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Invalid word in german WYPS version

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#1 · ghardh

16 Aug 2010

In one of my german WYPS games ranka bot played the word "DRÄNT" what is no german word but was accepted by the system.

#3 · quartastella

16 Aug 2010

Does it say anywhere which vocabularies/dictionaries are used for the WYPS in the various languages? In my WYPS games in Italian several words came up that I had never seen before and I can't find them in any available Internet vocabulary/dictionary.

#4 · Aganju

16 Aug 2010

I have never heard 'DRÄNT' (and I'm a born German and lived there for over forty years), but after checking, it comes from the verb 'to drain' (allow the water to get out). A friend of mine who is something like a plumber knew the word.

Typischerweise würde 'DRAINAGE' eher bekannt sein, aber 'DRÄNEN' ist wohl offiziell ein deutsches Verb.

#5 · Aganju

16 Aug 2010

aber ich hatte auch das Gefühl dieser Bot bescheißt...

#7 · MichaeI X

17 Aug 2010

Of course bots cheat (by definition).

@Aganju. As you are obviously old enough, you might remember the song

"Dränen lügen nicht" (interpreted by various artists)

What, in your opinion, is the favorite occupation of such a "Dräne" ?

#8 · Aganju

17 Aug 2010

@Michael X: unfortunately, that was my first association too (traumatic experiences in the childhood influence our whole live...).

The other option that comes to mind is the franconian pronunciation of 'tears', (in franconian, P->B; T->D; K->G; like the famous TV show with five D: diddel, deesen, demberamende).

And no, I don't live in 'Franken', but I work daily with people from there. Believe me, franconian english is really funny.

#9 · ghardh

17 Aug 2010

@Richard: This "turnierwortliste" contains only words up to 5 letters. That can't be the list that is used by the system (and the bots).

Otherwise there are a lot of very, very strange word in this list, e.g. ANLUV, BEGUM, CHEIB, DIVIS, and lots more.

#10 · ghardh

19 Aug 2010

I have to correct myself: All these words are valid (although very unusual) and can be found in the "Duden" or can be derived from words that are listed there. The question remains: What database does the system (and the bots as well) use?