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LYNNWOOD, WA MAN BECOMES YOUNGEST NORTH AMERICAN SCRABBLE CHAMPION Linwood Today, Posted: July 26, 2019
Alec Sjoholm, 21, was named the youngest winner of North American Scrabble Championship. After five days and 30 games against top opponents from around the world, 21-year-old Lynnwood resident Alec Sjoholm earlier this week became the youngest winner of the North American Scrabble Championship (NASC). The event took place from July 20-24 at the Reno Ballroom in Reno, Nevada, with extensive live, online coverage including videos, photos and statistics. Sjoholm qualified at the 2019 NASC for the best-of-three finals before beating out fellow contender Carl Johnson, from Portland, in three games in a series of one-hour games streamed live on Twitch — a live-streaming video platform. Sjoholm claimed the championship title as the youngest player ever, beating 1996 champion Adam Logan’s long-standing youngest-player record by a mere six days. Participants played in five skill-based divisions for a total of $40,900 in prizes, $10,000 of which went to the champion and $4,000 to the runner-up. In the final games, Sjoholm demonstrated his mastery of the North American Scrabble Players Association Word List 2018 Edition with words like: “playgoer,” a frequent theatre attendee; “moonsail,” a sail above a skysail; and “theorbo,” a large lute. The day before the NASC, Sjoholm also competed in a four-game “early bird” tournament, which he was heavily favored to win and went undefeated securing the victory. Sjoholm’s father Chris said his son first showed an interest in Scrabble around the age of 4. “I have enjoyed Scrabble since I was a kid,” Alec Sjoholm added. “But I really got hooked when my grandmother got a Scrabble program on her computer, so that when I would visit her I would just sit at her computer and play Scrabble all day. Since then I learned about competitive play and Scrabble clubs, and I haven’t turned back.” Sjoholm has been playing Scrabble competitively for seven years, having competed in NASC for the past five years. To prepare for the championship, Sjoholm said he spent about two hours a day using electronic study tools to learn words and practice unscrambling them. Also, he attended a weekly Scrabble club in Seattle, where he practices applying his study to actual Scrabble games, because “you can’t become good at something without doing it a lot,” he said. Founded in 1978, the North American Scrabble Championship brought together 280 elite Scrabble competitors from Australia, England, Thailand, the UAE, Canadian provinces and the United States. The championship is an annual event sponsored by and held under the auspices of the North American Scrabble Players Association (NASPA). To get an introduction to the competitive side of Scrabble, and learn more about basic study guides for the game, find your nearest Scrabble club at scrabbleplayers.org/w/Club_roster. ======================     As is her yearly tradition, DENA WEINSTEIN sent in some of her delicious home-baked goodies. This year we were treated to yummy cupcakes for our 30th Annual Scrabble Club 276 Awards night! Once again, JED MARTINEZ cleverly prepared a Scrabble Board to welcome our members and guests to the evening's festivities!   Gifts of appreciation were given to my two Assistant Directors, LARRY GRADUS and HOWARD PISTOL for all of their help during the year. Other gifts of appreciation were given to some of our other members who also have helped me in different ways to ensure that our Awards Night would be a wonderful success. CHERYL LEVIN, who opens up her office the Sunday before Awards Night to me so that I can make the multiple copies of all the stat booklets to distribute. DENA WEINSTEIN, for all of the delicious treats that she sends into our club with IAN, not only on Awards Night but all year through. TERESA SCHAEFFER, who takes many of our photos during Awards Night. And much thanks also goes to MARTY ROSEN who also took many terrific photos during the evening!  And last but not least, appreciation gifts were also given to the two wonderful woman, EVELYN and JOY who work at Veterans Park and are so pleasant and helpful to us each week. L-R: Joy, Evelyn Before I started announcing our year's winners, SHEREEN WEINSTEIN took the floor and on behalf of the Scrabble Club #276 she said some lovely words and presented me with a gift of their appreciation. I can't even begin to tell you how good it makes me feel when I read the names of the contributors on the gift card that showed me how much they appreciate all the hard work that goes into making our club such a fun place to attend all year long!    LET THE SCRABBLE AWARDS CEREMONY BEGIN!          Congratulations to all of our 2018 winners in the following categories:
2018 MOST IMPROVED PLAYER 1ST PLACE CONOR MUNRO Raising his winning percentage by 12.25 % =================================== 2ND PLACE SANDEE BLOOM Raising her winning percentage by 11.71%  TERESA SCHAEFFER Raising her winning percentage by 7.38 %  Sandee presenting certificate to Teresa Schaeffer 2018 HIGHEST SCORING WORD 1st Place TIE 194 pts - IAN WEINSTEIN - "BIOFILMS" 194 pts - MICHAEL VACIANNA - "REWASHED" 2nd Place 3-Way TIE for 158 pts CARL STOCKER tied himself with the words "ENFORCED" & "UNVERSED" each 158 pts 158 pts - MARTY ROSEN - "FAULTIER" 3rd Place - 141 pts SANDEE BLOOM - "FAINTERS"  L-R: Marty Rosen (also holding Carl Stocker's award), Ian Weinstein (also holding Michael Vacianna's award) Sandee Bloom A "Bamdinger" is one word that scores 100 points or more! There was a total of 65 Bamdingers played at our club during 2018 by 20 of our Scrabble players. Only three of these 65 were phonies! Below are the winners who attended our 30th Awards Night proudly holding up their 2018 Bamdinger Certificates!  Back Row L-R: Ian Weinstein, Howard Pistol, Marty Rosen, Fred Weinstein, Roy Kamen, Lewis Gornitz, John Thomason Front Row L-R: Larry Gradus, Maddy Kamen, Sandee Bloom, Gerry Smith, Elaine Patterson, Joanne Cohen, Teresa Schaeffer To view these 65 Bamdingers which were scored during 2018 and also all the other 100+ words in the "Bamdinger Hall of Fame" since our records began, please click on the link below. 2018 MOST BAMDINGERS 1st Place IAN WEINSTEIN - 10 BAMDINGERS 2nd Place - HOWARD PISTOL - 7 BAMDINGERS
3rd Place - ROY KAMEN - 6 BAMDINGERS  L-R: Howard Pistol, Ian Weinstein, Roy Kamen 20 18 HIGHEST WINNING GAMES FIRST PLACE JOANNE COHEN - 629 Pts 2nd Place - IAN WEINSTEIN - 621 Pts  L-R: Joanne Cohen, Ian Weinstein, Gerry Smith 20 18 HIGHEST LOSING GAMES FIRST PLACE CONOR MUNRO - 453 Pts 2nd Place - MADDY KAMEN - 447 Pts  L-R: Maddy Kamen, Sandee Bloom 2018 PLATEAU Certificates for Total Winning Games at Scrabble Club 276 (The levels are 50, 100, 250, 500, 1000, 2000 and 3000) This year we had SEVEN who have either reached the first plateau of winning games or have upped their levels to the next plateau. 250 PLATEAU AWARD FRED WEINSTEIN - 257 Winning Games 100 PLATEAU AWARDS DIANNE KAPLAN - 117 Winning Games ROY KAMEN - 115 Winning Games MADDY KAMEN - 114.5 Winning Games TERESA SCHAEFFER - 111 Winning Games MERVET HEARTBERG - 108.5 Winning Games 50 PLATEAU AWARD PAUL IZIKOFF - 50 Winning Games  L-R: Paul Izikoff, Fred Weinstein, Teresa Schaeffer, Roy Kamen, Maddy Kamen ===================== 2018 BEST BINGO AVERAGE 1st Place - ROY KAMEN 2.226 2nd Place - IAN WEINSTEIN 2.092 3rd Pace - MADDY KAMEN 2.000  L-R: Ian Weinstein, Maddy Kamen, Roy Kamen 2018 MOST BINGOS 1st Place - IAN WEINSTEIN - 272  L-R: Ian Weinstein, Roy Kamen, Maddy Kamen 2018 MOST 400+ GAMES 1st Place - IAN WEINSTEIN - 96  L-R: Ian Weinstein, Maddy Kamen, Roy Kamen 2018 MOST 500+ GAMES 1st Place - IAN WEINSTEIN - 21 2nd Place - ROY KAMEN - 11 3rd Place - JOANNE COHEN - 10  L-R: Ian Weinstein, Joanne Cohen, Roy Kamen 2018 BIGGEST WINNING STREAK 1st Place - IAN WEINSTEIN  2nd Place: 12 Consecutive Games HOWARD PISTOL  3rd Place - 3-Way Tie: 8 Consecutive Games MADDY KAMEN, ROY KAMEN & CONOR MUNRO  2018 HIGHEST AVERAGE 1st Place - IAN WEINSTEIN - 441 3rd Place - MADDY KAMEN - 418  2018 MOST WINS 1st Place - IAN WEINSTEIN - 99  2018 HIGHEST WINNING PERCENTAGE 1st Place - IAN WEINSTEIN .762 2nd Place - HOWARD PISTOL .703 3rd Place - ROY KAMEN .696  L-R: Howard Pistol, Ian Weinstein, Roy Kamen For many years, Ian has been our top-rated player! Since this was our special 30th Scrabble Award Night, I thought it would be interesting to find out how many of our players were able to win their games against Ian, the "Fasted Gun in the South." I presented Ian with a framed picture that lists his wins and losses against many of our players over the years. This picture and information was also included in the packet of club statistics.
