--- description: The sixth edition of the official Scrabble Players Dictionary was released on Monday, giving players 300 new approved words. title: Scrabble Releases 300 New Words in New Official Dictionary image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltada8900c3fafe98c/69893af7457a525d3ad5f750/scrabble-new-words-2018.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 Added 300 Long-Awaited New Words to Its Official Dictionary  by [Cady Lang](/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Updated: Dec 12, 2023 5:27 PM CUTPublished: Sep 24, 2018 3:08 PM CUT  (GERMANY OUT) Scrabble, Scrabblesteine mit Buchstaben (Photo by Wodicka/ullstein bild via Getty Images) (GERMANY OUT) Scrabble, Scrabblesteine mit Buchstaben (Photo by Wodicka/ullstein bild via Getty Images)ullstein bild—ullstein bild via Getty Images  by [Cady Lang](/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Updated: Dec 12, 2023 5:27 PM CUTPublished: Sep 24, 2018 3:08 PM CUT [Scrabble](http://content.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,1867007,00.html "undefined") enthusiasts will have 300 new words added to the Scrabble dictionary to up their game, thanks to the sixth edition of the popular board [game.](http://time.com/3892184/lolz-new-scrabble-slang-words/ "undefined") The latest edition, which was released on Monday, added long-awaited words like “OK” and ew” to the vetted Scrabble lexicon, something that fans of the game won’t take for granted according to Merriam-Webster (which publishes _The Official Scrabble Players Dictionary)_ editor at large Peter Sokolowski in an interview with [_USA Today_.](https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/2018/09/24/scrabble-finally-adds-ok-ew-dictionary/1408096002/ "undefined") “OK is something Scrabble players have been waiting for, for a long time,” Sokolowski said. “Basically two- and three-letter words are the lifeblood of the game.” It’s been four years since the last time new words were added to the game’s canon and the measures to approve new words for this edition were taken very seriously. Merriam-Webster was advised by the North American Scrabble Players Association for this edition; the dictionary company has been making official Scrabble dictionaries since 1976. See more of the newly-approved words in the updated official Scrabble dictionary below and here for the [full list](https://apnews.com/9e99f02fdf1444b78208d6f76b78677a "undefined"). **Arancini**: balls of cooked rice **Beatdown**: an overwhelming defeat **Bestie**: a person who someone likes very much **Bizjet**: a small airplane used for business **Ew**: used to express disgust **Frowny**: showing a frown **OK**: approval, endorsement **Qapik**: a variant of gopik, “a monetary subunit of the manat (Azerbainan)” **Twerk**: to dance by shaking the buttocks while squatting **Zomboid**: resembling zombies ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/5404583/new-words-added-to-scrabble-dictionary/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/5404583/new-words-added-to-scrabble-dictionary/"},"headline":"Scrabble Added 300 Long-Awaited New Words to Its Official Dictionary","datePublished":"2018-09-24T15:08:31.000Z","dateModified":"2023-12-12T17:27:09.000Z","description":"Including \"OK\" and \"ew\"","url":"https://time.com/5404583/new-words-added-to-scrabble-dictionary/","keywords":["Newsfeed","Games","viral"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltada8900c3fafe98c/69893af7457a525d3ad5f750/scrabble-new-words-2018.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Cady Lang","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/cady-lang/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltada8900c3fafe98c/69893af7457a525d3ad5f750/scrabble-new-words-2018.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Scrabble, Scrabblesteine mit Buchstaben","caption":"Scrabble, Scrabblesteine mit Buchstaben","creditText":"ullstein bild—ullstein bild via 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/5404583/new-words-added-to-scrabble-dictionary/","name":"Scrabble Added 300 Long-Awaited New Words to Its Official Dictionary"}}]}] ```