Scrabble on line.

[Drago]

You havent lived until you've played it in Hebrew.

 

[ColinJ]

Two maiden aunts of mine frequently used to play Scrabble and they had a simple rule about words allowed. A dictionary was always at hand and if a word wasn't in said dictionary, it didn't get on the board.

I used to use my Concise Oxford Dictionary but these days I might use the dictionary app on my phone.

 

[Dag Hammar]

Here’s a true story from about 35 years ago when I regularly played Scrabble.
Already laid on the board was the word ‘quince’
My opponent added the letter ‘y’ to the end, thereby making ‘quincey’
You can’t have that I said, it’s not a proper word.
His response, in the form of a question was “ How does quince jam taste ? “
What could I do but answer “quincey“.

 

[ColinJ]

What could I do but answer “quincey“.

Of quince?!

We had a strict rule - suggest the word first, then check the dictionary; no using the dictionary to find words. If the word were found, great. If not, the player forfeited their turn, including the chance to swap tiles.

 

[Dag Hammar]

If my opponent had posed the question as “What does quince jam taste of ?” then yes, I could have replied “of quince”.
The question was skilfully worded.

 

[biggs682]

There's loads of different on line Scrabble games the one's I have tried , rely heavily on advertising which annoyed me .

 

[PaulSB]

Here’s a true story from about 35 years ago when I regularly played Scrabble.
Already laid on the board was the word ‘quince’
My opponent added the letter ‘y’ to the end, thereby making ‘quincey’
You can’t have that I said, it’s not a proper word.
His response, in the form of a question was “ How does quince jam taste ? “
What could I do but answer “quincey“.

I love this story but you were correct in the first place as "quincey" isn't a word. You were then very gracious in accepting your friend's reasoning.

Well done.

 

[ColinJ]

I love this story but you were correct in the first place as "quincey" isn't a word. You were then very gracious in accepting your friend's reasoning.

Well done.

I checked it on my Chambers dictionary app, just in case it actually WAS a word, but no... BTW - if you like crosswords, the dictionary app and its sibling thesaurus app are very good. (Those links are to the Android apps, but they are also available for Apple devices.)

I must see if I can track down my missing Concise Oxford dictionary though. It is about 30 years old so it won't have any of the many new words that have come along in that time, but it is nice to browse through a paper book.

 

[PaulSB]

I checked it on my Chambers dictionary app, just in case it actually WAS a word, but no... BTW - if you like crosswords, the dictionary app and its sibling thesaurus app are very good. (Those links are to the Android apps, but they are also available for Apple devices.)

I must see if I can track down my missing Concise Oxford dictionary though. It is about 30 years old so it won't have any of the many new words that have come along in that time, but it is nice to browse through a paper book.

It could not be a word because the spelling is incorrect. Quince would become "quincy" if it existed just as juice becomes "juicy," ice "icy," slime "slimy," grease "greasy" and so on.

 

[SpokeyDokey]

I quite like Scrabble but generally avoid word games with Mrs SD as I generally get trounced.

 

[carpiste]

"Classic words" is a good scrabble game on the tablet. It`s free to play/ download and is pretty decent. You can play offline too which is a bonus if your stuck in a waiting room with no wifi It records your achievemants, best score total, best word score.

 

[ColinJ]

It could not be a word because the spelling is incorrect. Quince would become "quincy" if it existed just as juice becomes "juicy," ice "icy," slime "slimy," grease "greasy" and so on.

English isn't as regular as that!

I present in evidence: price/pricey. (Some dictionaries accept pricy, but the preferred spelling is with the 'e'.)

 

[Archie_tect]

To avoid endless arguments between the "Four old ladies Scrabble group", I printed out a list of allowed 2 and 3 letter words which saved a lot of time and arguments.... I'll see if I can find it.

My mum memorised the list years ago and despite age related dementia can recall every one: "Qi" and "Zo" are killers when located on the double and treble letter/ word score tiles.

 

[Archie_tect]

Here's the 3 letter words list- can't find the 2 letter word list but it'll be on Google somewhere.