Scrabble dictionary

[watervole]

I'd been staying away from Facebook Scrabble.  I was ill for ages with the vertigo and could only manage turns every couple of weeks when my brain was in gear. Then, just as I was starting to get back to something approaching normal, it deleted all my games (many of which were getting near to a well-fought finish) as a side-effect of a crappy bug-fix. At which point, I rather lost interest.

However, I took a peek today and discovered that they've added a dictionary!  I can play a word like 'lur' and discover it's a form of Danish horn - at which point my brain goes 'ping' and actually remembers it from somewhere in context.  This is great!  One of the frustrations of Scrabble is seeing a word on the board and not knowing what it actually means.

Now, I can type in words like 'ennage' and instantly know that it's a printers term relating to the number of 'n's in a word.

Okay, who wants to start a game?

Comments

[linda-joyce.livejournal.com]

I'm a pretty poor player but I'm willing. I'm on as Linda Joyce.
ps the book arrived today, thank you again.

[watervole.livejournal.com]

Friend me back on Facebook (I think I've found the correct Linda Joyce out of the selection offered) and I'll start a game.

If I start winning, do you want handy tips on how to do better?

[linda-joyce.livejournal.com]

You did find the right one, I have friended you and I started a game. This does not preclude you also starting one. And yes I would like a few tips on winning it does look as far as the stats. go that you win more times than I do.

[watervole.livejournal.com]

I couldn't see the one from you, so I've started one too.

[linda-joyce.livejournal.com]

I can't see your's either, very strange.

[watervole.livejournal.com]

I'm using Scrabble Worldwide (as it's the only one using hte proper Scrabble rules). What are you using?

[linda-joyce.livejournal.com]

I was using Lexulus but I'm with you now.

[watervole.livejournal.com]

The only house rule is that you have to be prepared for me to take more than a week on a turn if my wrists turn bad or I get drowned in convention work. I won't force a win no matter how slow you play, but you have to do the same even if I'm occasionally weeks between turns.

[linda-joyce.livejournal.com]

Time is no problem, on lexulus it has taken me months to finish a game because of time differences. I won't nag but I hope to improve under your tutelage.

Lur

[the-magician.livejournal.com]

... yes, there are vague pictures of them on the top of the Lurpak butter (which is named after the Lur)

I'd have guessed that "ennage" was more to do with how many "n"s _wide_ a word was ... "n"s and "m"s are standard widths for figuring out how to layout a line of type, and in particular you get "n-dash" and "m-dash" as two different widths of hyphen/dash. I think "ems" is probably in the dictionary for a similar reason ...

Re: Lur

[watervole.livejournal.com]

I believe it is indeed as you say. They're going for one line definitions which limits how precise you can be. I'd guessed it was related to what you describe as that would make sense to have a word for, rather than 'n's specifically.

[kalinda001.livejournal.com]

I've been playing. Always looking for another Scrabble partner. I'm on as Elizabeth Lang.

[kalinda001.livejournal.com]

Oh, I'm using Lexulous. Oh rats, Scrabble Worldwide does not accept anyone from Canada =P

[watervole.livejournal.com]

Rats.

LUxulous is good system, but it doesn't use the full Scrabble rules and my brain's only up to one system at once.

[watervole.livejournal.com]

Okay, friend me - Judith Proctor and start a game on Scrabble Worldwide.

The only house rule is that you have to be prepared for me to take more than a week on a turn if my wrists turn bad or I get drowned in convention work. I won't force a win no matter how slow you play, but you have to do the same even if I'm occasionally weeks between turns.

[rockwell-666.livejournal.com]

I'm up for another game, I'll send you an invite.

BTW Gamehouse have started a new Scrabble discussion forum for the Facebook game, it's based on the vBulletin forum system which is so much better than the Facebook one and allows for Moderators to have a quiet word with people if things start getting out of hand (as happened recently).

BTW 2: I'm one of the Moderators, so people had better let me win or I'll ban them! Mwahahahahaaa!(Erm, oops... ;-) )

[watervole.livejournal.com]

It's a shame that Canadians can't play.

[rockwell-666.livejournal.com]

Blame Hasbro and Spears not playing nicely.

See #3 on the Facebook Scrabble FAQs page here:
http://scrabblefaqs.wetpaint.com/page/Game+Loading+Problems

:-)

exhausted

[haddock54.livejournal.com]

Playing scrabble leaves me exhausted. . . . . .the mental tension I suppose.