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TWL/NWL (Scrabble US/CA/TH)
SOWPODS/CSW (Scrabble UK / ALL)
ENABLE (Words with Friends)

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  word
      n 1: a unit of language that native speakers can identify;
           "words are the blocks from which sentences are made"; "he
           hardly said ten words all morning"
      2: a brief statement; "he didn't say a word about it"
      3: information about recent and important events; "they awaited
         news of the outcome" [syn: {news}, {intelligence}, {tidings},
         {word}]
      4: a verbal command for action; "when I give the word, charge!"
      5: an exchange of views on some topic; "we had a good
         discussion"; "we had a word or two about it" [syn:
         {discussion}, {give-and-take}, {word}]
      6: a promise; "he gave his word" [syn: {parole}, {word}, {word
         of honor}]
      7: a word is a string of bits stored in computer memory; "large
         computers use words up to 64 bits long"
      8: the divine word of God; the second person in the Trinity
         (incarnate in Jesus) [syn: {Son}, {Word}, {Logos}]
      9: a secret word or phrase known only to a restricted group; "he
         forgot the password" [syn: {password}, {watchword}, {word},
         {parole}, {countersign}]
      10: the sacred writings of the Christian religions; "he went to
          carry the Word to the heathen" [syn: {Bible}, {Christian
          Bible}, {Book}, {Good Book}, {Holy Scripture}, {Holy Writ},
          {Scripture}, {Word of God}, {Word}]
      v 1: put into words or an expression; "He formulated his
           concerns to the board of trustees" [syn: {give voice},
           {formulate}, {word}, {phrase}, {articulate}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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