Scrabble has a reputation for rewarding the sort of words nobody has used in ordinary conversation for a century.
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There is certainly plenty of that in the official word lists. Experienced players memorise obscure currencies, Scottish dialect words, unusual plants and tiny two-letter combinations that can look suspiciously invented.
But modern Scrabble contains something else too.
You can now encounter words such as BAE, BRUH, STAN, YEET, GUAC, ADULTING, ZOOMER and even UWU in official Scrabble lexicons.
Some came from internet culture. Others grew out of texting, gaming, food trends, social media or recent events. A few feel so casual that they seem completely out of place beside the archaic vocabulary traditionally associated with competitive word games.
Yet language changes, and Scrabble dictionaries change with it.
Here are some of the most surprisingly modern words that have made the jump from everyday culture onto the Scrabble board.
Quick Answer
Yes, modern slang, internet language and relatively recent vocabulary can be valid in Scrabble.
Examples accepted in current official Scrabble word lists include:
ADULTING
BAE
BRUH
CONVO
DOX
GUAC
HANGRY
MATCHA
SPORK
STAN
VAX
YEET
ZOODLE
ZOOMER
The international Collins Scrabble Words 2024 list goes even further, adding words such as:
ALGO
AVI
BUJO
CHONK
FLOOF
LEWK
NOICE
OWO
UWU
The important catch is that Scrabble does not use one identical word list everywhere.
First: Which Scrabble Dictionary Are You Using?
Before challenging someone for playing YEET, it helps to know which lexicon your game uses.
In North American competitive play, the current tournament lexicon is the NASPA Word List 2023, or NWL2023.
International competitive Scrabble generally uses Collins Scrabble Words 2024, or CSW24.
The familiar Official Scrabble Players Dictionary, currently in its seventh edition, is the public-facing North American dictionary used widely for home play. Competitive North American play uses the larger NWL instead.
This distinction matters because a word can be valid internationally but not in North America, or vice versa.
For the words below, I have called out important differences rather than assuming that “valid in Scrabble” means the same thing everywhere.
BAE
BAE is a term of affection, usually for a romantic partner or someone particularly important to you.
It feels unmistakably modern because its rise was closely associated with texting, social media and pop culture.
It was among the newer terms included in the seventh edition of the Official Scrabble Players Dictionary and is valid in both current North American and international Scrabble lists.
It is also strategically useful because it is only three letters long.
Scrabble score: 5 points before bonuses.
If you want more examples specifically from slang and informal English, see our guide to slang words accepted in Scrabble.
BRUH
Yes, BRUH can now appear on a serious Scrabble board.
It is an informal form of brother used as a friendly or exasperated form of address:
Bruh, what are you doing?
CSW24 explicitly includes BRUH, and it is also valid in the current North American tournament list.
It scores surprisingly well for such an ordinary-looking piece of internet speech because both B and H carry useful tile values.
Scrabble score: 9 points.
There is something particularly enjoyable about the possibility of challenging BRUH only to discover that the dictionary is, effectively, replying: bruh.
STAN
STAN originally became widely familiar through Eminem’s 2000 song Stan, whose title character is an obsessive fan.
The word subsequently developed into a common noun and verb relating to enthusiastic or obsessive fandom:
She is a longtime fan.
became:
She stans the band.
The seventh Official Scrabble Players Dictionary included stan, and Collins’ current word list also accepts the word and its inflections.
CSW24 even includes forms such as STANNED.
This is a good example of the process Scrabble vocabulary follows. A word can begin in popular culture, spread into general use, acquire a stable meaning, enter major dictionaries and eventually become playable.
YEET
Few words make Scrabble’s modernisation quite as obvious as YEET.
The term became enormously popular online and can function as a verb meaning to throw something forcefully or recklessly.
It is now valid in both NWL2023 and CSW24.
Scrabble score: 7 points.
And because the word has been accepted as a verb, forms such as YEETED and YEETING are also available under the current lexicons.
International CSW24 specifically added YEET along with its associated forms.
That means a sentence that would have sounded absurd in an older Scrabble club is now entirely possible:
I yeeted my tiles onto the board.
Whether that is good tournament etiquette is another question.
