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  • Sherry Albrethsen PowellS Offline
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    Sherry Albrethsen Powell
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    Please publish a list of words that were previously invalid, but are now
    considered legit. Update as needed.

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    Pangloss
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    @Sherry-Albrethsen-Powell Not possible

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    @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 HeydenJ Offline
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    Jackie Heyden
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    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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    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 CoventonV Offline
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    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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    @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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    @flea10009 It's generally hyphenated; I think that's why it's not accepted.

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  • Ruth GoodmanR Offline
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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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    sakamvari
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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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    @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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