When you connect to this website, you send your IP address and sometimes some cookies. You may also give us personal identifying information, such as your name and contact information. All this data is used to securely provide you with the services that you request. We encourage you to review our privacy policy to make sure that you understand how your data is managed, and to contact us if you have any questions. View Privacy Policy

NWL2023

From NASPAWiki

You are viewing a condensed mobile version of this NASPA webpage.
Switch to full version.

The NASPA Word List 2023 Edition (NWL2023) is the third word list developed and edited by NASPA, and is the official lexicon governing competitive play in the United States and Canada as of February 29, 2024. It replaces NWL2020.

Availability

Print Edition

For licensing reasons, this book is a members-only publication, available only through the NASPA Store. As of 2024-02-23, the first publication date has not yet been scheduled.

Electronic Editions

NASPA members may download the word list and related files through Member Services in the following format:

NWL2023 (text)
All words found in the NASPA Word List (2023 edition) in a text file
NWL2023 (Windows text)
All words found in the NASPA Word List (2023 edition) in a Windows text file
NWL2023 New Words (Windows text)
New words added to the NASPA Word List (2023 edition) in a text file
NWL2023 New 2- to 8-Letter Words
New 2- to 8-letter words added to the NASPA Word List (2023 edition) in a text file
NWL2023 Deleted Words
Old words deleted from the NASPA Word List (2023 edition) in a text file


It is available for electronic study and tournament adjudication purposes in the NASPA Zyzzyva program, starting with version 3.4.0.

Developer Access

NASPA members who offer free software to our community are welcome to include NWL2023 in their products with appropriate credit and links, and should contact us for details.

Commercial developers are invited to contact us to discuss licensing terms.

Effective Date

The Advisory Board has determined that this edition will take effect on February 29, 2024.

History

The Dictionary Committee published its draft report on the new word list on 2023-09-28.

The Dictionary Committee published its final report on the new word list on 2023-10-26.