Use These 20 Little-Known Words to Win Your Next Scrabble Game

People take their Scrabble very seriously.

I have some friends who are in some serious Scrabble grudge matches that might just end their friendships with certain people.

And now I’m going to interject myself into the equation! How? Because here are 20 little-known words that you can use in your next Scrabble game that will blow your opponent’s mind and maybe put you over the top for a win!

You’re welcome!

1. Oxyphenbutazone

A type of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug.

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2. Muzjiks

A Russian peasant.

3. Qi

The energy of life flowing through the body.

4. Qat

A shrub that grows in the Middle East and Africa.

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5. Xu

A coin that used to be minted in South Vietnam.

6. Cwm

A half-open hollow on a mountainside.

7. Beziques

A card game played with a pack of 48 cards (two of each suit for high cards).

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8. Caziques

Black-and-red or black-and-yellow orioles of the American tropics.

9. Highjack

Alternate spelling of hijack.

10. Oxazepam

A tranquilizing drug used to treat anxiety, insomnia, and alcohol withdrawal.

11. Quixotry

Quixotic action or thought.

12. Vizcacha

A burrowing rodent.

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13. Chutzpah

Unbelievable gall; supreme self-confidence.

14. Quetzals

The basic unit of money in Guatemala; large bird of Central and South America.

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15. Whizbang

A small high-velocity shell; a firecracker that makes a whizzing sound followed by an explosion.

16. Wheezily

With a wheeze.

17. Exorcize

Drive out or attempt to drive out (an evil spirit) from a person or place.

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18. Zombify

To turn into a zombie.

19. Jezebel

A shameless, impudent, scheming woman.

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20. Zymurgy

The branch of chemistry concerned with fermentation.

It’s time to dominate! Good luck!

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15 Questions About Disney Villains That Need to Be Answered Right Now

Have you had these questions burning a hole in your mind since you were a kid?

I think we all know the answer is YES.

#15. What was Captain Hook’s name before, you know…

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He wasn’t born that way, I assume.

#14. Why didn’t Jafar just wish for a new kingdom?

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Maybe hubris really was the thing that did him in.

#13. How does Hades die in his own river?

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Don’t you think he would have thought of that?!

#12. Why didn’t the Magic Mirror just warn the Evil Queen to steer clear of Snow White altogether?

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It really was throwing some serious shade.

#11. How did literally no one ever punish the cats in Lady and the Tramp?

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As a child, this injustice bugged me – and it’s followed me into adulthood!

#10. If Cruella de Vil and Anita are the same age, why does the villain look so gray and aged?

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Seriously, she can afford the good stuff. Moisturizer, I mean.

#9. What is Scar’s deal?

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How did he become an outcast? He’s pretty terrible, but we don’t really know why.

#8. Was Maleficent really that petty?

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I mean, she didn’t get invited to a party. Was it really that big of a deal?

#7. Why did the Queen of Hearts insist on croquet?

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She had to know, deep down, that she sucked and was going to lose her cool.

#6. Why doesn’t anyone except Belle seem to notice how awful Gaston is?

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They’re not in high school anymore – who puts up or admires buffoons into adulthood?

#5. Why doesn’t Prince John buy tailored clothes?

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Does he enjoy literally not being able to fill his predecessors shoes?

#4. Yzma is supposedly a chemist, so why can’t she make her own eternal youth compound?

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Maybe she’s just not very good?

#3. If Lady Tremaine knew her daughters needed a little help to get the prince’s attention, why didn’t she make sure they had better dresses?

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She clearly wasn’t really trying.

#2. Esmerelda was not the only pretty girl in Paris, soo…

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Why didn’t Claude Frollo just move on instead of threatening to literally burn the whole thing down?

#1. Was Dr. Facilier just hell-bent on evil control?

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He lives in New Orleans – couldn’t he have just grabbed a hurricane and some gumbo and called it a day?

Fess up, baddies!

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Do You Recognize These 10 Celebs After They Used the FaceApp?

It’s pretty much impossible to avoid FaceApp right now. By now you’ve seen somebody who has used it to make them look a much older version of themselves.

