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If you share my enthusiasm for word lists, you might also be able to relate to some of these private confessions... - I had to read William Golding's Rights of Passage twice. First to create a Nautical Glossary, and then to see what the story was about.
- My serious efforts to understand the principles of Islam, culminated in little more than a list of Islamic Terms Allowed In Scrabble.
- As a technical writer, I once managed to sneak a list of unusual plurals, called More than one Platypus, into a computer manual.
If you're serious about word games, you're going to have to bury yourself in word lists from time to time. This page is a one-stop-shop for all the lists you will find at Word-Buff.com.My own obsession with word lists goes back a long way... One year, while I was still in primary school, I spent the entire summer holidays creating a dictionary to help me beat a friend at school in solving the daily newspaper crossword puzzle. (Tragically, when school resumed I discovered that my friend had moved on to the Rubik's Cube and glory eluded me.) When my partner and I were moving house recently, I came across the first draft of my home made crossword dictionary in an old trunk in our store room. If I ever get around to it, I'll track it down again and show you a page or two. - UPDATE — I got around to it
Over the years, some of my word lists have disappeared in bookmarks, buried hundreds of pages deep in tomes I no longer even remember owning. Many more were lost forever as long-neglected storage boxes disintegrated in damp basements. These pages will not only put an end to this wastefulness, but will make the fruits of my labors available to other word-buffs out there. Like you! Whether they help you solve crossword puzzles, win Scrabble games, improve your vocabulary, or whether you just can't resist a new list of very cool words, I hope there'll be something here for you. This will save you hours and hours of hard work, that you can use to ... er ... make other lists.
Crossword Lists
Crossword makers tend to assume we have a pretty impressive general knowledge. But if you're anything like me, you don't instinctively know who the 28th president of the United States was, you've never heard of the capital of Uzbekistan, and you certainly don't know the second last letter of the Greek alphabet.
We have to get this knowledge by taking the time to memorize the answers that crossword compilers assume we will have at our fingertips.
These words then become the bread-and-butter of crossword play, by enabling us to fill in the answers to 'factual' clues, revealing vital letters that serve as starting points for clues that are more cryptic and difficult.
So here are some lists to get you started...
3 Letter Words
4 Letter Words
5 Letter Words
Frequent Crossword Answers
Scrabble Lists
There are nearly one quarter of a million words allowed in Scrabble, so you're not very likely to learn them all in a single sitting. I recommend that you start with the ones that will get you winning more games immediately!If you're a beginning, or even intermediate level, Scrabble player, here is a list of Scrabble words you should get your teeth into immediately.
Q without U
Two Letter Words
Three Letter Words
Four Letter Words
Seven Letter Words
Eight Letter Words
Spelling Lists
If you take your spelling seriously, here are some words you must sort out straight away...
Frequently Misspelled Words
Difficult Spelling Words
Frequently Mispronounced Words
Favorite Spelling Bee Words
Theme Lists
Word search puzzles usually follow a theme. Word search themes are often based around things like holidays, history, literature, and other aspects of culture.As long as you already have a
word search maker
all you really need to build and solve word search puzzles are good quality theme-based word lists. Here are some of the most frequently requested theme lists to get you started...
Bible Words
Books of the Bible
Christmas Words
Greek Alphabet
Halloween Words
Hebrew Alphabet
U.S. Presidents
WordPlay Lists
Here are some word lists catering for a variety of wordplay topics that don't fit into the broad themes above.
Deadly Hangman Words
Single Word Palindromes
And by the way, if you find resources like this helpful, you'll probably enjoy my free eZine, Word-Buff Stuff. I send it out from time to time when I come across interesting words, tips, and tools from the world of Scrabble, Crosswords, Spelling Bees, and other word games. If it sounds like your kinda thing, just pop your details in the box below, and I'll make sure you get the next issue...
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