Scrabble
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Scrabble players look to ban racist, homophobic slurs in gameThe world of tournament Scrabble is split over whether to remove slurs from official dictionaries, as governing bodies debate the rules in light of Black Lives Matter protests.WorldJul 9, 2020
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Grandmothers join Edmonton high school students in charitable game of ScrabblePhilanthropic grandmas are spelling out a good cause to help their counterparts elsewhere in the world.CanadaFeb 20, 2019
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‘OK’ and ‘ew’ among new words added to Scrabble dictionaryMerriam-Webster released the sixth edition of “The Official Scrabble Players Dictionary” on Monday, four years after the last freshening up.EntertainmentSep 24, 2018
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World Scrabble Championship won by Brit with ‘braconid’Competitors from 30 countries took part in the event, held as part of the Mindsports International Championships in Lille, France.WorldSep 5, 2016
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Shediac to host 1st Atlantic International Scrabble TournamentAtlantic Canada's first international Scrabble tournament is set to take place in Shediac this fall, in celebration of the world's first crossword board game, which was developed in the small town.CanadaJun 8, 2016
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Toronto students take part in Scrabble tournamentA hush was in the room, an intensity in the air. About one hundred students competing to be Scrabble Champion is serious stuff.BlogsMar 4, 2015
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Little green army men, Rubik’s Cube make Toy Hall of FameIt's mission accomplished for little green army men, which were inducted into the U.S. Toy Hall of Fame, along with the 1980s stumper Rubik's Cube.LifestyleNov 6, 2014
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24-year-old Oregon man wins national Scrabble championshipConrad Bassett-Bouchard started his championship Scrabble game Wednesday with the word 'zilch' and finished with the opposite - the $10,000 prize and the title of national Scrabble champion.LifestyleAug 13, 2014
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‘Bromance’ and ‘mixtape’ among 5,000 additions to Scrabble dictionaryFind out which words are being added to the Scrabble dictionary--the first such refresh in a decade.ConsumerAug 5, 2014
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