ADULTING
ADULTING describes doing the practical, often unglamorous things associated with being a responsible adult.
Paying bills, arranging insurance and finally booking the dentist appointment you have ignored for six months can all fall under adulting.
The seventh edition of the North American Scrabble dictionary expanded adult into a verb, allowing forms such as ADULTED and ADULTING.
CSW24 also recognises this verbal use.
It is a particularly interesting addition because English frequently turns nouns into verbs long before traditionalists become comfortable with them.
Scrabble eventually catches up.
GUAC
You do not need all nine letters of guacamole anymore.
GUAC is a valid Scrabble word.
The shortened food term is now established enough to appear in current word-game lexicons and is valid in both North American and international play.
Scrabble score: 7 points.
This is also a useful reminder that abbreviations and shortened forms are not automatically prohibited.
Scrabble does not generally allow abbreviations simply because people use them, but a shortened form can become an independent lexical word in its own right.
Guac has crossed that line.
CONVO
CONVO, an informal shortening of conversation, was among the words added to the seventh Official Scrabble Players Dictionary.
A sentence such as:
We had a long convo about it.
would once have looked far too casual for a Scrabble reference book.
Not anymore.
Like guac, it demonstrates the difference between an abbreviation and a shortened word that has established independent use.
INSPO
INSPO means inspiration, particularly inspiration for fashion, design, travel, fitness or other lifestyle ideas.
You might see:
wedding inspo
or:
outfit inspo
It is another word that owes much of its visibility to social media.
It was included among the newer generation of North American Scrabble words and illustrates how quickly informal shortenings can move from captions and conversations into dictionaries.
HANGRY
You probably already know what it feels like even if you dislike the word.
HANGRY combines hungry and angry and describes irritability caused by hunger.
The word is now established enough to be accepted in official Scrabble vocabulary.
Its inclusion is less surprising linguistically than it first appears. English has a long history of creating blends, and a successful blend can become just as lexicalised as any older word.
The fact that hangry sounds like something invented in a group chat does not make it less of a word.
VAX
VAX is an informal shortening associated with vaccination.
It became particularly visible during the COVID-19 pandemic, although the word itself predates it.
Modern Scrabble lexicons recognise VAX, and newer Collins treatment also allows it as a verb, producing forms such as VAXED and VAXING.
This is one of several examples showing how public events can accelerate the spread and dictionary recognition of vocabulary.
ZOOMER
ZOOMER is an informal word for a member of Generation Z.
It developed partly by analogy with boomer, and it sounds far more like internet slang than traditional Scrabble vocabulary.
Nevertheless, it is valid in both current North American and international word lists.
Scrabble score: 17 points.
That Z makes it considerably more interesting strategically than many other modern words.
ZOODLE
A ZOODLE is a zucchini cut into long, noodle-like strips.
The word became particularly familiar during low-carb and vegetable-substitution food trends.
It was among the modern food terms incorporated into newer North American Scrabble vocabulary and is also accepted internationally.
So yes, the spiralised zucchini craze has left its mark on competitive word games.
MATCHA
The Japanese powdered green tea MATCHA is another food word that has become familiar enough in English to enter official Scrabble vocabulary.
It appears in the seventh edition of the Official Scrabble Players Dictionary.
This is an important feature of Scrabble dictionaries: a word does not need to originate in English to become an English word.
Once a borrowed term becomes sufficiently established in English usage, it can qualify for inclusion.
WordsDetail has a broader collection of tea vocabulary if you are interested in how imported tea terms become part of English usage.
SPORK
A SPORK combines features of a spoon and fork.
The object feels modern, although versions of combined eating utensils have existed for much longer than the word’s current cultural familiarity might suggest.
SPORK is valid in both NWL2023 and CSW24.
Scrabble score: 11 points.
It is also particularly pleasing from a word-game perspective because the K gives it a respectable score without requiring an especially long play.
ZONKEY
A ZONKEY is the hybrid offspring of a zebra and donkey.
It sounds like something created for a children’s cartoon, but it is valid Scrabble vocabulary.
The word appears in the seventh Official Scrabble Players Dictionary and is recognised by CSW24 as well.
Scrabble score: 22 points.
