--- description: Scrabble is adding a new word to its Merriam-Webster dictionary for the first time in nine years. title: Scrabble Is Letting Fans Choose the First New Word in 9 Years image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt99181407041871c1/6986851c810bbb3010c90705/scrabble.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Newsfeed](/tag/time-section-newsfeed/) ## Newsfeed Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Scrabble Is Letting Fans Choose the First New Word in 9 Years  by [Olivia B. Waxman](/author/olivia-b-waxman/)  ## Olivia B. Waxman Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Staff Writer Mar 12, 2014 4:30 PM CUT  Getty Images  by [Olivia B. Waxman](/author/olivia-b-waxman/)  ## Olivia B. Waxman Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Staff Writer Mar 12, 2014 4:30 PM CUT Good news for Scrabble players who are always arguing about whether the words they put down are in the dictionary or not. Fans can now nominate a new word to be added to the Hasbro game’s Merriam-Webster’s Official SCRABBLE Players Dictionary — which has not been updated in nine years, [according to](http://www.marketwatch.com/story/scrabble-fans-to-choose-newest-playable-word-in-the-scrabble-word-showdown-2014-03-12?reflink=MW%5Fnews%5Fstmp "undefined") a company statement. People are listing their choices in [the comments section](https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=764306160265860&set=a.148177068545442.22990.108725949157221&type=1&stream%5Fref=10 "undefined") of a post on the Hasbro Game Night Facebook page, where, yes, “selfie” and “twerk” have already been suggested. Other recommendations are “INJERA – an Ethiopian bread”, “NOWISH”, “crowdfunding”, and “EUOI- an exclamation of Bacchic frenzy.” A jokester has even made a case for his own name “Ziyaad.” Wordsmiths can submit their picks until March 28\. Sixteen finalists will be revealed on Apr. 2, and fans will be able to vote for their favorite one on [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/Hasbrogamenight "undefined"). The official new word will be announced on Apr. 10, and the updated dictionary will come out in August. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/21569/scrabble-is-letting-fans-choose-the-first-new-word-in-9-years/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/21569/scrabble-is-letting-fans-choose-the-first-new-word-in-9-years/"},"headline":"Scrabble Is Letting Fans Choose the First New Word in 9 Years","datePublished":"2014-03-12T16:30:15.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:07:43.568Z","description":"First new addition in nearly a decade","url":"https://time.com/21569/scrabble-is-letting-fans-choose-the-first-new-word-in-9-years/","keywords":["Newsfeed","Games"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt99181407041871c1/6986851c810bbb3010c90705/scrabble.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Olivia B. Waxman","jobTitle":"Staff Writer","url":"https://time.com/author/olivia-b-waxman/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt99181407041871c1/6986851c810bbb3010c90705/scrabble.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"scrabble","caption":"","creditText":"Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/21569/scrabble-is-letting-fans-choose-the-first-new-word-in-9-years/","name":"Scrabble Is Letting Fans Choose the First New Word in 9 Years"}}]}] ```