Re: [pbmserv] Valid Words Not Accepted by Scrabble?

[Ted Rathkopf <ted-pbmserv-lists@rathkopf.net>]

Aaarr, Randall Bart <barticus@att.net>
What ye be sayin'?

> 'Twas 05:33 PM -0800 on Tuesday 12/30/2003 when Brendan Van Horn wrote:
>>Ok, I made my move on a scrabble game (2418) and the server tells me
>>that "Ent" is not a word, but it did accept "Ikon" from my opponent.  I
>>believe that Ent is a valid word, at least as valid as "Ikon," "Geez"
>>and any number of other words I've had used by my skillfull opponents.
>
> I believe "ent" was coined by Tolkien.  Are you arguing for including
> all of Tolkien's words?
>
> There's nothing wrong with "ikon".  "Icon" is Latin for the Greek word
> "eikon".  In translating direct from Greek to English, some authors
> use "ikon".  I can't justify "geez".  Are you sure it wasn't "gees"?
>
> In any case, the dictionary should be public.

It is:

http://snipurl.com/3lrq

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Ted Rathkopf