Weird new words and slang that have been added to Scrabble

Weird new words and slang that have been added to ScrabbleWeird new words and slang that have been added to ScrabbleScrabble loosened up and embraced slang and modern lingo when itadded 2,862 of new words to its new edition Collins Official Scrabble Words. Theyre the first additions in four years.On the list of new words that raise purists eyebrows are abbreviations and words that are hardly more than utterances, such as OK, ew, and yowza. In an acknowledgment to the new language that reflects changing conversations, words such as ze, a gender-neutral pronoun, and genderqueer have been added. In addition, cisgender, misgender, and transphobia are now Scrabble eligible.Follow Ladders on FlipboardFollow Ladders magazines on Flipboard covering Happiness, Productivity, Job Satisfaction, Neuroscience, and moreManspreading and mansplaining have also been added. Do you understand?Some trendy teenspeak is now acceptable fleek, bestie, bae, and twerk.Also, frowny has been re-added after havi ng previously been removed.Other curious new words includeBizjet short for business jetQapik the currency of AzerbaijanHench a strong and fit manPreggo slang for pregnantHackerazzo a person who hacks into the phone or computer of a celebrityFood hit the spot theres arancini (balls of cooked rice and a word stuffed with many vowels). If you dont like that, try some bao or sriracha. YumIf youre on the run from the apocalypse, dont let some zomboid character give you a beatdown.Fun new words with odd letters,that are also sure to score high, include dox, vax, and zen.Not only is the list fascinating in itself, with many areas of contemporary life in evidence, but the inclusion of high-scoring words like dox and zen means Scrabble enthusiasts at every level can improve their game, Helen Newstead, language content consultant at Collins, said in a statement.Whatever your feelings about the new additions are, these new words should provide hours of fun for any wordie (5 points) to m emorize and define and ultimately, win.You might also enjoyNew neuroscience reveals 4 rituals that will make you happyStrangers know your social class in the first seven words you say, study finds10 lessons from Benjamin Franklins daily schedule that will double your productivityThe worst mistakes you can make in an interview, according to 12 CEOs10 habits of mentally strong people