# What words should be added to the official Scrabble Dictionary?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-words-should-be-added-to-the-official-scrabble-dictionary/530395>\
**Category:** The Game Room\
**Created:** [February 25, 2010, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-words-should-be-added-to-the-official-scrabble-dictionary/530395 "2010-02-25T15:31:22Z")\
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**Author:** ![MeanOldLady](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/meanoldlady/32/10737_2.png) [@MeanOldLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MeanOldLady)\
**Post date:** [April 6, 2010, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-words-should-be-added-to-the-official-scrabble-dictionary/530395/61 "2010-04-06T18:47:38Z")

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> Mattel, which brings out a new version of the game containing amended rules in July, hopes the change will encourage younger people to play.

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> A spokeswoman for the company said the use of proper nouns would “add a new dimension” to Scrabble and “introduce an element of popular culture into the game”.

:rolleyes: Jesus Christ, have they not figured out yet that people who don’t know any words beside Reebok probably aren’t into word games?

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**Author:** ![MaxTheVool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9fc29f/32.png) [@MaxTheVool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MaxTheVool)\
**Post date:** [April 7, 2010, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-words-should-be-added-to-the-official-scrabble-dictionary/530395/62 "2010-04-07T17:13:12Z")

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Fortunately, it turns out just to be a [big misunderstanding.](http://weblogs.baltimoresun.com/entertainment/books/blog/2010/04/scrabble_changing_to_allow_pro.html)

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**Author:** ![MeanOldLady](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/meanoldlady/32/10737_2.png) [@MeanOldLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MeanOldLady)\
**Post date:** [April 7, 2010, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-words-should-be-added-to-the-official-scrabble-dictionary/530395/63 "2010-04-07T17:21:32Z")

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I was just about to post [this](http://www.slate.com/blogs/blogs/browbeat/archive/2010/04/06/don-t-panic-proper-nouns-will-not-be-allowed-in-scrabble.aspx) from Slate. I thanked the baby Jesus for not ruining Scrabble forever.

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