L'Officiel du jeu Scrabble
Encyclopedia
L'Officiel du jeu Scrabble has been the official dictionary
for Francophone Scrabble
since January 1, 1990. It is published by Larousse and is often abbreviated to ODS. The current version is ODS6.
N.B. A word and its plural form count as a single entry, but as two words
Dictionary
A dictionary is a collection of words in one or more specific languages, often listed alphabetically, with usage information, definitions, etymologies, phonetics, pronunciations, and other information; or a book of words in one language with their equivalents in another, also known as a lexicon...
for Francophone Scrabble
Francophone Scrabble
Francophone Scrabble, or French-language Scrabble, is played by many thousands of amateurs throughout the World and the Fédération internationale de Scrabble francophone has more than 20,000 members. Just as in English, points are scored by playing valid words from the lettered tiles. In French...
since January 1, 1990. It is published by Larousse and is often abbreviated to ODS. The current version is ODS6.
History
- 1990 : Publication of the ODS1, replacing the Petit Larousse IllustréPetit LarousseLe Petit Larousse Illustré, commonly known simply as Le Petit Larousse, is a French-language reference book first appearing in 1905 and later published in a 100th anniversary edition in 2005...
(PLI), used as a reference by players until then. - 1994 : Publication of the ODS2, with 1500 new entries, correcting the few mistakes and omissions of the previous version.
- 1999 : Publication of the ODS3, with 2500 new entries.
- 2004 : Publication of the ODS4, with 800 new entries.
- 2008 : Publication of the ODS5, with 2500 new entries.
- 2011 : Publication of the ODS6.
Number of words
| Version | Entries | Words | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ODS1 | 56 664 | 344 000 | 73 | 507 | 2 149 | 6 776 | 15 606 | 28 244 | 41 981 | 51 867 | 54 469 | 49 469 | 39 170 | 27 304 | 16 862 | 9 523 |
| ODS2 | 58 155 | 353 532 | 74 | 534 | 2 233 | 6 984 | 16 016 | 28 957 | 43 115 | 53 273 | 55 887 | 50 804 | 40 265 | 28 121 | 17 428 | 9 841 |
| ODS3 | 60 137 | 364 370 | 75 | 560 | 2 319 | 7 184 | 16 396 | 29 611 | 44 109 | 54 620 | 57 412 | 52 357 | 41 696 | 29 273 | 18 309 | 10 449 |
| ODS4 | 60 894 | 369 085 | 75 | 571 | 2 364 | 7 277 | 16 622 | 29 996 | 44 664 | 55 309 | 58 149 | 53 026 | 42 227 | 29 666 | 18 550 | 10 589 |
| ODS5 | 63 419 | 378 989 | 77 | 589 | 2 441 | 7 483 | 17 035 | 30 633 | 45 642 | 56 573 | 59 526 | 54 442 | 43 517 | 30 690 | 19 280 | 11 061 |
| ODS6 | 64 973 |
N.B. A word and its plural form count as a single entry, but as two words
New words
- ODS 1 (1990)
- 2 letters : BI
- 3 letters : ADO, ALU, BOG, DAW, GOS, LEM, LOG, LOS, MAO, MOB, NIF, OYE, PEC, POP, REZ, RIO, ROS, ZOB
- ODS 2 (1994)
- 2 letters : EX
- 3 letters : ASA, BIO, CIF, CUT, FAX, FOG, GÉO, HUN, IBN, IBO, ISO, JAB, KOP, KWA, MAX, MÉO, MIX, MOS, NEM, OLA, OUH, RAC, RAP, TAG, UTE, WOK, YAM
- ODS 3 (1999)
- 2 letters : AA
- 3 letters : AAS, ADA, CIS, CRÉ, DIN, DOC, FAF, IPÉ, IXA, IXÉ, JAM, KYU, MOA, MOX, NAY, NÉO, NEY, OUD, RAM, SAX, SPA, TAR, TIP, WEB, YUE, ZEF
- ODS 4 (2004)
- 2 letters : none
- 3 letters : ÉWÉ, HUB, MÉL, PAP, SOM, TAF, TAT, WAD, WAP, ZEC, ZUP
- ODS 5 (2008)
- 2 letters : BA, BÊ
- 3 letters : AÏD, DOP, DUB, ÉCO, EXO, FAQ, GEX, GUR, KÉA, KRU, MMM, MOR, MUG, OBA, PHÔ, QIN, YET, ZEK
Suppressed words
- ODS 2 : DISCUTAILLEE, S (transitive verb), ECLOSAI-T/AIENT (wrong conjugated forms of ECLORE), EINSTENIUM, S (wrong spelling of EINSTEINIUM) ; GARDIANNE,S (wrong spelling of GARDIANE) ; GEWURTZTRAMINER (wrong spelling of GEWURZTRAMINER) ; IMMUNOGLOBINE, S (wrong spelling of IMMUNOGLOBULINE) ; SUISSESSE, S (considered as a proper noun), THEPHILLIM (wrong spelling of TEPHILLIM).
- ODS 3 : BAGAGERIE, S (registered trademark) ; CHAUVISS-AIENT/AIS/AIT/ANT/EZ/ONS (wrong conjugated forms of CHAUVIR) ; COINTREAU, X (registered trademark) ; DRELINS (becomes invariable) ; DRINGS (becomes invariable) ; PIERRADE, S (registered trademark) ; REVEUILLI-EZ/ONS et VEUILLI-EZ/ONS (wrong conjugated forms of REVOULOIR) ; WILLIAMINE,S (registered trademark).
- ODS 4 : SEPTICOPYOEMIE, S (wrong spelling of SEPTICOPYOHEMIE).
- ODS 5 : CAROMS (wrong spelling of CARROM).