The Letterbox Word Game

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Current Word List Rules
These are the criteria I have tried to apply in creating the Letterbox word list.
  • Words must be listed in a good English language dictionary.
  • Abbreviations are not allowed if normally written with capitals or a punctuation mark, or if unpronounceable (for example "mgt") or pronounced as a sequence of letters (for example "tko"). Other words that originated as abbreviations are allowed (for example "ammo").
  • Slang and colloquial words are allowed.
  • Proper names (words normally spelt with an initial capital letter) are not allowed.
  • Foreign words are allowed if they are included in English dictionaries, not in italics.
  • A word is not allowed if it only ever appears as part of a phrase (for example neither "jai" nor "alai" is allowed, even though the Basque phrase "jai alai" has become part of the English language as the name of a game).
  • Interjections may be included (for example "aha").
  • Very obscure words are not necessarily allowed (for example "rhe", a unit of fluidity, is not recognized).
  • Both British and American spellings are included (for example "gaol" and "jail").

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