Other Word Authorities
Unlike the Official Scrabble Players Dictionary, OWL is a list and does not include definitions. OWL also contains words not included in OSPD because they are considered offensive, and a number of other additional words (mostly registered trademarks). Print versions of OWL can be purchased only through the NSA.
OWL is supplemented by the NSA Dictionary Committee's Official Long Word List, which includes all acceptable 10 to 15 letter words not already included in the OWL. The word list was compiled using Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, 10th edition.
Read more about this topic: Official Tournament And Club Word List
Famous quotes containing the words word and/or authorities:
“You have no word for soldiers to enjoy
The feel of, as an apple, and to chew
With masculine satisfaction. Not “good-by!”
“Come back!”or “careful!” Look, and let him go.”
—Gwendolyn Brooks (b. 1917)
“Fathers are still considered the most important “doers” in our culture, and in most families they are that. Girls see them as the family authorities on careers, and so fathers’ encouragement and counsel is important to them. When fathers don’t take their daughters’ achievements and plans seriously, girls sometimes have trouble taking themselves seriously.”
—Stella Chess (20th century)