And the results are impressive, if not a bit… nefarious? 150M people have now downloaded and used the app since it launched, but do they really know what they signed up for? Because FaceApp’s terms of service look like this…

You grant FaceApp a perpetual, irrevocable, nonexclusive, royalty-free, worldwide, fully-paid, transferable sub-licensable license to use, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, translate, create derivative works from, distribute, publicly perform and display your User Content and any name, username or likeness provided in connection with your User Content in all media formats and channels now known or later developed, without compensation to you.

So yeah, just be careful.

Now on to the celebrities! I’m actually not going to name them, and some of them might be easy to spot at first. But we’ll see! Btw, the answers will be at the very bottom.

Good luck!

1. You used to call this guy on the telephone…

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2. English crooner…

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3. Bonafide legendary Warrior!

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4. A former X-man… man!

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5. Just look at his apron…

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6. She’s always doing something!

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7. Famous DJ alert!

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8. Look! Washed up reality stars!

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9. This guy is legit super!

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10. He’s got the horses in his car…

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ANSWERS: 1: Drake, 2: Sam Smith, 3: Steph Curry, 4: James Marsden, 5: Gordon Ramsey, 6: Busy Phillips, 7: Diplo, 8: JWow & Snooki, 9: Zachary Levi, 10: Little Nas X.

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A Mom Ordered Her Daughter a “Moana” Cake…but Got a “Marijuana” Cake Instead

I think ordering an adorable Disney princess cake and walking away with a cake immortalizing one’s love for drugs is quite a doozy. Don’t you?

I mean, this is more than thinking you can re-create Bikini Bottom like the professional who posted the design on Facebook and ending up with a blue-green lump wearing a starfish bra, right?

Not that I’ve seen that happen. At all. Ahem.

Luckily, the daughter in question was celebrating her 25th birthday and not her 5th, which makes the situation more hilarious than tragic.

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Kensli Davis requested a Moana cake from an Atlanta bakery, and her mother complied, since one of the most important parts of planning and hosting a birthday party is to have the perfect cake for the guest of honor.

In case you’ve forgotten what Moana looks like:

When she went to pick it up, though, she opened the lid to find a cake decorated with a marijuana leaf and a totally stoned My Little Pony.

Can we just pause for a moment to appreciate the artistry behind this My Little Pony, though? I mean. It’s green, it’s emitting a puff of smoke, and it comes complete with bloodshot eyes.

Kensli posted a photograph to Facebook she thought it was so funny.

I haven’t had a chance to tell y’all about our experience this weekend with my birthday cake. So my mama called and…

Posted by Kensli Taylor Davis on Tuesday, July 2, 2019

“So my mama called and ordered me a cake telling them how much I loved Moana. (Because I really do). Well, needless to say these people thought she said marijuana.”

Other people have also been quick to see the humor in the situation; her post has gathered 12,000 reactions and 13,000 shares – most of which are the uber-appropriate “crying laughing” emoji.

And, like many stories involving cake and marijuana, this one has a happy ending.

“That ice cream cake was still good, though.”

And isn’t that really all that matters?

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Here’s a Sneak Peek at the Trailer for ‘Top Gun: Maverick’

If you weren’t around for in 1986, it’s kind of hard to describe how popular Top Gun was, but trust me, it was HUGE. My older brother even entertained the idea of becoming a fighter pilot for about four days.

Like I said, it was HUGE.

Well, we’re all in luck again! Top Gun: Maverick is set to hit the big screen next summer and original stars Tom Cruise (Maverick) and Val Kilmer (Iceman) are reprising their roles. Joining them will be Jon Hamm, Jennifer Connelly, Miles Teller (who plays Goose’s son from the 1986 film), and Ed Harris. The original Top Gun was directed by the late Tony Scott, and this time around, Joseph Kosinski (Tron: Legacy) is at the helm.

Here’s a sharp poster for the new film.

Concerning the action in the new film, Jon Hamm said, “We’re shooting the movie in, I think, 6K. So it’s incredibly hi-def. The aerial footage is mind-blowing. And it’s mostly practical. There’s not a lot of CG. Those guys are really up in planes and getting thrown around in multiple Gs.”

