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* {{word|MENDON}}: Searching cannot find certain accented characters, it is listed under [https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/mendang mendang]. | * {{word|MENDON}}: Searching cannot find certain accented characters, it is listed under [https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/mendang mendang]. | ||
* {{word|MUJTAHIDUN}}: Searching cannot find certain accented characters, it is listed under [https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/mujtahidūn mujtahidūn]. | * {{word|MUJTAHIDUN}}: Searching cannot find certain accented characters, it is listed under [https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/mujtahidūn mujtahidūn]. | ||
| − | * {{word|MUNSTER}}: Searching takes you to [https://www.lexico.com/definition/munster Munster] ( | + | * {{word|MUNSTER}}: Searching takes you to [https://www.lexico.com/definition/munster Munster] (capitalised) but it is listed under [https://www.lexico.com/en/definition/muenster muenster]. |
* {{word|NIMBY}}: Searching takes you to [https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/nimby Nimby] (capitalized) but it is listed under [https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/nembie nembie]. | * {{word|NIMBY}}: Searching takes you to [https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/nimby Nimby] (capitalized) but it is listed under [https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/nembie nembie]. | ||
* {{word|OBO}}: Searching takes you to [https://www.lexico.com/definition/obo obo] (abbreviation) but it is listed under [https://www.lexico.com/definition/obbo obbo]. | * {{word|OBO}}: Searching takes you to [https://www.lexico.com/definition/obo obo] (abbreviation) but it is listed under [https://www.lexico.com/definition/obbo obbo]. | ||
Revision as of 17:35, 11 April 2021
This page lists words which might appear to be invalid but actually are valid. It is, of course, not exhaustive.
- ATLANTES: Plural of definition 3 of atlas.
- BUCU: Searching cannot find certain accented characters, it is listed under bussu.
- DADDED, DADDING: Listed under daud.
- GINNELLED, GINNELLING: Listed under ginnle.
- MAUGER, MAUGERED, MAUGERING: Searching does not direct to maugre where its variant spellings (as a verb) can be found in second entry.
- MEDALISE, MEDALLISE: Searching does not direct to medallize unless MEDALIZE or MEDALLIZE are searched instead, MEDALISE and MEDALLISE have to be allowed on Countdown as per rule that says -ISE/-IZE variants of nouns and verbs need not be specified.
- MENDON: Searching cannot find certain accented characters, it is listed under mendang.
- MUJTAHIDUN: Searching cannot find certain accented characters, it is listed under mujtahidūn.
- MUNSTER: Searching takes you to Munster (capitalised) but it is listed under muenster.
- NIMBY: Searching takes you to Nimby (capitalized) but it is listed under nembie.
- OBO: Searching takes you to obo (abbreviation) but it is listed under obbo.
- PATAGON: Searching takes you to Patagon (capitalised) but it is listed under patacon.
- PETTIES: Searching takes you to petty (not a noun) but it is listed as a noun under petti.
- PHOTURIS: Capitalized, but also listed in bold without an initial capital letter in the definition.
- ROMANITE: Searching takes you to Romanite (capitalized) but it is listed under rumanite.