 Congratulations to all of our members who received awards and thank you to our entire membership who help to make our Scrabble club such a fun, interesting and competitively challenging place to be every Wednesday night! Packets of our 2018 club statistics and individual statistics were then handed out to all. As is my custom, along with the packets, I also gave a gift to all of our Scrabble Club players who have attended our club a number of times during the year. This year I gave a multitasking gift to everyone. Our players can now clearly fill out their Scrabble score sheets with a pen that has nice dark, easy-to-see ink and then they can turn that pen into a telescopic back scratcher! How neat is that?!!!   Here's looking forward to another fun year at our Scrabble Club and wishing everyone a very happy and healthy 2019!                      ============================ Click on this link Club News Page to see what has been happening at Scrabble Club 276 during the months of February 2019 through March 2019.
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 The new 2019 Scrabble words have now gone into effect in tournament and club play.  If you would like to print out the newest 2-3 letter "Cheat Sheet" which has all the new additions in red font, please click the following link. The following list of new 2019 words was compiled by Harry Decker from the Phoenix Scrabble Club.  
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| New Word | Definition and Extensions | Notes |
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| DA | dad [n -S | family.txt |
| EW GI OK | expressing disgust a martial arts garment [n -S] okay | |
| PO | a chamber pot [n -S] | toilet.txt |
| TE | the musical note TI [n -S] |
New Three-Letter Words
New Word Definition and Extensions Notes AJI a spicy pepper [n -S]
CAF a cafeteria or cafe [n -S] : CAFF(s) coffee.txt CAL unknown : not in OSPD5 but MW site says it is good not in OSPD5 CUZ coz (cousin) [n CUZZES] family.txt DAS da [n]
DEP a convenience store [n -S]
DOH the first tone of the diatonic scale, Homer [n -S] also an interjection DUM cooked with steam [adj]
ECO ecology [n -S]
EEW eeew [interj]
EMO a style of rock music with emotional lyrics [n -S] : EMOCORE(s)
EST a group technique for raising self-awareness [n -S] trademark? FAH fa [n -S]
FOO a name for a temporary computer variable or file [n -S] finally, BAR has its missing companion. Computers.txt GIF a computer file in a type of image format [n -S]
GIS gi [n]
GRR use to express anger or annoyance [interj]
HOM a sacred plant of the ancient Persians [n -S] : HOMA(s)
HOO used to express surprise or apprechension [interj]
LAH the tone la [n -S]
LOR unknown : not in OSPD5 but MW site says it is good
LUD a form of address to a judge in a court, ma lud [n -S]
LUN a lee [n -S]
MAM mother, mama [n -S] family.txt MEH not impressive, boring [interj]
MES unknown : not in OSPD5 but MW site says it is good
MMM mm [interj]
MOI used instead of "who me?" to feign surprise when accused of something [interj] french.txt MUX to multiplex [v -ED -ING -ES]
NAV navigation [n -S] aviation.txt NUG a chunk of wood sawn from a log [n -S]
OCH used to express surprise or regret [interj]
OIK a very rude or stupid person [n -S] stupid.txt OMA grandmother [n -S] : OPA(s)
OOF used to express discomfort [interj]
OPA grandfather [n -S] : OMA(s) family.txt ORG an organization [n -S]
OWT anything [n -S]
PAK a pack [n -S]
PHO a Vietnamese soup of rice noodles and veg [n -S]
POS plural of new PO, or the state of being infected or certain [adj]
REZ reservation [n REZES or REZZES]
ROO a kangaroo [n -S]
RYU a school of Japanese martial arts [n -S] japanese.txt SAN a sanatorium [n -S] note SANS already good (different definition) SEV an Indian food of deepfried strands of flour [n -S]
SEZ unknown : not in OSPD5 but MW site says it is good not in OSPD5 SHO unknown : not in OSPD5 but MW site says it is good not in OSPD5 SIG a short personalized message at the end of an email, a signature [n -S] computer.txt SOC a sociology course [n -ES]
SOH another name for the tone sol [n -S]
SUS to suss [v SUSED SUSING SUSES]
TEC a detective [n -S]
TES plural of the new TE
TIX tickets [n/pl]
TIZ tizzy [n TIZES] : TIZ TIZZ TIZZY
TUM tummy [n -S]
UMS new definition for um: to hesitate or pause in speaking [v UMMED UMMING UMS]
UNI university or a uniform [n -S]
VIN french wine [n -S] french.txt, alcohol.txt VOG air pollution caused by volcanic emissions [n -S] portmanteau WUZ unknown : not in OSPD5 but MW site says it is good not in OSPD5 XED unknown : not in OSPD5 but MW site says it is good not in OSPD5 YAS ya is an asian pear new definiton so now YAS is good. Fruit.txt YER unknown : not in OSPD5 but MW site says it is good not in OSPD5 YEZ
ZEN unknown : not in OSPD5 but MW site says it is good
mental calmness not in OSPD5
New Word Definition and Extensions Notes AJI a spicy pepper [n -S] CAF a cafeteria or cafe [n -S] : CAFF(s) coffee.txt CAL unknown : not in OSPD5 but MW site says it is good not in OSPD5 CUZ coz (cousin) [n CUZZES] family.txt DAS da [n] DEP a convenience store [n -S] DOH the first tone of the diatonic scale, Homer [n -S] also an interjection DUM cooked with steam [adj] ECO ecology [n -S] EEW eeew [interj] EMO a style of rock music with emotional lyrics [n -S] : EMOCORE(s) EST a group technique for raising self-awareness [n -S] trademark? FAH fa [n -S] FOO a name for a temporary computer variable or file [n -S] finally, BAR has its missing companion. Computers.txt GIF a computer file in a type of image format [n -S] GIS gi [n] GRR use to express anger or annoyance [interj] HOM a sacred plant of the ancient Persians [n -S] : HOMA(s) HOO used to express surprise or apprechension [interj] LAH the tone la [n -S] LOR unknown : not in OSPD5 but MW site says it is good LUD a form of address to a judge in a court, ma lud [n -S] LUN a lee [n -S] MAM mother, mama [n -S] family.txt MEH not impressive, boring [interj] MES unknown : not in OSPD5 but MW site says it is good MMM mm [interj] MOI used instead of "who me?" to feign surprise when accused of something [interj] french.txt MUX to multiplex [v -ED -ING -ES] NAV navigation [n -S] aviation.txt NUG a chunk of wood sawn from a log [n -S] OCH used to express surprise or regret [interj] OIK a very rude or stupid person [n -S] stupid.txt OMA grandmother [n -S] : OPA(s) OOF used to express discomfort [interj] OPA grandfather [n -S] : OMA(s) family.txt ORG an organization [n -S] OWT anything [n -S] PAK a pack [n -S] PHO a Vietnamese soup of rice noodles and veg [n -S] POS plural of new PO, or the state of being infected or certain [adj] REZ reservation [n REZES or REZZES] ROO a kangaroo [n -S] RYU a school of Japanese martial arts [n -S] japanese.txt SAN a sanatorium [n -S] note SANS already good (different definition) SEV an Indian food of deepfried strands of flour [n -S] SEZ unknown : not in OSPD5 but MW site says it is good not in OSPD5 SHO unknown : not in OSPD5 but MW site says it is good not in OSPD5 SIG a short personalized message at the end of an email, a signature [n -S] computer.txt SOC a sociology course [n -ES] SOH another name for the tone sol [n -S] SUS to suss [v SUSED SUSING SUSES] TEC a detective [n -S] TES plural of the new TE TIX tickets [n/pl] TIZ tizzy [n TIZES] : TIZ TIZZ TIZZY TUM tummy [n -S] UMS new definition for um: to hesitate or pause in speaking [v UMMED UMMING UMS] UNI university or a uniform [n -S] VIN french wine [n -S] french.txt, alcohol.txt VOG air pollution caused by volcanic emissions [n -S] portmanteau WUZ unknown : not in OSPD5 but MW site says it is good not in OSPD5 XED unknown : not in OSPD5 but MW site says it is good not in OSPD5 YAS ya is an asian pear new definiton so now YAS is good. Fruit.txt YER unknown : not in OSPD5 but MW site says it is good not in OSPD5 YEZ
ZENunknown : not in OSPD5 but MW site says it is good
mental calmnessnot in OSPD5
New Four-Letter Words
New Word Definition and Extensions Notes ACAI a purple berrylike fruit of a tropical palm [n -S] fruit.txt ACRO a skiing event in which a skier performs acrobatic moves to music [n -S]
AFRO a curly or frizzy hairstyle [n -S] about time! Hair.txt AGLU agloo [n -S] more Inuit AGRO a student of agricultural studies [n -S]
AJIS aji [n]
AREG areas of shifting desert sand dunes [n/pl]
ARGH used to express despair or frustration [interj] : AUGH these get added to: AARGH AARRGH AARRGHH AUGH used to express despair or frustration [interj] : ARGH these get added to: AARGH AARRGH AARRGHH BANC a bench [n -S] french.txt BAWK an Atlantic seabird [n -S] birds.txt BAWN a meadow for cows [n -S] cows.txt BAZZ to throw (as a stone) [v -ED -ING -ES]
BEAL an infected sore (a painful place on the body) [n -S] : BEALING(s)
BIBE a creature whose crying is an omen of death [n -S] death.txt BING used to indicate a sudden action [interj] fruit.txt BISH a bishop [n -ES] religion.txt BLAG to rob with violence [v BLAGGED BLAGGING BLAGS] crime.txt BOBO a well-to-do person who holds bohemian values and leads a bourgeois life [n -S]
BURK a berk [n -S]
CAFS caf [n] coffee.txt CALS unknown : not in OSPD5 but MW site says it is good not in OSPD5 CAMI a camisole [n -S]
CAVA a sparkling Spanish wine [n -s] alcohol.txt CAZH slang for casual [adj]
CERT an event considered certain to happen [n -S]
CHEM a chemistry class or course [n -S]
CHOC a piece of chocolate [n -S] candy.txt CINQ cinque (the number 5) [n -S] french.txt CLEG a horsefly [n -S] insects.txt CLIT unknown : not in OSPD5 but MW site says it is good expurgated? COMM communications [n -S] : COMMO(s)
CRIP unknown : not in OSPD5 but MW site says it is good assuming this will be in expurgated list CUMS unknown : not in OSPD5 but MW site says it is good assuming this will be in expurgated list DEPS dep [n]
DESI a person of Indian, Pakistani, or Banladeshi birth who lives abroad [n -S] hindu.txt DEVI a Hindu goddess [n -S] hindu.txt DOBE adobe [n -S] already good:ADOBE DOBIE DOBY, polyorth list DOHS doh [n] also an interjection DOOB a doobie [n -S] smoking.txt DOSA an Indian pancake made from rice flour [n -S or -I] hindu.txt DOSH money [n] currency.txt DOUT to extinguish (as a fire) [v -ED -ING -S] fire.txt ECOS eco [n]
EEEW used to express disgust [interj] : EEW
EKKA a one-horse vehicle of India [n -S]
EMOS emo [n]
ERUV an enclosed area in which Jews are permitted to carry on activities normally forbidden on the Sabbath [n -S or -IM]
ESSE essential nature [n -S]
ESTS est [n] trademark? FAFF to make a fuss [v - ED -ING -S]
FAHS fah [n]
FILK a type of popular music that parodies folk songs [n -S]
FOOS foo [n] finally, BAR has its missing companion. Computers.txt GACH to gatch [v -ED -ING -ES] : GACHER(s), GACH GATCH GAUCH
GEAN unknown : not in OSPD5 but MW site says it is good OED defines as a wild cherry, fruit.txt GIFS gif [n]
GOJI a red berry [n -S] fruit.txt GRIZ a grizzly bear [n GRIZ]
GYNO a gynecologist [n -S] : GYNIE(s) reproduction.txt GYPO a small-time logging operator [n -S] : GYPPO(s) trees.txt HEPS new definition for hep : hepatitis (inflammation of the liver) [n] disease.txt HIYA used as an informal greeting [interj] hellogoodbye.txt HMMM unknown : not in OSPD5 but MW site says it is good HM and HMM already good. HOLO a hologram [n -S]
HOMA a hom [n -S]
HOMS hom [n] : HOMA(s)
HORK to spit [v -ED -ING -S]
HWYL an emotion that inspires impassioned eloquence [n -S]
ICKS new definition for ick : something sticky or disgusting [n]
JIRD a long-tailed rodent [n -S]
JIZZ unknown : not in OSPD5 but MW site says it is good predicting this will be in the expurgated list JOOK a tavern that has a jukebox [n -s}
JUDY a woman [n JUDIES] names.txt KAPU a Hawaiian set of rules for daily life [n -S]
