Scrabble has embraced gender identity among the nearly 3,000 new words added to the games鈥� official dictionary.
The makers of the classic board game were also inspired by slang, adding words including 鈥渂ae," which means someone you are romantically involved with, and social media terms like 鈥渟harenting,鈥� the habitual sharing of news and images about one鈥檚 child.
Other new words include 鈥済enderqueer,鈥� a person with a non-traditional gender identity (22 points), and a new two-letter gender neutral pronoun 鈥渮e鈥� (11 points).
Some 2,862 new entries were added to the latest edition of 鈥淐ollins Official Scrabble Words,鈥� bringing the total acceptable words allowed in the game to 278,862.
Dictionary publisher Collins also brought in words from the fashion, food and fitness worlds, adding 鈥渁thleisure,鈥� wearing sports clothes as leisurewear, 鈥渂ao,鈥� a steamed dumpling and 鈥渄adbod,鈥� an untoned and slightly plump male physique.
A host of new Scrabble words relate to lifestyle trends including 鈥減logging,鈥� picking up litter while jogging, and 鈥渇leek,鈥� used in the phrase 鈥渙n fleek,鈥� meaning stylish.
Other slang terms and interjections now accepted include 鈥渆w,鈥� an expression of disgust, and 鈥測owza,鈥� meaning wow or any exclamation of surprise.
New words making daily headlines have also been added, including 鈥渙mnishambles,鈥� a situation that has been completely mismanaged, and 鈥減ostfact.鈥�
Other high scoring new entries include:
Asphyxying (29 points) 鈥� a rare word for asphyxia
Hackerazzo (27) - a person who hacks into the computer or phone of a celebrity in order to gain information about him or her
Bizjet (24) - small aeroplane used by business people
Aquafaba (22) - a vegan substitute for egg whites
