New Scrabble Words

This illustration includes an asterism, pilcrow, fleuron, and manicure.

You will recognize some of these typographic symbols if you ever accidentally went to Outline View in early versions of Microsoft Word. Many have been around for centuries.

Were they the first emojis?

Not as expressive, certainly, but still a convenient shorthand for publishers. And if you enjoy collecting curious words in your brain like I do, a source of genuine delight. ❦