The strange, the bizarre and the unexpected

[DrPlacebo]

I just accidentally scored points for PEPSI. (Accidentally entered it while intending to type PEPSIN.)

The definition for PEPSI that is linked in the word list is:

Definition of Pepsi
1. Noun. Pepsi Cola is a trademarked cola.

Exact synonyms: Pepsi Cola
Generic synonyms: Cola, Dope

Definition of Pepsi
1. Proper noun. A brand of carbonated cola non-alcoholic drink produced by the company Pepsi.

2. Noun. A portion (a glass, a can, a bottle, etc.) of Pepsi.

So, uh...

[DrPlacebo]

I guess GUMMI is now a generic term.

[JJBeanie]

I did not expect to actually score points for MIRANDIZE -- I thought it was still considered only informal shorthand for giving the Miranda warning, not an actual English word.

I guess you could also have "mirandized" and "mirandizing". I wonder if the z to s shift would be accepted, too.

[DrPlacebo]

I did not expect to actually score points for MIRANDIZE -- I thought it was still considered only informal shorthand for giving the Miranda warning, not an actual English word.

[bwt1213]

Some places in Greenland are both roadless and toadless. Btw, my phone's spell check underlines "toadless" but not "roadless", seeming to think that the latter is a genuine word while the former isn't.

I swear I have seen "roadless" used many times to describe remote and unvisited places (some near my birthplace). Synonyms include "trackless", "untrammeled", and "pathless".

[crazykate]

Evidently, it's also possible to be "toadless" but not to be "roadless." Surely in many rural/natural areas, roadlessness is more common than toadlessness.

Some places in Greenland are both roadless and toadless. Btw, my phone's spell check underlines "toadless" but not "roadless", seeming to think that the latter is a genuine word while the former isn't.

[Boulevardiere]

Even though "turnless" doesn't count... PORNLESS does.

Evidently, it's also possible to be "toadless" but not to be "roadless." Surely in many rural/natural areas, roadlessness is more common than toadlessness.

[BoggleOtaku]

Maybe it's like the sun god ra as #1 and then eight offspring, a lesser eight?

[Spike1007]

It's not so much mathematics as Pythagorean numerology, from what I can see. As dannyb says, the different numbers have their own attrributes (aside from just letting you be able to count with them). There seems to be an emphasis on how each number can be represented, hence the eight plus one.

[dannyb]

Here's one for the mathematicians and/or wordsmiths.

Just saw this definition in Lexic:

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Any idea why it wasn't simply defined as the cardinal number nine?

An ennead is a group of nine. Like the ennead of Egyptian gods. The number nine, way back in the day, was considered to be very special, even magical.

[Naboka]

Here's one for the mathematicians and/or wordsmiths.

Just saw this definition in Lexic:

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Any idea why it wasn't simply defined as the cardinal number nine?

[dannyb]

I believe I saw the term micromall used as a descriptor, years ago, for the Sterling Block-Bishop Arcade located in Bridgeport Ct.

[DrPlacebo]

There may be megamalls, but apparently there's no such thing as a MICROMALL.

[DrPlacebo]

Even though "turnless" doesn't count... PORNLESS does.

[crazykate]

I just got COMPUTERITISES for 26 points. I did not expect it to be an actual word.
It was on a board that had been played 22 times, with the longest word record held by the word "Computers". I managed to beat the total words record by 1 word, the points total by nearly 90 points, and the best and longest word record with my new find. Wasn't expecting that!
Here's the definition according to the dictionary:

Definition of Computeritis


1. Noun. (informal humorous) Any ailment relating to or caused by computers, such as carpal tunnel syndrome. ¹