The official international Scrabble dictionary has updated its list of approved words for the first time since 2015, opening up an additional 2,800 words to players at tournaments and at home. The new words approved by Collins, the publisher behind the Collins English Dictionary in Britain, come after some of the same terms were approved last year by Merriam-Webster, which oversees the Scrabble list for the United States and Canada. The Scrabble dictionary by Collins, published on Thursday, adds to the 276,000 words already in play, making it the most comprehensive Scrabble word list ever produced, Collins said in a news release. The new list applies to international players, from English-speaking countries like Britain and Australia to places, like Thailand and Pakistan, where English-language Scrabble is popular among school-age children. Some players in North America also use the Collins dictionary, which includes more words than the Merriam-Webster version.

Source: International New York Times May 02, 2019 18:56 UTC