Why the Same Word Can Be Valid in One Scrabble Dictionary and Invalid in Another
If you have ever played Scrabble with different groups or in different countries, you may have noticed something odd: a word that scores big points in one game gets challenged and thrown out in another. The reason is not that someone is misremembering the rules. It is that Scrabble does not have a single universal word list. There are several official Scrabble word lists, and each one includes a different set of words. Which list your game uses can decide whether a word is p
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If you have ever played Scrabble with different groups or in different countries, you may have noticed something odd: a word that scores big points in one game gets challenged and thrown out in another. The reason is not that someone is misremembering the rules. It is that Scrabble does not have a single universal word list. There are several official Scrabble word lists, and each one includes a different set of words. Which list your game uses can decide whether a word is p
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