From d0b12dac75243e81a92f2b57d49858a8cb5f4eb0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: James Tucker <james@tailscale.com>
Date: Thu, 4 Jun 2026 16:29:26 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] words: they say the long tail tips the scales

Adds eailed critters and scaly ones. No anole was harmed (it was already
in the list), and the loris was turned away at the door for being
suspiciously tailless.

Removes a word that was misread/misinterpreted and starts a rejection
list in the test suite.

Updates #words

Signed-off-by: James Tucker <james@tailscale.com>
---
 words/scales.txt    | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++++-
 words/tails.txt     | 35 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
 words/words_test.go |  8 ++++++++
 3 files changed, 64 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/words/scales.txt b/words/scales.txt
index fd213e345..f3ba7c22d 100644
--- a/words/scales.txt
+++ b/words/scales.txt
@@ -239,7 +239,6 @@ silverside
 banjo
 barb
 barbel
-bangus
 banfish
 ray
 danio
@@ -475,3 +474,25 @@ rattlesnake
 armadillo
 bonytongue
 flops
+skink
+gharial
+viper
+adder
+taipan
+slowworm
+sturgeon
+krait
+copperhead
+bushmaster
+sidewinder
+kingsnake
+draco
+terrapin
+loggerhead
+hawksbill
+grouper
+wrasse
+parrotfish
+triggerfish
+tench
+shiner
diff --git a/words/tails.txt b/words/tails.txt
index 9b5ae2ca9..d3031c840 100644
--- a/words/tails.txt
+++ b/words/tails.txt
@@ -453,7 +453,6 @@ silverside
 banjo
 barb
 barbel
-bangus
 batfish
 danio
 betta
@@ -799,3 +798,37 @@ komodo
 rattlesnake
 softshell
 bonytongue
+thresher
+numbat
+marten
+wolverine
+mongoose
+sugarglider
+ringtail
+bongo
+klipspringer
+chinchilla
+nutria
+muskrat
+fennec
+tarsier
+sifaka
+baboon
+mandrill
+langur
+boar
+peccary
+duiker
+dikdik
+impala
+chamois
+markhor
+roadrunner
+wagtail
+pintail
+fantail
+sawfish
+swordtail
+oarfish
+newt
+olm
diff --git a/words/words_test.go b/words/words_test.go
index 3547411a1..f04ae9008 100644
--- a/words/words_test.go
+++ b/words/words_test.go
@@ -4,10 +4,15 @@
 package words
 
 import (
+	"slices"
 	"strings"
 	"testing"
 )
 
+var nopes = []string{
+	"chub", "bangus", "hellbender",
+}
+
 func TestWords(t *testing.T) {
 	test := func(t *testing.T, words []string) {
 		t.Helper()
@@ -23,6 +28,9 @@ func TestWords(t *testing.T) {
 			if w == "" || strings.IndexFunc(w, nonASCIILower) != -1 {
 				t.Errorf("malformed word %q", w)
 			}
+			if slices.Contains(nopes, w) {
+				t.Errorf("word %q has been previously rejected/removed and should not be added", w)
+			}
 		}
 	}
 	t.Run("tails", func(t *testing.T) { test(t, Tails()) })