The following list of changes introduced in the Official Tournament and Club Word List (2nd edition) will be updated with longer words as soon as definitions are available.
| New Two-Letter Main Words | |
|---|---|
| FE FES | n a Hebrew letter |
| KI KIS | n the vital force in Chinese thought |
| OI | interj oy |
| QI QIS | n the vital force that in Chinese thought is inherent in all things |
| ZA ZAS | n a pizza |
| Redefined Two-Letter Main Words | |
| AG AGS | n agriculture |
| AH AHS AHED AHING | v aah |
| ED EDS | n education |
| EX EXES EXED EXING | v to cross out |
| GO GOS | n a Japanese board game |
| HO HOS HOES | n a whore (an offensive term) |
| Deleted Three-Letter Main Words | |
| EMF EMFS | n a difference in electric potential |
| New Three-Letter Main Words | |
| AHI AHIS | n a marine food fish |
| APO APOS | n a type of protein |
| APP APPS | n a computer program for a major task |
| BES BESES | n beth |
| CIG CIGS | n a cigarette |
| CRU CRUS | n a grade or class of wine |
| DAN DANS | n a level or skill in martial arts |
| DEF DEFFER DEFFEST | n excellent |
| DIF DIFS | n diff |
| DUH | interj used to indicate that something just stated is too obvious |
| EEK | interj used to express sudden fright |
| FAB FABBER FABBEST | n fabulous |
| FAB FABS | n something created or constructed |
| IGG IGGS IGGED IGGING | v to ignore |
| KYE KYES | n a private Korean-American banking club |
| LES LESES | n a lez (an offensive term) |
| MEG MEGS | n a megabyte |
| MIC MICS | n a microphone |
| MYC MYCS | n a gene that transforms a normal cell into a cancerous cell |
| NEG NEGS | n a photographic negative |
| OBA OBAS | n a hereditary chief in Benin and Nigeria |
| ODA ODAS | n a room in a harem |
| ONO ONOS | n a large mackerel |
| POO POOS POOED POOING | v to defecate (an offensive term) |
| PST | interj psst |
| RAI RAIS | n a style of popular Algerian music |
| SOM SOMS | n a monetary unit of Kyrgyzstan |
| SUK SUKS | n souk |
| URP URPS URPED URPING | v to vomit |
| UTE UTES | n a utility vehicle |
| VID VIDS | n a video |
| VUM | interj used to express surprise |
| YAG YAGS | n a synthetic garnet |
| ZEP ZEPS | n a long sandwich |
| ZUZ ZUZIM | n an ancient Hebrew silver coin |
| ZZZ | interj used to suggest the sound of snoring |
| Redefined Three-Letter Main Words | |
| ADZ ADZES ADZED ADZING | v to shape (wood) with an adz (a cutting tool) |
| AMP AMPS AMPED AMPING | v to amplify |
| COR CORS | n an ancient unit of measure |
| GIT GITS GITTED GITTING | v to get |
| HIM HIMS | n a male |
| KEG KEGS KEGGED KEGGING | v to store in a keg (a small barrel) |
| KOI KOIS | n a large and colorful fish |
| LAT LATS | n a muscle of the back |
| LEK LEKS LEKKED LEKKING | v to assemble for competitive displays during the mating season |
| MAX MAXES MAXED MAXING | v to reach the upper limit |
| MED MEDS | n medication |
| TIC TICS TICCED TICCING | v to have an involuntary muscle contraction |
| VEG VEGES VEGGED VEGGING | v to spend time idly |
| YEP YEPS | n an affirmative reply |
| YOU YOUS | n something identified with the person addressed |
| New Four-Letter Main Words | |
| BERK BERKS | n a foolish person |
| BIDI BIDIS | n a cigarette of India |
| BIOG BIOGS | n a biography |
| BIRO BIROS | n a type of pen (trademarked) |
| BLOG BLOGS | n a website containing a personal journal |
| BOHO BOHOS | n a bohemian |
| BORK BORKS BORKED BORKING | v to attack a candidate in the media |
| BRUX BRUXES BRUXED BRUXING | v to grind the teeth |
| BUBU BUBUS | n a boubou |
| BUNA BUNAS | n a synthetic rubber |
| BURB BURBS | n a suburb |
| CAMO CAMOS | n a camouflage pattern |
| CHAI CHAIS | v spiced tea with honey and milk |
| COKY | adj cokelike |
| CRED CREDS | n credibility |
| CRIT CRITS | n criticism |
| DAN DANS | n a level or skill in martial arts |
| DELT DELTS | n a deltoid |
| DENI DENI | n a monetary unit of Macedonia |
| DIFF DIFFS | n a difference |
| DINO DINOS | n a dinosaur |
| ECHT | adj genuine |
| EMMY EMMYS | n a trademark |
| ENUF | adj enough |
| ESNE ESNES | n a laborer in Anglo-Saxon England |
| FEEB FEEBS | n a wimp (a weak of ineffective person) |
| FEST FESTS | n a gathering for an activity |
