This manages to be not just a “list of the cool knew words,” but also, an explanation of which new words are the most strategically significant and why. The point about ZUKE being an immediate improvement on ZEK if you have a U you need to dump was great. From a production quality standpoint, showing the placement of the words on the board in order to demonstrate their strategic significance and how hard they could hit is a fantastic touch as well, particularly with YAJE. Awesome stuff.

As cool as the word ZONKEY is they missed the chance to call that hybrid an ASSBRA.

@aguynameddan

7 ай бұрын

ASSBRA is great, but already in the dictionary is the ZEBRASS, which gives the unexpected -S hook to ZEBRAS.

Super weird that some of these weren't in there yet, not having queso is wild

Thank god FAM was added-- I've been playing this phony and getting it challenged off for years because I use the word in everyday language all the time and I kept forgetting it wasn't added yet

@BrettMKW

7 ай бұрын

This was me with ZEN back in the day. My mind couldn't accept that it wasn't a word, although it is now.

@oliverhees4076

7 ай бұрын

Same with FAV for me.

@Musicrafter12

7 ай бұрын

I'm no professional, but I've laid down (and gotten away with) VAX and DOX before. They seem so obviously commonplace you wouldn't even need to check, but surprise, they're not in TWL!

@davidlevesque5974

7 ай бұрын

@BrettMKW The plural zens becomes a valid word this time around as well!

Just realized that the plural, ZONKEYS, is such a crazy new bingo. Definitely one I can now consider dropping if I use my blank to fill a K, Z or Y on my rack. Just asking, though, are there any other bingos just recently added that also seems pretty swell?

@klieu90210

7 ай бұрын

My favorite of the newly-valid 7-letter words: BODYCAM, CAMGIRL, DUMBASS, IXNAYED, KOBOCHA, KUMBAYA. And the 8-letter FAUXHAWK.

@javen9693

7 ай бұрын

​@@klieu90210you sit down to a scrabble game, a little nervous. Your opponent smiles at you, shakes your hand, and bingos their first move with DUMBASS

@wanderer15

6 ай бұрын

Definitely a bunch of bingos were added, but typically those shorter words will come up over and over again much more often by comparison

don't let's gloss over the fact that MILF is now a valid word

It's interesting to know that the words were already in the Collins dictionary. It's also funny to see Jedi here because I ended up being able to play that word today on scrabble go despite it not being a valid word on Scrabble Complete (which also lacked qi but thankfully it has a custom dictionary feature). I also see "emoji" and "hygge" being promoted on the cover which are also cool inclusions imo.

@mikechappell5849

7 ай бұрын

Only some of these words are already in Collins

@nitorishogiplayer3465

7 ай бұрын

@@mikechappell5849 yeah, I was referring to the ones that were but not in Merriam Webster

@wanderer15

7 ай бұрын

Scrabble Go should allow all of the words on this list already in-game as of a month or so ago.

Why did it take so long to get queso, botox, and outie? Vacay, unsub, and glamp are definitely newer words, so I get it took a couple decades, but QUESO wasn't a word?

@zuffin1864

7 ай бұрын

They are hesitant with borrowed words from other languages sometimes, but queso was more commonly used than freakin Qi lol

@gamingtime9716

7 ай бұрын

As someone who loves food and hates introspection, I'm definitely a bigger user of Queso than Qi

@algotkristoffersson15

7 ай бұрын

⁠@@Bob.R.I have never hear Qi used except in the context of people saying they have heard it used, it has always been ki

@shanemarkle

7 ай бұрын

​@@algotkristoffersson15qi should be pronounced like chee, not like kee. It is spelled much more frequently as chi. You've heard it said lots of times in tai chi.

@zuffin1864

7 ай бұрын

@@Bob.R. i am just talking about english speakers

It's exciting that there was a Scrabble update soon after I got into this channel.

@GMBeatrixSnapfire

7 ай бұрын

Same

@wanderer15

7 ай бұрын

More to come! Thank you!

I can't believe botox wasn't in there yet!

