Ew, OK?

 “Scrabble enthusiasts will have 300 new words added to the Scrabble dictionary to up their game, thanks to the sixth edition of the popular board game. The latest edition, which was released on Monday, added long-awaited words like ‘OK’ and ‘ew’ to the vetted Scrabble lexicon . . . 

“‘OK is something Scrabble players have been waiting for, for a long time,’ [Merriam Webster editor at large Peter] Sokolowski said. “Basically two- and three-letter words are the lifeblood of the game.’”

—Leanne Italie, writer, “Score! Scrabble dictionary adds ‘OK,’ ‘ew’ to official play,” Associated Press, Sept. 24, 2018.

• Editorial Comment: Definitely OK. Also qapik (“a variant of gopik,” of course), twerk, frowny, zomboid, arancini and . . . more. Ew.

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