Why the Welsh don't play Scrabble!

[Floyd R. Turbo]

[Xipe Totec]

1. Idontgetitwhatsthejokehere?

[leftieNanner]

2. Because you only get 7 tiles?

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[Brother Buzz]

3. That, and it's a capitalized word that would be challenged

Scrabble yn Gymraeg: the board game no one wants to buy

Two years ago, Waterstones, a bookstore in Carmarthen, Wales, bought in five copies of Welsh Scrabble. Two years later, not one has been sold.

https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2016/sep/24/scrabble-yn-gymraeg-the-board-game-no-one-wants-to-buy

[Hong Kong Cavalier]

4. They can be weathermen though

I'm guessing he's either Welsh or he practiced a lot. A lot a lot.

[Stonepounder]

5. I'm not sure that a Scrabble board is big enough to get that all in a line. n/t

[Midnight Writer]

6. The Scrabble people I know seem to play online. A lot.

[mwooldri]

7. No K, Q, V, X or Z in the Welsh language.

But 8 extra 'letters'... ch, dd, ff, ll, ng, ph, rh, and th.

To me, Welsh seems to be a "phlegm-y" language... Your thoughts? I offer you Newyddion 9 (the 9 O'clock news) as previously aired on S4C (BBC Cymru does the news for S4C).

[Rhiannon12866]

8. I have been there. I believe it's the longest place name in the world.

They aren't all like that.

[unblock]

9. Actually, the longest is the official name for Bangkok, which is:

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangkok#Name

Krungthepmahanakhon Amonrattanakosin Mahintharayutthaya Mahadilokphop Noppharatratchathaniburirom Udomratchaniwetmahasathan Amonphimanawatansathit Sakkathattiyawitsanukamprasit
กรุงเทพมหานคร อมรรัตนโกสินทร์ มหินทรายุธยา มหาดิลกภพ นพรัตนราชธานีบูรีรมย์ อุดมราชนิเวศน์มหาสถาน อมรพิมานอวตารสถิต สักกะทัตติยวิษณุกรรมประสิทธิ์

The name, composed of Pali and Sanskrit root words, translates as:

City of angels, great city of immortals, magnificent city of the nine gems, seat of the king, city of royal palaces, home of gods incarnate, erected by Vishvakarman at Indra's behest.

[Rhiannon12866]

14. I stand corrected, but thanks for the info!

Interesting story! My grandmother may have been there, she was quite a world traveler!

[Skinner]

11. I have also been there.

[Rhiannon12866]

12. Very cool! If only I had known, I would have said hi! ;)

[Skinner]

13. It was very long ago.

Mid 80's. Which makes me feel old.

[Rhiannon12866]

15. Me, too - 1983

I was there with my parents and grandmother - my Dad was quite a world traveler, made friends wherever he went, and that was my one trip with him, you would have liked them, too...

[csziggy]

18. I plan to visit there when I am in Wales this fall!

We're spending at least two weeks in Wales, much close around Aberystwyth for genealogical research.

[Fla Dem]

10. Welsh TV series, Hinterland originally filmed in Welsh, then refilmed in English on Netflix

They manage to insert a few Welsh words in every so often.

Dark and brooding but thoroughly enjoyed the 3 seasons available, Fourth season not yet released to Netflix. Am fascinated with the ruggedness and beauty of the Wales countryside and shorelines.

[Yavin4]

16. Is there a short or nick name for it? n/t

[csziggy]

19. The original name was Llanfairpwllgwyngyll or Llanfair Pwllgwyngyll

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Llanfairpwllgwyngyll

Some seem to just call it Llanfair PG.

[IcyPeas]

17. German Scrabble board

?w=1400

[samnsara]

20. or the Dutch!

[Totally Tunsie]

21. The Nipmic Indians could play an interesting game of Scrabble also.

A lake in nearby Webster, MA, has a challenging name:
Lake Chargoggagoggmanchauggagoggchaubunagungamaugg.

From Wiki: "This has been translated as "boundary fishing place", but something close to "fishing place at the boundary" or "that which is a divided island lake" may be more accurate. <snip> The humorous translation is: "You fish on your side, I'll fish on my side, and no one shall fish in the middle". It is the longest name of any place in all of the United States.