Scrabble Words

[kenny1234]

I recently played a word "TIK"--which is shown in Collins dictionary as South African slang for crystal meths. However it is not allowed on official scrabble website. Why not?

[barry1010]

Are you using the official Collins Scrabble Dictionary?

[drmorgans]

https://www.wordgamedictionary.com/dictionary/word/tik/

No explanation as to why it isn't allowed.

[barry1010]

Which official Scrabble website are you using? Can you provide a link?

[barry1010]

Depends which dictionary you use https://scrabble-word.com/dictionary/tik

[kenny1234]

Collins scrabble dictionary---not allowed
Collins ordinary dictionary---definition given
Dictionary.com-----------------definition given
Miriam Webster dictionary ---no definition

[jno]

perhaps it's not regarded as English. It's a word in Lithuanian and Tatar and various other languages as well. It's also a word in Dutch, so it's made its way into Indonesian and Afrikaans - which seems to be the origin of the slang you quote.

[THECORBYLOON]

It's in the Oxford English Dictionary and for the etymology, it states, "Origin uncertain. Perhaps imitative of the distinctive popping sound made when the drug in crystal form is lit and smoked (compare the alternative name tuk tuk in quot. 2004)."

[ichkeria]

As stated above: no two dictionaries are the same, so you'll get different results depending.
It appears only to be in Collins, of the respectable dictionaries, so maybe it hasn't filtered through to a scrabble dictionary yet. Scrabble dictionaries will always be behind the curve a little, you'd think.

[ichkeria]

Sorry yes also in OED

[barry1010]

Do you play Scrabble online, ich? If you do I'd appreciate a link

[puzzled54]

The official scrabble dictionary is updated on a regular basis. Sometimes words are removed.