Collins updates - Revision history

CM000457: Fix broken link to CSW24 initiation kit: WESPA -> Irish Scrabble

2026-01-22T22:22:00Z

Fix broken link to CSW24 initiation kit: WESPA -> Irish Scrabble

CM000457: Update text and links to CSW24 and NWL23

2025-08-22T18:00:50Z

Update text and links to CSW24 and NWL23

CM000457: CSW21 link requires login

2022-02-03T06:47:34Z

CSW21 link requires login

Judycole: /* How Often is the Collins Word List Updated? */ 2022-01-04 - Included link to Initiation kit

2022-01-05T00:48:13Z

‎How Often is the Collins Word List Updated?: 2022-01-04 - Included link to Initiation kit

Judycole: 2021-10-04 - Updated for NWL and CSW21

2021-10-04T19:41:52Z

2021-10-04 - Updated for NWL and CSW21

Judycole: 2019-05-03 - Updated references to TWL/NWL

2019-05-03T15:17:07Z

2019-05-03 - Updated references to TWL/NWL

Nball: Update of whole SOWPODS wiki to CSW15

2017-04-16T21:26:03Z

Update of whole SOWPODS wiki to CSW15

Nball at 22:57, 23 December 2010

2010-12-23T22:57:41Z

Poslfit: New page: This page discusses how often '''updates''' are published to the '''Collins''' lexicon, and is part of our introduction to Collins (SOWPODS) in North America. == H...

2010-10-12T14:47:57Z

New page: This page discusses how often '''updates''' are published to the '''Collins''' lexicon, and is part of our introduction to Collins (SOWPODS) in North America. == H...

New page

This page discusses how often '''updates''' are published to the
'''[[SOWPODS|Collins]]''' lexicon,
and is part of our introduction to
[[SOWPODS|Collins (SOWPODS) in North America]].

== How Often is the Collins Word List Updated? ==

Approximately every 5–7 years, which is similar to [[TWL]].

At first glance, this may seem unexpected. After all, if CSW includes
lists from both the British and American dictionaries, shouldn’t
it be updated twice as often? However, the CSW, of course, specifically
includes the TWL, and the worldwide community no more wants
too-frequent updates than North America. So far, the frequency of
updates has been similar.

The next CSW update is planned for 2012.

Please direct comments about this page to its author, [[Nick Ball]].

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 The current NWL was last updated in 2023. Recent previous editions were published in 2020, 2018, 2016, 2014, 2006, and 1998. CSW was updated in 2007, 2012, 2015, 2019, and 2021. The current CSW was updated in 2024.
-Click [https://wespa.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/WESPA_Initiation_Kit_2024.pdf here] for a list of changes in CSW24.
+Click [https://www.irishscrabble.org/Downloads/Learning/CSW24/WESPA_Initiation_Kit_2024.pdf here] for a list of changes in CSW24.
 Please direct comments about this page to its author, [[Nick Ball]].

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 At first glance, this may seem unexpected. After all, if CSW includes lists from both the British and American dictionaries, shouldn&rsquo;t it be updated twice as often? However, part of the motivation and criteria of publishing CSW is that it specifically includes the NWL. As in North America, the worldwide community wants the frequency of updates to result in a list that is reasonably up-to-date, without constant changes. Therefore, so far, the frequency of updates has been similar.
-The current NWL was last updated in 2020. Recent previous editions were published in 2018, 2016, 2014, 2006, and 1998. CSW was updated in 2007, 2012, 2015, and 2019. The current CSW was updated in 2021.
+The current NWL was last updated in 2023. Recent previous editions were published in 2020, 2018, 2016, 2014, 2006, and 1998. CSW was updated in 2007, 2012, 2015, 2019, and 2021. The current CSW was updated in 2024.
-Click [https://scrabbleplayers.org/cgi-bin/doc.pl?did=60 here] for a list of changes in CSW21 (requires NASPA member login).
+Click [https://wespa.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/WESPA_Initiation_Kit_2024.pdf here] for a list of changes in CSW24.
 Please direct comments about this page to its author, [[Nick Ball]].

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 The current NWL was last updated in 2020. Recent previous editions were published in 2018, 2016, 2014, 2006, and 1998. CSW was updated in 2007, 2012, 2015, and 2019. The current CSW was updated in 2021.
-Click [https://scrabbleplayers.org/cgi-bin/doc.pl?did=60 here] for a list of changes in CSW21.
+Click [https://scrabbleplayers.org/cgi-bin/doc.pl?did=60 here] for a list of changes in CSW21 (requires NASPA member login).
 Please direct comments about this page to its author, [[Nick Ball]].

