Weird Scrabble Words

Nirvana · 07-20-2010, 09:10 AM

I play scrabble on FB and some of the words that pop up on my tray are sorta funny.

xoxoxoBruce · 07-20-2010, 09:23 AM

A subliminal message, Nirvana?

Here's a geek version of the game.

Cicero · 07-20-2010, 11:05 AM

Proper nouns! Where's the Rulebook? LOL!

wolf · 07-20-2010, 01:00 PM

I thought you were going to be listing those words that involve X or Q without a U.

I once blundered across a Scrabble championship on some cable channel. The tension was palpable. The players were down to letters like X, Q, and Z and they were STILL PLAYING. Also, the two guys didn't look like stereotypical word-geeks. They looked like redneck truckers.

It was a bit strange for me.

I have a large vocabulary, but seem to attract unusable letters when playing Scrabble, therefore I am not very good at it. We keep an emergency Scrabble Board in the office just in case we have a really long lull at work and want to interact rather than just stare at the computer screen. I have travel versions of Rummikub and Triominoes in the car for similar emergencies.

SteveDallas · 07-20-2010, 01:40 PM

I have started playing Wordwise on my Android phone & I'm enjoying it. You can really get some weird combinations where you try to get extra points by lining up next to an existing word instead of at right angles.

From XKCD:

Flint · 07-20-2010, 02:24 PM

I've been hanging on to this images for months. Finally, a thread to post it in:

SamIam · 07-20-2010, 03:20 PM

Nirvana, can you give us the link to FB? I'd like to play!

monster · 07-20-2010, 03:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wolf

I thought you were going to be listing those words that involve X or Q without a U.

I once blundered across a Scrabble championship on some cable channel. The tension was palpable. The players were down to letters like X, Q, and Z and they were STILL PLAYING. Also, the two guys didn't look like stereotypical word-geeks. They looked like redneck truckers.

It was a bit strange for me.

Work Freak by Stefan Fatsis is a great insight into the world of competitive scrabble. Apparently certain parks are the places to go to play -where you find all sorts of characters you wouldn't immediately peg as Scrabblers. There's a whole etiquette to joining in, though. I thoroughly recommend the book if you have any interest in that sort of thing.

Nirvana · 07-20-2010, 05:48 PM

Here is the link SamIam

http://apps.facebook.com/ea_scrabble...anvas_bkmk_top

One of the weirdest words I have gotten so far is faggoty my spell check here claims its not a word but the scrabble dictionary says it is.
Today I got ebonix scrabble words

ZenGum · 07-23-2010, 09:02 PM

A friend of mine played SUQS in the FB scrabble. No no no.

Nirvana · 08-07-2010, 10:25 AM

It's a dirty game but someone has to play it!!

Shawnee123 · 08-07-2010, 10:38 AM

Nirvana · 10-31-2010, 10:29 PM

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Clodfobble · 10-31-2010, 11:38 PM

"...but in the Latin alphabet, Jehovah begins with an I..."

casimendocina · 11-01-2010, 03:02 AM

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Originally Posted by ZenGum

A friend of mine played SUQS in the FB scrabble. No no no.

I have abandoned all my Scrabble principles since I started playing FB Scrabble. If it's acceptable, use it because it's all about winning and then rubbing it in the face of the person you won the game against-particularly if it's in the staffroom.

07-20-2010, 09:10 AM	#1
Nirvana Back in 10 Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 3,684	Weird Scrabble Words I play scrabble on FB and some of the words that pop up on my tray are sorta funny. Attached Images __________________ Speaking simply... do not confuse this with having a simple mind.

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wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	I thought you were going to be listing those words that involve X or Q without a U. I once blundered across a Scrabble championship on some cable channel. The tension was palpable. The players were down to letters like X, Q, and Z and they were STILL PLAYING. Also, the two guys didn't look like stereotypical word-geeks. They looked like redneck truckers. It was a bit strange for me. I have a large vocabulary, but seem to attract unusable letters when playing Scrabble, therefore I am not very good at it. We keep an emergency Scrabble Board in the office just in case we have a really long lull at work and want to interact rather than just stare at the computer screen. I have travel versions of Rummikub and Triominoes in the car for similar emergencies. __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

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07-20-2010, 01:40 PM	#5
SteveDallas Your Bartender Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Philly Burbs, PA Posts: 7,651	I have started playing Wordwise on my Android phone & I'm enjoying it. You can really get some weird combinations where you try to get extra points by lining up next to an existing word instead of at right angles. From XKCD:

07-20-2010, 03:20 PM	#7
SamIam Registered User Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Not here Posts: 2,655	Nirvana, can you give us the link to FB? I'd like to play!

07-20-2010, 05:48 PM	#9
Nirvana Back in 10 Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 3,684	Here is the link SamIam http://apps.facebook.com/ea_scrabble...anvas_bkmk_top One of the weirdest words I have gotten so far is faggoty my spell check here claims its not a word but the scrabble dictionary says it is. Today I got ebonix scrabble words Attached Images __________________ Speaking simply... do not confuse this with having a simple mind.

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ZenGum Doctor Wtf Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Badelaide, Baustralia Posts: 12,861	A friend of mine played SUQS in the FB scrabble. No no no. __________________ Shut up and hug. MoreThanPretty, Nov 5, 2008. Just because I'm nominally polite, does not make me a pussy. Sundae Girl.

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