We don’t know a whole lot about the plot yet, but from the preview, it looks like it will be fully locked and loaded with action.

Top Gun: Maverick hits theaters on June 26, 2020. Check out the trailer below.

I don’t know about you, but I am excited about this one! Let’s hope that we get another love scene set to “Take My Breath Away.”

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These 20 Iconic Movie Scenes Brought People to Tears

We’ve all cried at a movie at one point or another. My personal experiences usually have to do with animals in sad movie scenes. People…not so much.

A Reddit user asked, “Which movie scene brought you to tears?” and here are the moving responses.

Here come the waterworks.

1. Coco

“”The ending of Coco, when Mama Coco recognizes the song that Miguel is singing despite her dementia because her father used to play it when she was a kid. Wow okay, I’m getting emotional just thinking about it.””

2. Gladiator

“The whole last five minutes of Gladiator: “I will see you again my friend, but not yet… not yet.”

3. 12 Years a Slave

“12 Years A Slave, seeing his grown children after he escapes back to the north. Seeing his granddaughter brought me to tears like a blubbering idiot.”

4. Guardians of the Galaxy 2

“I don’t do crying, especially movies. They’re not real people. But when the Ravagers showed up for Yondu’s funeral, someone was cutting a helluva lot of onions in the theatre…”

5. The Truman Show

“Final scene in The Truman Show where he turns to the camera and says, ‘In case I don’t see ya! Good afternoon, good evening and goodnight.’”

6. Good Will Hunting

“I feel like this movie has lost its hype but re-watching it last week and seeing Robin Williams breaking Matt Damon down into tears is just such a powerful scene. 10/10 movie would and will watch again.”

7. Up

“My grandmother had just passed away after an emotional week of ups and downs in the hospital. My wife and I decided to go to the movies just to take our minds off from recent events. Up was the movie we went to see. Other than the not having kids part, it was like watching my grandparents on screen. I doubt there will ever be a scene in a movie that will hit me harder than that.”

8. The Green Mile

“The execution scene from The Green Mile, Michael Duncan Clarke was the first actor that ever made me cry.”

9. 50/50

“50/50 going into surgery. This movie is so looked-over, but it’s honestly probably the best performances of Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Seth Rogen.”

10. Schindler’s List

“At the end of Schindler’s List, when he’s looking at his few possessions left, and thinks of how many more people he could have saved if he sold the car, or whatever.”

11. Toy Story 3

“Toy Story 3 when the gang accepts their presumed fate in the incinerator and all reach out for one another, the worst being when Woody finally gives in and takes Buzz’s hand. I always thought this part hit harder than Andy leaving after giving the toys to Bonnie, that always felt more bittersweet than anything.”

12. Interstellar

“Interstellar when he watches the videos of his kids aging 25 years in front of his eyes.”

13. The Land Before Time

“In the movie The Land Before Time….. When Little Foot’s mom dies….made me cry as a kid when It first came out in 1988…makes me cry now.”

14. Inside Out

“I watched that when I was 38 years old, and I cried like a little girl with a skinned knee. Like straight up ugly-face, snot-bubble, breath-hitching sobbed.

The lady I was seeing at the time not only didn’t cry, but didn’t understand why I did. I’m not saying that’s the reason we’re not together, but I’m not denying that it was a factor.”

15. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

“The beach running scene from Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. After what that movie put me through, I just lost it then.”

16. Ghost

“At the end of Ghost, as I was wiping away tears, I saw my-brother-in-law hand my husband a dollar bill. ‘Told you she would be in tears by the end.’”

17. The Pursuit of Happyness

“The ending of The Pursuit of Happyness got me. When he got the job, I had held it together up until then but I just let it out. It just resonated so much with me because my parents really struggled as immigrants and worked very hard to give my siblings and me a better life. Great movie.”

18. Pan’s Labyrinth

“The ending of Pan’s Labyrinth made me ugly cry for about an hour. Then I was irrationally angry at Guillermo del Toro for years after. He wrote and directed it and it destroyed me. Damn it, I’m starting to cry just thinking about it.”

19. Titanic

“That scene in Titanic where the old couple is lying on their bed holding each other, they’ve lived a long life and have accepted that it’s now the end. Idk it gets me every time.”

