[DamnInteresting]

If you fill in a whole word and it doesn't appear broken, that means that it's a word found in the game's word list. It's a very permissive word list, including some pretty obscure words. Do you recall what the questionable word was?

[jwong_]

It was ASSI

[DamnInteresting]

According to Merriam-Webster, "assi" is a synonym for yaupon, a kind of holly plant native to the southeastern U.S.:

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/assi

It's quite obscure, but valid.

[jwong_]

TIL! Will have to try Yaupon tea some time as well.