The Official Scrabble Players Dictionary
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Summary
This NEW Edition features more than 100。000 playable two- to eight-
letter words。 Hundreds of new words added from a variety of fields including facepalm， listicle， bitcoin， and emoji。 Main entries include a brief definition， a part-of-speech label， and inflected forms for fast， easy word validation。 Endorsed by the North American SCRABBLE Players Association for recreational and school use。
letter words。 Hundreds of new words added from a variety of fields including facepalm， listicle， bitcoin， and emoji。 Main entries include a brief definition， a part-of-speech label， and inflected forms for fast， easy word validation。 Endorsed by the North American SCRABBLE Players Association for recreational and school use。
Reviews
Kenny Tran
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This is a great book for Scrabble fans。
Sirish
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Voting on your opponents' scrabbles still seems to be the best unless， you know， your word is here and you got outvoted。 Voting on your opponents' scrabbles still seems to be the best unless， you know， your word is here and you got outvoted。 。。。more
Livea
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I love itI read itIt's amazing I really really love it so much for ever and ever and ever and ever I love itI read itIt's amazing I really really love it so much for ever and ever and ever and ever 。。。more
Ee
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Too much focus on British English， out of date。
TΞΞL❍CK Mith！lesh
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The sixth edition was released on September 24， 2018。 300 new words were added， including "OK"， "EW"， "ZEN"， "EMOJI"， "FACEPALM"， and "QAPIK"。If you are wondering whether or not a word is legal in the latest edition of the OSPD published by Merriam-Webster， there are a variety of tools available for you today。Online Scrabble word checkers such as Hasbro's Scrabble Dictionary tool allow you to search if a word is an official Scrabble one。 Both of these tools are for North American Scrabble games The sixth edition was released on September 24， 2018。 300 new words were added， including "OK"， "EW"， "ZEN"， "EMOJI"， "FACEPALM"， and "QAPIK"。If you are wondering whether or not a word is legal in the latest edition of the OSPD published by Merriam-Webster， there are a variety of tools available for you today。Online Scrabble word checkers such as Hasbro's Scrabble Dictionary tool allow you to search if a word is an official Scrabble one。 Both of these tools are for North American Scrabble games for English speakers in the United States， Canada， and Thailand。 。。。more
Merlys
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Bad - didn't download into kindle correctly Bad - didn't download into kindle correctly 。。。more
Anne Shields
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Horrible for kindle fireWhen I had my original kindle the dictionaries were great。 I could look up words by typing the first few letters。 Not on the fire。 You type in Ali it does not bring you to that section of the dictionary。 Instead。。。it searches every word definition that has an Ali in it， that could be aligned or CaliforniaDo not buy
Dennis Littrell
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Don't play without itThe OSPD is no ordinary dictionary。 There are capsule definitions given but no usage tips。 All the entries are in caps。 Since there are no proper names allowed， this doesn't matter。 The most important information about the entries （from the point of view of the Scrabble player） is how they are spelled， how they are made plural， how the gerund and past tenses are formed， and whether you can make comparatives or superlatives out of the word and how。For example the plural of "b Don't play without itThe OSPD is no ordinary dictionary。 There are capsule definitions given but no usage tips。 All the entries are in caps。 Since there are no proper names allowed， this doesn't matter。 The most important information about the entries （from the point of view of the Scrabble player） is how they are spelled， how they are made plural， how the gerund and past tenses are formed， and whether you can make comparatives or superlatives out of the word and how。For example the plural of "bijou" （a jewel） is either "bijoux" or "bijous，" and the OSPD gives that info。 The gerund of "snib" （to latch） is "snibbing" while the comparative of "sleazy" is "sleazier" and the superlative， "sleaziest。" There is also the adverb， "sleazily。" （A future Hollywood film comes to mind。 Instead of "Dumb and Dumber，" we have， "Sleazy， Sleazier， and Sleaziest" done sleazily！）The -er form of a word is listed separately。 If you don't find it， it's not a word！--or at least that should be our agreement。 For example "renown" is a noun and a verb but there is no"renowner"--"someone who makes renown" since the verb is intransitive， but there is a "tearer"--"one who tears。" （There's also a "terror，" but never mind。）By the way， words beginning with the prefix "re" as in， e。g。， "reword" are listed separately from words that begin with the "re" that is not a prefix。 Again， "renown" is not listed after "rename" but follows "renovate" a few pages later。The other peculiarities of the entries are explained in the Introduction， which I highly recommend you read。 （Be sure your informed opponent has read it！） There it is explained why "You should look always look at several entries above and below the expected place。。。" when searching for the word in question。 You should also read the brief Preface in which the editors explain why some offensive （especially four-letter） words do not appear。 Note too that words longer than eight letters （and indeed one-letter words） do not appear （except for some inflected forms） because they are seldom if ever used in a Scrabble game。 Of course most veteran players have on occasion played a very nice nine-letter， double triple-word， 50-point bonus word。 I did myself once。 I wish I could remember what it was。For casual players， who typically use a collegiate dictionary to settle spelling disputes， the contents of this little green book will come as something of a shock。 You mean "zax" is a word？ How about "zek"？ Can you believe "jefe"？ This is just to name three off hand that are not in the Random House college dictionary I have in front of me。There are in fact in the OSPD seven words beginning with a "q" not followed by a "u" （qaid， qanat， qat， qindar， qintar， qiviut， and qoph--in case you're in the middle of a game）。 Don't laugh。 In some households there is a Scrabble game going on at all times just as in some other households the TV is always on。 Random House's college dictionary doesn't give "qaid" or "qanat" but surprisingly has "qadi" which is not given by the OSPD。I think Scrabble has influenced dictionary compilers because if you look at the Merriam-Webster （the same company that produces the OSPD） Ninth Collegiate （copyright 1985） you will find only qintar， qiviut and qoph。 But even more tellingly if you look at Merriam-Webster's Second International Unabridged Dictionary （I have the edition of 1950）， the Grand Dame of American dictionaries， you will find that there are no words beginning with a "q" not followed by a "u": no "qat，" no "qintar，" no "qoph，" etc。With so much variation between dictionaries， the good folks at Merriam-Webster saw a need and filled it。 Most people I know play "house rules" and rely on the dictionary（ies） that happen to be in residence。 My recommendation is that you buy two of these green books， one in paperback to take with you when you take your Scrabble game on the road， and another in hardback to have at home。 Of course if you haven't used this book before it will take some getting used to。 But buy a Scrabble software program and practice with this book at hand， and after some time you will find that， with all those extra words to play with， you can really rack up the points！One other thing to realize is that some of the spellings and even some of the words in the OSPD are really not standard anymore and should not be considered part of the so-called "Standard English" that we all read and （usually） speak。 This fact does not detract from the utility of the OSPD for Scrabble players; however， as other reviewers have pointed out， when writing a term paper use a "real" dictionary。In short， it is not the plentiful number of Scrabble-type words that appear in this dictionary that makes it so valuable--although that is certainly one of its best features。 It is rather the definitive way the OSPD demonstrates exactly how different forms of words are spelled， something not always done in your average dictionary。The OSPD is most valuable because it settles spelling disputes in a quick and unambiguous manner， and that alone is reason enough to buy this book。 --Dennis Littrell， author of the mystery novel， “Teddy and Teri” 。。。more
Janine Samz
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This is a reference book。 You don't get finished with it。 Besides I bought it for my husband。 This is a reference book。 You don't get finished with it。 Besides I bought it for my husband。 。。。more
Mary Jean
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Great companion to a good dictionary when playing。
Shirley Revill
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A very useful book for Scrabble players。 Recommended。
Daniel LeSaint
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A must-have for anyone wanting to play Scrabble by the rules （the only way to play！） Take time to memorize some of the high-point letter words and you will do wonders for your average score。 It's also a great way to keep phones off the table during game play。 After Chess I consider Scrabble to be the best board game ever， and this book is as every bit as essential to play as the board and tiles themselves。 Best dictionary I've ever bought！ A must-have for anyone wanting to play Scrabble by the rules （the only way to play！） Take time to memorize some of the high-point letter words and you will do wonders for your average score。 It's also a great way to keep phones off the table during game play。 After Chess I consider Scrabble to be the best board game ever， and this book is as every bit as essential to play as the board and tiles themselves。 Best dictionary I've ever bought！ 。。。more
Shelly
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This book has been in the family since 1979。 My grandmother and I loved playing Scrabble。 I'm keeping it to use as the grandchildren grow and we can keep up the tradition This book has been in the family since 1979。 My grandmother and I loved playing Scrabble。 I'm keeping it to use as the grandchildren grow and we can keep up the tradition 。。。more