@csjoholm70

7 ай бұрын

I got away with playing BOTOX this summer because i opened up a spot for my opponent's only bingo of the game by doing so. I still won the game.

ZOODLE(S) is a good new one too, surprised you didn't give it an honorable mention in the ZUKE part, and the pandemic words too, COVID, ZOOMER, VAX (though this was a Collin), VAXX

@ohtani2024

7 ай бұрын

Wow covid is a word now?

@wanderer15

7 ай бұрын

I actually had an honorable mention to VACAY of COVID (another VC word) but I cut it to avoid having to talk about covid.

@ohtani2024

7 ай бұрын

@@wanderer15 hi will, could you do some game play contents using the new lexicon?

I still remember how it felt extremely weird that OUTIE isn't a word when practicing 4-vowel 5s

Will, if you could invent any new word to be legal in Scrabble, which would you invent in order to make the biggest impact? QI was so huge I think only something like QE could beat it if it were to become legal

@PrincessRinsicles

7 ай бұрын

QJYVZXC just because it's funny

@QuarkTwain

7 ай бұрын

EQ is commonly used shorthand for equalizer. That would be a game changer

@lifestealer4699

7 ай бұрын

IQ would theoretically be just as impactful

@77elite9

7 ай бұрын

I would create vu, y’know deja vu?

@Halinn

7 ай бұрын

Kwyjibo, obviously

ZUKE would given you a 47-point ZA hook in your game against Wirtual 3 months ago. I commented at the time that I was "surprised you missed it" because I thought it was legal already, and I even checked online first but I guess I believed the wrong site.

@wanderer15

7 ай бұрын

The Merriam words were added to their online dictionary a little while ago, but it takes time for other licensees like the Scrabble Go mobile game, playscrabble.com web game, etc. to get an updated copy of the list as part of their licensing deals. Similarly, tournament organizations have a little delay in between source dictionaries updating and the tournament word list updating.

I would be interested in a video on The Checklist. By this I mean that every Scrabble player has a list, mostly unstated, of things to do every turn. I'm wondering what those are for a high level player. For example: 1. Check opponent's strength. 2. Check current tournament standings. 3. Check current game score. 4. Count remaining tiles. 5. Evaluate rack for bingos. 6. Estimate opponent's likely rack. 7. Evaluate board available spots..... etc. etc. There's a great deal to keep in mind and I suspect I'm missing a lot of it.

@wanderer15

6 ай бұрын

You've covered a ton with that list already, but don't underestimate how much time #5 and #7 take before you even begin to take all the other stuff into account! Finding words on your rack and places to play them is the bread and butter of the game and takes up a lot of time, both within each individual game, and outside the game as preparation (learning the dictionary, etc.)

Bravo, Will! You're the Gold Standard of Scrabble commentary... This is very helpful

As a former Jedi, I appreciate finally being able to play these new words. They will fuel my insatiable thirst for -blood- word knowledge!

i love this kind of scrabble-centric video like your "get to know" series!!

Yes, but zonked, being already an extension of zonk, doesn't take an s, therefore it can never be a bingo. However, if you end up holding the fairly decent ONES leave and end up starting both the Z and the K along with either a D or a Y, you now have the amazing ZONKEYS/ZEDONKS.

Love a good vowel dump, OUTIE is really nice to have. NWL players will curse the inability to play EUOI slightly less now

@zmaj12321

7 ай бұрын

EUOI - an exclamation of Bacchic frenzy ...wow, that's a very colorful definition

always so much hype when new words drop

The biggest problem I have with updates is that there is no guarantee how long a word list will be in use before a future update. I primarily played competitively during the period when the 4th edition was in use, and this long period of stability made it possible to effectively learn the entire list. This no longer seems practical due to frequent large- and small-scale updates, and is the primary reason I stopped playing.

Finally Zebrass and Beefalo can join the Zonkeys

@wanderer15

7 ай бұрын

Gotta love the ligers and tigons too!