KETA a type of salmon [n -S] fish.txt KRAI an administrative district in Russia [n -S] : KRAY(s)
KRAY krai [n -S]
LAHS lah [n]
LARN to learn [v -ED or -T, -ING -S]
LEDE the introductory section of a news story [n -S] another about time LEVS new plural for lev [n] : LEVA currency.txt LIAS a blue limestone rock [n -ES]
LIPO liposuction [n -S]
LOTO lotto [n -S]
LUDO a simple board game [n -S]
LUDS a form of address to a judge in a court, ma lud [n -S]
LUNS lun [n]
MAKI a sushi roll [n -S] japanese.txt MAMS mam [n] family.txt MECH a mechanic [n -S] cars.txt MOFO unknown : not in OSPD5 but MW site says it is good predict this will be in the expurgated list MOHO a boundary separating the earth's crust and the mantle [n -S]
MOOK a foolish or contemptible person, or a bad guy in a movie [n -S]
MUNG a round green bean [n -S]
MUSO a musician [n -S]
NAES new plural, nae [n]
NAGA a half-snake, half-human creature in Hinduism [n -S] hindu.txt NANO science that deals with materials on an atomic or molecular scale [n -S] numbers.txt NAVS nav [n] aviation.txt NEWB a newbie [n -S]
NIFF
NONI to stink [v -ED -ING -S]
a tropical fruit tree
NUFF enough [n -S] polyorth NUGS nug [n]
NYAH used to express contempt for another [interj]
OATY tasting or smelling of oats [adj OATIER OATIEST]
OCHE a line behind which players stand when throwing darts [n -S]
OFFA unknown : not in OSPD5 but MW site says it is good not in OSPD5 OIKS oik [n] stupid.txt OLDE old [adj]
OMAS oma [n]
OPAS opa [n] family.txt ORGS org [n]
OUTA
OWIE unknown : not in OSPD5 but MW site says it is good
a minor injury not in OSPD5 OWLY resembling an owl [adj OWLIER OWLIEST] birds.txt OWTS owt [n]
OXER a fence for keeping in cattle [n -S] cows.txt OXIC denoting a process involving oxygen [adj]
PAAN a betel leaf folded around pieces of betel nut and spices [n -S]
PAKS pak [n]
PALI a cliff in Hawaii [n -S]
PAUA Maori name for abalone shell [n -S] (but IWI* is still not good) PERC a chemical used in dry cleaning [n -S]
PHOS pho [n]
PIPA a four-stringed Chinese lute [n -S] musicalinstruments.txt POGO to jump up and down as if on a pogo stick [v -ED -ING -S or -ES] trademark? PROB a problem [n -S] math.txt PUDU a small deer of South America [n -S]
PULK a small sled [n -S] : PULKA(s) Inuit RENO a renovated house [n -S] places.txt ROOS roo [n]
RUKH a roc [n -S] birds.txt RYUS ryu [n] japanese.txt SEPS an african lizard [n -ES] SEPSES already existed as a plural of SEPSIS. Reptiles.txt SESH a session [n -ES]
SEVS sev [n]
SHEN the spiritual element of a person's psyche [n SHEN]
SHHH SH [interj} : SH SHH SHHH SH and SHH were good already SIGS sig [n] computer.txt SITU unknown : not in OSPD5 but MW site says it is good SITUS was already acceptable SKED to schedule [n SKEDDED SKEDDING SKEDS]
SKOL to skoal (to drink to the health of) [v -ED -ING -S] alcohol.txt SKRY to scry [v -SKRIED SKRYING SKRIES]
SOHS soh [n]
SOJU a Korean vodka distilled from rice or sweet potato [n -S] alcohol.txt SUKH a souk [n -S] SOOK SOUK SUK SUQ already good. Polyorth SUMI a type of black Japanese ink [n -S] japanese.txt SUMY new definition and plural for sum: a monetary unit of Uzbekistan currency.txt TASE to stun with a gun that fires electified darts [v TASED TASING TASES] crime.txt TECS tec [n]
TEGU a large lizard of South America [n -S] reptiles.txt TEIN a monetary unit of Kazakhstan [n -S] currency.txt TIAN a large oval cooking pot [n -S]
TIYN tyin [n -S] : TIYIN(s) TIYN(s) TYIN TYIYN TYIN and TYIYN were already good (but they don�t take -S). Currency.txt TIZZ tizzy [n TIZZES] : TIZ TIZZ TIZZY
TOCK a short, hollow sound [n -S]
TOCO a South American toucan [n -S] birds.txt TOLT an isolated hill [n -S] mountain.txt TOSA a dog of a breed of mastiff [n -S] dogs.txt TREM an electric guitar lever for producing a tremolo [n -S] musicalinstruments.txt TROU trousers [n/pl]
TUMS tum [n]
TURR a murre [n -S] birds.txt UMMA the whole community of Muslims [n -S] : UMMAH(s) arabic.txt UMPH oomph [n -S]
UNIS
VAPE uni [n]
to inhale electrically heated vapour
VEGA a large plane or valley [n -S]
VIFF to change direction abruptly of a VTOL aircraft [v -ED -ING -S] aviation.txt VINS vin [n] french.txt, alcohol.txt VLEI a hollow in South Africa in which water collects [n -S]
VLOG to blog videos [v VLOGGED VLOGGING VLOGS] : VLOGGER(s) computer.txt VOGS vog [n] portmanteau VOLK the Afrikaner people [n -S]
VULN to wound [v -ED -ING -S]
WAAH used to express wailing [interj]
WALI the governor of a province in an Arab country [n -S]
WETA a large wingless insect of New Zealand [n -S] insects.txt WIKI a website that allows users to add and edit content [n -S] computer.txt YAGE a tropical vine of the Amazon region [n -S]
YEOW used to express pain or shock [interj]
YOMP to march with heavy gear over rough terrain [v -ED -ING -S]
YOOF youth [n -S]
YUZU
YUKE an asian citrus fruit [n -S]
to yeuk (to itch (to have an uneasy or tingling skin sensation)) fruit.txt, japanese.txt ZEDA grandfather [n -S : ZAIDA ZAIDEH ZAIDY ZEDA yiddish.txt ZIZZ to make a buzzing sound [v -ED -ING -ES]
Below are some more of the new 300 words and their definitions that have been added to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary.
AQUAFABA: The liquid that results when
beans are cooked in water. Aquafaba is used especially in vegan cooking as an
egg white substitute.
ARANCINI: An
appetizer of deep-fried rice balls stuffed with savory fillings. Yum.
BEATDOWN: A
literal violent beating, or an overwhelming defeat.
BESTIE: Best
friend.
BIBIMBAP: A
Korean dish of rice with cooked vegetables, usually meat, and often a raw or
fried egg. It’s often served in a special stone bowl. Delicious.
BITCOIN: What cool/foolhardy people use for money.
BIZJET: A small
plane used by corporate executives.
BOKEH: Coming from
the Japanese word for “blur,” it’s the aesthetic quality of the blurry
background in some photos that contrasts with the sharp focus on the subject.
