Modern slang words including ‘sitch’ & ‘noobie’ feature in new Scrabble dictionary
MODERN slang words such as sitch and noobie are among almost 2,000 new entries in the Scrabble dictionary.
In a first major update since 2020, officials have spelled out the need to keep the game bang up to date.
Sitch is short for situation and noobie, or newbie, refers to a newcomer
Yeet, an expression of excitement among the young or a term for lobbing something forcefully, will also be chucked in.
Nibling (the child of your sister or brother) and other shortened words doncha (don’t you), Imma (I’m going to), tomoz (tomorrow), and coulda (could have) are included as well.
Food terms such as bancham (small dishes of Korean food) and birria (a Mexican beef stew) have also made the latest edition of Official Scrabble Words, published by Collins.
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Others include grammable (something worthy of sharing on social media), and floof (a very furry animal).
They will be added to the existing 279,073 words.
Endorsed by makers Mattel and WESPA (World English-Language Scrabble Players Association), the latest edition of the dictionary will be used in tournament and club play from January 1, 2025.
WESPA chairman Chris Lipe commented: “For Scrabble enthusiasts, a new edition of Collins Scrabble Words is like Christmas morning. New words mean exciting new challenges and new opportunities at every turn.”
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Collins Dictionaries managing editor Mary O’Neill said: “From three-letter gems like ack and int to high-scorers like qameez and zonkey, both tournament and casual players can now add many new words to their arsenal of potential game winners.”