.

Scrabble Updated With 21st Century Slang
05/22/2015
.
(Radio.com) Thanx for the lolz, game night has gotten its shizzle back. Perennially popular board game Scrabble has come crashing into the 21st century by adding thousands new eligible words, many of which are current slang terms not found in any dictionary.

According to BBC News, obvs, sexting, hashtag and vape are among the 6500 new words just added to the newest edition of Collins Scrabble Word List, the first update to the list since 2011.

"Dictionaries have always included formal and informal English, but it used to be hard to find printed evidence of the use of slang words," explained Helen Newstead, head of language content at Collins. Read more here.

Radio.com is an official news provider for antiMusic.com.
Copyright Radio.com/CBS Local - Excerpted here with permission.

Share this article

Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Pin it Share on Reddit email this article

advertisement
Day In Rock

Becoming Led Zeppelin Hitting Movie Theaters On Valentine's Day- Sammy Hagar Shares Video For Van Halen Classic From The Best Of All Worlds Tour- more

Gene Simmons Believes Entitled Kids Killed Rock- Alex Van Halen Explains Why Brothers Did Not Include Hagar Era- more

Day In Country

Koe Wetzel Takes 'High Road' To No. 1- Jon Pardi Wraps The Christmas Show- more

Reviews

Quick Flicks: Blue Christmas

Santa's Jukebox!

Holiday Gift Guide: Stocking Stuffers

Holiday Gift Guide: Health and Beauty

Holiday Gift Guide: Part 2

Latest News

Becoming Led Zeppelin Hitting Movie Theaters On Valentine's Day

Sammy Hagar Shares Video For Van Halen Classic From The Best Of All Worlds Tour

Jason Bonham Leads The Lineup For Whole Lotta Rock Camp Volume II

REO Speedwagon Play Their Final Show

Axl Rose Helped Billy Joel Close Out His Madison Square Garden Residency (2024 In Review)

Joe Bonamassa Sounded Off On The Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame (2024 In Review)

Slash Shares Heartfelt Tribute To His Late Stepdaughter (2024 In Review)

David Lee Roth's Cover Of 'Baker Street' Got A Video (2024 In Review)