There is also ZEDONK, another word for a zebra-donkey hybrid.
Modern Scrabble does not force you to choose only one absurd-sounding name for the animal.
DOX
DOX means to publish someone’s private or identifying information online, typically without permission.
It developed from documents/docs and became widely associated with internet culture.
The seventh Official Scrabble Players Dictionary includes the term, while Collins also accepts DOX and the alternative spelling DOXX, with forms such as DOXXED and DOXXING.
That is a remarkably internet-native concept to find sitting beside words that have been in English for hundreds of years.
FINTECH
FINTECH, short for financial technology, is another modern compound included in recent North American Scrabble vocabulary.
It refers broadly to technology used in financial services.
The word may now feel completely ordinary in business writing, but its presence in Scrabble is a useful reminder of how quickly specialist terminology can become general vocabulary.
Not every corporate buzzword is playable, of course.
Enough people have to use a term consistently for lexicographers to treat it as an established word rather than temporary jargon.
SUBTWEET
A SUBTWEET is a social-media post that refers indirectly to a person without explicitly naming or tagging them.
The term grew from Twitter culture and became widespread enough to survive beyond the original platform terminology.
It entered the seventh North American Scrabble dictionary as part of a wider group of digital-era words.
A word can therefore outlive the particular technological moment that created it.
UNFOLLOW
Social media also helped give the verb UNFOLLOW a new everyday meaning: to stop following someone’s account.
This digital use is recognised in modern dictionaries and Scrabble vocabulary.
It is an interesting case because the structure of the word itself is not strange at all. English has used the prefix un- for centuries.
What is new is the social-media meaning of follow that makes unfollow immediately understandable.
UNMUTE
Anyone who has spent time in video meetings knows UNMUTE.
The word became especially ubiquitous as online meetings and remote work became routine.
It is now part of modern Scrabble vocabulary.
Again, the construction is conventional English. What makes the word feel contemporary is how dramatically its frequency increased alongside digital communication.
EMOJI
EMOJI entered international Collins Scrabble vocabulary in the 2010s and is also accepted in North American Scrabble.
Scrabble score: 14 points.
The word comes from Japanese rather than from the English word emotion, despite a very tempting resemblance.
Its Scrabble usefulness is obvious: the J is an eight-point tile, and there are relatively few common short words that let you play it easily.
Sometimes the most culturally modern words are strategically useful too.
SELFIE
SELFIE became one of the defining words of the smartphone and social-media era.
It was among the thousands of words added to the North American Scrabble dictionary update in 2014 alongside other modern vocabulary such as hashtag.
Today it barely feels novel.
That rapid shift is worth noticing. A word can go from headline-making neologism to utterly ordinary vocabulary in little more than a decade.
Scrabble dictionaries provide a peculiar record of that process.
HASHTAG
HASHTAG is another word that feels inseparable from modern online communication.
It was added to the North American Scrabble dictionary in the 2014 update.
The interesting thing is that the symbol itself—#—cannot simply be placed on a Scrabble board.
The lexical word HASHTAG, however, can.
GEOCACHE
GEOCACHE has an unusual place in Scrabble history.
In 2014, it became the first word selected for inclusion through a fan vote organised by Hasbro before the fifth edition of the Official Scrabble Players Dictionary was released.
It beat other candidates including bitcoin and cosplay.
The word refers to the hidden object or activity associated with geocaching using GPS coordinates.
That makes it both a recognisably modern technological word and a small piece of Scrabble history.
FAUXHAWK
A FAUXHAWK is a hairstyle resembling a Mohawk without shaving the sides of the head in the same way.
It joined the North American Scrabble dictionary in the 2022 update.
It is also a potentially attractive scoring word because it contains several high-value letters.
The base tile value is 28 points before any board bonuses.
You probably will not have the letters for it very often.
But if you do, you may enjoy the challenge.
Modern Words Added by Collins in 2024
The international CSW24 update made the modern side of Scrabble considerably more obvious.
WESPA’s update introduced more than 1,800 words, including hundreds of short words useful in actual play.
Some additions look as though they have been taken directly from social media rather than a traditional dictionary.
