Judging Words

Choose File->Word Judge from the main menu to enter the Word Judge screen. The Word Judge screen can be used to determine whether a play consisting of one or more words is valid or not. Judging words can be useful if you only want to know whether all of a set of certain words are valid, and don't want to know their definitions. For example, in the middle of playing a word game, knowing a word's definition may change the way the word is treated by the players. A player who might not otherwise have tried to add an S to the end of a word may feel comfortable doing so after learning that the word is a noun or verb. Also, knowing whether any particular word is valid may not be desired if multiple words are being judged simultaneously. In the middle of a game, it is desirable to judge an entire play as valid or not valid without specifying which word or words are not valid.

Full Screen Word Judge

To judge a set of words, open the Word Judge screen and choose the lexicon against which words are to be judged. Type the words to be judged into the input area. Words can be separated by spaces or put on separate lines. As long as the words are separated by some space, each word will be correctly identified. After entering all the words to be judged, press the Tab key. After pressing the Tab key to judge a set of words, the judgment is displayed with a large font, visible icon, and bright color: green if the play is valid, or red if the play is not valid. The screen will automatically return to the input area after 10 seconds if left alone, or any key press will have the same effect.

If you would like the full screen Word Judge to create log files of its adjudications, please see the section about the Word Judge Log Files preference setting.

Secondary Adjudication Option

In some situations, especially when users are transitioning from one lexicon to another, it may be helpful to offer a "second opinion" using a different lexicon after the primary adjudication result is displayed. To do this, enable the Offer secondary adjudication option and choose the secondary lexicon when opening the Word Judge screen.

Please note that this setting should not be used when judging at tournaments.

Password Option

To prevent users from leaving the Word Judge screen to use study functions, enable the Set password option and enter a password. This password must be entered to close the Word Judge screen.


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