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[–] PapaStevesy@lemmy.world 38 points 4 months ago (3 children)

They're both words but it's irrelevant because "sa" is not a word, so this could never happen in a real game.

[–] indepndnt@lemmy.world 5 points 4 months ago (3 children)

"Sa" is an Egyptian hieroglyph meaning "protection", an Arabic measure of volume, a type of Mandaean sacramental bread that is rolled up, and a character in the Javanese script.

[–] PapaStevesy@lemmy.world 3 points 4 months ago (2 children)

Cool! It's not a valid Scrabble word unfortunately, but I'll try to remember that next time I'm in Mandaea.

[–] indepndnt@lemmy.world 1 points 4 months ago

Also, I might not be any fun to play Scrabble with. lol

[–] HomerianSymphony@lemmy.world 0 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

It's not a valid Scrabble word unfortunately

Maybe Adam Tots is Mandaean.

[–] RizzRustbolt@lemmy.world 3 points 4 months ago

You could argue that it's a descriptive of the Javanese character. But someone would come back with that being a proper noun for the character, and that would force a table vote. Which descriptive would win because the other players would see the obvious chance for a double-triple.

This scrabble-scribble has got layers.

[–] Knock_Knock_Lemmy_In@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Strange how Ra is allowed in scrabble but not Sa

[–] PapaStevesy@lemmy.world 1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Ra is not allowed in Scrabble, according to multiple online Scrabble dictionaries I just checked.

[–] Knock_Knock_Lemmy_In@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago

You are correct. It's been a long time since my last game.

[–] HonoraryMancunian@lemmy.world 4 points 4 months ago (1 children)

If you were a player with known good two-letter word knowledge, playing someone without, you might try it as a bluff knowing you may go unchallenged

[–] PapaStevesy@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago

True, but you could never get away with it on Words with Friends.

[–] lastunusedusername2@sh.itjust.works 0 points 4 months ago (1 children)
[–] kryptonianCodeMonkey@lemmy.world 9 points 4 months ago

Standard scrabble ruls require words be valid when read left to right or top to bottom.