Unique Words I've Learned

[dannyb]

Well 2cute, it would seem that you never played Dungeons & Dragons. D&D players all know wyvern/wivern.

[2cute]

I've seen it before, but with the spelling WYVERN. It turns out that both spellings are in CSW19, so both are accepted by WordTwist. And so is WIVER.

Ah ha. Well I learned it by wives & wiver. Then I tried the N on the end & it was accepted. Though another spelling is also good to know.

I've noticed that the Y can be substituted for "i" in lots of words. I wonder how that came to be. Hmm ...

[2cute]

Had to look at that one...scary, yes, and rather impressive, although I am leaning more toward the scary.

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Thanks for the image. Impressively scary!

[bwt1213]

Has anyone gotten credit for subaltern? I haven't run across it recently, but I know I've tried it and been rejected frequently in the past.

[Spike1007]

I think I've gotten points for ALTERN.

Yes, you did. I just found it for 10 points.

[Nylimb]

I just learned a new word:

Wivern = Noun. A fire-breathing dragon used in medieval heraldry; had the head of a dragon and the tail of a snake and a body with wings and two legs.

Eeek, sounds scary!

I've seen it before, but with the spelling WYVERN. It turns out that both spellings are in CSW19, so both are accepted by WordTwist. And so is WIVER.

I just learned a new word:

Wivern = Noun. A fire-breathing dragon used in medieval heraldry; had the head of a dragon and the tail of a snake and a body with wings and two legs.

Eeek, sounds scary!

Had to look at that one...scary, yes, and rather impressive, although I am leaning more toward the scary.

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[2cute]

I just learned a new word:

Wivern = Noun. A fire-breathing dragon used in medieval heraldry; had the head of a dragon and the tail of a snake and a body with wings and two legs.

Eeek, sounds scary!

[dannyb]

Good luck. Hope to see a post again from you soon. I am praying for everyone in the path of the storm.

[ThunderRock]

Would like to say good luck to all our friends on the louisiana coast and neighboring coastlines and my friends and family this morning including myself.. as Cat 5 hurricane Ida is now almost on our banks and conditions are deteriorating fast. God bless us all and good luck

[DrPlacebo]

Fascinating. I hadn't thought of using military terms. I know in crossword puzzles a popular rank is NCO (non-commissioned officer), yet that's an acronym, so not sure if it wold be accepted here. I must admit I'm not familiar with many military ranks, only what were used in films I had seen. I only know of one other, plebe or plebeians = a first year student.

Great idea!

The interesting thing is not that they're military terms -- it's that they're military terms that are not used outside South Asia.

[2cute]

Not recently-learned words, but I've learned they happen to be in the dictionary in this game: various Indian military ranks. I've gotten points for NAIK (equivalent to corporal) and SUBEDAR (equivalent to warrant officer). I've also scored points for SEPOY and SOWAR (the equivalents to private in infantry and cavalry respectively), but those were also generic terms used for native troops in British India.

I assume that HAVILDAR, DAFFADAR, and RISALDAR are in the dictionary as well, but haven't seen them on WordTwist boards.

Fascinating. I hadn't thought of using military terms. I know in crossword puzzles a popular rank is NCO (non-commissioned officer), yet that's an acronym, so not sure if it wold be accepted here. I must admit I'm not familiar with many military ranks, only what were used in films I had seen. I only know of one other, plebe or plebeians = a first year student.

Great idea!

[DrPlacebo]

I think I've gotten points for ALTERN.

[bwt1213]

I looked them up. Subaltern is a general term for any junior officer in the British Army, typically for second lieutenants. It is ALSO used to describe people who are marginalized and voiceless, denied representation in society, particularly (but not exclusively) to India. "Altern", on the other hand, is simply an archaic form of "alternate". Both are legitimate words and ought to be in the dictionary.

[bwt1213]

Not recently-learned words, but I've learned they happen to be in the dictionary in this game: various Indian military ranks. I've gotten points for NAIK (equivalent to corporal) and SUBEDAR (equivalent to warrant officer). I've also scored points for SEPOY and SOWAR (the equivalents to private in infantry and cavalry respectively), but those were also generic terms used for native troops in British India.

I assume that HAVILDAR, DAFFADAR, and RISALDAR are in the dictionary as well, but haven't seen them on WordTwist boards.

I've tried "altern" and "subaltern" and neither have been accepted in the past. I don't know their military equivalents, but I know from context that they are terms for some kind of junior officer ranks. So I'll bet that a lot of the ranks you mentioned will not be accepted. I'm surprised that the words you mentioned were accepted, because I have frequently run into altern and subaltern. Perhaps the ranks I mentioned have nothing to do with India. I will look them up.