== Words ==
# <span class=q> What are all these official word lists? </span><br /> Any group of players can agree to use a particular word list or dictionary in their games. In officially sanctioned competitive play though, we all use one of a few official word lists designed for use with our game. Unlike regular dictionaries, for example, official word lists list all valid inflections for all listed words. Within NASPA's territory of the United States and Canada, the following word lists are officially recognized: [[SSWL]] for school play, [[OTCWL]] for regular competitive play, and [[CSW]] for international play.
=== Word List Contents Purchasing, Publishing, Licensing ===# <span class=q> Why is (my favorite word) not acceptableDo I have to be a NASPA member to buy a copy of the Official Tournament and Club Word List? </span><br /> See [[How lexicons are compiled|how lexicons are compiled]]Yes, licensing conditions have always required vendors to confirm association membership status for word list sales.# <span class=q> Why is Where can I buy a copy of the Official Tournament and Club Word List (a common nine-letter wordOTCWL) not in OSPD? </span><br /> OSPD lists only words of up to eight letters, and their inflections. For longer words, please consult OTCWL, beginning with its 2014 editionYou can buy it at the [[NASPA Store]] online.# <span class=q> Why is ZEN not acceptableA new [[OSPD]] was released in September 2018. When will the next version of [[OTCWL]] be available? </span><br /> Because none of our source lexica list It usually takes 3 to 6 months to integrate OSPD changes into the OTCWL. So it spelled without a capital Zwill be early in 2019 at the earliest before the new OTCWL goes into effect for NASPA competition. Click [http://www.icontact-archive.com/-eBE1BTTRFaArP3qIeNvGMRx3Zbupp4b?w=4 here] for more information.# <span class=q> What's up with DAWill the next version of [[OTCWL]] incorporate the published errata from the current edition? </span><br /> DA was deleted from the playing lexicon as of OSPD3 as a result of a major review of the original research that led to OSPD1; it is reentering the lexicon as of OTCWL2014It will, because but it is listed in one of our should also include new source lexicawords yet to be determined.# <span class=q> Why is a particular word in [[OTCWL]] but not in Will the next printing of [[OSPD]]be any different from the current edition? </span><br /> Although both OTCWL and OSPD are edited by both NASPA and That's a question for [[Merriam-Webster]], the publications are edited at different times by different individuals according to different criteria. The commonest causes for a word appearing in OTCWL but not in OSPD are: being longer than 8 letterspast editions, being potentially offensive, being a possible trademark in some jurisdictions, having entered a source lexicon between the editorial deadlines for the two works, or differing editorial opinions concerning ambiguities in source lexicamost new printings within an edition have included minor updates.# <span class=q> Can you send me a list of words that are in one lexicon but not in anotherWhen can I use the latest word lists with Quackle, Zarf, Elise, ...? </span><br /> For licensing The word list is subject to a copyright. We are aware that some people have bootleg copies of the word list that they use with Quackle, Zarf and copyright reasons noother unlicensed applications (Aerolith, etc.), but you can probably make such use is in violation of the list yourself using [[copyright and not sanctioned by NASPA Zyzzyva]], Hasbro or Merriam-Webster.
=== Word List Purchasing, Publishing, Licensing ===
# <span class=q> Do I have to be a NASPA member to buy a copy of the Official Tournament and Club Word List?</span><br /> Yes, licensing conditions have always required vendors to confirm association membership status for word list sales.