NASPA Word List - Revision history

Judycole: update nwl status

2024-10-24T18:35:01Z

update nwl status

2024-10-24T18:32:06Z

updated to NWL23

2023-11-09T23:43:23Z

‎NWL2023: change to finalized

2023-10-10T18:10:58Z

Added NWL2023

2021-01-18T20:41:08Z

changed active dictionary

2020-10-19T20:05:08Z

2020-10-19 - Restored sentence about current version

2020-10-19T19:27:53Z

2020-10-19 - Added NWL 2020

2020-04-21T16:09:35Z

2020-04-21 - Added link to Licensing page

2020-03-30T14:48:39Z

added licensing instructions

2019-03-01T01:25:57Z

‎NWL2018: typo

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 == [[NWL2023]] ==
-The third edition of NWL has been finalized and will replace NWL2020 on a date to be determined by the [[Advisory Board]].
+The third edition of NWL was released in electronic form in October 2023 and took effect on February 29, 2024, as voted by the [[Advisory Board]].
 This edition is edited by the [[Dictionary Committee]] under the chairmanship of
 [[John Chew]].

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 in the United States and Canada since March 1, 2019, when it replaced the [[Official Tournament and Club Word List]]. It is edited by the NASPA [[Dictionary Committee]].
-The currently effective edition is the 2020 edition (NWL2020).
+The currently effective edition is the 2023 edition (NWL2023).
 The NWL is the first word list that NASPA has made available to
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 == [[NWL2023]] ==
-The 3rd edition of NWL has been finalized and will replace NWL2020 on a date to be determined by the [[Advisory Board]].
+The third edition of NWL has been finalized and will replace NWL2020 on a date to be determined by the [[Advisory Board]].
 This edition is edited by the [[Dictionary Committee]] under the chairmanship of
 [[John Chew]].

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 == [[NWL2023]] ==
-The 3rd edition of NWL is currently available for review in draft form and will replace NWL2020 on a date to be determined by the [[Advisory Board]].
+The 3rd edition of NWL has been finalized and will replace NWL2020 on a date to be determined by the [[Advisory Board]].
 This edition is edited by the [[Dictionary Committee]] under the chairmanship of
 [[John Chew]].

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 The second edition of NWL was released in electronic form in October 2020 and took effect on January 6, 2021, as voted by the [[Advisory Board]].
 This edition is edited by the [[Dictionary Committee]] under the chairmanship of
 [[John Chew]].

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 in the United States and Canada since March 1, 2019, when it replaced the [[Official Tournament and Club Word List]]. It is edited by the NASPA [[Dictionary Committee]].
-The currently effective edition is the 2018 edition (NWL2018).
+The currently effective edition is the 2020 edition (NWL2020).
 The NWL is the first word list that NASPA has made available to
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 == [[NWL2020]] ==
-The second edition of NWL was released in electronic form in October 2020 and will take effect on January 6, 2021, as voted by the [[Advisory Board]].
+The second edition of NWL was released in electronic form in October 2020 and took effect on January 6, 2021, as voted by the [[Advisory Board]].
 This edition is edited by the [[Dictionary Committee]] under the chairmanship of
 [[John Chew]].

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 in the United States and Canada since March 1, 2019, when it replaced the [[Official Tournament and Club Word List]]. It is edited by the NASPA [[Dictionary Committee]].
-This edition is the first word list that NASPA has made available to
+The NWL is the first word list that NASPA has made available to
 [[software]] developers through a [[Licensing |licensing]] process. Please
 [[contact]] us if you would like to use our word list in your application.
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 This edition is edited by the [[Dictionary Committee]] under the chairmanship of
 [[John Chew]] according to the [[NWL2018 editorial process]].

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 The '''NASPA Word List''' (NWL) has been the official word reference for SCRABBLE play
 in the United States and Canada since March 1, 2019, when it replaced the [[Official Tournament and Club Word List]]. It is edited by the NASPA [[Dictionary Committee]].
 == [[NWL2018]] ==