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	The current NWL was last updated in 2020. Recent previous editions were published in 2018, 2016, 2014, 2006, and 1998. CSW was updated in 2007, 2012, 2015, and 2019. The current CSW was updated in 2021.		The current NWL was last updated in 2020. Recent previous editions were published in 2018, 2016, 2014, 2006, and 1998. CSW was updated in 2007, 2012, 2015, and 2019. The current CSW was updated in 2021.
		+
		+	Click [https://scrabbleplayers.org/cgi-bin/doc.pl?did=60 here] for a list of changes in CSW21.

	Please direct comments about this page to its author, [[Nick Ball]].		Please direct comments about this page to its author, [[Nick Ball]].

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-This page discusses how often are published to the Collins lexicon, and is part of our introduction to [[SOWPODS|Collins (SOWPODS) in North America]]. For brevity, we will refer to the North American and International lexica, NWL2018 and CSW15, as NWL and CSW respectively.
+This page discusses how often changes are published to the Collins lexicon, and is part of our introduction to [[SOWPODS|Collins (SOWPODS) in North America]]. For brevity, we will refer to the North American and International lexica as NWL and CSW respectively.
 == How Often is the Collins Word List Updated? ==
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 Both the NWL and CSW word lists are updated every few years. There has not been a fixed frequency of updates.
-At first glance, this may seem unexpected. After all, if CSW includes lists from both the British and American dictionaries, shouldn&rsquo;t it be updated twice as often? However, part of the motivation and criteria of publishing CSW is that it specifically includes the TWL. As in North America, the worldwide community wants the frequency of updates to result in a list that is reasonably up-to-date, without constant changes. Therefore, so far, the frequency of updates has been similar.
+At first glance, this may seem unexpected. After all, if CSW includes lists from both the British and American dictionaries, shouldn&rsquo;t it be updated twice as often? However, part of the motivation and criteria of publishing CSW is that it specifically includes the NWL. As in North America, the worldwide community wants the frequency of updates to result in a list that is reasonably up-to-date, without constant changes. Therefore, so far, the frequency of updates has been similar.
-The current TWL was last updated in 2018. Recent previous editions were published in 2016, 2014, 2006, and 1998. CSW was updated in 2007, 2012, and 2015.
+The current NWL was last updated in 2020. Recent previous editions were published in 2018, 2016, 2014, 2006, and 1998. CSW was updated in 2007, 2012, 2015, and 2019. The current CSW was updated in 2021.
 Please direct comments about this page to its author, [[Nick Ball]].

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-This page discusses how often '''updates''' are published to the '''[[SOWPODS|Collins]]''' lexicon, and is part of our introduction to [[SOWPODS|Collins (SOWPODS) in North America]].
+This page discusses how often are published to the Collins lexicon, and is part of our introduction to [[SOWPODS|Collins (SOWPODS) in North America]]. For brevity, we will refer to the North American and International lexica, OTCWL16 and CSW15, as TWL and CSW respectively.
 == How Often is the Collins Word List Updated? ==
-Approximately every 5&ndash;7 years, which is similar to [[OTCWL|OWL2]].
+Both the TWL and CSW word lists are updated every few years. There has not been a fixed frequency of updates.
-At first glance, this may seem unexpected. After all, if CSW includes lists from both the British and American dictionaries, shouldn&rsquo;t it be updated twice as often? However, the CSW, of course, specifically includes the OWL2, and the worldwide community no more wants too-frequent updates than North America. So far, the frequency of updates has been similar.
+At first glance, this may seem unexpected. After all, if CSW includes lists from both the British and American dictionaries, shouldn&rsquo;t it be updated twice as often? However, part of the motivation and criteria of publishing CSW is that it specifically includes the TWL. As in North America, the worldwide community wants the frequency of updates to result in a list that is reasonably up-to-date, without constant changes. Therefore, so far, the frequency of updates has been similar.
-The next CSW update is planned for 2012.
+The current TWL was last updated in 2016. Recent previous editions were published in 2014, 2006, and 1998. CSW was updated in 2007, 2012, and 2015.
 Please direct comments about this page to its author, [[Nick Ball]].