As a lexicographer and editor at large at the company, Peter Sokolowski sees some of the Scrabble additions as representative of broader trends in modern language. "Additions like these will add a new layer of fun to game night, making game play even more entertaining and relevant."Īnother Merriam-Webster dictionary defines a lexicographer as somebody who authors and edits dictionaries. "Scrabble has been a game night staple for 70 years, and we're excited to bring the game into its next decade with hundreds of current words like facepalm and emoji," said Hasbro's Jonathan Berkowitz in that release. Hasbro and Merriam-Webster issued a press release about the new edition. Unfortunately, twerkery and twerkings are still not acceptable, according to Merriam-Webster. The prior edition was published in 2014.īesides twerk and ew, notable new words include bestie, zomboid, bitcoin, sheeple, beatdown, frowny and bizjet.
This is the sixth edition of the dictionary, which was first published in 1976 and is updated only once or twice a decade.
The dictionary is a reference book for players of the popular crossword puzzle game produced by Hasbro. Among those words are twerk - to dance by shaking the buttocks while squatting - and ew, used to express disgust. Merriam-Webster published the new edition of the Official Scrabble Players Dictionary, containing 300 new words, on Monday.
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