And some of them are currently international Collins words rather than North American NWL words, so check your lexicon before playing them.
UWU
Yes.
UWU is valid in CSW24.
It is an internet expression associated with cuteness or affection, visually resembling a stylised face.
For many players, this may be the point at which “modern Scrabble vocabulary” starts to feel slightly surreal.
UWU is only three letters long and scores 6 points before bonuses.
It is not valid in the current North American NWL2023.
OWO
OWO is another internet expression represented as a stylised face, commonly conveying surprise.
CSW24 accepts it as an interjection.
Like UWU, it is an international Collins play but not currently a North American NWL word.
The sight of OWO beside obscure botanical vocabulary nicely demonstrates how broad a modern Scrabble lexicon has become.
CHONK
CHONK developed as internet slang for an especially large or overweight animal, particularly a pet.
Cats were major beneficiaries—or victims—of this vocabulary.
CSW24 accepts CHONK.
Scrabble score: 14 points.
It is not currently valid in NWL2023.
International players can also encounter related forms associated with the word.
FLOOF
A FLOOF is an exceptionally furry or fluffy animal.
This is another word strongly associated with online pet culture.
It joined CSW24 in the 2024 update and is worth 11 points.
It is currently valid internationally but not in the North American NWL2023.
A century from now, lexicographers may have interesting questions about how much of twenty-first-century English was shaped by people describing cats on the internet.
LEWK
LEWK is a stylised spelling of look, referring particularly to a distinctive fashion look or aesthetic.
Think:
She served a lewk.
It is accepted in CSW24.
The deliberately altered spelling is important because Scrabble normally does not permit you to invent phonetic or playful spellings on the spot.
Lewk became acceptable because it developed sufficiently established independent usage to become a dictionary word.
NOICE
NOICE is a playful or dialectal form of nice, popularised in modern entertainment and online speech.
It is another CSW24 addition.
Again, a player cannot simply spell any word phonetically and claim it counts.
Specific forms have to become established lexical entries.
NOICE did.
ALGO
ALGO is a shortening of algorithm.
It has become particularly common when discussing social-media recommendation systems:
The algo seems to hate my posts this week.
CSW24 accepts ALGO.
The word captures another feature of modern vocabulary: specialised technical terms frequently become shortened once ordinary people have to talk about them often enough.
AVI
AVI can mean an avatar used on social media or in online gaming.
It is only three letters long and entered CSW24 in the 2024 update.
This is exactly the kind of modern short word competitive players pay attention to.
The cultural novelty is entertaining, but the strategic significance comes from being able to place a three-letter word into tight spaces.
BUJO
BUJO is an informal shortening of bullet journal.
Bullet journaling became a substantial lifestyle and productivity trend, and the abbreviation acquired enough independent use to reach Collins Scrabble vocabulary.
CSW24 accepts BUJO.
A beautifully colour-coded productivity notebook can now, indirectly, help you win a word game.
MOBO
MOBO is computing slang for motherboard.
It is another four-letter CSW24 addition.
Words such as mobo, algo and avi demonstrate why technology produces strategically interesting vocabulary: jargon frequently gets shortened.
Shorter words are disproportionately valuable in Scrabble.
NERF
Gamers may recognise NERF as a verb meaning to reduce the effectiveness or power of a character, weapon or ability for game balance.
That gaming sense is accepted in CSW24.
For example:
The developers nerfed the weapon.
This is a fascinating example of vocabulary moving from a particular gaming community into wider English and then into an official Scrabble lexicon.
AEGYO
AEGYO is a Korean term associated with deliberately cute or charming behaviour, particularly familiar through Korean popular culture.
CSW24 added the word in its 2024 update.
The inclusion reflects another important feature of modern English: global entertainment and online culture accelerate the movement of words between languages.
K-pop, Korean television and social media can now contribute vocabulary to an English-language Scrabble game.
ALTCOIN
An ALTCOIN is broadly a cryptocurrency other than the dominant or original cryptocurrency being used as the point of comparison, most commonly Bitcoin.
CSW24 accepts the word.
Whatever happens to individual cryptocurrencies, the vocabulary created around them has already become part of contemporary English.
COVID
COVID is now a playable word in CSW24.
