About
Lexical Word Finder searches through the entire English language (or "lexicon"), determining where (and what) words may be played on the board. Written in C++, the engine is designed to be exceptionally fast, while still considering all possible plays. The returned words are the highest scoring possible, as it considers all possibilities:
- Initial word generation.
- Intersecting words.
- Adjacent, parallel words.
- Extending existing words.
- All possible combinations of #2, #3, and #4. (Including all three!)
Additionally, any invalid words will be brought to your attention.
The only consideration not made is tactical advantage. For example, be wary of giving your opponent an opportunity for an easy "triple word score!" If one exists, select an alternate word of similar value. This judgment is best made by you, the human, not a computer, as it also depends on your opponent's abilities and many other factors.
Lexicons
A lexicon is a list of words containing the vocabulary of a language. If you want to know what words are searched through in determining results, these are (the links to) the lexicon files used:
| Acronym | Name | Words |
|---|---|---|
| TWL | Tournament Word List | 178,691 |
| SOWPODS | OSW+OSPD (Official Scrabble Words / Player's Dictionary) | 267,751 |
| ENABLE | Enhanced North American Benchmark LExicon | 172,823 |
FAQ
Avalanche?
Yep, that's me! I play online FPS games using this alias.
Is the source code or downloadable form of this program available?
Not at the moment.
How can I save multiple boards?
This will soon be added. Meanwhile, just save each board to your favorites!
May I make a donation via PayPal?
This was not intended for profit, thus it's free! (This seems logical.) However, I decided to start using a small ad to help mitigate the cost of the (rather expensive) datacenter-hosted servers that run the site. The best thing you can do is to just visit the occasional ad that genuinely interests you!
Author Bio
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