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Words / Word Suggestion
« on: May 03, 2023, 07:44:50 PM »
Is hangry well-known enough to be included?
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hangry

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Words / New Word: Bitrate?
« on: January 16, 2019, 11:13:10 AM »
Although Wikipedia has it as two words it can also be spelt as one (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bit_rate). Worth adding as a rare word?

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Words / Word suggestions - escry and cryo
« on: October 09, 2017, 08:30:47 PM »
Escry and cryo were not found when I tried them a couple of days ago. Admittedly the former is probably only found in crosswords and the latter is technically an abbreviation, and the spellchecker in my browser doesn't like either of them but I though they'd both be real, albeit rare, words.

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Words / Nuanced - rare?
« on: July 05, 2017, 04:33:30 PM »
From the Standard a few days ago nuance is common but nuanced is rare. Is it a contender for upgrading to common?

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Words / Singlet
« on: September 13, 2016, 04:43:23 PM »
Is singlet (in the Standard puzzle for 12 September 2016) unknown enough to be a rare word?

Just in case it is, it's a sleeveless top like this:

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Words / Recto and Verso
« on: April 28, 2014, 07:49:09 PM »
I've noticed that these are listed as common words but I don't think I've ever seen them outside of word games. What do other people think about whether they are common or rare?

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