Like this gorgeous one.
BOTNET: A network of
computers that have been linked together by malware, hacking, etc. First used
in 2003, according to Merriam-Webster; we’ve been bedeviled for quite a while
now.
CANKLE: Cankles are
thick ankles; it’s a portmanteau of calves + ankles. Mean.
CAPTCHA: The
computer security technology requiring Web page visitors to look at one or more
pictures and answer a question to prove that they’re human and not computer
bots. When you fill out The Style Invitational’s entry form, such as this
week’s, you’re likely to be asked to check off which of nine photos
contain a picture of a vehicle, etc. And yes, of course, the bots are
figuring it out.
CAPCOM: Capsule
communicator, the person responsible for communicating via radio with the crew
of a space mission. The government luvvvs portmanteaux.
CHYRON: Pronounced
“ky-ron,” it’s the caption that runs under video clips, as on the news, and
named for a 1970s manufacturer.
CONLANG: Constructed
+ language, a language that’s purposely invented, such as Esperanto or Klingon,
rather than one that develops organically. My guess is that conlangs tend to
have a lot of portmanteau words, like conlang.
COTIJA: A hard,
white, crumbly Mexican cheese, described as resembling a cross between
feta and parmesan. It doesn’t melt.
EMOJI: Well, you
know what that is. But did you know that the name doesn’t come from “emotion,”
as “emoticon” does? According to M-W, it’s a Japanese portmanteau: “e” for
“picture”; “moji” for “letter” or “character.” Also, it says, the plural may be
either emoji or emojis.
EW: Non-tournament
Scrabble players are surely not turning up their noses at this immensely
helpful addition to the two-letter-word list.
EXOME: Pronounced
EX-ome, it’s another portmanteau, exon + genome. The
exome is the portion of the genome known to encode proteins; sequencing the
exome rather than the entire genome is less costly but still yields useful
data.
FACEPALM: A noun or a
verb referring to covering your face in dismay.
FARRO: A large-grained
kind of wheat that is nutritious and delicious. (You may notice that I
seem to find every kind of food delicious. This is not quite true: I can’t
learn to like Asian bitter melon, and, well, Peeps and candy corn aren’t food,
so they don’t count.)
FROWNY: M-W lists
it as a noun as well as an adjective. So: Does it really take more muscles to
frown than to smile, as your aunt’s favorite chain email insists? Snopes
determines it “unproven,” but does supply an amusing variety of muscle
counts.
GAMIFY: It
does not mean to make something smell like roadkill;
it’s adding games to training programs to make them more interesting and
understandable. Gamification is the noun.
HIVEMIND: The
one-word variant of hive mind, “the
collective thoughts, ideas, and opinions of a group of people (such as Internet
users) regarded as functioning together as a single mind,” as a hive of bees
does. I wouldn’t say the Loser Community is “a single mind,” opinion-wise, but
it’s a heck of a collective repository of knowledge and source of wit.
JUDGY: Pejorative
for the already-by-now pejorative judgmental.
LISTICLE: List + article, an “information” format
popular with those who tend not to read two paragraphs in a row.
MACARON: A little
French meringue sandwich cookie. It is, needless to say, delicious. Not the
same as macaroon or Macron.
MULLOWAY: “A large,
silvery fish (Argyrosomus japonicus synonym A.
hololepidotus) of chiefly coastal waters from Africa to
Australia that is valued as a food and sport fish. I have never had this fish,
but I am sure that it is delicious.
NUTJOB: Choose your
own example.
NUBBER: In
baseball, a weakly hit grounder.
OK: Added for
the two-letter spelling. M-W dates it back to 1839, and says it was a
joke-spelling abbreviation for “all correct.”
ONBOARD: As an
adjective, describing what’s carried in a vehicle, etc. Huh, I see that M-W
does not yet acknowledge its corporate-speak use as a verb: to introduce and
integrate a new employee into the workforce. Nor does it say it’s an adverb, as
in “the new passengers came onboard.” I guess aboard still
lives.
PAPASAN: A
bowl-shaped chair on a cylindrical base, usually wicker or rattan. What you get at
Pier 1.
PIZZAZZ: That fourth
Z adds that much more ... flair and panache!
PUGGLE: Pug x
beagle, yet another portmanteau crossbreed.
ROOTKIT: A malicious
piece of software that grants a remote operator complete access to a computer
system.
SANTOKU: A Japanese
chef’s knife whose top curves downward at the tip.
SCHNEID: A losing
streak. It derives in some complicated way from a German idiom for tailor that was used in card games.
SHEEPLE: “People who
are docile, compliant, or easily influenced : people likened to sheep.”
SHO: An archaic
monetary unit once used in Tibet — and surely included now only to provide a
strategically useful three-letter Scrabble word.
SRIRACHA: Now-ubiquitous red
hot sauce (not a trademark!). It is delicious but not my favorite red hot
sauce, which is this.
SUBSTORM: A localized
disturbance of the earth’s magnetic field in high latitudes, typically
manifested as an aurora.
TRUTHER: M-W defines
it as “one who believes that the truth about an important subject or event is
being concealed from the public by a powerful conspiracy.” In actual use, it’s
a disparaging term to describe someone who’s taken in by crackpot claims and
theories.
TWERK: Twerking:
Sexually suggestive dancing characterized by rapid, repeated hip thrusts and
shaking of the buttocks especially while squatting. First known use: 2001. So
think of all the years when the word existed but you didn’t have to read about it. But have you tried
doing it?
UPCYCLE: To recycle into a
product more valuable than the original, as to make expensive shoes from
plastic bags.
VAPE: To inhale an
electronic cigarette.
WAYBACK: The area in the
very back of a van or SUV, the equivalent of the trunk of a sedan.
WORDIE: Someone who’s
fascinated by words and language. I don’t know anyone like that.
YOWZA: Interjection “used
to express surprise or amazement.”
ZEN: A Buddhist sect,
or, lowercase, “a state of calm attentiveness in which one’s actions are guided
by intuition rather than by conscious effort.” Another long-overdue and direly
needed addition to the three-letter Scrabble list. Not to mention the list of
Z-words.
ZOMBOID: The adjectival form
of zombie. While the zomboid form of adjective would
be aaaaaad-jehhhhhhhc-tivvvvvvvve.
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I have been directing our club since 1986 – that’s 32 years and I put a lot of time, effort and love into making this a fun and competitive club! And although our club is so much a part of me I realized that some New Rules had to go into effect IMMEDIATELY for me to continue as your director!
1. GETTING TO CLUB ON TIME!
Starting immediately, Game 1 will begin at 5:50 PM!
Therefore, I suggest that you get to club no later than 5:45 PM. At 6:45 PM, the song "Rocky's Theme" will play which will announce the IMMEDIATE end of your game no matter whose turn it is. Pens down. It's OVER! Your score sheets will be given to me at once so that we can be paired for our next game.
Game 2 will then begin at 6:50 PM with the alarm sounding at 7:45 PM.
Game 3 will begin at 7:50 PM and the final alarm will go off at 8:45 PM.
We will be out of Veterans Park before 9:00 PM so that Evelyn, the recreation center worker, doesn't have to wait for us anymore and can close the recreation center when she is supposed to!
Let me explain this a little bit more….
