We were playing Scrabble last night and as it became more and more desperate at the end, we had some disagreements on what is considered a word or not.
My Dh likes to make crap up and say its a word. He will add an “e” on something and say he read it “somewhere”.
Whatever you say, Cheater Cheater Pumpkin Eater.
We had quite a few “go check the dictionary” moments last night. My opinion is if you can’t define it, you can’t use it.
Anyhoo, at some point he wanted to use the word Wii. At first I said no, its some made up word from a company and not in the dictionary. But then I relented and said fine, he could use it. I thought that was very negotiable of me. However when I went to use the word “OJ”, he refused to give it to me. Probably because it would have meant I would have WON the game and he could not handle losing to a girl.
(OJ seriously would have netted me like 16 points, ha ha ha)
I made him give up the Wii points after that.
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NO TO BOTH!
Ok.. when our family plays Scrabble we have the rule that If I let you use a word like Wii then you have to let me use a word of my choice.. ie OJ… In real Scrabble I believe both words would not be allowed. but in family Scrabble anything goes!
No and no for me, I’m old school – must be in the dictionary and no proper nouns like names and places
You’re probably going to have to invest in the official scrabble dictionary as a preventative approach–of course your DH may start referring to it every other turn
That’s a tough question … I would like to think Wii would be acceptable as it is a product however OJ is an abbreviation and since it’s been soooo long since I used Scrable I am uncertain of the exact rules but thinking abbreviations are not allowed. I may be wrong about product names too, are they allowed or not?
My DH and I play chess … and I try to cheat with that game every time! LOL
My husband always plays fast and loose with the rules. And the game dissolves into a disagreement. His mother also plays fast and loose with the rules, so I cannot blame him completely.
I’ve had to turn to playing Scrabble on my iPhone, to save my marriage. I think my iPhone cheats. I have yet to find a worthy player.
I am with Cat. No abbreviations or proper nouns.
My husband and I used to play Scrabble with this couple who seriously played several times a day. They knew every rule and completely kicked our asses every time but we learned a lot.
We have the Scrabble dictionary.
LOL Guess I would suck at that game (never played) b/c I voted yes on both. Hey, if it’s a word then IMO it should be ok. lol Oh well…
In terms of official rules no on both. No on proper names (Wii is a brand name and therefore a proper name.) and no on abbreviations so OJ is out. Although, in the official rules, if you go to the dictionary and it’s not in there, you lose the following turn and if he had looked up Wii, it wouldn’t have been in there and you’d have gotten 2 turns afterward. You’d have probably won after that anyhow… just sayin’.
I don’t think you can use proper names or brand names, making both illegal.
I voted no on both
I think you can use both. they are names of products.
However, did you know that Gene Simmons has trademarked the name “OJ” and whenever anyone uses it, he gets paid?
He’s a smart (and very rich) man. LOL
I voted no to both for the same reasons mentioned above
I say no…but if you play online…ei and rn sometimes are words. (Idk how the computer says so though!) Guys are cheaters – losing to a girl is terrible. In my house at least!!!!
I suppose Wii is part of the common vernacular these days, but using the word, “OJ” has been common for way longer. 16 points for Trish, 0 for DH.
Abbreviations and Brand names are not allowed in Scrabble.
Wii is a proper noun, OJ an abbrevation–so no to both, if you are sticking strictly to the rules. I’m pretty sure that’s the way Scrabble goes, but I haven’t played it in forever
I’m mean. I would say no to both. One is a brand name, the other an abbreviation.
I would say that if you accepted Wii. He should have gracefully accepted OJ
Personally I think both words are acceptable! LOL Because they are both used in our everyday language (well some of us). LOL
When I see OJ, I think of either a) orange juice or b) OJ Simpson, so either way, it’s either an abbreviation or a name, and I don’t think those are allowed. But I’ve never played Scrabble because board games tick me off and if I’m starting to lose, I throw my cards down, flip the board, whatever I can to end the game! hahahaha