Is it a word?
Type a word to check whether it is in our word list of 172,670 words, based on the public-domain ENABLE list, and whether it appears in the SCOWL frequency levels. Our list is not an official tournament dictionary, so games can differ on some words – QI, for example, is not in ENABLE, although newer game lists accept it.
No, QI is not in our word list.
In numbers
| QI | Not in our list |
|---|---|
| ZA | Not in our list |
| OK | Not in our list |
| IRREGARDLESS | In our list |
| YEET | Not in our list |
| ZEN | Not in our list |
| XI | In our list |
| EW | Not in our list |
What “in our list” means
ENABLE contains ordinary dictionary words and their inflected forms – plurals, verb forms, comparatives – but no proper nouns, abbreviations, hyphenated words or words with apostrophes. Recent slang and many newer words are missing. We hide 153 entries that are slurs or explicit; those are reported as not found.
The common-word label comes from SCOWL size levels: a word is common if it appears at size 50 or less, the level SCOWL calls “medium” (it recommends size 60 for spell checking). Details are on our word list page.
Questions people ask
Is QI a word?
QI (the life force in Chinese philosophy) is a dictionary word, but it is not in ENABLE, the public-domain list we use. Some newer official game lists accept it, so check the list your game uses. ENABLE does have other Q-without-U words, such as QAT and SUQ – see Q without U.
Is ZA a word?
No, ZA is not in our list. Some newer official game lists accept it.
Is OK a word?
Not in our list. ENABLE was compiled before OK was added to some game dictionaries, and it does not include abbreviations.
Is a word valid in my game if it is in your list?
Not necessarily. We check ENABLE, an open word list. Official tournament lists are separate, copyrighted works that we do not use; they add and remove words over time. Use this check as a strong hint, and the game’s own rules for disputes.
Sources
Updated by Daniel Gavalec. Every number on this page is calculated from our word list by a script – see how the word list is built. Found an error? Tell us.
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