Definitions

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  • proper noun The list of playable words used in tournament Scrabble in most countries.

Etymologies

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Anagram of OSPD (Official Scrabble Players' Dictionary) and OSW (Official Scrabble Words), the two lists on which it was based.

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Examples

  • Tournament Dictionary - Built-in SOWPODS dictionary gives you the same word list used for international word game competitions.

    ranchero.com 2009

  • ScrabBot searches for words in SOWPODS or TWL dictionaries containing all 2 to 15 letters words.

    Softpedia - Windows - All 2009

  • SOWPODS people and see if we can't work this thing out.

    The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) 2008

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