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+ ÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜ\r
+ ENABLE\r
+ ÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜ\r
+\r
+\r
+The Enhanced North American Benchmark LExicon (ENABLE) is the most\r
+thoroughly researched, and therefore the most authoritative word list\r
+and reference available for Scrabble players. The word list file itself\r
+retains the name WORD.LST, to retain compatibility with the WORDY\r
+utilities (http://personal.riverusers.com/~thegrendel/wordy530.zip)\r
+originally written for it. The word list is in plain ASCII format,\r
+unencrypted, and is placed in the Public Domain for anyone to use as\r
+they see fit. It is non-proprietary, free, and freely available for\r
+any legal use. Moreover, it is "open source" in the sense that the\r
+researcher and compiler, Alan Beale, carefully explains and elucidates\r
+the reasoning that has influenced his judgments on which words belong in\r
+the list and why. The first edition of ENABLE has become a recognized\r
+standard and a benchmark for the Scrabble community. This revised\r
+millennial edition continues in the same proud tradition.\r
+\r
+Since the release of its first edition, in the fall of 1997, ENABLE has\r
+become something of a de facto standard for electronic word lists used\r
+by word gamers. It has been adopted by developers and programmers for\r
+interactive on-line word game servers and word construction (anagramming)\r
+software.\r
+\r
+The master word list in ENABLE, WORD.LST, is *not* the so-called TWL98,\r
+a proprietary word list prepared by an "official" dictionary committee\r
+with a corporate agenda. On the contrary, it is an even more accurate\r
+and authoritative reference for the serious Scrabble player. It is\r
+primarily the result of a single unifying vision, that of Alan Beale,\r
+who dedicated countless hours to research. ENABLE therefore represents\r
+not merely a superior alternative to the OSPD/TWL, it threatens to\r
+supplant and replace it, to squeeze the very life out of it in a process\r
+of Darwinian selection.\r
+\r
+\r
+ENABLE reflects the changes to the OSPD that went into place as of\r
+January 1, 1998, so many "old friends", such as "vin" and "da" have now\r
+disappeared. The original WORD.LST contained 100,701 words, this enhanced\r
+Y2K update has 173,528. This word list would not have been possible\r
+without the help of a number of people in the Scrabble community, most\r
+notably Alan Beale for his tireless research, and to them go my thanks.\r
+This revised second edition of ENABLE incorporates the words added to\r
+the new printings of MW10, as well as Alan Beale's research into obscure\r
+plurals and other lexicographic arcana.\r
+\r
+Ample documentation for the claims of accuracy and authoritativeness\r
+of the ENABLE list is contained in the SUPP2K.ZIP archive, particularly\r
+in the file TWL_ENAB.DOC. This file contains a detailed listing of the\r
+differences between the ENABLE list and the DOOM/TWL98 list, including\r
+sources and justifications for the additions and corrections.\r
+\r
+The master word list, WORD.LST, contains all 70 of the MW10 "also\r
+called" words. These are the italicized entries in the MW10 hidden in\r
+definitions of other words with the notation "also called". An example\r
+of this is found in the entry for "streelight", wherein is the notation\r
+"also called streetlamp". Therefore, the word "streetlamp" belongs in\r
+the ENABLE WORD.LST. A complete list of these "also called" words, with\r
+appropriate cross-references, may be found in the ALSO.LST file in the\r
+SUPP2K.ZIP archive. Note that the DOOM/TWL98 list opened this particular\r
+"can of worms" with the adoption of the word "starfruit", found in the\r
+definition of "carambola". Nevertheless, the DOOM/TWL98 list still omits\r
+some of the plurals of these words.\r
+\r
+This edition of ENABLE benefits from the painstaking research on obscure\r
+plurals done by Alan Beale. He unearthed a number of explicit plurals in\r
+MW10 that OSPD and other lists omit (see PLURALS.DOC in the supplementary\r
+archive). This alone gives ENABLE a significant advantage over OSPD\r
+and TWL.\r
+\r
+In contrast to other word lists, the ENABLE list has not been crippled\r
+by being limited to words under an arbitrary length. The ENABLE list is\r
+eminently suitable for most word games, such as Anagrams and Clabbers,\r
+and for crossword puzzle solving, rather than just for Scrabble. A great\r
+deal of research has gone into removing this limitation, however the\r
+list is much the better for it.\r
+\r
+The file SIGWORD.LST is a list of the 1024 words in WORD.LST that do not\r
+appear in the OSPD or MW10, but either appear in other standard sources\r
+or are words the ENABLE maintainers believe worthy of lexicographic\r
+recognition. These "signature words" distinguish this list from others. Of\r
+course, those wishing to may delete the SIGWORD.LST words from the\r
+WORD.LST in order to obtain a more "standardized" listing. This may be\r
+accomplished simply and quickly using the UNIX "comm" utility in the\r
+following manner:\r
+\r
+ comm -23 word.lst sigword.list > word.lst.new.\r
+\r
+This will create the file "word.lst.new" with the signature words deleted.\r
+\r
+As of this update, it is no longer necessary for DOS and Windows users to\r
+resort to manually editing the WORD.LST file to remove the SIGWORD.LST\r
+words. Alan Beale's MAKELIST utility, distributed in the supplementary\r