20. My Girl

“The funeral scene from My Girl. Doesnt matter what part of the movie I walk in on, it’ll always make me start bawling.”

What movie scene makes you cry? Share in the comments below!

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13 Keanu Reeves Memes You Should Probably Take a Look At

Does any person on the planet have more love being thrown their way than Keanu Reeves right now?

To be fair, he seems to have earned it. Story after story after story makes him appear to be the genuine article.

So here are 13 memes to celebrate the guy who we just can’t get enough of…

1. This. Right. Here.

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2. Two sides to everybody…

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3. It’s true.

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4. He’s all of us.

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5. WUT?!?! We have to save him!

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6. Pretty much immortal, yes…

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7. Oh snap

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8. Hahaha… oh internet…

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9. He did make INSANE amounts of money from The Matrix. True story.

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10. Haha, classic Keanu…

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11. When you see it…

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12. Fair enough!

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13. Damn Keanu!

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Are all your problems solved? No.

Do you feel better? Yes.

You’re welcome.

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20 Underrated Horror Movies You Should Check out ASAP

I unapologetically love horror movies. All of ’em. I love cheesy ones from the ’80s, I love masterpieces like The Shining, I love foreign ones, I love ones that fly under the radar.

Buzzfeed asked their Community what they think are underrated horror films that are often overlooked.

Here are 20 that you should check out ASAP, complete with comments from the Buzzfeed Community. Try not to get too creeped out watching these trailers…

1. Zombie (1979)

“This is a different kind of zombie movie that is not only crazy awesome with the effects, but gives you a chuckle every once in a while with how outlandish some of the dialogue is. It is truly a must-see for all of my zombiephiles out there.”

2. Sleepaway Camp (1983)

“This movie disturbed me on so many levels. The subject matter covered and some of the imagery they got away with 36 years ago is shocking by today’s standards.”

3. Hell House, LLC. (2015)

“This movie truly made me piss-in-my-pants level scared for the first time EVER. It’s a found-footage horror film about a small group of friends who find older houses/locations to host incredibly scary haunted houses in around the country. It has a really good mix of jump scares and suspense and kept me lying awake in bed for hours after watching it.”

4. The Taking of Deborah Logan (2014)

“It has a really good story that actually takes the time to develop while maintaining all the best elements of horror. I’ve seen it several times and people I have suggested it to agree with me.”

5. In the Mouth of Madness (1994)

“Truly the most underrated of John Carpenter’s films. This one completely freaked me and my husband out. I don’t want to give TOO much away, but let’s just say that it definitely does NOT have a feel-good ending.”

6. Dead Alive (1992)

“This is just a classic in the camp/gore genre. We can’t be friends unless you’ve at least given it a chance!”

Also, Peter Jackson of The Lords of the Rings fame directed this splatterfest.

7. Resolution (2012)

“This one does Cabin in the Woods better than Cabin in the Woods. It has a lot of fun with the horror genre without ever going over-the-top. It’s a great film in general and I often tell people it’s the best horror movie post-2000.”

8. Macabre (2009)

“If you haven’t seen this Indonesian horror/thriller, then you need to jump on Amazon and buy it ASAP. What starts off as a simple “finding a stranger in distress while driving” story quickly leads to the most excellent game of cat-and-mouse I’ve seen on-screen in a very long time.”

9. Found (2012)

“A 12-year-old boy finds out his horror-film obsessed teenage brother has a human head in his closet. I don’t want to spoil anything past that, but it is disturbing and unexpected from beginning to end.”

10. High Tension (2003)

“I’ve never been more disturbed in the first 15 minutes of a movie than when I first watched this one. It’s highly suspenseful and incredibly violent. A well done movie, but I don’t think I’ll ever be able to watch it again.”

11. Mirrors (2008)

“I worked myself up to a near heart attack each time I got in the shower for at least a week (probably two) after seeing this movie. Seriously, the first time I showered after I saw this, I was so freaked out that I actually whimpered when I thought I saw something move from the corner of my eye. I was 25 at the time.”

