South West Scrabble Dictionary to be launched
South West Scrabble Dictionary: Report
Claire Manning reports on a new Scrabble dictionary full of south west words
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'Zowpig' and 'gleany' to make an appearance on the Scrabble board
Have you ever heard of a gleany? No? What about a zowpig? No?
Apparently they are old westcountry words that despite falling out of fashion may now be brought back into use thanks to a new official scrabble dictionary that's set to be published.
As new words emerge, often at the cost of traditional dialects, Scrabble says it is keen to bring some older, endangered words back to the attention of the next generation. Claire Manning has more.
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Scrabble lovers could soon be using Devon dialect
Scrabble lovers could soon be racking up double-digit scores with Devon words like quaazy, zowpig and gleanies.
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