National Scrabble Day

Today is National Scrabble Day.  We don’t play Scrabble much with Frodo.  Because he always wins.

But today I thought it might be helpful to provide some words that people who don’t “know” a lot about dogs, might not know.  And no – I didn’t make these up.  You can dazzle them with terms like the following:

·      wheaten.  No, not the breed.  Wheaten can mean made of wheat OR pale yellow in color. That’s worth 13 points!

·      ruff.  The profuse growth of hair on the neck.  Paxton has a white colored ruff.  And it is often wet.  Because he drools.  That’s good for 10 points!

·      topknot.  The tuft of hair on the top of the head.  Poodles are famous for their topknots.  And rumor has it that SOME poodles…  Never mind.  Anyway, I sport a topknot sometimes too.  13 points!

·      weedy.  Nope – it’s not referring to lawns.  It means a dog doesn’t have much “substance.”  Or muscle.  12 points.

·      typey.  Nope – it’s not referring to a typewriter.  Does anyone even USE them any more?   I’m still waiting for my human to get me an iPawd.  But she’s nervous that I’ll use her credit card to buy all kinds of Yapps.  Anyway – typey means a dog looks like what he is supposed to look like.  So – I look like a PON.  And not a Chihuahua.  That’s worth another 13 points.

The dog world has it’s own terminology – and let’s face it, dog people ARE a little different – so they should have their own language.  But if you REALLY want to score big – try this one.    Xoloitzcunitli.  It's a Mexican Hairless Dog.  And I’m not sure you can use proper names – but geez – it would be worth 32 points!  Heck, if you can spell THAT AND say it – you deserve the points. 

Good luck!

©  Linda Wozniak