Happy Burns Night everyone!
Does anyone know if any Scottish words are allowed on Countdown? Such as OCH, BAIRN, WISNAE, BEN, KEN, BRAW, DROOKIT etc...
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Re: Scottish words
Not too sure about them all,but I would think that bairn would be ok.I am pretty sure that the Scottish word for a small dwelling,bothie has been used on Countdown.
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Re: Scottish words
A good few will be certainly, not as many as in Scrabble I suspect, but that goes for anything really...
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Re: Scottish words
Aye, lots of Scottish words are allowed. Scottish lexicographer Phiona Stanley was very good at spotting them.
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Re: Scottish words
I was surprised about WIFIE!
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Re: Scottish words
EEJIT is a word that has come up a few times before, that means an idiot.
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Re: Scottish words
And in case anyone wondered what had happened to Phiona Stanley...
https://www.napier.ac.uk/people/phiona-stanley
https://www.napier.ac.uk/people/phiona-stanley
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Re: Scottish words
For some reason I'm reminded of Pheeona Haahlahm.
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