What I’m talking about here is Pig Latin, a made-up language that involves taking the first letter of every word and tagging it onto the end followed by “ay.” Ixnay started as a Pig Latin term for “nix” as in “nix the broccoli idea,” but as it grew more popular, it started to be recognized as its own term which completely defeats the purpose of having a code language, but moving on… “Ixnay on the ooties-cay” is a phrase that I spent far too long trying to construct, probably because it was invented by teenage girls back in the day to talk about boys without them knowing. No word on whether “lawlz” or “rofltcopter” have been accepted by Collins.ĥ) Ixnay (interjection): an exclamation expressing rejection Others claim it stands for “laugh out loud, zebra.” Actually, only one person says that, some user on UrbanDictionary, but I thought it was significant enough to warrant a mention. Some claim it’s a pluralized version of “lol” (to avoid ever having to say “lololololololol” aloud, I’m assuming). There has been some controversy over where exactly “lolz” comes from. This word is theoretically the highest-possible scoring word in American-English Scrabble play.4) Lolz (n.): expression of laughter or enjoyment …and oxyphenbutazone (an anti-inflammatory medication used to treat arthritis and bursitis). Syzygy(an alignment of three celestial bodies, i.e. Hijack (to illegally take a plane or ship) Here are some rare, but high scoring, English words for your next game: I really do want to encourage you to try this game, perhaps with some other ESL learners, to work on building your vocabulary and thinking about the spelling and common letter/sound combinations found in English words. Don’t worry about trying to come up with words like this when you play Scrabble – just play to improve you English. Just for fun I want to share with you a few other high-point English language Scrabble words. It is easy to come up with a word like ‘road’ or ‘cat’, but coming up with a word like quixotry is not easy! Quixotry is a word worth up to 365 points in the game of Scrabble! It is a very obscure word in English, like most high-point Scrabble words. Quixotry means a romantic or quixotic idea or action. ![]() Trying to make the highest scoring word possible with the letters you have to work with is usually the real challenge. Trying to find new words to make with the letters you have randomly selected can be hard. Often people have a dictionary with them when they play, so they can check the other players’ words to make sure their opponents aren’t cheating. There is a strict rule that words used in Scrabble have to be “real” words, you can’t make something up that just looks like a word. Some people are very serious, or at least very competitive, about playing Scrabble. When a player uses letters to make a word they can pick out new random letters and start again on their next turn trying to make another word. In the game of Scrabble players begin with 7 random letter tiles and they try to make a word from those letters. If you can’t get hold of an official Scrabble game, you can also easily make your own homemade version and use it to practice your English. Playing Scrabble is a great way to build your vocabulary and test your English word knowledge. I think this game should be just as popular among ESL learners around the world! According to Wikipedia around 30% of American homes own a Scrabble game. Scrabble is a very popular game among native English speakers, especially Americans. Scrabble is played in languages other than English too, in fact the game is made in 29 languages. The letter tiles are used to form words in a crossword fashion, so some letters are used in multiple words. Common English letters like ‘a’ or ‘e’ have lower point values than uncommon letters like ‘x ‘or ‘z’. Each letter used in the English language is given a point value and players try to create words that have the highest point value. This game is played with 2-4 players, using a game board and ‘tiles’, which are small pieces of wood or plastic with letters on them. ![]() Have you ever played Scrabble? Scrabble is a popular word game in the United States. Image by Eljay on is licensed under CC BY 2.0.
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