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Scrabblers rejoice: 5,000 new words are on the way

By Leanne Italie
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Scrabblers rejoice: 5,000 new words are on the way

NEW YORK (AP) — To Scrabble fanatics, big gifts sometimes come in small packages.

The word “te” as a variant of “ti,” the seventh tone on the musical scale, is a hardworking little gem among 5,000 words added to “The Official Scrabble Players Dictionary,” out Aug. 11 from Merriam-Webster.

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