Dictionaries
There is more than one official Scrabble dictionary in each language. We bring you a selection of the more commonly played dictionaries to suit the game you are playing:
- OSPD - Official Scrabble Players Dictionary v4.
- First published in 1978 by the National Scrabble Association for speakers of United States English. Intended for school and family use, not tournament play.
- SOWPODS - OSPD + OSW (Official Scrabble Words, derived from the Chambers Dictionary).
- This is used in tournament Scrabble in most English speaking countries.
- TWL - Tournament Word List.
- Used for tournament play in USA, Canada, Thailand and Israel. TWL is much smaller than the SOWPODS dictionary used for tournaments in other parts of the world.
- ENABLE - Enhanced North American Benchmark LExicon.
- Another popular reference list but not widely taken up for official games.
- ODS4 - L'Officiel du Scrabble v4.
- Official French Scrabble Dictionary. Note that using this dictionary will change the tile distribution and scoring to use French Scrabble rules.
For most English games TWL is a good dictionary and it's our default choice. Our puzzles can use different dictionaries, so be sure to check the puzzle details before playing.