I don’t care if there are only a few people here at 5:45 PM. First come, first served. When you come in you will be paired with the person who came in right before you. If there is an odd number of people, you will have to wait until someone else comes in and that is whom you will play…..and so on. If you feel like you won’t have enough time to play a game that will end when the alarm sounds, you can choose not to play that game and wait for the next game to begin (but the full night’s fee will be paid). If you end up sitting out because you were the last one in after 5:45 PM, this will not count as a “sit out” on my list. If you are not happy with this, you are certainly free to leave. If we are still odd after the first game, I will then use the sit-out list for the next two games.
2. COMPLAINTS
This one is simple….I just don’t want to hear any more of them!
3. TEMPERATURE OF ROOM
If you have a problem with a hot room, please call the Rec Center earlier in the day of club to make sure that the air conditioning is working that night. If you can't deal with having just the two fans that night, please stay home in the comfort of your own air-conditioned place.
The Veterans Park phone number is 954-572-1459.
4. MATCH-UPS
Don't tell me that you don't want to be matched up with any specific person. It's not going to happen! We try to randomly match up the first game so whomever you are randomly matched up with, you will play. Sometimes you might be matched up randomly with the same person a few weeks in a row. That's life.
5. TALKING
When I am making announcements, I expect all the talking to stop so that I can be heard and we can get on with our games. This also comes under the heading of "Common Courtesy, Consideration & Good Manners."
6. SCORE SHEETS
Every week I get score sheets without names of opponents, without names of opponents, without bingos listed and many other errors. From now on I will just enter what is there.
I think we can still have a fun club even with these new rules. All you have to do is come here earlier and have some consideration for me when I am talking and not complain about things.
I would like to take this opportunity to thank all the players who have attended our club since these New Rules have gone into effect. I am happy to say that there has been a lot of understanding and agreement with these new rules from our attending members. Not only does our club run much smoother now but we are also able to leave in plenty of time before the recreation center closes!
New Word Definition and Extensions Notes ACAI a purple berrylike fruit of a tropical palm [n -S] fruit.txt ACRO a skiing event in which a skier performs acrobatic moves to music [n -S] AFRO a curly or frizzy hairstyle [n -S] about time! Hair.txt AGLU agloo [n -S] more Inuit AGRO a student of agricultural studies [n -S] AJIS aji [n] AREG areas of shifting desert sand dunes [n/pl] ARGH used to express despair or frustration [interj] : AUGH these get added to: AARGH AARRGH AARRGHH AUGH used to express despair or frustration [interj] : ARGH these get added to: AARGH AARRGH AARRGHH BANC a bench [n -S] french.txt BAWK an Atlantic seabird [n -S] birds.txt BAWN a meadow for cows [n -S] cows.txt BAZZ to throw (as a stone) [v -ED -ING -ES] BEAL an infected sore (a painful place on the body) [n -S] : BEALING(s) BIBE a creature whose crying is an omen of death [n -S] death.txt BING used to indicate a sudden action [interj] fruit.txt BISH a bishop [n -ES] religion.txt BLAG to rob with violence [v BLAGGED BLAGGING BLAGS] crime.txt BOBO a well-to-do person who holds bohemian values and leads a bourgeois life [n -S] BURK a berk [n -S] CAFS caf [n] coffee.txt CALS unknown : not in OSPD5 but MW site says it is good not in OSPD5 CAMI a camisole [n -S] CAVA a sparkling Spanish wine [n -s] alcohol.txt CAZH slang for casual [adj] CERT an event considered certain to happen [n -S] CHEM a chemistry class or course [n -S] CHOC a piece of chocolate [n -S] candy.txt CINQ cinque (the number 5) [n -S] french.txt CLEG a horsefly [n -S] insects.txt CLIT unknown : not in OSPD5 but MW site says it is good expurgated? COMM communications [n -S] : COMMO(s) CRIP unknown : not in OSPD5 but MW site says it is good assuming this will be in expurgated list CUMS unknown : not in OSPD5 but MW site says it is good assuming this will be in expurgated list DEPS dep [n] DESI a person of Indian, Pakistani, or Banladeshi birth who lives abroad [n -S] hindu.txt DEVI a Hindu goddess [n -S] hindu.txt DOBE adobe [n -S] already good:ADOBE DOBIE DOBY, polyorth list DOHS doh [n] also an interjection DOOB a doobie [n -S] smoking.txt DOSA an Indian pancake made from rice flour [n -S or -I] hindu.txt DOSH money [n] currency.txt DOUT to extinguish (as a fire) [v -ED -ING -S] fire.txt ECOS eco [n] EEEW used to express disgust [interj] : EEW EKKA a one-horse vehicle of India [n -S] EMOS emo [n] ERUV an enclosed area in which Jews are permitted to carry on activities normally forbidden on the Sabbath [n -S or -IM] ESSE essential nature [n -S] ESTS est [n] trademark? FAFF to make a fuss [v - ED -ING -S] FAHS fah [n] FILK a type of popular music that parodies folk songs [n -S] FOOS foo [n] finally, BAR has its missing companion. Computers.txt GACH to gatch [v -ED -ING -ES] : GACHER(s), GACH GATCH GAUCH GEAN unknown : not in OSPD5 but MW site says it is good OED defines as a wild cherry, fruit.txt GIFS gif [n] GOJI a red berry [n -S] fruit.txt GRIZ a grizzly bear [n GRIZ] GYNO a gynecologist [n -S] : GYNIE(s) reproduction.txt GYPO a small-time logging operator [n -S] : GYPPO(s) trees.txt HEPS new definition for hep : hepatitis (inflammation of the liver) [n] disease.txt HIYA used as an informal greeting [interj] hellogoodbye.txt HMMM unknown : not in OSPD5 but MW site says it is good HM and HMM already good. HOLO a hologram [n -S] HOMA a hom [n -S] HOMS hom [n] : HOMA(s) HORK to spit [v -ED -ING -S] HWYL an emotion that inspires impassioned eloquence [n -S] ICKS new definition for ick : something sticky or disgusting [n] JIRD a long-tailed rodent [n -S] JIZZ unknown : not in OSPD5 but MW site says it is good predicting this will be in the expurgated list JOOK a tavern that has a jukebox [n -s} JUDY a woman [n JUDIES] names.txt KAPU a Hawaiian set of rules for daily life [n -S] KETA a type of salmon [n -S] fish.txt KRAI an administrative district in Russia [n -S] : KRAY(s) KRAY krai [n -S] LAHS lah [n] LARN to learn [v -ED or -T, -ING -S] LEDE the introductory section of a news story [n -S] another about time LEVS new plural for lev [n] : LEVA currency.txt LIAS a blue limestone rock [n -ES] LIPO liposuction [n -S] LOTO lotto [n -S] LUDO a simple board game [n -S] LUDS a form of address to a judge in a court, ma lud [n -S] LUNS lun [n] MAKI a sushi roll [n -S] japanese.txt MAMS mam [n] family.txt MECH a mechanic [n -S] cars.txt MOFO unknown : not in OSPD5 but MW site says it is good predict this will be in the expurgated list MOHO a boundary separating the earth's crust and the mantle [n -S] MOOK a foolish or contemptible person, or a bad guy in a movie [n -S] MUNG a round green bean [n -S] MUSO a musician [n -S] NAES new plural, nae [n] NAGA a half-snake, half-human creature in Hinduism [n -S] hindu.txt NANO science that deals with materials on an atomic or molecular scale [n -S] numbers.txt NAVS nav [n] aviation.txt NEWB a newbie [n -S] NIFF
