I tried looking too, and see nothing about it on the web. I guess we'll have to enjoy our ZA with the fourth edition.
No. It is an acronym for New York or its similar. It is also not found in the Official Scrabble Player's Dictionary, 4th Edition.
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It most certainly IS. It is on page 10 of the Official Scrabble Players Dictionary 4th Edition. Listed as a shortened form of Agriculture
Merriam-Webster's Official Scrabble Players Dictionary When playing scrabble most official tournaments will use the official scrabble dictionaries which include the TWL and SOWPODS word lists. These are used in North America and Europe. Using regular dictionaries are generally not advised unless of course you allow it in your game.
Yes, conjunctions are words, and are hence acceptable plays in Scrabble (so long as these words appear in the Official Scrabble Players Dictionary, 4th Edition).
No. It is a symbol that means "recipe" and is commonly used to indicate a medical prescription. It is also not in the Official Scrabble Player Dictionary, 4th Edition.
There are several different dictionaries depending on where you are playing. The SOWPODS is the largest dictionary, combined of the official scrabble dictionary and the british scrabble dictionary. The official dictionary for tournament play in the US is the TWL dictionary.
No, que is not a word, in Scrabble or the English language. Queue, qua, and pique are words, but que is not. You're probably thinking of the word 'queue'. If you want to know if something is a word use the Official Scrabble Players Dictionary, 4th edition or Tournament Word List, 2nd edition.
Not yet. When the 11th edition was published in 2003, the press release indicated that it this dictionary was regularly updated and revised every 10-12 years. That would indicate that the 12th edition should be published within the next few years (2013-15).
Franklin Mint does not make a version of the Scrabble Dictionary. Their elegant board only comes with the standard pieces. You can use the standard Merriam-Webster's OSPD4 (Official Scrabble Players Dictionary, Fourth Edition) that can be found in nearly all local and online bookstores to use with the Franklin Mint Scrabble board. However, "Franklin Electronics" does make a Scrabble Dictionary (a handheld device) where you have buttons instead of pages, and it's based on the Merriam-Webster's version. You can find this at Franklin's website, on Amazon, and even on eBay.
The Computer Edition of Scrabble happened in 1988.
No, players are not allowed to use a dictionary when playing Scrabble.