As a French scrabble player this video doesn't really concern me, but we also get a dictionary update coming in 2024 ! The French update will add XIS (and other Greek letter plurals), JOBER (and all its conjugations), WOKE and DYS, among other words. This is the first time I'm invested in Scrabble enough to look at the dictionary update beforehand, and I'm excited to play these new words !

@ohtani2024

7 ай бұрын

Ods9 is coming?

@pialba

7 ай бұрын

Yes, after 4 years of ods8, ods9 has been published this summer and will come into tournament play at the start of 2024

babe wake up new scrabble words just dropped

Can't wait to play ZONKEY against you! The graphics showing the zebra and donkey with the heart symbol, "getting it on" made me lol. Can't wait for the next video. They keep getting better and better! I predict you'll get 100K subscribers by the end of the new year, and you definitely deserve it!

best vids, you're really funny while teaching too which i love.

Brooo, new scrabble dictionary just dropped, get on bro we need to play the new update!

@wanderer15

7 ай бұрын

I’ve been saying this

A top 10 wanderer15 video is the last thing i expected to see today

I wonder if we'll get any more 2's in the next update...

I am still angry that exeat is not a word. Costed me a game if only I could extend the e next to the triple word to exeat, put the x on the double and score 😢

@wanderer15

7 ай бұрын

Yeah, that’s a Collins word only, sadly!

Where can I get the new words addition list?

Is there a full list of words that will be included in this update?

@wanderer15

7 ай бұрын

There is, but I’m not sure the best way to disperse it right now. When I do, I’ll try to add it to the video description.

@anunoriginalname5705

7 ай бұрын

Got it, thanks for the reply!

When is aux gonna be added short for auxiliary

i’m so excited to play scrabb- ACK!

Video suggestion: How do Scrabble bots work? Do they just brute-force every possible move to find the highest scoring one? Can they do forward-thinking-but-lower-scoring moves similar to Nigel playing 'in'?

@wanderer15

7 ай бұрын

I think there might be other creators working on this with videos to be released soon (Alex Dings and axcertypo come to mind). Also, Mack Meller is doing episodes of a long match against a very strong bot. I could easily imagine tackling this topic myself sometime though.

when in 2024 will these words be coming to tournament play? will it be on January 1st?

@wanderer15

7 ай бұрын

I’m not certain of the precise date, but it shouldn’t be too long of a wait.

Babe, new scrabble patch droppeed.

amazing vid man

Wake up babe: the new scrabble update just dropped!

thanks for doing these videos. i'm a small creator and i'd like to do a video about scrabble sooner or later. these videos really help me

@wanderer15

7 ай бұрын

Let me know if I can help!

@immigrantjackson

7 ай бұрын

@@wanderer15 omg! a real youtuber responded to my comment! my idea is to be able to beat any normal person in scrabble then i'll try to move on and beat a pro with about 7-14 days of training

I got back into scrabble and have been enjoying it. There isn't a way to stop bots from requesting to play games with you on scrabble go is there?

@wanderer15

7 ай бұрын

Have you tried “hide from searches” in profile settings? I’m actually not sure if it’ll work but it’s worth a try.

@JustKillam

7 ай бұрын

@@wanderer15 didn't work, still getting bots requesting to play with me 😕 I don't mind playing against bots, but it seems really silly that playing bots affects your stats.

Imagine someone creating a new food just so that its name eventually gets into the Scrabble dict.

I'm really not liking these internet-based slang words like PWN but I do like ZAATAR and NDUJE... also I saw GOY and HAOLE on the list but they're already in my OWL from 2014.

@cukka99

7 ай бұрын

Oh? GOY and HAOLE are back? They were gone with the slur purge.

@wanderer15

7 ай бұрын

There has been a slight reversal there with some of the more obscure or less obvious slurs returning.

Will, when are you gonna start releasing the "controversies in Scrabble" series? I'd thwop that content.

@wanderer15

7 ай бұрын

I’ve been hesitant because I prefer stuff I can be really positive/optimistic about. But there’s definitely some compelling videos to be made about Scrabble controversies. We’ll see!

