Tuesday, January 12, 2010

2009 Baby Names and the Sixties. Which are valid Scrabble words?

I was reading a list of the top 20 popular baby names for 2009. I thought to myself, "which of these could I play in Scrabble?" Is that a bad sign? Am I a huge nerd? Probably. In any event, here is a list of playable baby names from the list of 2009's most popular baby names in accordance with TWL rules. So, if you play the US version of Facebook Scrabble these will work.

Male:
Logan - (short for pokelogan) a marshy or stagnant water that has branched off from a stream or lake.
Benjamin - another word for benzoin
Alexander - an iced cocktail made from crème de cacao, sweet cream, and gin or brandy
Dylan

Female:
Ava - adverb meaning "of all"
Lily
Grace
Riley - angry, vexed



For 2009, out of 40 names 8 are valid Scrabble words.
How do the 1960s compare?
This data was extracted from a different type of list. The top 20 male/female names in this case is based on the average over the entire decade. If you were born around the sixties your name might be included

Male:
John
Mark
Joseph
Timothy

Female:
Donna
Tammy
Laura

A few of the names are a bit obvious. For instance, Grace, John and Mark go without saying. However, I was surprised to find that Benjamin worked. A benefit of these words are that, with any luck, they will be easier to remember.

1 comments:

Unknown said...

great baby names..while playing scrabble you can create some baby names specially if you are pregnant..

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