NONIto stink [v -ED -ING -S]
a tropical fruit treeNUFF enough [n -S] polyorth NUGS nug [n] NYAH used to express contempt for another [interj] OATY tasting or smelling of oats [adj OATIER OATIEST] OCHE a line behind which players stand when throwing darts [n -S] OFFA unknown : not in OSPD5 but MW site says it is good not in OSPD5 OIKS oik [n] stupid.txt OLDE old [adj] OMAS oma [n] OPAS opa [n] family.txt ORGS org [n] OUTA
OWIEunknown : not in OSPD5 but MW site says it is good
a minor injurynot in OSPD5 OWLY resembling an owl [adj OWLIER OWLIEST] birds.txt OWTS owt [n] OXER a fence for keeping in cattle [n -S] cows.txt OXIC denoting a process involving oxygen [adj] PAAN a betel leaf folded around pieces of betel nut and spices [n -S] PAKS pak [n] PALI a cliff in Hawaii [n -S] PAUA Maori name for abalone shell [n -S] (but IWI* is still not good) PERC a chemical used in dry cleaning [n -S] PHOS pho [n] PIPA a four-stringed Chinese lute [n -S] musicalinstruments.txt POGO to jump up and down as if on a pogo stick [v -ED -ING -S or -ES] trademark? PROB a problem [n -S] math.txt PUDU a small deer of South America [n -S] PULK a small sled [n -S] : PULKA(s) Inuit RENO a renovated house [n -S] places.txt ROOS roo [n] RUKH a roc [n -S] birds.txt RYUS ryu [n] japanese.txt SEPS an african lizard [n -ES] SEPSES already existed as a plural of SEPSIS. Reptiles.txt SESH a session [n -ES] SEVS sev [n] SHEN the spiritual element of a person's psyche [n SHEN] SHHH SH [interj} : SH SHH SHHH SH and SHH were good already SIGS sig [n] computer.txt SITU unknown : not in OSPD5 but MW site says it is good SITUS was already acceptable SKED to schedule [n SKEDDED SKEDDING SKEDS] SKOL to skoal (to drink to the health of) [v -ED -ING -S] alcohol.txt SKRY to scry [v -SKRIED SKRYING SKRIES] SOHS soh [n] SOJU a Korean vodka distilled from rice or sweet potato [n -S] alcohol.txt SUKH a souk [n -S] SOOK SOUK SUK SUQ already good. Polyorth SUMI a type of black Japanese ink [n -S] japanese.txt SUMY new definition and plural for sum: a monetary unit of Uzbekistan currency.txt TASE to stun with a gun that fires electified darts [v TASED TASING TASES] crime.txt TECS tec [n] TEGU a large lizard of South America [n -S] reptiles.txt TEIN a monetary unit of Kazakhstan [n -S] currency.txt TIAN a large oval cooking pot [n -S] TIYN tyin [n -S] : TIYIN(s) TIYN(s) TYIN TYIYN TYIN and TYIYN were already good (but they don�t take -S). Currency.txt TIZZ tizzy [n TIZZES] : TIZ TIZZ TIZZY TOCK a short, hollow sound [n -S] TOCO a South American toucan [n -S] birds.txt TOLT an isolated hill [n -S] mountain.txt TOSA a dog of a breed of mastiff [n -S] dogs.txt TREM an electric guitar lever for producing a tremolo [n -S] musicalinstruments.txt TROU trousers [n/pl] TUMS tum [n] TURR a murre [n -S] birds.txt UMMA the whole community of Muslims [n -S] : UMMAH(s) arabic.txt UMPH oomph [n -S] UNIS
VAPEuni [n]
to inhale electrically heated vapourVEGA a large plane or valley [n -S] VIFF to change direction abruptly of a VTOL aircraft [v -ED -ING -S] aviation.txt VINS vin [n] french.txt, alcohol.txt VLEI a hollow in South Africa in which water collects [n -S] VLOG to blog videos [v VLOGGED VLOGGING VLOGS] : VLOGGER(s) computer.txt VOGS vog [n] portmanteau VOLK the Afrikaner people [n -S] VULN to wound [v -ED -ING -S] WAAH used to express wailing [interj] WALI the governor of a province in an Arab country [n -S] WETA a large wingless insect of New Zealand [n -S] insects.txt WIKI a website that allows users to add and edit content [n -S] computer.txt YAGE a tropical vine of the Amazon region [n -S] YEOW used to express pain or shock [interj] YOMP to march with heavy gear over rough terrain [v -ED -ING -S] YOOF youth [n -S] YUZU
YUKEan asian citrus fruit [n -S]
to yeuk (to itch (to have an uneasy or tingling skin sensation))fruit.txt, japanese.txt ZEDA grandfather [n -S : ZAIDA ZAIDEH ZAIDY ZEDA yiddish.txt ZIZZ to make a buzzing sound [v -ED -ING -ES]
Below are some more of the new 300 words and their definitions that have been added to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary.
AQUAFABA: The liquid that results when beans are cooked in water. Aquafaba is used especially in vegan cooking as an egg white substitute.
ARANCINI: An appetizer of deep-fried rice balls stuffed with savory fillings. Yum.
BEATDOWN: A literal violent beating, or an overwhelming defeat.
BESTIE: Best friend.
BIBIMBAP: A Korean dish of rice with cooked vegetables, usually meat, and often a raw or fried egg. It’s often served in a special stone bowl. Delicious.
BITCOIN: What cool/foolhardy people use for money.
BIZJET: A small plane used by corporate executives.
BOKEH: Coming from the Japanese word for “blur,” it’s the aesthetic quality of the blurry background in some photos that contrasts with the sharp focus on the subject. Like this gorgeous one.
BOTNET: A network of computers that have been linked together by malware, hacking, etc. First used in 2003, according to Merriam-Webster; we’ve been bedeviled for quite a while now.
CANKLE: Cankles are thick ankles; it’s a portmanteau of calves + ankles. Mean.
CAPTCHA: The computer security technology requiring Web page visitors to look at one or more pictures and answer a question to prove that they’re human and not computer bots. When you fill out The Style Invitational’s entry form, such as this week’s, you’re likely to be asked to check off which of nine photos contain a picture of a vehicle, etc. And yes, of course, the bots are figuring it out.
CAPCOM: Capsule communicator, the person responsible for communicating via radio with the crew of a space mission. The government luvvvs portmanteaux.
CHYRON: Pronounced “ky-ron,” it’s the caption that runs under video clips, as on the news, and named for a 1970s manufacturer.
CONLANG: Constructed + language, a language that’s purposely invented, such as Esperanto or Klingon, rather than one that develops organically. My guess is that conlangs tend to have a lot of portmanteau words, like conlang.
COTIJA: A hard, white, crumbly Mexican cheese, described as resembling a cross between feta and parmesan. It doesn’t melt.
EMOJI: Well, you know what that is. But did you know that the name doesn’t come from “emotion,” as “emoticon” does? According to M-W, it’s a Japanese portmanteau: “e” for “picture”; “moji” for “letter” or “character.” Also, it says, the plural may be either emoji or emojis.
EW: Non-tournament Scrabble players are surely not turning up their noses at this immensely helpful addition to the two-letter-word list.
