Scrabble rule change allows use of ‘OK’

Hold on to your tiles: the first new Scrabble words in four years are being added to the official list of accepted words, including – heretically for some purists – the two-letter word “OK”. The new edition of Collins Official Scrabble Words adds 2,862 words to the existing 276,000, allowing players who have pored over the new list to rack up an impressive 20 points if they manage to put down “yowza”, 22 if they can fit “genderqueer” anywhere, or 12 for “fleek”. Smitheram predicted that competitive players will be “swotting up” the new list of words, as it will be adopted into competitive Scrabble from July.

Source: www.theguardian.com