Barbi Faye （The Book Fae）
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What do you do when you always win at Scrabble as you read so much， and everyone refuses to play with you as they are sick of getting skunked？？ You tie one arm behind your back， handicap， and find and let them use a Scrabble dictionary！ Peace ensues！ And I get to play my beloved Scrabble again！！！
JoAnn L Craig
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Stupid book learned nothing newDid not like it hard to find a。 Word and scrolling is the way to get it from this book。。。。。。。。。。。。。。
P。S。 Winn
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This is a must have， not just for scrabble， although amazing for that， but just to have handy。
Dawn Moews
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The Official Scrabble Players Dictionary
Abe
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The classic rule-setter in the household since I can remember。 If it ain't in here， you can't play it。 The classic rule-setter in the household since I can remember。 If it ain't in here， you can't play it。 。。。more
Sara Avrams
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If you play Scrabble， this is essential。
Victoria
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This should be titled "The ScrabBible。" This should be titled "The ScrabBible。" 。。。more
Denise
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who reads a damn dictionary， goodreads HELLO！ Stop reminding me。 I use this all the time， I'm a scrabble addict who reads a damn dictionary， goodreads HELLO！ Stop reminding me。 I use this all the time， I'm a scrabble addict 。。。more
Michael
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There’s really not much anyone can say about a Scrabble Dictionary。 Not even someone as famously verbose as I am。 Some friends of mine had a copy with a damaged cover， so that only the letters “O-N-A-R-Y” were legible， so they always referred to it as an “onary” （rhymes with “ovary”）。 That’s about the only story I can think of。 Oh， and if you look for words here before you play your hand， that’s cheating。 The onary should only be used to resolve challenges， and when a word is challenged someone There’s really not much anyone can say about a Scrabble Dictionary。 Not even someone as famously verbose as I am。 Some friends of mine had a copy with a damaged cover， so that only the letters “O-N-A-R-Y” were legible， so they always referred to it as an “onary” （rhymes with “ovary”）。 That’s about the only story I can think of。 Oh， and if you look for words here before you play your hand， that’s cheating。 The onary should only be used to resolve challenges， and when a word is challenged someone loses a turn （the person who played the word if the challenger wins the challenge and the challenger if the player wins）。 Yes， that means that all of your “Words with Friends” skills will be useless when you play real Scrabble。 You’re welcome。 。。。more
Kirsten Griffith
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Perhaps the only reference book that has gotten regular use in my home since I learned to spell。 Anyone without a real love of the game will complain about its inclusion or exclusion of words， but those of us with the Scrabble Sickness have nothing but awe for those who consider all the finer points of the game when determining the final lineup。
Caleb Smith
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Why？ Really。。。。 Why？ I use my collegiate dictionary。 So many words not in this book。 I guess that I don't play competitively， so I have no need。。。 but still。。。 Why？ Really。。。。 Why？ I use my collegiate dictionary。 So many words not in this book。 I guess that I don't play competitively， so I have no need。。。 but still。。。 。。。more
Brendan
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Remembered the ' read Scrabble dictionary ' thing Remembered the ' read Scrabble dictionary ' thing 。。。more
Alisha Brook
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Certainly helpful for when you're stuck in the game of Scrabble。 Certainly helpful for when you're stuck in the game of Scrabble。 。。。more
Serge Pierro
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The main word source for the "mass market and scholastic" players。 Sadly， it doesn't include any of the "off color" words which are legal within the game - often leading to arguments when being used as a "judge" in play。 Convenient size for those who want to bring along a book to study out of。 However， there are better resources for those who want to memorize word lists。 The main word source for the "mass market and scholastic" players。 Sadly， it doesn't include any of the "off color" words which are legal within the game - often leading to arguments when being used as a "judge" in play。 Convenient size for those who want to bring along a book to study out of。 However， there are better resources for those who want to memorize word lists。 。。。more
Richard
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Hey， since in Scrabble a closed list of words is needed to keep it fair to the points-vying players， this dedicated one works really well。 I like the brief definitions。 We keep a printout of words added in the more recent Fourth Edition inside the front cover。
Brian
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Awesome reference before， during and after the game。
Leigh
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