Collins Scrabble Words started as official source for WESPA International Scrabble Rated Tournaments since 2007. Then comes the CSW12, five years later. Now, Collins Scrabble Words has a new edition adding 6,500 words which will take effect in the International Tournaments starting September 1, 2015.
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Taking a look at the board position above, you would probably play QUININES (8h) for 54 points or HIZENS (l3) for 53 points when you are playing the CSW12 lexicon. But in the CSW15, you can now play QUINZHEE (8h) for a whopping 114 points, and keeping the valuable S!
QUINZHEE is one of the 6,500 new words added to the CSW15. There is a big possibility that QUINZHEE could be played in a tournament to break the Guiness World Record for highest score in a single turn for 401 points when played in a triple triple (nine timer) lane wherein Z hits the 2L square. The first player who could do this remains to be seen. Current World Record stands at 392 points for the word CAZIQUES. With the addition of more words, the scores could be boosted and becomes an exciting game!
As I scour the latest articles and news about this issue, take a look at some of the words added:
New Words
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Definition
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AUGH
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interj.
expressing frustration
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BEZZY
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n. best
friend
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BLECH
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interj.
expressing disgust
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CAKEAGES
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n.
charges in a restaurant for serving cake brought in from outside
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CAKEHOLE
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n.
mouth
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CAZH
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adj.
casual
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CHECKBOX
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n.
small clickable box on a computer screen
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CINQ
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n.
number five
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COQUI
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n. type
of tree-dwelling frog
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DENCH
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adj.
excellent
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DEVO
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n.
short for devolution
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EEW
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interj.
exclamation of disgust
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EMOJI
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n.
digital icon used in electronic communication
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FACETIME
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v. talk
with (someone) via the FaceTime application
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GEOCACHE
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v.
search for hidden containers using GPS as a recreational activity
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GRR
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interj.
expressing anger or annoyance
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HACKTIVIST
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n.
person who hacks computer systems for political reasons
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HASHTAG
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n. a
word or phrase preceded by a hashmark on Twitter, used to denote the topic of
a post
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LOLZ
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interj.
laughs at someone else’s or one’s own expense
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LOTSA
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pn.
lots of
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NEWB
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n.
newbie
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OBVS
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adv.
obviously
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ONESIE
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n.
one-piece garment combining a top with trousers
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OXAZOLE
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n. type
of liquid chemical compound
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PACZKI
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n.
round, filled doughnut
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PODIUMED
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v. past
tense of to podium, to finish in the top three places in a sporting
competition
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QUINZHEE
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n.
shelter made from hollowed-out snow
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RIDIC
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adj.
ridiculous
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SCHVITZ
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v. to
sweat
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SEXTING
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v.
practice of sending sexually explicit text messages
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SHIZZLE
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n. a
form of US rap slang
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SHOOTIE
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type of
shoe that covers the ankle
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SHOWROOMING
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n.
practice of looking at an item in a shop, using a smartphone to compare its
price elsewhere, then buying it online
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THANX
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interj.
thank you
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TUNEAGE
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n.
music
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TWEEP
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n.
person who uses Twitter
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TWERKING
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n. type
of dance involving rapid hip movement
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VAPE
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v. to
inhale nicotine vapour (from an electronic cigarette)
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WAAH
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interj.
used to express wailing
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WARBOT
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n. any
robot or unmanned vehicle or device designed for and used in warfare
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WUZ
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v.
non-standard spelling of was
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YEESH
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interj.
used to express frustration
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1 comment:
We all invested many years playing Scrabble. We put up with much commercial exploitation in the form of periodic additions and deletions to approved vocabulary. Vocabulary itself deteriorated with the addition of foreign words, abbreviations, acronyms and colloquial nonsense.
The last straw is the introduction of a new three-year dictionary change cycle, instead of the five-year cycle, which we unwillingly tolerated. It is obvious that the change is commercially motivated. Expect rebellion soon in the form of splinter groups of players. This mad guardianship must be broken.
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