Words to add to the dictionary

[Naboka]

Bromopyridine, bromopyridines.

The advantage of knowing chemistry: pyridines--a 9 letter word woth 16 points.

The disadvantage: bromopyridines--a 14 letter word, accepted in lexic, and worth???? Wasn't accepted.

Compounded by the wasted time or typing and retyping a long word just in case.

Unless I'm mistaken.

Sigh.

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[bwt1213]

If you're suggesting adding words from other dictionaries, fine. But if this site began using the SOWPODS dictionary from Scrabble, I would find another game to play. If you think this dictionary is lacking, SOWPODS lacks far more words -- perhaps hundreds of thousands of them.

[BaronTopor]

Roth is not in the dictionary and should be, along with lots of older English words. And then there's the whole devotional language of thee, thou, thine, shalt, etc., not all of which are included, along with musical terminology. Maybe it's just time to use a different dictionary, like a Scrabble dictionary or Webster's International.

[Nylimb]

I don't think PRONED is a word. Neither is PRONNED. I thine Prone is both present & past tense. He was prone to falls since he injured his left leg.

See https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/prone for a definition of PRONE as a verb, which includes as an example the phrase "Ventilated patients are typically proned for 16 hours".

[2cute]

PRONED is not accepted, although PRONE can be used as a verb in a medical context.

I don't think PRONED is a word. Neither is PRONNED. I thine Prone is both present & past tense. He was prone to falls since he injured his left leg.

[John13verse34]

SUPERCONTROLLERS is in the dictionary, but SUPERCONTROLLER is not. I assume they both should be.

[Nylimb]

PRONED is not accepted, although PRONE can be used as a verb in a medical context.

[Naboka]

Here's a weird one.

Noticed that Jones had gotten a 16 letter/30 point word, so... just in case... keep an eye out.

Saw "transformers"... after seeing "self", and thought...why not?

And it worked!!!!

Thank you Jones for blazing the trail to an unknown.

Never saw the word before. It's not in Lexic. But works here.

And, still don't know if it's in reference to some part for washer/dryers or self-transformation.

Anyways, the board's now theoretically retired, so in the coming months, if you see "transformers" you might look for the "self."

[Naboka]

"Erebus" didn't play. Not sure what the rules are on proper nouns. Seems that some count, some don't. I've seen "erebus" used as merely a place of deepest darkness, without being a proper name, anymore than "tree" would be. Just an inexplicable place of darkness where your greatest fears could be hiding.

"Sexter" is not accepted. Nor is it in Lexic, but you see it used frequently enough these days to be included. Sext and sexting are included.

Time ran out before I could type "erbium." Does anyone know if it's accepted now? It's in Lexic, so...

But, for the moment it seems chemical terms are hit or miss.

(Think I need a nap. Stayed up waaaaay toooo late binge-watching Dexter New Blood. Can't stay awake to type.)

[Naboka]

teint, teints, trion, trions aren't in Lexic, but maybe should be added to the new word base. They didn't play on this board.

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[2cute]

I looked it up, and "punk" and "punked" and "to punk" have been around with various definitions since the 1600s. Starting in the 30s, it meant "to force someone or coerce someone into an involuntary homosexual relationship", usually in a prison. That use was either as a noun or a verb -- a "punk" was the person, and "to be punked" was to be made into that person (see "The Sawshank Redemption"). Before that, it meant someone who was an effeminate or weak male, so that use was generally as a noun. The really old definitions were "a prostitute". A continuing meaning from the very earliest times (only as a noun) is for material that was used to start a fire, usually wood that had been attacked by a fungus to make it very light and porous. The current use of the word is far more innocuous than the meaning I remember from reading stories set in the 30s and 40s. The old definitions are very dark and repulsive and I hope such things no longer happen, but I'm old enough to be cynical.

Wow, the history of PUNK or PUNKED sounds horrible. I saw Shawshank Redemption, great film, one of Stephen King's best (IMO). I guess its like fashion, what was once unique for the time is recycled & brought back in a new & improved format. I think I like to new definition much better.

[lalatan]

...please check to see if a word is on https://www.lexic.us/ first before you place it here. We've already updated lexic.us with the updated word list we plan to lean most heavily on for the Wordtwist update, so if you see the word currently on that dictionary site, it is absolutely already on the to-be-added list and should not be repeated here.
Thanks!

Xeve, nustle is in lexis.us so it will be added later this year.

[Xeve]

nustle is a word https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/nustle

[bwt1213]

I looked it up, and "punk" and "punked" and "to punk" have been around with various definitions since the 1600s. Starting in the 30s, it meant "to force someone or coerce someone into an involuntary homosexual relationship", usually in a prison. That use was either as a noun or a verb -- a "punk" was the person, and "to be punked" was to be made into that person (see "The Sawshank Redemption"). Before that, it meant someone who was an effeminate or weak male, so that use was generally as a noun. The really old definitions were "a prostitute". A continuing meaning from the very earliest times (only as a noun) is for material that was used to start a fire, usually wood that had been attacked by a fungus to make it very light and porous. The current use of the word is far more innocuous than the meaning I remember from reading stories set in the 30s and 40s. The old definitions are very dark and repulsive and I hope such things no longer happen, but I'm old enough to be cynical.

[Nylimb]

"Punked" in the sense of "being made a punk of" has been a verb and was slang when I was a kid in the 50s, and I saw its use in print in stories written even before that. Lots of other slang terms are accepted and in dictionaries despite being newer and less-used.

Oh, I didn't know that.

I don't use the term, but I remember there used to be a TV show called 'Punked' where people would play practical jokes on other people (for humor or comedy). So being 'punked' meant someone played this practical joke upon you.

I didn't know it either. The first time I heard the term was from that TV show. I don't think I ever watched it, but I did learn what the word meant.