According to that site:. Thanks to thesun's research it is obvious that the website is not the final word for Scrabble tournaments. Apparently the Scrabble folks censor their website, and books of around offensive words. To get the complete list you have to join the National Scrabble Association and pay for it.
For most tournaments that will be the list used. If the tournament is televised then perhaps those offensive words will not be allowed. The idea that slang is in some way verboten in Scrabble is mysteriously widespread among casual players I've run across. I defy them to find that prohibition in the actual rules! But it's now kosher, and a very welcome way of being able to quickly play a Z, especially in parts of the word that don't believe me when I tell them that ZO is a type of Himalayan ox.
Similarly, where would the game of Scrabble be without QI? Nearly unplayable, that's where. Mind you, I'm English, and the English official Scrabble wordlist is about twice the size of the American, so that could explain it. There was a televised world Scrabble championship of some kind which was notorious for one of the players playing "LEZ" in the final - and the judges quickly ruling it legal in spluttering embarrassment, due to the word's obvious potential to deprave and corrupt youngsters in the viewing audience.
I'm pretty sure the implication was that LEZ was indeed in the wordlist: the guy was one of the top players in the world, and these people know their valid words. Afterwards he, quite rightly, said "I don't even think about what the words mean, I just play them if they're the best move". Happily, I do believe he went on to win the game and the championship! Also, you can easily obtain the full North American Lexicon by downloading the free, open-source program Zyzzyva , which has searchable versions with definitions of all of the various Scrabble dictionaries used worldwide.
Several iPhone apps, including Checkword and Zarf. Use the Scrabble Dictionary for further reference. Slang words such as za and zn are recognized even if they don't seem to look like a word. David's suggestion of Zyzzyva looks like it might be the most comprehensive resource, but here are some others that might also be useful. It has the advantage of not requiring any downloads. It doesn't give definitions, but Ninjawords is a very convenient tool for finding definitions.
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