Zipola: Slang. Nothing at all; zip; zilch.

A monster has been created.

Almost ten-year-old Angel Boy 2.0 has become a rabid Scrabble player. Zipola is a word he used to gain a triple word score.

It’s a valid word in SOME Scrabble dictionaries, but not all. However, no one was going to take that pride and joy away from him, that’s for sure.

In fact, last night he surpassed 400 points in a one-on-one game, winning against his PhD literature professor dad, and it’s one of our proudest family moments.

It’s bad enough that I could NEVER win against the original Angel Boy; I can’t imagine the future as a total loser.