I can remember many years ago suggesting that since iceman was a common word, icewoman should also be accepted.  It was pointed out (by rogue_mother if my memory serves me correctly), that while icewoman might be theoretically possible, it doesn't exist in practice.  I think the same can be said for workwoman.  These days we're more likely to use non-gendered terms to describe occupations.  Mind you, we don't always get it right.  I've always thought that the word waitperson is pretty silly.

And to answer Scouser1952's question, Ebola is spelt with a capital E.  That's why it's not accepted.

These were the three words I missed in yesterday's MENOPAUSAL game.  They're certainly not common to me, and judging by the tiny number of players who got them, they're not common to very many people.  All three should be reclassified in my view.

Thanks Alan. 

Not accepted in yesterday's AMPLIFYING game.  It's listed in several dictionaries (Cambridge, Merriam-Webster, Collins, dictionary.com).

For those interested, Alan has now posted the end-of-year player stats for 2023.

I'm happy to say that I managed to improve my rosette tally for the 12th consecutive year, as well as achieving my highest ever ranking (proof that while my body may be getting older and creakier, the old brain cells are still going strong!) 

I missed it, though I have heard it before.  I think it has even come up once or twice in Chi puzzles.  I think it's probably common among younger people, but not among older people. 

I know that feeling so well!  I think we all do it from time to time.  There are many times when I've spent ages looking for a final complex or tricky word to get a rosette and then found I'd missed a really simple one.