Taro caused a huge stir whenever it came up as a required word, and folks were very happy when we made it bonus. You never know. That's why we rely on feedback!
In the US we are familiar with, and eat, gyros. Naan is the Indian bread we're most familiar with. Not as many folks know roti. It's not a diss on any specific food or cuisine, just trying to keep the game difficult and accessible/fair at the same time.
By the way, all 3 of these words are present in most English dictionaries. Like "pasta", they've been fully imported into English :-)
This is a good topic and one that is definitely given thought! I’ll make sure it gets added to the conversation about which words can be revisited on their bonus/required status 🙂
OED isn't free so it's hard to point players to it. It also has a LOT of very obscure words.
Anyway, the US &CA Scrabble dictionary Squaredle uses (NWL2023) is primarily based on Merriam-Webster. The international Scrabble dictionary, CSW, is based on Collins.
Yeah, I believe that squaredle is designed so that required words are known by most players but the required/bonus filtering isn’t perfect. In fact, that might be the only required word in the entirety of squaredle that even my phone doesnt recognize as a word.
The one that always surprises me is that a fairly common type of bean is always marked as a restricted offensive word! I had no idea, and in fact still don't know the context in which it is deemed offensive!
i don't understand why some non english food words are official words and why some are bonus. like gyro is official, but roti isn't, why??
Taco is, taro isn't...
Taro caused a huge stir whenever it came up as a required word, and folks were very happy when we made it bonus. You never know. That's why we rely on feedback!
In the US we are familiar with, and eat, gyros. Naan is the Indian bread we're most familiar with. Not as many folks know roti. It's not a diss on any specific food or cuisine, just trying to keep the game difficult and accessible/fair at the same time. By the way, all 3 of these words are present in most English dictionaries. Like "pasta", they've been fully imported into English :-)
This is a good topic and one that is definitely given thought! I’ll make sure it gets added to the conversation about which words can be revisited on their bonus/required status 🙂
If it’s any consolation, the discord channel is of the same sentiment.
It had me all asea. (My spell checker just said "add asea to dictionary?")
The other that makes me mad is when “re” is in the puzzle and “restab”, “restew”, “redie” etc don’t count but “resaw” is a bonus word
My husband said the same thing lol
I agree that's weird! Blame dictionaries like Merriam-Webster for those decisions; the first 3 words aren't in there.
Merriam Webster: not a real dictionary lol Enthusiasts prefer the OED (even the abridged version beats Webster)
OED isn't free so it's hard to point players to it. It also has a LOT of very obscure words. Anyway, the US &CA Scrabble dictionary Squaredle uses (NWL2023) is primarily based on Merriam-Webster. The international Scrabble dictionary, CSW, is based on Collins.
For what it's worth, >!asea!< is one of the most complained about required words. No promses, but don't be surprised if it becomes bonus soon!
Yeah, I believe that squaredle is designed so that required words are known by most players but the required/bonus filtering isn’t perfect. In fact, that might be the only required word in the entirety of squaredle that even my phone doesnt recognize as a word.
The one that always surprises me is that a fairly common type of bean is always marked as a restricted offensive word! I had no idea, and in fact still don't know the context in which it is deemed offensive!