Oh No! A New Scrabble Dictionary! - Tilted Forum Project Discussion Community

eyeronic · 06-24-2005, 03:24 PM

Ok folks prepare yourselves. I am about to reveal the full extent of my nerdiness.

I am horrified that we all have to learn 4000 new usable scrabble words.

The OSPD (Official Scrabble Players' Dictionary), 4th Edition is out!

I just saw the thing in Barnes and Noble, but here's a link to the cheapest you can get it:
http://www.campusi.com/bookFind/asp/...dId=0877799296

Anyone know where one can find out what the new words are? Are there any additions to the 96 legal two letter words(like XI, XU, JO, HM, etc...)?

Any new Q without U words(older acceptables included FAQIR, QAT, QAID)?

Damn I feel much better that I have a forum to reveal this kind of nerdiness. If anyone wants to play some scrabble in New York, I suck, but I'm game.

Sage · 06-24-2005, 08:02 PM

That is pretty nerdy... however, perhaps the addition of words will help my game, cause I'm TERRIBLE at scrabble. I also can't spell so good....

the_marq · 06-24-2005, 08:11 PM

I just keep waiting for the day I can use: craziest

Destrox · 06-24-2005, 08:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by the_marq

I just keep waiting for the day I can use: craziest

You mean you cant.. oh... damn..

eyeronic · 06-25-2005, 06:18 AM

This guy makes me feel much less nerdy:

http://www.mwbrand.com/quetzal/

the_marq · 06-25-2005, 07:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Destrox

You mean you cant.. oh... damn..

I was refering to the fact that if played properly, (IE: over 2 triple word score squares) 'craziest' is the highest scoring word possible in a game of scrabble.

Supple Cow · 06-25-2005, 08:02 AM

Wow, that quetzal guy is pretty nerdy. He makes me feel better about myself.

Eyeronic - I'm down for a game!

Lasereth · 06-25-2005, 08:10 AM

My friend was playing the other day and won with Nigger. Ya gotta do what ya gotta do with the resources available I suppose.

-Lasereth

Deckard · 06-29-2005, 06:21 AM

sqaurktacular.

GuttersnipeXL · 08-28-2005, 07:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by the_marq

I was refering to the fact that if played properly, (IE: over 2 triple word score squares) 'craziest' is the highest scoring word possible in a game of scrabble.

Where did you get your information from? craziest has a base worth of 19 points...

try quetzals for 26...talk about a scrabble junky!

xylocarp for 22 is another!

shesus · 08-28-2005, 07:49 PM

I don't know where you can find out the new legal words for Scrabble. However, there is a documentary about the Scrabble tournament called Word Wars. It's kind of funny because all these people do is play Scabble. They don't even have jobs.
I love Scrabble, but don't have any of the stranger words memorized. However, if you wait awhile, chances are the list will be on the Internet. I found a list of legal words that were added in 1996.
Good luck!

djflish · 08-29-2005, 05:00 AM

A couple of years ago i got stuck in a caravan, in the middle of nowhere for about 6 months (long story....) and there was nothing there. Except a scrabble board and dictionary. We played about 5 times a day every day just to relieve the boredom. I now know pretty much every 2 and 3 letter combinations.

QUARTZ is a good one

Charlatan · 08-29-2005, 05:14 AM

AA is my favourite.... not lots of points but it's fun to be all geeky and point out that it is the name of a type of lava...

It's good in a pinch.

Tirian · 08-29-2005, 10:15 AM

my best ever scrabble word was "extraction"

"act" was already on the board, and I cleared my letters, and hit a triple word !!!

possibly the only game of scrabble I ever won.

ngdawg · 08-29-2005, 10:26 AM

'denizen' is a great word to pull...and good for a few good triple points if you hit right...first time I used it, everyone else thought it wasn't a word and since there was no dictionary handy, I called my dad.

Coppertop · 08-29-2005, 10:39 AM

My finest word was 'Eurasian.'

Does playing the word 'undead' reveal anything about someone's hobbies?

Check out this site for an awesome short film:

http://www.vidlit.com/craziest/craziest.html

06-24-2005, 03:24 PM	#1 (permalink)
eyeronic I run E. Location: New York	Oh No! A New Scrabble Dictionary! Ok folks prepare yourselves. I am about to reveal the full extent of my nerdiness. I am horrified that we all have to learn 4000 new usable scrabble words. The OSPD (Official Scrabble Players' Dictionary), 4th Edition is out! I just saw the thing in Barnes and Noble, but here's a link to the cheapest you can get it: http://www.campusi.com/bookFind/asp/...dId=0877799296 Anyone know where one can find out what the new words are? Are there any additions to the 96 legal two letter words(like XI, XU, JO, HM, etc...)? Any new Q without U words(older acceptables included FAQIR, QAT, QAID)? Damn I feel much better that I have a forum to reveal this kind of nerdiness. If anyone wants to play some scrabble in New York, I suck, but I'm game. __________________ I hold with those that favor fire.