| FLIR FLIRS | n an electronic heat sensor |
| GITE GITES | n a vacation retreat in France |
| GLAM GLAMS | n glitzy atttractiveness |
| GORM GORMS GORMED GORMING | v gaum [sic, should read "to gaum"] |
| GOTH GOTHS | n a morbid style of rock music |
| GROK GROKS GROKKED GROKKING | v to understand intuitively |
| HAKU HAKUS | n a crown of flowers |
| JIVY | adj jivey |
| JUCO JUCOS | n a junior college |
| JUKU JUKUS | n an additional school in Japan for preparing students for college |
| KELT KELTS | n a salmon that has spawned |
| KLIK KLIKS | n a klick |
| KOJI KOJIS | n a fungus used to start fermentation |
| KORA KORAS | n a stringed African musical instrument |
| KUFI KUFIS | n a brimless hat |
| KUNA KUNE | n a monetary unit of Croatia |
| KYE KYES | n a private Korean-American banking club |
| LATS LATI LATU | n a monetary unit of Latvia |
| LILO LILOS | n a trademark |
| LIPA LIPE | n a monetary unit of Croatia |
| LOID LOIDS LOIDED LOIDING | v to open a spring lock by using a piece of celluloid |
| LUMA LUMAS | n a monetary unit of Armenia |
| LYCH LYCHES | n lich |
| MARA MARAS | n a cavy of Argentina |
| MASA MASAS | n dough made of dried corn |
| MEGA | adj great in size or importance |
| MEME MEMES | n an idea or practice that spreads from person to person |
| MERC MERCES MERCS | n a mercenary |
| MIPS | n/pl million instructions per second |
| MOSH MOSHES MOSHES MOSHING | v to engage in frenzied dancing with others at a rock concert |
| NAFF NAFFS NAFFED NAFFING | v to fool around |
| NALA NALAS | n nullah |
| NAPA NAPAS | n a soft leather |
| OAKY OAKIER OAKIEST | adj tasting of oak sap |
| ODAH ODAHS | n oda |
| PACY PACIER PACIEST | adj pacey |
| PERE PERES | n father |
| PERP PERPS | n a person who commits a crime |
| PERV PERVS | n one who has been perverted |
| PLEX PLEXES | n a multiplex |
| POMO POMOS | n the postmodern movement |
| POXY POXIER POXIEST | adj afflicted with a pox |
| PTUI | interj used to express the sound of spitting |
| PUPU PUPUS | n a dish of Asian foods served as an appetizer |
| PYRO PYROS | n a person who has a compulsion to set fires |
| QADI QADIS | n cadi |
| RAGG RAGGS | n a wool fiber |
| RAKU RAKUS | n a form of Japanese glazed pottery |
| SHWA SHWAS | n schwa |
| SIDH SIDHE | n a hill inhabited by supernatural beings in Irish folklore |
| SIKA SIKAS | n a small deer native to Asia |
| SOBA SOBAS | n a Japanese noodle made from buckwheat flour |
| SOCA SOCAS | n a blend of soul and calypso music |
| SPAM SPAMS SPAMMED SPAMMING | v to send unsolicited e-mail to a large number of addresses |
| STOT STOTS STOTTED STOTTING | v to bound with a stiff-legged gait |
| TECH TECHS | n a technician |
| TEGG TEGGS | n a sheep in its second year |
| TOPO | adj topographic |
| TRES | adj very |
| TROG TROGS | n a hooligan |
| TYIN TYIN | n a monetary unit of Kazakhstan |
| UDON UDONS | n a Japanese noodle made with wheat flour |
| WANK WANKS WANKED WANKING | v to masturbate (an offensive term) |
| WHUP WHUPPED WHUPPING WHUPS | v to defeat decisively |
| YUTZ YUTZES | n a stupid, foolish or ineffectual person |
| ZINE ZINES | n a magazine |
| ZONA ZONAE | n a transparent substance surrounding the ovum of mammals |
| ZOUK ZOUKS | n a dance music of the French West Indies |
| Redefined Four-Letter Main Words | |
| ADZE ADZES ADZED ADZING | v to adz |
| BABY BABIER BABIEST | adj resembling a baby an infant |
| BARN BARNS BARNED BARNING | v to store in a barn (a large storage building) |
| BERM BERMS BERMED BERMING | v to provide with a berm (a ledge) |
| CHEF CHEFS CHEFED CHEFING CHEFFED CHEFFING | v to work as a chef (a chief cook) |
| DEMO DEMOS DEMOED DEMOING | v to demonstrate |
| DUET DUETED DUETING DUETTED DUETTING DUETS | v to perform a duet (a musical composition for two) |
| LINT LINTS LINTED LINTING | v to give off lint (bits of fiber or fluff) |
| LUBE LUBES LUBED LUBING | v to lubricate |
| MILD MILDS MILDED MILDING | v to diminish |
| PALP PALPS PALPED PALPING | v to touch |
| PORK PORKS PORKED PORKING | v to eat ravenously |
| WIMP WIMPS WIMPED WIMPING | v to act in a timid manner |
| YEAH YEAHS | n an affirmative reply |
| ZOON ZOONS ZOONED ZOONING | v to zoom |