Collins adds 2,000 new words to official Scrabble dictionary

Collins has added nearly 2,000 new words, including a slew of slang words, to the official Scrabble dictionary. The existing dictionary currently contains 279,073 words, and the new edition will be published on 15th August 2024. 

New slang terms include bagsy, doncha, imma, peng, tomoz, noobie, nibling and yeet. There are also foodie additions, including banchan (small dishes of Korean food), birria (Mexican beef stew), cachumber (Indian side salad), dalgona (South Korean sweet) and flavedo (skin of a citrus fruit).

Social media terms have also been added, including coulda (informal shortening of "could have"), grammable (images worthy of sharing online), floof (informal name for very furry animal), hoglet (young hedgehog), uwu (expression of admiration for something considered cute) and owo (expression of surprise).

Gaming terms such as esport (video game played competitively in front of spectators) and avi (avatar) have also been added to the dictionary.

Chris Lipe, chairperson of WESPA (World English-Language Scrabble Players Association) said: "For Scrabble enthusiasts, a new edition of Collins Scrabble Words is like Christmas morning. New words mean exciting new challenges and new opportunities at every turn. We at WESPA are excited to endorse this new edition as the word source for official tournament play from January 1st, 2025, and hope everyone is as excited as we are to begin the new year with 1,814 brand new possibilities."

Mary O’Neill, managing editor at Collins Dictionaries, said: "Collins is delighted to publish this latest edition of Official SCRABBLE™ Words. From three-letter gems like ack and int to high-scorers like qameez and zonkey, both tournament and casual players can now add many new words to their arsenal of potential game winners."

The 2024 edition of Collins’ Official SCRABBLE™ Words will be used in tournament and club play from 1st January 2025. This is the first significant update since 2020.