Word “lesbo” in Scrabble Interactive 2007 Edition causes uproar
Some parents have been complaining about Ubisoft‘s Scrabble Interactive 2007 Edition (Nintendo DS and PC) because it contains the word “lesbo” as an acceptable word even when playing in the child friendly “junior” mode. These findings were surprising considering that the term does not pop up when you search for it on the Parker Brothers’ official Scrabble website. However, on the Chambers Word Wizard Online, it is listed as an allowable scrabble word in the UK.
Apparently, the game uses a word list based on the Chambers Official Scrabble Dictionary. It was made known that there are over 277,000 approved words in the dictionary, including some of the more offensive words like “lesbo.” Ubisoft has already released a statement apologizing for the inclusion of the word in the game.
The company pointed out that while the game has a “junior” option which removes most of the offensive words, the aforementioned slang was not considered offensive by the official dictionary and was made playable in both options. However, the statement made no mention of the game being pulled off the shelves because of the issue.
Scrabble 2007 Edition was released in Europe this September but never made it to the U.S.
Some parents have been complaining about Ubisoft‘s Scrabble Interactive 2007 Edition (Nintendo DS and PC) because it contains the word “lesbo” as an acceptable word even when playing in the child friendly “junior” mode. These findings were surprising considering that the term does not pop up when you search for it on the Parker Brothers’ official Scrabble website. However, on the Chambers Word Wizard Online, it is listed as an allowable scrabble word in the UK.
Apparently, the game uses a word list based on the Chambers Official Scrabble Dictionary. It was made known that there are over 277,000 approved words in the dictionary, including some of the more offensive words like “lesbo.” Ubisoft has already released a statement apologizing for the inclusion of the word in the game.
The company pointed out that while the game has a “junior” option which removes most of the offensive words, the aforementioned slang was not considered offensive by the official dictionary and was made playable in both options. However, the statement made no mention of the game being pulled off the shelves because of the issue.
Scrabble 2007 Edition was released in Europe this September but never made it to the U.S.
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