This was such a pertinant piece of information I felt it was my DUTY to share it with all of you lest by chance you pass through a life half lived because you missed out. Ah-hem--I proudly present from Mental Floss Magazine:
10 Words you need to know for Scrabble!
1. Aa. And I don’t mean the acronym for Alcoholics Anonymous, either. Aa is “basaltic lava having a rough surface.”
2. Qat – a flowering plant native to East Africa and the Arabian peninsula.
3. Zax – a slater or slate mason, or the tool used to cut and punch nail holes in roofing slate.
4. Cwm – a valley, especially one created by glacial movement. Be warned: this one won’t get you many points, but it is good for using up pesky, low-score consonants taking up valuable space on your rack.
5. Xu – Vietnamese money
6. Qua – as or as being, or in the character of.
7. Suq – a market, or part of a market, in an Arab city.
8. Adz – an axe-like tool.
9. Jo – sweetheart or dear
10. Qadi – a judge in the Muslim community.
I know my life has been changed. How about yours?!?
2 comments:
Thanks so much! I was familiar with some of those but certainly not all...and I'm not letting William see your blog until this is nicely nestled deep in your archives. I need some sort of advantage!
Thank you so much Jess. My father in law loves scrabble and he seems to know the craziest words...maybe this will give me an edge. By the way what is your email address?
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