12. Under the Skin (2013)

“This is an unsettling, beautifully-shot film starring Scarlett Johansson, in what I personally think is her best role to date. It’s about an alien seductress…and I’ll leave it at that. DO NOT look up spoilers or trailers, just watch it — if you can make it through to the end.”

13. Ghost Story (1981)

“I think this one’s underrated just because it’s largely been forgotten. Spoilers, but there’s a scene where they try to cover up the woman’s accidental death by pushing her car into the water, but she starts moving at the last minute before the car goes under and they realize they’ve murdered her…I saw that scene when I was a young kid and it burned into my memory. That was more disturbing to me than any jump scare.”

14. The Houses October Built (2014)

“It’s about this group of people making a documentary to find the most intense haunted house. It’s a little slow to start but, once stuff starts happening, it hits the fan full-force. For a while I forgot I was even watching a horror movie until it kicked in, and I think that made it even better because it catches you unaware.”

15. Creep (2014)

“This movie kept getting recommended to me on Netflix forever before I finally gave in and watched it. At just over an hour long, it’s so simple and only has two actors. It has a great sense of timing, making things really suspenseful. It was the first movie in a while that made me want to sleep with the lights on.”

16. Thirst (2009)

“It’s an absolutely amazing Korean horror film by the same director who made Oldboy about a priest-turned-vampire and his love interest. It’s so visually stunning and has a great plot.”

17. The Changeling (1980)

“My mom and I used to watch horror movies together all the time when I was a kid, and this one has stuck with me the most. It doesn’t rely on gratuitous gore. If you haven’t seen it yet, you need to!”

18. Stir of Echoes (1999)

“This was filmed in Chicago and I lived a block down from the house. I would absolutely dread passing it!”

19. Paperhouse (1988)

“It’s about a little girl who has nightmares about a house that she draws. Reality and fantasy begin mixing together, and her alcoholic dad is also a part of it. It’s spooky and weird and was made by the same director as the classic Candyman!”

20. The Forest (2016)

“I’ve seen many horror movies and this is probably one of the best I’ve seen so far. It’s generally terrifying, and it messes with your head.”


Happy watching! And remember…DON’T GO IN THERE!

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Sesame Street Characters Reenacted ‘Sabotage’ by the Beastie Boys. Take a Look.

When the Sabotage video hit the airwaves, it was a game-changer. Suddenly, the Beasties were back on top and firmly in the public consciousness like they hadn’t been in years.

The Sabotage video was directed by Spike Jonze and was a throwback to 1970s-style cop TV shows such as Starsky and Hutch and Baretta. It was a brilliant idea and executed perfectly. To be honest, music videos had become a little boring by the time the Sabotage video came out in 1994, and the Beastie Boys injected some fun and humor back into MTV, which seemed to be all doom and gloom with the explosion of grunge. Here’s a refresher.

I think people can argue that the Sabotage video set the stage for such later classic videos as Weezer’s Buddy Holly.

 

The Sesame street video was made by Mylo the Cat (aka Adam Schleichkorn) using footage from the 1985 Sesame Street film Follow That Bird. He’s previously gained fame for video mashups such as Barney the Dinosaur doing The Notorious B.I.G’s Get Money.

Is it silly? Yes. Is it goofy? Absolutely.

The mashup works well for these videos because, like the original video, there’s a lot of running around and people getting chased, this time it just happens to be Big Bird.

I think this is one of the better mashup videos I’ve ever seen, to be honest. Here’s the entire video for you to enjoy.

Oh, and, RIP MCA.

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Check out These Funny Jokes About ‘Stranger Things’

The third season of Stranger Things is already a massive hit and almost everyone on the planet has binged watched the show. So now that you’ve seen it, you need some jokes to help you digest everything that happened in the new episodes!

There are some Season 3 spoilers below, so if you haven’t watched yet and you don’t want to ruin it, here’s your chance to turn back!

1. Accurate

2. On point

3. The mindflayer

4. Max

5. She found out

6. Broke!

7. LOL

8. Plenty of time

9. Sneakin’ out

10. That’s right

11. Three inches

12. I can hear that

13. Oh, Billy

14. What happened?

15. Flirting

Who’s ready for Season 4?

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