The international 2024 update explicitly added it after the word lost the practical sense of being treated only as an initialism or capitalised disease name within the lexicon.
CSW24 also added RONA, the informal slang term associated with coronavirus.
Few Scrabble words can be dated so clearly to one particular period of recent history.
Does This Mean Any Internet Slang Can Be Played?
No.
This is where casual Scrabble arguments often go wrong.
Seeing BRUH or YEET in the dictionary does not mean you can play any phrase that happens to be popular online.
A term still has to meet the editorial standards of the relevant lexicon.
Internet language moves extremely quickly. Many expressions become fashionable for a few months and disappear. Others remain widely used for years, develop stable spellings and meanings, and eventually enter general dictionaries.
Scrabble word lists tend to follow that lexicographical process rather than simply monitoring what is trending on TikTok this week.
So:
People say it online.
is not enough.
But:
People have used it consistently for years, dictionaries recognise it as a lexical word, and the relevant Scrabble lexicon includes it.
is.
Why Does Scrabble Keep Adding Modern Words?
Because English keeps adding words.
The NASPA Dictionary Committee periodically updates the North American tournament lexicon, while WESPA and Collins update the international word list.
NWL2023 became the North American competitive standard in February 2024.
CSW24 introduced more than 1,800 words and became the WESPA standard from January 2025.
These are not simply attempts to make Scrabble sound trendy. Lexicographers are responding to documented changes in English vocabulary.
Some new entries come from technology.
Others come from regional English, food, science, medicine, pop culture or borrowed words.
And many apparently “modern” additions are actually older words that simply took a surprisingly long time to meet the requirements of the word list.
Modern Does Not Always Mean Newly Invented
This distinction is important.
YEEHAW, for instance, was one of the additions to the seventh Official Scrabble Players Dictionary even though cowboys were not waiting for social media to invent it.
The word had existed in speech for a long time.
What changed was the amount and type of written evidence available to dictionary editors.
So a Scrabble word can be newly accepted without being newly created.
Likewise, words such as hygge may feel fashionable to English speakers even though they come from much older vocabulary in another language.
A new Scrabble word is often simply a word newly added to that particular lexicon.
Surprisingly Modern Scrabble Words at a Glance
| Word | Meaning | Modern connection |
|---|---|---|
| BAE | term of affection | texting/social media |
| BRUH | informal form of address | internet slang |
| STAN | enthusiastic or obsessive fan | pop culture/fandom |
| YEET | throw forcefully | memes/internet slang |
| ADULTING | carrying out adult responsibilities | millennial/internet slang |
| GUAC | guacamole | casual food language |
| CONVO | conversation | informal shortening |
| INSPO | inspiration | social media |
| HANGRY | angry because hungry | modern blend |
| VAX | vaccination/vaccinate | health vocabulary |
| ZOOMER | member of Gen Z | generational slang |
| ZOODLE | zucchini noodle | food trends |
| DOX | expose private information online | internet culture |
| FINTECH | financial technology | business/technology |
| SUBTWEET | indirect social-media post | social media |
| UNFOLLOW | stop following an account | social media |
| EMOJI | digital pictograph | digital communication |
| SELFIE | self-taken photograph | smartphones/social media |
| HASHTAG | word/phrase marked with # | social media |
| BRUH | informal address | internet speech |
| UWU | expression of cuteness | internet culture, CSW24 |
| CHONK | large/fat animal | pet memes, CSW24 |
| FLOOF | very fluffy animal | pet memes, CSW24 |
| LEWK | distinctive fashion look | online fashion slang, CSW24 |
| ALGO | algorithm | technology/social media, CSW24 |
| AVI | online avatar | social media/gaming, CSW24 |
| BUJO | bullet journal | lifestyle/productivity, CSW24 |
| NERF | reduce power in a game | gaming, CSW24 |
| AEGYO | cute/charming behaviour | Korean pop culture, CSW24 |
| ALTCOIN | cryptocurrency alternative | crypto, CSW24 |
Which Modern Scrabble Words Are Actually Useful?
The funniest additions are not necessarily the most strategically valuable.
A seven- or eight-letter word is satisfying when the tiles cooperate, but short words usually create more possibilities.