+archive, provides the opportunity to build custom lists by combining\r
+selected auxiliary lists from the ENABLE2K supplement with the base list.\r
+Even UNIX users may find MAKELIST more convenient than running built-ins\r
+from the command line or a script.\r
+\r
+\r
+\r
+ÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜ\r
+\r
+The ENABLE master word list, WORD.LST, is herewith formally released\r
+into the Public Domain. Anyone is free to use it or distribute it in\r
+any manner they see fit. No fee or registration is required for its\r
+use nor are "contributions" solicited (if you feel you absolutely\r
+must contribute something for your own peace of mind, the authors of\r
+the ENABLE list ask that you make a donation on their behalf to your\r
+favorite charity). This word list is our gift to the Scrabble community,\r
+as an alternate to "official" word lists. Game designers may feel free\r
+to incorporate the WORD.LST into their games. Please mention the source\r
+and credit us as originators of the list. Note that if you, as a game\r
+designer, use the WORD.LST in your product, you may still copyright and\r
+protect your product, but you may *not* legally copyright or in any way\r
+restrict redistribution of the WORD.LST portion of your product. This\r
+*may* under law restrict your rights to restrict your users' rights,\r
+but that is only fair.\r
+\r
+It is to be expected that the maintainers of the OSPD and TWL will\r
+benefit from the research done for ENABLE. If these people incorporate\r
+portions of ENABLE into their lists, this may compromise the copyrighted\r
+proprietary status of those lists.\r
+\r
+The accuracy of the WORD.LST is due, in great part, to the herculean\r
+efforts of Alan Beale. He has put in many hours of multi-dictionary\r
+research in checking conjugations, inflections, plurals, and obscure\r
+parts of speech of thousands of words. In every sense of the word,\r
+he is as much the father of the word list as anyone.\r
+\r
+Ross Beresford (ross@bryson.demon.co.uk) has incorporated the WORD.LST\r
+from the first edition of ENABLE into his North American Scrabble version\r
+of his excellent TEA word list generation / analysis program. See his\r
+home page, http://www.bryson.demon.co.uk/, for word list info and more\r
+details of TEA.\r
+\r
+ÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜ\r
+\r
+WORD.LST (pronounced "word-dot-list") is the generic term for the\r
+ASCII-format word file released into the Public Domain as a standard and\r
+a reference for crossword-type games. As laptop and palmtop computers\r
+have become more common and affordable, it is convenient to use the\r
+WORD.LST in conjunction with utilities such as SEARCH.EXE and JUDGE.EXE\r
+(parts of the WORDY package) to adjudicate disputes in word game\r
+competitive play. The OSPD in its various versions and incarnations\r
+is not particularly well suited for this application as it is poorly\r
+organized, sometimes difficult to interpret, and clumsy to use (try\r
+locating the word PELVES in the printed OSPD, for example). Furthermore,\r
+the WORD.LST is free from corporate politics and agendas, scheming\r
+and conniving, committee wrangling, "politically correct" appeasement,\r
+compromising, greed, and all other such nonsense. The WORD.LST is yours,\r
+word game players! Use it. Help keep it updated and corrected. Distribute\r
+it (you do *not* need permission to do so, but tell us about it)!\r
+\r
+ÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜ\r
+\r
+\r
+ÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜ\r
+\r
+\r
+Scrabble and OSPD are trademarks owned by Milton Bradley, a division of\r
+Hasbro.\r
+\r
+Windows is a trademark of the Microsoft Corporation.\r
+\r
+\r
+WORDY is *not* copyrighted and is *not* a trademark. It may be found\r
+under 'W' in any dictionary, just as scrabble, the verb, may be found\r
+under 'S'. The make-believe word "hasbro" may be whimsically defined as\r
+"possessing a male sibling" (named Milton, I guess).\r
+\r
+ENABLE is not a trademark. WORD.LST is not a trademark.\r
+\r
+ This whole trademark business has been taken to ridiculous extremes.\r
+\r
+\r
+ÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜ\r
+\r
+\r
+Disclaimer: Neither I nor Alan Beale is in any way associated with the\r
+so-called "Official Dictionary Committee", nor with the NSA in any of its\r
+guises or avatars (i.e., neither the National Scrabble Association nor\r
+the National Security Agency). We did not and do not have direct access\r
+to the so-called TWL98, and the ENABLE list is not derivative from it. We\r
+do believe, however, the the ENABLE list is more thoroughly researched,\r
+more accurate, and therefore a more authoritative and generally useful\r
+replacement for the TWL98 list.\r
+\r
+\r
+ÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜ\r
+Important note:\r
+The supplementary archive, SUPP2K.ZIP, is a valuable adjunct to ENABLE. It\r
+supplies additional word lists, Alan Beale's "makelist" utility for combining\r
+and expurgating lists, and the must-read documentation files on word list\r
+research on plurals. The resources in this supplement make possible creating\r
+one's own "SOWPODS" list, creating custom combined lists, or even lists with\r
+"nasty words" removed, suitable for family use.\r
+ÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜ\r
+\r
+\r
+\r
+\r
+ M\Cooper\r
+ thegrendel@theriver.com\r
+ http://personal.riverusers.com/~thegrendel/\r
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