@gplnd

7 ай бұрын

@@wanderer15 Fair enough. But should you choose to embrace the dark side, episode 1 could be: "Has JG even HAD waterzooi? High scandal in the Low Countries"

I know a great word that's been missing from Scrabble for quite some time but finally got added... KEYTAR.

2:05 how did queso just get introduced?

@wanderer15

5 ай бұрын

A surprising omission, but glad it’s here now

Thinking we need a top 10 most RIDICULOUS words added this time around ... ROUXES???

I wonder, are there also words disappearing from the dictionaries with these updates?

@77elite9

7 ай бұрын

Certainly

@ssgoko88

7 ай бұрын

​@@77elite9no certainly is still legal

@AlexDings

7 ай бұрын

@@ssgoko88 /r/angryupvote

@77elite9

7 ай бұрын

@@ssgoko88 by certainly I mean words for sure are being removed…

@manaphylv100

7 ай бұрын

Offensive slurs aside, pretty sure pH was valid a long time ago.

honey wake up new scrabble words just dropped

If ZONKEY is now a word, I demand BOBETAH next

why wasn't MPOX mentioned?

@wanderer15

7 ай бұрын

Merriam added words in two batches and MPOX is in the latter batch, meaning it’ll make it into the tournament list update but not Merriam’s published dictionary. Didn’t want to go too deep into those intricate details

Thwap Noun. Mike Tyson's way of saying SLAP.

I played Queso in the school scrabble tourney

@wanderer15

7 ай бұрын

That’s right - surprising it wasn’t valid already!

@rhsus2472

7 ай бұрын

I say tourney too much

Some cool words 😎

I hear LARP, YEET, JANKY, and more words that missed the OSPD7 deadline (like PWN, as shown in the video) will be added to NWL. I think BAO (already good in Collins) should also make the cut, as the word is becoming quite common. Collins is adding OWO and UWU (which is now in the main dictionary)!!! Edit: another potential new word is DED, meaning dead (in a video game).

@wanderer15

4 ай бұрын

UWU is gonna be huge!

@meta04

3 ай бұрын

I wonder if UWU is going to cause more or less misinformed KZread comments than OE and QI...

Interestingly, Scrabble GO uses the new dictionary, which isn't legal until 2024. It played the vowel dump, ILEI, which I know is not valid. Does anyone have the list of the new additions or know why ILEI was allowed?

@wanderer15

5 ай бұрын

Yes, I’m seeing that too and it shouldn’t be in there. I’ll see if I can’t get it fixed

Everything looks go bro, still waiting.😊

BOTOXED was already CSW... it was weird to have it all alone in that form. I laughed at the Aaron Rodgers picture for YAJE.

@wanderer15

7 ай бұрын

Agreed re BOTOXED. Wish the ayahuasca would’ve limbered up that Achilles tendon.

Lmfao MILF was already valid in collins

So that this mean that these words are not yet acceptable in tournament play until 2024?

@wanderer15

7 ай бұрын

Right - not sure a date has been set officially but it’ll be sometime in 2024 for sure.

if REFACTOR hasn't been added yet i don't want to hear about it /j

@wanderer15

7 ай бұрын

That one should 100% be in there but I don’t think it has yet!

Can't wait for nocap, gyat and skibidi to be added

@fancywineracks2170

5 ай бұрын

FUCK

surely we get UWU in the next update

@wanderer15

7 ай бұрын

Let’s hope!

Can we talk about MILF being a valid word?😭

I’m confused. I have a seventh edition. Pwn is not in there.

@wanderer15

Ай бұрын

Merriam-Webster added a bunch more words to its lexicon right after publishing the physical 7th edition book - if you go here: www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pwn - you'll see it, but it didn't make it into the book in time. However, it is now valid in the tournament list maintained by NASPA. I know, it's confusing/messy...

It’s driven me nuts for years that outie was not in the dictionary

3:52 I thought "CO" was a word?

This is in which dictionary?

