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This page describes the upcoming new edition of the Collins word list, and is part of our introduction to [[SOWPODS|Collins (SOWPODS) in North America]].
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This page has been replaced. It was part of our introduction to [[SOWPODS|Collins (SOWPODS) in North America]], which remains active.
 
 
 
 
== CSW12 ==
 
 
 
CSW12, the Collins word list, was in effect worldwide from January 1st 2012 through mid 2015. It replaced the official source that was adopted on Jan 1st 2007, and forms the basis for the rest of the Collins sections of the NASPA wiki, which will soon be updated for [[CSW15]].
 
 
 
For clarity, we refer to CSW07 and CSW12 on this page.
 
 
 
== The numbers ==
 
 
 
The number of additions is not as large as some previous lexicon editions, totaling 1477 [1] for 2-8 letter words, and 2809 in total, representing an increase of just over 1%.
 
 
 
There are also 396 deletions (140 2-8 letters), resulting from changes in the source dictionary, corrections, or criteria for inclusion. An important point to note is that ''no OWL2 words are deleted''.
 
 
 
The numbers of additions and deletions are summarized in the following table:
 
 
 
{|border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=2 align="center"
 
!Length
 
!CSW07
 
!CSW12 additions
 
!CSW07 deletions
 
!Total in CSW12
 
|-
 
|align="center"|2
 
|align="center"|124
 
|align="center"|0
 
|align="center"|0
 
|align="center"|124
 
|-
 
|align="center"|3
 
|align="center"|1292
 
|align="center"|19
 
|align="center"|1
 
|align="center"|1310
 
|-
 
|align="center"|4
 
|align="center"|5454
 
|align="center"|76
 
|align="center"|4
 
|align="center"|5526
 
|-
 
|align="center"|5
 
|align="center"|12478
 
|align="center"|186
 
|align="center"|18
 
|align="center"|12646
 
|-
 
|align="center"|6
 
|align="center"|22157
 
|align="center"|279
 
|align="center"|26
 
|align="center"|22410
 
|-
 
|align="center"|7
 
|align="center"|32909
 
|align="center"|406
 
|align="center"|41
 
|align="center"|33274
 
|-
 
|align="center"|8
 
|align="center"|40161
 
|align="center"|511
 
|align="center"|50
 
|align="center"|40622
 
|-
 
!Total 2-8
 
!114575
 
!1477
 
!140
 
!115912
 
|-
 
|align="center"|9
 
|align="center"|40727
 
|align="center"|546
 
|align="center"|63
 
|align="center"|41210
 
|-
 
|align="center"|10
 
|align="center"|35529
 
|align="center"|362
 
|align="center"|64
 
|align="center"|35827
 
|-
 
|align="center"|11
 
|align="center"|27892
 
|align="center"|200
 
|align="center"|54
 
|align="center"|28038
 
|-
 
|align="center"|12
 
|align="center"|20297
 
|align="center"|107
 
|align="center"|36
 
|align="center"|20368
 
|-
 
|align="center"|13
 
|align="center"|13857
 
|align="center"|63
 
|align="center"|24
 
|align="center"|13896
 
|-
 
|align="center"|14
 
|align="center"|9116
 
|align="center"|35
 
|align="center"|10
 
|align="center"|9141
 
|-
 
|align="center"|15
 
|align="center"|5757
 
|align="center"|19
 
|align="center"|5
 
|align="center"|5771
 
|-
 
!Total
 
!267750
 
!2809
 
!396
 
!270163
 
|}
 
 
 
As is always the case, only a small fraction of the words are needed to play a good game.
 
 
 
Note also that there are no new 2 letter words, and none are deleted.
 
 
 
 
 
== New words ==
 
 
 
A small sampling of useful or fun new words (definitions adapted from Zyzzyva 2.1.5) is
 
 
 
{|border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=2 align="center"
 
!Word
 
!Definition
 
|-
 
|QIN -s
 
|a Chinese zither with silken strings, also GUQIN
 
|-
 
|FIQH -s
 
|an expansion of Sharia Islamic law
 
|-
 
|VLOG -s
 
|a video blog
 
|-
 
|XRAY -s
 
|a code word for the letter X in international radio communication
 
|-
 
|BOOAI -s
 
|a remote rural place, also BOOHAI, BOOAY
 
|-
 
|FILII
 
|pl. FILIUS (Latin), a son
 
|-
 
|GRRRL -s
 
|as in riot grrrl, a young woman who plays or follows this style of punk rock, also GRRL
 
|-
 
|HYPHY
 
|a style of hip-hop music from the San Francisco Bay Area [HYPHIES]
 
|-
 
|BASEEJ
 
|Iranian vigilantes who enforce strict Islamic behavior and dress code, especially on women, also BASIJ
 
|-
 
|TZADDI -kqs
 
|the 18th letter of the Hebrew alphabet, also SADHE, SADE
 
|-
 
|ENQUEUE -ds
 
|to add to a list of data processing tasks awaiting processing in a buffer
 
|-
 
|LOANEES
 
|pl. LOANEE, a person who receives a loan, or, a sportsperson loaned from one organization to another
 
|-
 
|NGARARA -s
 
|a New Zealand lizard
 
|-
 
|NOILIER
 
|NOILY, pertaining to a noil, a kind of short fiber
 
|-
 
|NOTAIRE -s
 
|in France, a public official authorized to attest and certify certain legal documents, etc.
 