EXOME: Pronounced EX-ome, it’s another portmanteau, exon + genome. The exome is the portion of the genome known to encode proteins; sequencing the exome rather than the entire genome is less costly but still yields useful data.
FACEPALM: A noun or a verb referring to covering your face in dismay.
FARRO: A large-grained kind of wheat that is nutritious and delicious. (You may notice that I seem to find every kind of food delicious. This is not quite true: I can’t learn to like Asian bitter melon, and, well, Peeps and candy corn aren’t food, so they don’t count.)
FROWNY: M-W lists it as a noun as well as an adjective. So: Does it really take more muscles to frown than to smile, as your aunt’s favorite chain email insists? Snopes determines it “unproven,” but does supply an amusing variety of muscle counts.
GAMIFY: It does not mean to make something smell like roadkill; it’s adding games to training programs to make them more interesting and understandable. Gamification is the noun.
HIVEMIND: The one-word variant of hive mind, “the collective thoughts, ideas, and opinions of a group of people (such as Internet users) regarded as functioning together as a single mind,” as a hive of bees does. I wouldn’t say the Loser Community is “a single mind,” opinion-wise, but it’s a heck of a collective repository of knowledge and source of wit.
JUDGY: Pejorative for the already-by-now pejorative judgmental.
LISTICLE: List + article, an “information” format popular with those who tend not to read two paragraphs in a row.
MACARON: A little French meringue sandwich cookie. It is, needless to say, delicious. Not the same as macaroon or Macron.
MULLOWAY: “A large, silvery fish (Argyrosomus japonicus synonym A. hololepidotus) of chiefly coastal waters from Africa to Australia that is valued as a food and sport fish. I have never had this fish, but I am sure that it is delicious.
NUTJOB: Choose your own example.
NUBBER: In baseball, a weakly hit grounder.
OK: Added for the two-letter spelling. M-W dates it back to 1839, and says it was a joke-spelling abbreviation for “all correct.”
ONBOARD: As an adjective, describing what’s carried in a vehicle, etc. Huh, I see that M-W does not yet acknowledge its corporate-speak use as a verb: to introduce and integrate a new employee into the workforce. Nor does it say it’s an adverb, as in “the new passengers came onboard.” I guess aboard still lives.
PAPASAN: A bowl-shaped chair on a cylindrical base, usually wicker or rattan. What you get at Pier 1.
PIZZAZZ: That fourth Z adds that much more ... flair and panache!
PUGGLE: Pug x beagle, yet another portmanteau crossbreed.
ROOTKIT: A malicious piece of software that grants a remote operator complete access to a computer system.
SANTOKU: A Japanese chef’s knife whose top curves downward at the tip.
SCHNEID: A losing streak. It derives in some complicated way from a German idiom for tailor that was used in card games.
SHEEPLE: “People who are docile, compliant, or easily influenced : people likened to sheep.”
SHO: An archaic monetary unit once used in Tibet — and surely included now only to provide a strategically useful three-letter Scrabble word.
SRIRACHA: Now-ubiquitous red hot sauce (not a trademark!). It is delicious but not my favorite red hot sauce, which is this.
SUBSTORM: A localized disturbance of the earth’s magnetic field in high latitudes, typically manifested as an aurora.
TRUTHER: M-W defines it as “one who believes that the truth about an important subject or event is being concealed from the public by a powerful conspiracy.” In actual use, it’s a disparaging term to describe someone who’s taken in by crackpot claims and theories.
TWERK: Twerking: Sexually suggestive dancing characterized by rapid, repeated hip thrusts and shaking of the buttocks especially while squatting. First known use: 2001. So think of all the years when the word existed but you didn’t have to read about it. But have you tried doing it?
UPCYCLE: To recycle into a product more valuable than the original, as to make expensive shoes from plastic bags.
VAPE: To inhale an electronic cigarette.
WAYBACK: The area in the very back of a van or SUV, the equivalent of the trunk of a sedan.
WORDIE: Someone who’s fascinated by words and language. I don’t know anyone like that.
YOWZA: Interjection “used to express surprise or amazement.”
ZEN: A Buddhist sect, or, lowercase, “a state of calm attentiveness in which one’s actions are guided by intuition rather than by conscious effort.” Another long-overdue and direly needed addition to the three-letter Scrabble list. Not to mention the list of Z-words.
ZOMBOID: The adjectival form of zombie. While the zomboid form of adjective would be aaaaaad-jehhhhhhhc-tivvvvvvvve.
I have been directing our club since 1986 – that’s 32 years and I put a lot of time, effort and love into making this a fun and competitive club! And although our club is so much a part of me I realized that some New Rules had to go into effect IMMEDIATELY for me to continue as your director!
1. GETTING TO CLUB ON TIME!
Starting immediately, Game 1 will begin at 5:50 PM!
Therefore, I suggest that you get to club no later than 5:45 PM. At 6:45 PM, the song "Rocky's Theme" will play which will announce the IMMEDIATE end of your game no matter whose turn it is. Pens down. It's OVER! Your score sheets will be given to me at once so that we can be paired for our next game.
Game 2 will then begin at 6:50 PM with the alarm sounding at 7:45 PM.
Game 3 will begin at 7:50 PM and the final alarm will go off at 8:45 PM.
We will be out of Veterans Park before 9:00 PM so that Evelyn, the recreation center worker, doesn't have to wait for us anymore and can close the recreation center when she is supposed to!
Let me explain this a little bit more….
I don’t care if there are only a few people here at 5:45 PM. First come, first served. When you come in you will be paired with the person who came in right before you. If there is an odd number of people, you will have to wait until someone else comes in and that is whom you will play…..and so on. If you feel like you won’t have enough time to play a game that will end when the alarm sounds, you can choose not to play that game and wait for the next game to begin (but the full night’s fee will be paid). If you end up sitting out because you were the last one in after 5:45 PM, this will not count as a “sit out” on my list. If you are not happy with this, you are certainly free to leave. If we are still odd after the first game, I will then use the sit-out list for the next two games.
2. COMPLAINTS
This one is simple….I just don’t want to hear any more of them!
3. TEMPERATURE OF ROOM
If you have a problem with a hot room, please call the Rec Center earlier in the day of club to make sure that the air conditioning is working that night. If you can't deal with having just the two fans that night, please stay home in the comfort of your own air-conditioned place.
The Veterans Park phone number is 954-572-1459.
4. MATCH-UPS
Don't tell me that you don't want to be matched up with any specific person. It's not going to happen! We try to randomly match up the first game so whomever you are randomly matched up with, you will play. Sometimes you might be matched up randomly with the same person a few weeks in a row. That's life.
5. TALKING
When I am making announcements, I expect all the talking to stop so that I can be heard and we can get on with our games. This also comes under the heading of "Common Courtesy, Consideration & Good Manners."
6. SCORE SHEETS
Every week I get score sheets without names of opponents, without names of opponents, without bingos listed and many other errors. From now on I will just enter what is there.
I think we can still have a fun club even with these new rules. All you have to do is come here earlier and have some consideration for me when I am talking and not complain about things.
I would like to take this opportunity to thank all the players who have attended our club since these New Rules have gone into effect. I am happy to say that there has been a lot of understanding and agreement with these new rules from our attending members. Not only does our club run much smoother now but we are also able to leave in plenty of time before the recreation center closes!
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