Scottish words

Lesley Jeavons · Post by **Lesley Jeavons** » Sun Jan 25, 2009 5:21 pm

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...

jeff wharton · Post by **jeff wharton** » Sun Jan 25, 2009 5:29 pm

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.

Ian Volante · Post by **Ian Volante** » Sun Jan 25, 2009 5:37 pm

A good few will be certainly, not as many as in Scrabble I suspect, but that goes for anything really...

A gallus wee thread yeh've started.

Jennifer Turner · Post by **Jennifer Turner** » Sun Jan 25, 2009 6:15 pm

Aye, lots of Scottish words are allowed. Scottish lexicographer Phiona Stanley was very good at spotting them.

Jason Larsen · Post by **Jason Larsen** » Sun Jan 25, 2009 8:18 pm

I was surprised about WIFIE!

Joseph Bolas · Post by **Joseph Bolas** » Sun Jan 25, 2009 8:32 pm

EEJIT is a word that has come up a few times before, that means an idiot.

Kevin Thurlow · Post by **Kevin Thurlow** » Tue Oct 25, 2022 3:25 pm

And in case anyone wondered what had happened to Phiona Stanley...

https://www.napier.ac.uk/people/phiona-stanley

Ian Volante · Post by **Ian Volante** » Tue Oct 25, 2022 4:36 pm

For some reason I'm reminded of Pheeona Haahlahm.

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