|-
 
|OATIEST
 
|OATY, like oats
 
|-
 
|ENARGITE -s
 
|a minor copper ore, dark-grey crystalline copper arsenic sulphide
 
|-
 
|FACEBOOK -s
 
|to look for someone's profile on Facebook
 
|-
 
|LITREAGE -s
 
|volume in liters
 
|-
 
|QINTARKA
 
|pl. QINTAR, a monetary unit of Albania
 
|-
 
|REALTONE -s
 
|a ringtone that closely resembles an original sound recording
 
|-
 
|UILLEANN
 
|as in uilleann pipes, Irish bagpipes
 
|-
 
|CELECOXIB -s
 
|an anti-inflammatory drug used to treat arthritis
 
|-
 
|IRUKANDJI -s
 
|a venomous Australian jellyfish
 
|-
 
|TIKTAALIK -s
 
|an extinct sarcopterygian (lobe-finned) fish genus from the late Devonian period
 
|-
 
|ZWANZIGER -s
 
|an old Austrian silver coin, equivalent to twenty kreutzers
 
|-
 
|LAMESTREAM -s
 
|the traditional media, such as newspapers, television and radio
 
|-
 
|WHATABOUTERY
 
|of two communities in conflict, the practice of repeatedly blaming the other side, and referring to the past [WHATABOUTERIES]
 
|}
 
 
 
Various other modern words, such as computer terms like WIKI, INBOX, README, DARKNET, ROOTKIT, PERMALINK, KEYLOGGING, CROWDSOURCING, and so on, also appear, and there is more consistent treatment of some contentious words from CSW07, such as those of Maori origin. Some well-known former phoneys, such as COSTINGS, also make an appearance.
 
 
 
 
 
The full list of new 3s is:
 
 
 
  ALU -ms
 
  AME -ns
 
  ANS -a
 
  ATS
 
  AWK -s
 
  ERM
 
  GAK -s
 
  GAW -dkps
 
  GER -emst
 
  ING -os
 
  MEH
 
  OIS
 
  PEL -aeflst
 
  QIN -s
 
  RAV -es
 
  SOZ
 
  SUG -hos
 
  TIK -aeis
 
  UMS
 
 
 
New short words containing JQXZ are:
 
 
 
  GOJI -s
 
  BASIJ
 
  JAFFA -s
 
  JAMON
 
  JIBBA -hs
 
  JUVIE -s
 
 
 
  QIN -s
 
  FIQH -s
 
  GUQIN -s
 
 
 
  FLOX
 
  XRAY -s
 
  BOXTY -ies
 
  CAPEX -es
 
  COXIB -s
 
  INBOX -es
 
  OXIES
 
 
 
  SOZ
 
  RONZ
 
  ZARI -s
 
  CEZVE -s
 
  LEEZE
 
 
 
New vowel and consonant dumps are:
 
 
 
  AIDA -s
 
  ALOO -fs
 
  AUAS
 
  BOOAI -s
 
  BEEDIE -s
 
  LOANEE -s
 
  OATIER
 
  TOOLIE -s
 
  WOOHOO
 
  DEQUEUE -ds
 
  ENQUEUE -ds
 
  ANIRIDIA -s
 
  AUTOSAVE -ds
 
  BOOGALOO -s
 
  EQUATIVE
 
  FEIJOADA -s
 
  HONOUREE -s
 
  IOPANOIC
 
  KALOOKIE -s
 
  KOEKOEAS
 
 
 
  GRRL -s
 
  GRRRL -s
 
  HYPHY -ies
 
  SCHELLY -ies
 
  SKRONKS
 
  SKYLESS
 
  SPYCAMS
 
  FLYSPRAY -s
 
 
 
New high probability bingos are:
 
 
 
  ATTONED
 
  FANSITE -s
 
  LOANEES
 
  NANITES
 
  NOTAIRE -s
 
  NOILIER
 
  OATIEST
 
  ENARGITE -s
 
  GAITERED
 
  LIONHEAD -s
 
  LITREAGE -s
 
  LOUNGIER
 
  NANOWIRE -s
 
  NOILIEST
 
  NOTAIRES
 
  PINOTAGE -s
 
  REALTONE -s
 
  RETINOIC
 
  SLANTIER
 
 
 
Short words deleted from CSW07 are:
 
 
 
  YOS
 
  FIFI
 
  FOHS
 
  OHOS
 
  WASM
 
  CHONS
 
  CIAOS
 
  EPROM
 
  FREON
 
  GRENZ
 
  HEROE
 
  NICKY
 
  ODSOS
 
  PHOHS
 
  PURIM
 
  RETES
 
  RIVOS
 
  ROMAS
 
  SWONE
 
  TABIS
 
  TAHOU
 
  TOHOS
 
  WASMS
 
 
 
 
 
== Effect on the game ==
 
 
 
The overall effect on the game is likely to be minimal, the most significant thing being simply adjusting to the more common newly allowed plays, and occasional deletions. QIN will likely be played a lot, but if and how much it impacts strategy is not really known yet.
 
 
 
 
 
== More Information ==
 
 
 
For further details, an excellent set of documents introducing the new words, giving such information as words that newly take -S, the deletions, and so on, is available on the <a href="http://www.wespa.org">WESPA website</a>. These do not differentiate between OWL2 and CSW, but of course in this case that does not matter, since all words referred to are new to CSW. The website also gives information on where to buy the new lexicon in book form.
 
 
 
The new lexicon is available in Zyzzyva, which can be configured to supply all three of OWL2, CSW07, and CSW12, with the ability to switch between the lexicons. There are also plans to add CSW12 to Quackle.
 
 
 
 
 
== Notes ==
 
 
 
[1] http://www.wespa.org quotes different numbers (1532 and 149). It is not clear why. The numbers on this page are derived from Zyzzyva 2.1.5, which is assumed correct.
 
 
 
Comments concerning this page may be directed to [[Nick Ball]].
 

Latest revision as of 17:38, 16 April 2017

This page has been replaced. It was part of our introduction to Collins (SOWPODS) in North America, which remains active.