#weirdwords

[mouthtapedguy]

Schrödinger’s adjective

[pipoetry]

Strange words with profound meanings that I love:

✨ Frenzy ✨ Ethereal ✨ Serendipity ✨ Ineffable ✨ Epiphany ✨ Forelsket ✨ Ephemeral ✨ Nefelibata ✨ Iridescence ✨ Ataraxy ✨ Ikigai ✨ Meraki ✨ Destinesia ✨ Fernweh ✨ Eudaimonia ✨ Transubstantiation ✨ Effervescence ✨ Alexithymia ✨ Sophrosyne ✨ Chrysalism ✨ Sidereal ✨ Insouciant✨ Petrichor✨ Aeipathy✨ Hygge✨ Oblivion✨

[rjbailey]

Reposted from @dictionarycom - The #WordOfTheDay is not a typo. It's tmesis. Check out our link in bio for pronunciation and some example sentences! #SayWhat #AmLearning #DidYouKnow #WordFun #WordNerds #CompoundWords #Random #Interesting #NotATypo #WeirdWords #FunFacts #English #Vocabulary - #regrann https://www.instagram.com/p/BzbXP3_hOg-/?igshid=1vj3sjwkxsfsx

[scrabblings]

Prepping for Word Cup

For the first time in a number of years, I did not go to NASPA’s Super Bowl of Scrabble (aka Nationals, aka SPC 😢). It was in Cedar Rapids, Iowa and I was lured into trying the OTHER nationals, Word Cup.

No, not that one. W-O-R-D. Taking place in colonial Williamsburg - an easy 3hr drive from Durham. The tournament is smaller in size/fanfare/prize $, but same length. 31 games over 4.5 days. Hosted by NASPA’s nemesis, WGPO. So I can use expurgated words.

To prepare, I’ve been doing some worksheets and hoping that I can remember all these words I’ve been reviewing for years and years. I have worksheets for the top 10K high probability 7s and the top 1500 8s. If I miss one, I add it to my computer program (Zyzzyva), so that I can review the missed words in a semi-systematic way.

Reviewing them in alpha order helps to more quickly identify them while playing. Because I can put my letters in alpha order and hopefully they magically appear in my mind!

J and I have been doing the NYTimes Strands puzzle. Today’s had some nice, weird garment-related words.

I was today years old when I learned that MUMU can be MUUMUU. And what the heck is a DIRNDL (see below)? You can only wear DIRNDLs while drinking large steins of 🍺 apparently. (Note to self: make a list of words related to beer).

Stay tuned my unknown audience for updates from w-burg!

[eellie31]

[speakupinstitute]

Learning English can be a real puzzle! 🤔 Ever tried to figure out the rule ‘I before E except after C,’ only to stumble upon words like ‘weird’? 😂 Who came up with these rules anyway?

[angelinamilevski]

w o r d s

[fandomstookovermylife]

I just feel like everyone needs to know that the plural of shoe used to be shoon instead of shoes. I just-

shoon