Absurd. Ludicrous. Crazy. These are adjectives often used to describe the obscure vagaries in Scrabble’s dictionary. “That can’t possibly be a word!” is a mantra for many new Scrabble players, and, like it or not, some words make it into the Scrabble dictionary that simply don’t belong. While some long words (like BASEMENTLESS, NONHOMOSEXUAL, and COUNTERWORLD) will never show up, many of these words are short enough that they can certainly show up during a game of Scrabble. Here are 100 (non)words that made it into both the American and International dictionaries:
AL
AWFULLER
BAWSUNT
BAYNODDY
BEAUTEST
BENEMPTED
BEUNCLED
BOWWOWED
BROWNIER
BULLCOOK
COALLESS
COONSHIT
CORMOID
DAMNDESTS
DOGHANGED
DRECKISH
DUECENTO
DUMBSIZE
ECOGIFT
ENOUGHS
EPIGONOUS
ES
FLUTEYER
FOU
GOADLIKE
GONOPH
GROVELESS
GUNGIER
HAZELLY
HERTZES
HOTELDOM
IGNOBLER
INNLESS
ISTHMOID
IVORIER
JEESLY
JIVEST
JO
AWFULLER
BAWSUNT
BAYNODDY
BEAUTEST
BENEMPTED
BEUNCLED
BOWWOWED
BROWNIER
BULLCOOK
COALLESS
COONSHIT
CORMOID
DAMNDESTS
DOGHANGED
DRECKISH
DUECENTO
DUMBSIZE
ECOGIFT
ENOUGHS
EPIGONOUS
ES
FLUTEYER
FOU
GOADLIKE
GONOPH
GROVELESS
GUNGIER
HAZELLY
HERTZES
HOTELDOM
IGNOBLER
INNLESS
ISTHMOID
IVORIER
JEESLY
JIVEST
JO
KAKIVAK
KAZACHOC
KEENINGS
KETAINE
KOR
KUE
LIGULOID
LIPOLITIC
LOBTAIL
LOOIE
MALIHINI
MEWLER
MEWSES
MOSTESTS
MUNTINED
MUZJIK
MYC
MYRRHY
OBENTOS
OCHEROID
OE
OIDIOID
ORBLESS
OUTBLEAT
OUTCAVIL
OUTCROW
OUTDREAM
OUTGNAW
OUTHOMER
OUTHOWL
OVERIDLE
OVERLEWD
OVERPERT
OVERRIFE
PALIEST
PARONYMY
PAUROPOD
KAZACHOC
KEENINGS
KETAINE
KOR
KUE
LIGULOID
LIPOLITIC
LOBTAIL
LOOIE
MALIHINI
MEWLER
MEWSES
MOSTESTS
MUNTINED
MUZJIK
MYC
MYRRHY
OBENTOS
OCHEROID
OE
OIDIOID
ORBLESS
OUTBLEAT
OUTCAVIL
OUTCROW
OUTDREAM
OUTGNAW
OUTHOMER
OUTHOWL
OVERIDLE
OVERLEWD
OVERPERT
OVERRIFE
PALIEST
PARONYMY
PAUROPOD
PAYESS
PEASANTY
PEENINGS
PEMPHIGI
PRELIVES
QUEENCUP
RESUPINE
RIBALDER
RUBBYDUB
RUFOUSES
SAE
SEMIHOBO
SHARKISH
SHITAKE
SIMIOID
PEASANTY
PEENINGS
PEMPHIGI
PRELIVES
QUEENCUP
RESUPINE
RIBALDER
RUBBYDUB
RUFOUSES
SAE
SEMIHOBO
SHARKISH
SHITAKE
SIMIOID
SLUBBEST
SNOCOACH
SNOWFLEA
STYLOPID
SUCHLIKES
SUPREMER
TAENIOID
TAPIROID
THRUMMY
TOADLESS
TRECENTOS
UMBELULE
UNCHOKE
UNCURB
VENOMER
WAVERIER
WEEWEEING
WO
WOORALI
ZA
ZAIDEH
SNOCOACH
SNOWFLEA
STYLOPID
SUCHLIKES
SUPREMER
TAENIOID
TAPIROID
THRUMMY
TOADLESS
TRECENTOS
UMBELULE
UNCHOKE
UNCURB
VENOMER
WAVERIER
WEEWEEING
WO
WOORALI
ZA
ZAIDEH