BH opened our game of Scrabble this afternoon with 'beadily', for which she claimed 82 points, including the bonus of 50 for using all her letters. She went on to win by 317 points to 237, including the penalty of 2 for the 'U' that I held when she went out.
I did not challenge the word at the time, thinking that it was one, but perusal of the 'B' volume of OED after the event said otherwise. No 'beadily' to be seen. So if we were to deduct the 82 points from her score, where does that get us? Nowhere really, as excluding the word by a challenge at the time would have changed the order of play, and who knows what might have happened.
Furthermore, perusal of the A-G volume of the rather more recent Webster's upstairs, published a little less than a century after my version of the OED, 'beadily' does get in, albeit with a very spare, one line entry. So not so very tainted.
References
Reference 1: https://covetmagazines.com.
'Covet is one of the most prestigious fashion magazines which was birthed from Covet Publications. It is known as the world of fashion fantasies. Our slogan We COVET…is envisioned from the lifestyle of a fashionista. The magazine is trendy and sets trend. The magazine was birthed in 2018 and we believe that the sky and beyond is the limit. We provide complete entertainment, fashion and lifestyle magazine covering many topics including fashion, beauty, culture, arts, wellbeing, living, and runway. Our planned yearly charity gala will donate and support the less privilege, empower women, promote recycling and feed the poor...'. Goodness! Also the source of the snap above, turned up by Bing on the search term 'beadily'.
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