Scrabble dispute

[Austenlove]

Sister and her husband have come back home after staying another night at their wedding venue.
Decided to do a nice meal for them followed by some games to continue theto celebrations. First game of the evening was Scrabble.
Husband wanted to put 'Rewelds'. It was not in the online OED so said he couldn't have it. He said he didn't want to play anymore and went upstairs, we carried on playing and I tried to keep a positive atmosphere but I feel like he spoiled a nice night.
After the game ended, I went upstairs and told him to stop being ridiculous and to come down. He wanted an apology from ME.
Is he a complete twat?

Not in the agreed dictionary so not acceptable. Even more daft as welders would have been fine?

It is a valid word for Scrabble, so you were wrong.

Having said that, before starting a game of Scrabble, you need to agree on a dictionary to use (I prefer official scrabble word lists used for comoetitions).

Ahh I am happy to accept the word Klutzy but not his infantile behaviour. That did give me a giggle though! 😉 Why did he take his clothes off? Even the dog looked a bit bewildered by his behaviour. Welds was already on there Allgirls, he's always just adding to what other people have done.

We actually do have a Scrabble dictionary, we will not be playing again without it.

I should clarify..

The OED isn't a dictionary as a lot of people think of a dictionary. It's a massive record of all words in the English language, both historical and current. It lists, in chronological order, the definition and limited etymology. Once a word enters into the OED it is never removed. There is something like 250000 current entries.

The OUP is a modern and fluctuating collection of the modern vernacular. It removes old words, phrases etc and replaces them with new as they become popular. Currently there's around 100000 entries in the OUP English Dictionary.

Not that I know anything about anything, being a etymolographist..

He did spoil a nice night. Not just for you but the newly weds. That is what is pitiful. Just you two would be childish but this goes far beond that. Do you often have to deal with his strops?

Allgirlskidsanddogs

Not in the agreed dictionary so not acceptable

Not to be pedantic... Tho I do flambuggle being one.. it is in the agreed dictionary, bit op didn't check the agreed dictionary..

But that's all by the by.. his behaviour is ridiculous and childish. But that's better than being a pedantic humbaggler ona message board.

Wait! He wasted ‘RE’ to make rewelds? He was clearly being unreasonable and should never play Scrabble again. What a wanker!

Decide on a dictionary beforehand otherwise you can spend the whole night browsing. My Dad argues every answer in trivial pursuit. Some men are just big kids and like to flounce.

We will use the Scrabble dictionary next time, I just didn't want to search for it. We agreed on that website but all misread what the site actually entailed.
He said he just won't play again but I don't want to be with a a Scrabble retiree, I really enjoy planning usually...

He needs somebody to retnettenba him ASAP - only language people like that understand....

Play the online versions on FB. They're great, unless your friends are bad losers.. like mine were.. still fewer friends, fewer drama llamas. Lol. :)

@KlutzyDraconequus

Check your local library's online facilities. I can log into the OED and the Encyclopedia Britannica for free as a library member from my local library service's homepage, along with renewing my library books online.

I hate prefixes and suffixes, it's lazy Scrabble tactics. I'm afraid that the inner child may not be that internal. I have married a child

Exactly how did you handle this situation, in all honesty? Would you really have been happy with the way things were handled had the roles been reversed? Because you got it wrong and if you were in his shoes you would be expecting an apology and the chance to be smugly superior I think.

Enjoy your holiday!

I mean, I get why he was frustrated because it is a word. Not letting him have it was petty and incorrect.

But that reaction from a grown man, oh dear.

Mardy git. Doesn't matter if the dictionary was wrong, he's still a mardy git.

But yes, if you're serious you should use a proper Scrabble dictionary. Regular dictionaries often don't explicitly list words with prefixes and suffixes.

He needs somebody to retnettenba him

It's tenetennba actually. 😁

I'm a huge scrabble player and dictionary choice is a game changer. It's all about the prefixes and suffixes for me. I also embrace 'alternative spelling'. I used to play using SOWPODS which is quite lenient.

'The term SOWPODS is an anagram of the two acronyms OSPD (Official Scrabble Players Dictionary) and OSW (Official Scrabble Words), these being the original two official dictionaries used in various parts of the world at the time.'

It's tenetennba actually.

No, it isn't - not according to the 'proof' that you attached! We both misspelled it!!!

WeBuiltThisBuffet

Darn!! And I copied it down so carefully 😂😂. I did mention I liked 'alternative' spellings

We use a combination of the booklet that comes with the Scrabble game (for 2 letter words) and the Collins dictionary Scrabble app. It makes a very satisfying triumphant sound if the word is allowed, and a loud raspberry-type noise if it isn't! If neither of those works, then the word isn't allowed.