That makes words such as:
BAE
AVI
FAM
FAV
GUAC
BRUH
ALGO
worth noticing.
They can fit into tight spaces and, in some cases, help manage awkward letters.
High-value letters matter too.
ZOOMER scores 17 points from its letters alone.
ZONKEY scores 22.
FAUXHAWK scores 28.
But Scrabble strategy depends heavily on board position. A modest four-letter word placed across a triple-word square can be far more valuable than an impressive modern word played in the middle of nowhere.
Is AI a Modern Scrabble Word?
This one is a fun trap.
AI is valid in many Scrabble lexicons, but traditionally not because it means artificial intelligence.
AI has an older dictionary meaning referring to a three-toed sloth.
So if you play AI, the word may be perfectly valid even though the definition behind its historical Scrabble acceptance is not the modern technological one you probably had in mind.
For more words like this, see our guide to funny and surprisingly valid Scrabble words.
Are Proper Names Allowed If They Become Normal Words?
This is another reason modern Scrabble vocabulary can be confusing.
Proper nouns are generally excluded under standard Scrabble rules.
But a word that began as a brand name, personal name or other proper noun can sometimes become sufficiently generic to function as an ordinary lowercase English word.
Once lexicographers recognise that independent generic usage, it may eventually qualify.
That is why you should check the actual lexicon rather than trying to work backwards from where a word originally came from.
Why Isn’t Every Common Modern Word Valid?
Dictionary inclusion always lags behind usage to some extent.
Lexicographers generally want evidence that a term has become established rather than briefly fashionable.
There are also differences in editorial policy and source dictionaries.
That means you can occasionally find a bizarre nineteenth-century word in Scrabble while a phrase you have seen online every day for a year remains invalid.
This may feel inconsistent, but the two words have very different histories of documented dictionary evidence.
Scrabble is not a live transcript of how people spoke yesterday.
It is a word game built on edited lexicons.
North American vs International Scrabble: Why It Matters
This article deliberately avoids treating every example as universally valid.
The North American NWL2023 and international CSW24 overlap heavily, but they are not identical.
CSW24 draws partly from Collins English Dictionary and partly from North American sources, while retaining a substantial body of British, regional and historical vocabulary.
That is why a word such as FLOOF or UWU can currently be playable internationally while remaining invalid in NWL2023.
If you are playing casually, agree on a dictionary before beginning.
If you are playing competitively, check the lexicon specified by the tournament.
It saves an enormous number of arguments.
Are These Words Valid in Words With Friends Too?
Do not assume so.
Words With Friends uses a different word list.
A word’s validity in Scrabble tells you nothing definitive about whether it is accepted in Words With Friends, Wordfeud, another app or a crossword puzzle.
The same applies in reverse.
Always treat each game as having its own lexicon.
Are Slang Words Allowed in Scrabble?
Yes, some are.
There is no blanket rule saying a word becomes invalid simply because it is informal.
Words such as BAE, BRUH, STAN and YEET demonstrate that slang can become established enough for inclusion.
The same applies to dialect vocabulary and colloquial forms.
The question is not:
Is this formal English?
It is:
Is this word included in the lexicon being used?
Our separate guide to slang words accepted in Scrabble goes further into that category.
Can New Words Really Change Scrabble Strategy?
Absolutely.
The cultural novelty is what gets headlines, but competitive players care about something more practical: new letter combinations.
A newly accepted three-letter word creates potential hooks and parallel plays.
A four-letter word containing an awkward consonant may suddenly make a difficult rack easier to clear.
New verb forms create additional endings.
And every change affects what can legally connect to words already on the board.
This is why serious Scrabble players study lexicon updates rather than simply noticing the funniest additions.
For them, BRUH is not primarily evidence that civilisation has changed.
It is another legal arrangement of B, R, U and H.
Key Takeaways
Modern Scrabble vocabulary is much more contemporary than many casual players realise.
Words such as BAE, BRUH, STAN, YEET, ADULTING, GUAC, DOX, ZOOMER, ZOODLE and VAX are now part of official competitive Scrabble vocabulary.
