Lest a family feud breaks out the next time you play Scrabble, here’s a sampling of some new words inspired by modern-day slang, social media and pop culture that the game has added into its official wordlist.
FaceTime
Meaning: Communicating with someone via the FaceTime application.
Points: 15
Lolz
Meaning: Laughing out loud (usually at someone’s expense). Also see: Hahaha!
Points: 15
Beezy
Meaning: Best buddy. Also see: Bae.
Points: 18
Emoji
Meaning: The little images we use when words aren’t enough to express how we feel.
Points: 14
Wahh
Meaning: To express sadness, shock or distress.
Points: 10
Cakehole
Meaning: A nastier-sounding version of mouth. Also see: Piehole.
Points: 17
PS: Since there still no two letter words containing ‘V’, could we perhaps propose for ‘LV’ to make it into the next Scrabble update please?
