So, this is a topic that is forever a source of consternation.  I have learned to live with it and ignore it.  Palmy a common word?  Maybe across the pond, not in the US.  I missed it, but that's OK; I do not suggest it has to be common in all English speaking countries to be common.  I have learned to play "lino" which is a term virtually unused in the US,  and tyre = tire, etc.  What I wish is an asterisk on common word counts to indicate there is one or more common words therein which are not universally common.  Too much to ask for, I am sure, and it still wouldn't necessarily help anyone.  Oh well.....

I cannot load the game using either Firefox or Chrome - it says the security code is improperly configured and won't load anything even when I give it a security exception.  Since the web site was unavailable to me, I got here by googling Alan Walker and looking through a number of hits.  Alan: If you see this, please check on that configuration.  Thx

Since we have players from all over the world in English, this little article in the Sydney Morning Herald might be interesting.
https://www.smh.com.au/lifestyle/life-and-relationships/with-the-greatest-respect-why-americans-don-t-get-brits-and-aussies-20190118-p50s8p.html
Sorry, don't know how to post it as a hot link in the format.

I propose "dibs" as a legitimate word for Chi.  It is described as a plural noun, but it has a completely different meaning than dib.  That is, adding the s does not give you the plural of dib.  Sort of like new and news.

Definition of Dibs by Merriam-Webster
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dibs

Definition of dibs. 1 slang : money especially in small amounts. 2 : claim, rights I have dibs on that piece of cake.

Dib | Definition of Dib by Merriam-Webster
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dib

Dib definition is - to fish by letting the bait bob and dip lightly. How to use dib in a sentence.

This may have been proposed before; sorry if its a duplicate.

I don't know what else to title this.  I had worked hard on Tuesday's standard game, still had six common words to go, finally just looked at the solution.  So, here are the six words I had left (no spoiler needed for this one):  Loss, list, slit, slot spelt and spiel.  I have a clear and distinct memory of playing all of those words.  And lets face it, they are pretty obvious words.  Yeah, I could miss a really simple word, and sometimes do, but this set?

I play by entering the word by typing letters, then hit enter - its faster that way.  Unless an error message comes up I just assume they get entered.  Somehow, though, they are not making it or are getting removed along the way.  I usually just shrug my shoulders and let it go, but this puzzle was egregious.  I am not saying I always get the words; Lord knows I am no TRex.  But come on!  Surely I cannot be the only player with this experience.  Has anyone else ever had this happen?  I guess I have to double check with each word I play just to make sure it really went in.

Was really surprised Comm was rejected.  c.f., https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/us/comm.  I am familiar with this as referring to some version of communication or a communication device.  What say you, Alan?

So I missed four words in yesterday's standard puzzle (Dec 29), three of which I should have gotten, but not the fourth.  Sixer as common??  I don't mind cardinal numbers as words, but I seriously doubt they are common words.  Sixer as a proper noun might be common to Americans due to sports teams like the Philadelphia 76ers, but not otherwise.

I don't have very good luck with these, but I wonder if MoMA would stand a chance.  Seems to be used a lot in print, but not sure how many people used that acronym in speech.