@wanderer15

7 ай бұрын

This is the Merriam Webster dictionary used in North America, but all of these words are essentially guaranteed to be added to all major English lexicons.

Smh, I can't believe this game is succumbing to power creep

When are they gonna add uwu? Best word and it'd be so useful

@wanderer15

6 ай бұрын

Not soon enough!

man i made a comment about ZA a couple weeks ago and now I see zuke? lol

That pun was very much intentioned, you liar!

@wanderer15

7 ай бұрын

Guilty as charged

Pretty sure I was called a zonkey once.

@wanderer15

7 ай бұрын

Not a zedonk?

@Andrew_Erickson

7 ай бұрын

No, my bum is rather flat.

Unmute is only just becoming a word? Crazy

@Manigo1743

3 ай бұрын

No. I has just been added to the dictionary. It has been a word for a long time.

Do you not like clamping because it’s not as hardcore as camping?

@wanderer15

7 ай бұрын

No, I’m just too spoiled by modern plumbing and amenities to enjoy camping. Much respect to those who do (even the glampers)

Forget dropping Z-bombs, we drop zukes now

Only a matter of time before "pog" becomes legal. Or "bigly"

@wanderer15

7 ай бұрын

Bigly is actually already in there. But pog will be a big one for sure (not as big as uwu though)

Next time I play Scrabble with my grandma she ain't gonna know what hit her.

@wanderer15

7 ай бұрын

She doesn’t use PWN in casual conversation?

Isn't Milf an acronym? Kinda surprised it made it in EDIT: fair enough, since it can be said word wise

@ssgoko88

7 ай бұрын

Laser is an acronym too.

@romajimamulo

7 ай бұрын

@@ssgoko88 I'm not aware if that's legal. If it is, then I guess MILF is okay as a sort of continuing of the inconsistentcy

@JasonVaysberg

7 ай бұрын

​ @romajimamulo many acronyms that one is able to say verbally are valid words. LASER, WYSIWYG, SONAR, RADAR, GIF, SCUBA, SNAFU TASER, AWOL, FUBAR, etc.

@manaphylv100

7 ай бұрын

And "lol" of all things is still not a word. Go figure...

@zidane8452

7 ай бұрын

Isn't lazer with a Z a word too? Pretty sure laser and lazer ain't the same right

Vote to remove zonked from the dictionary so scrabble players can only play zedonk

"...Something something kids these days..."

What about rizz?

@wanderer15

7 ай бұрын

I’m not sure if it’s been added but with only one Z in the tile set it’ll be tougher to find an excuse to play that one!

Mmm.

Hey Will, how come FART is not allowed but MILF is? Surely the latter is more offensive to people.

@wanderer15

6 ай бұрын

Good catch. I was a little imprecise there - MILF is coming to the official tournament list in North America, which has slightly more words deemed “offensive” than Merriam’s. I don’t think MILF will make it into Merriam’s list, but your point about FART still stands - it’s absurd that it’s not good in MW.

Jedi???????

When will they add owo and uwu

@Ascension721

7 ай бұрын

i hope in the next edition

@wanderer15

7 ай бұрын

Not soon enough! I’ll take POG too

Queso, Botox, OUTIE weren't valid words until now??!! Do they purposefully keep words as invalid just so they can have ones to add in every few years?? 😂

Is "loli" a valid word now?

@ssgoko88

7 ай бұрын

In English a loli is the stick you put candy on- lolipop

@manaphylv100

7 ай бұрын

That's "lolly", and it's been a word since the beginning. Speaking of which, "lol" should also be a word now, if they accepted other internet terms like "meh", "pwn" (which is just a misspelling of "own"), and now "amirite".

Why are they cancelling so many words? Why not just cancel the human race completely... very slippery slope!

@dontcaremate

3 ай бұрын

???

how did you creat this video? What software?

@wanderer15

6 ай бұрын

I use Adobe Premiere for video editing and Photoshop and Canva for graphics. I used to use entry-level software called VideoPad for the Better Know a Letter series but editing got much easier when I upgraded.

ps Love your better know a letter.