The international CSW24 lexicon goes further with recent additions including UWU, OWO, CHONK, FLOOF, LEWK, ALGO, AVI, BUJO and AEGYO.
But the exact dictionary matters.
North American competitive Scrabble currently uses NWL2023, while international WESPA play uses CSW24. A word accepted in one may still be rejected in the other.
And the wider lesson is not that Scrabble has suddenly started accepting random internet slang.
It is that dictionaries are records of living language.
If enough people use a word consistently, for long enough, with a recognisable meaning, the strange new expression of today can become the perfectly ordinary dictionary entry of tomorrow.
Sometimes it can even land on a triple-word score.
Frequently Asked Questions
Are modern slang words allowed in Scrabble?
Some are. Current Scrabble lexicons include slang and informal words such as BAE, BRUH, STAN and YEET. Inclusion depends on the particular official word list being used.
Is YEET a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. YEET is valid in both NWL2023 and CSW24.
It is worth 7 points before board bonuses.
Is BRUH a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. BRUH is valid in both current North American and international Scrabble lexicons.
It scores 9 points.
Is BAE allowed in Scrabble?
Yes. BAE is accepted in both NWL2023 and CSW24 and is worth 5 points.
Is STAN a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. STAN is accepted as modern vocabulary relating to an enthusiastic or obsessive fan. It can also function as a verb.
Is ADULTING a Scrabble word?
Yes. ADULTING is accepted as a form of the verb adult, meaning to behave or carry out responsibilities like an adult.
Is UWU a Scrabble word?
UWU is valid in international CSW24 Scrabble but not in the current North American NWL2023 lexicon.
Is CHONK a Scrabble word?
CHONK is valid in CSW24 international Scrabble but not currently in NWL2023.
Is FLOOF a Scrabble word?
FLOOF is valid under CSW24 and worth 11 points, but it is not currently valid in NWL2023.
Is GUAC a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. GUAC, the informal shortening of guacamole, is accepted in current Scrabble lexicons.
Is EMOJI allowed in Scrabble?
Yes. EMOJI is an accepted Scrabble word.
It is particularly useful because the J gives it a base score of 14 points.
Is SELFIE a Scrabble word?
Yes. SELFIE has been accepted in North American Scrabble since the major 2014 dictionary update and is part of modern Scrabble vocabulary.
Is HASHTAG valid in Scrabble?
Yes. HASHTAG entered the North American Scrabble dictionary in the 2014 update.
Is ZOOMER a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. ZOOMER is valid in both current North American and international Scrabble lists.
It scores 17 points before bonuses.
Is ZONKEY a Scrabble word?
Yes. ZONKEY is a valid word for a zebra-donkey hybrid and is playable in current Scrabble lexicons.
It has a base score of 22 points.
Is MATCHA a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. MATCHA is accepted in modern Scrabble dictionaries.
Is SPORK a Scrabble word?
Yes. SPORK is valid in both NWL2023 and CSW24 and scores 11 points.
Is AI valid in Scrabble because of artificial intelligence?
AI is a valid Scrabble word in relevant lexicons, but its traditional dictionary entry refers to a type of sloth rather than necessarily the abbreviation for artificial intelligence.
Why is some internet slang valid but other slang isn’t?
Scrabble lexicons do not automatically include whatever happens to be popular online. Words usually need enough sustained, documented usage to be recognised by the dictionaries and editorial sources used to build the relevant Scrabble list.
What is the current official Scrabble dictionary?
There is more than one.
North American competitive play uses NWL2023. International WESPA competitive play uses CSW24. The Official Scrabble Players Dictionary, Seventh Edition is the widely available North American home reference.
Do North American and international Scrabble have the same words?
No.
They overlap extensively, but there are differences. Some modern words, including UWU, CHONK and FLOOF, are currently accepted internationally under CSW24 but not in NWL2023.
How often are new words added to Scrabble?
Scrabble lexicons are updated periodically rather than continuously. NWL2023 became effective for North American tournament play in February 2024, while CSW24 became the WESPA international standard in January 2025.
Does a word being in the dictionary mean it is valid in Scrabble?
Not necessarily.
Scrabble uses specific authorised lexicons rather than every general dictionary. Always check the list being used for your game.
