I meant to start this thread a little earlier this week but oh well been kind of busy so here goes. This weekend I had some family visiting from Houston and one of them loves to play Scrabble. So during a get together over my grandmother's house, I along with my some of my other relatives get a game goings. About halfway through the game, it is my turn and I notice I have the letters FNEUQER on my tile rack. I also notice the word 'STATED' is spelled out just below the lower, left double letter square. After a little investigating, I spell out QUEEFS and score a 66 point turn. Afterward, some family members who know the meaning of the word are giggling while others are confused and debating if it is a word. After explaining the meaning of the word, it was agreed that it is a word as slang is acceptable in Scrabble and several people verified it was a word. My sisters get upset and tell me how rude it is to spell something like that in front of mom, grandmother, and others but when the meaning of the word was explained pretty much everybody had a laugh and there was some actual discussion about the word and action itself , but my sisters kept trying to say it was rude. So my question is, was this rude of me to spell this? I don't think it was but what do you all think? Would you have taken the 66 points or would you have taken the high road and spelled FUR or something else?
They just jealous you got all of those points. You didn't break any rules and you were playing to win.
dude that is beyond rude to spell something like that in front of your mom and grandmother. get a clue.
Don't the rules of scrabble not allow slang? I believe if it isn't in the dictionary, it doesn't count. Regardless, not the best time to find out about your failure.
Slang is allowed. The players must agree on a dictionary before play has begun. We generally play that if several people can verify the word, even if it is not in the dictionary, then it is accepted and it is a good thing too because my grandmother's dictionary is from the 1960s.
Did you know when you chose that word it would make others around the table uncomfortable? If so, and you chose to use it anyways for the points and/or a laugh, then I suppose its a little rude.
Maybe Crude but I don't think you had the intent to be rude. Crude - Lacking tact or taste; blunt or offensive: a crude, mannerless oaf; a crude remark. But if you were not ill-mannered about it, I would say you were rude. Rudeness (IMO) requires some level of intent.
Didn't think of that but I'm sure there was not enough space above the T. There may have been a T on the board elsewhere. Where's an anagrammer when you need one?
