Scrabble just updated its list of approved words for the first time in four years, and the additions reflect our evolving dialogue about everything from gender issues to social media to healthcare.
The update, released Thursday, added three two-letter words to Scrabble’s lexicon, and while purists are up in arms about the addition of OK, the addition of the gender-neutral “ze” appears about as banal as the newly added exclamation “ew.”
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