This dictionary is for word games that are similar to Boggle, with 16 letters on board. So it doesn't have any words longer than 16 letters. Word count: 74,405.

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What should count as a real word in a word game?

Most other word games like Scrabble are ruined by allowing obsolete / foreign / abbreviated words. Native english speakers don't use these words outside of word games. But if you know them for word games, you just win. Examples:

• ❎ JO – A slang and foreign scottish word that allows you to use a J easily.
• ❎ TAJ – A foreign arabic word that allows you to end a word with a J.
• ❎ OE – An obsolete foreign scottish word that lets you make a word with only vowels.
• ❎ ZA – A slang abbreviation that lets you use Z easily.
• ❎ BIZ – An abbreviation that lets you end with a single Z.

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1. No Acronyms

Everyone knows them but they aren't words: FBI, RBI, ER. They would be fun to use, but if they were allowed you could just play any 3 letters because almost every combination of 3 letters is an abbreviation for something.

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2. No proper nouns

❎ No names of places: ENGLAND, SOVIET, NILE.

❎ No names of people: PLATO, MARY, TURK.

❎ No names of products: PEPSI, GOOGLE, BANDAID.

Proper names of plants and animals are allowed to be lower case:

✅ DALMATIAN, SYCAMORE, KINGFISHER

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3. No foreign words, unless very common

A foreign word can be included if people who only speak english usually know it, and will readily say it while not pretending to be a foreigner or referring to a foreign language/country for effect.

✅ CLICHE, CHAUFFEUR.

❎ SENORITA, PESO, TSAR.

Only very common foreign foods are allowed. If every foreign food was a word, the game would have millions of words.

✅ BURRITO, SUSHI, BOBA, CURRY.

❎ CARNITAS, NIGIRI, CONGEE, DOSA.

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4. No abbreviations, unless very common

In general, if an abbreviation is more common than the original word, it should be included:

✅ PHOTO (short for PHOTOGRAPH)
✅ FRIDGE (short for REFRIGERATOR)

❎ DOC (short for DOCTOR)
❎ ALT (short for ALTERNATE)

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5. No slang words

Slang just means not common and only used by certain cool people.

Not allowed if only used by certain age groups:
❎ FLEEK
❎ FLOOZIE

Even if well known, it's not allowed if clearly a slang nickname for the real word:
❎ HUBBY
❎ UNDIES
❎ GINORMOUS
❎ GANGSTA

Most slang words are also abbreviations, so they might not be included even if they became mainstream:
❎ DISS (short for DISRESPECT)
❎ SUS (short for SUSPICIOUS)

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6. No Obsolete Words

❎ THEE
❎ YARE
❎ ELD

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7. No Contractions

Since the game doesn't have an apostrophe, you can't make contractions. These shouldn't be included without the apostrophe either.

❎ YOU'D
❎ SHOULDN'T'VE
❎ CANT

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8. No Hyphen Words

Since the game doesn't have a dash symbol, you can't make hyphen words. These shouldn't be included as one word either.

❎ T-SHIRT
❎ X-RAY
❎ XRAY