

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        jrp32
        replied to Marc Krizack on 5 Nov 2021, 10:32 last edited by
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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.

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