06-24-2005, 08:02 PM	#2 (permalink)
Sage hoarding all the big girl panties since 2005 Location: North side	That is pretty nerdy... however, perhaps the addition of words will help my game, cause I'm TERRIBLE at scrabble. I also can't spell so good.... __________________ Sage knows our mythic history, King Arthur's and Sir Caradoc's She answers hard acrostics, has a pretty taste for paradox She quotes in elegiacs all the crimes of Heliogabalus In conics she can floor peculiarities parabolous -C'hi

06-24-2005, 08:11 PM	#3 (permalink)
the_marq All hail the Mountain King Location: Black Mesa	I just keep waiting for the day I can use: craziest __________________ The Truth: Johnny Cash could have kicked Bruce Lee's ass if he wanted to. #3 in a series

06-25-2005, 06:18 AM	#5 (permalink)
eyeronic I run E. Location: New York	This guy makes me feel much less nerdy: http://www.mwbrand.com/quetzal/ __________________ I hold with those that favor fire.

06-25-2005, 08:02 AM	#7 (permalink)
Supple Cow Americow, the Beautiful Location: Washington, D.C.	Wow, that quetzal guy is pretty nerdy. He makes me feel better about myself. Eyeronic - I'm down for a game! __________________ "I've missed more than 9000 shots in my career. I've lost almost 300 games. Twenty-six times I've been trusted to take the game winning shot and missed. I've failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed." (Michael Jordan)

06-25-2005, 08:10 AM	#8 (permalink)
Lasereth Knight of the Old Republic Location: Winston-Salem, NC	My friend was playing the other day and won with Nigger. Ya gotta do what ya gotta do with the resources available I suppose. -Lasereth __________________ "A Darwinian attacks his theory, seeking to find flaws. An ID believer defends his theory, seeking to conceal flaws." -Roger Ebert

06-29-2005, 06:21 AM	#9 (permalink)
Deckard Upright	sqaurktacular.

08-28-2005, 07:49 PM	#11 (permalink)
shesus Fancy Location: Chicago	I don't know where you can find out the new legal words for Scrabble. However, there is a documentary about the Scrabble tournament called Word Wars. It's kind of funny because all these people do is play Scabble. They don't even have jobs. I love Scrabble, but don't have any of the stranger words memorized. However, if you wait awhile, chances are the list will be on the Internet. I found a list of legal words that were added in 1996. Good luck! __________________ Whatever did happen to your soul? I heard you sold it Choose Heaven for the weather and Hell for the company

08-29-2005, 05:00 AM	#12 (permalink)
djflish The Mighty Boosh Location: I mostly come out at night, mostly...	A couple of years ago i got stuck in a caravan, in the middle of nowhere for about 6 months (long story....) and there was nothing there. Except a scrabble board and dictionary. We played about 5 times a day every day just to relieve the boredom. I now know pretty much every 2 and 3 letter combinations. QUARTZ is a good one __________________ Europes two great narcotics, Alcohol and Christianity. I know which one I prefer.

08-29-2005, 05:14 AM	#13 (permalink)
Charlatan Getting it. Super Moderator Location: Lion City	AA is my favourite.... not lots of points but it's fun to be all geeky and point out that it is the name of a type of lava... It's good in a pinch. __________________ "My hands are on fire. Hands are on fire. Ain't got no more time for all you charlatans and liars." - Old Man Luedecke

08-29-2005, 10:15 AM	#14 (permalink)
Tirian Addict Location: Canada	my best ever scrabble word was "extraction" "act" was already on the board, and I cleared my letters, and hit a triple word !!! possibly the only game of scrabble I ever won.

08-29-2005, 10:26 AM	#15 (permalink)
ngdawg peekaboo Location: on the back, bitch	'denizen' is a great word to pull...and good for a few good triple points if you hit right...first time I used it, everyone else thought it wasn't a word and since there was no dictionary handy, I called my dad. __________________ Don't blame me. I didn't vote for either of'em.

08-29-2005, 10:39 AM	#16 (permalink)
Coppertop Getting Medieval on your ass Location: 13th century Europe	My finest word was 'Eurasian.' Does playing the word 'undead' reveal anything about someone's hobbies? Check out this site for an awesome short film: http://www.vidlit.com/craziest/craziest.html