The North American Scrabble Players Association, which governs tournaments in the U.S. and Canada, has voted to remove slurs from the game's official word list.
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On Wednesday, the North American Scrabble Players Association announced that derogatory language would be removed from the game's official word list. NASPA's word list is used in competitive tournaments, which is different than the Merriam-Webster Official Scrabble Players Dictionary. Hasbro says it has worked to eliminate offensive words from the dictionary with every new printing of it.
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