NSWL2020 - Revision history

Judycole: /* Availability */ 2020-03-18 - Added availability via store

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‎Availability: 2020-03-18 - Added availability via store

Judycole: /* Content */ 2020-10-20 Removed extra description

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Judycole: /* Content */ 2020-10-20 - Adjusted word count

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‎Content: 2020-10-20 - Adjusted word count

Judycole: 2020-10-19 - Updated for consistency with NWL2020

2020-10-20T03:14:25Z

2020-10-19 - Updated for consistency with NWL2020

Judycole: 2020-10-19 - Created page

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2020-10-19 - Created page

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The '''[[NASPA School Word List]]''' (2020 edition), NSWL2020, was edited by
the NASPA [[Dictionary Committee]] in 2020, and incorporates changes made to
the corresponding [[NWL2020]] lexicon.
Like its predecessors, it consists of those words that are acceptable in the regular [[NASPA Word List]] (NWL) that are considered appropriate for school use.

== Availability ==

It will be available to NASPA members for electronic study and tournament adjudication purposes in the
NASPA [[Zyzzyva]] program, starting with version 3.2.3. School SCRABBLE competitors may apply for a complimentary season [[School SCRABBLE Membership|membership]]
to gain access to this tool.

It is also available for personal use as a free download (password required) through NASPA [{{SERVER}}/cgi-bin/services.pl Member Services].

== Content ==

To view a list of differences between specific editions of NSWL and NWL, use Zyzzyva to search for words that are in one lexicon but not the other. There are 591 words that are in NWL2020 but not in NSWL2020; all words in NSWL2020 are in NWL2020.

=== Deleted words ===

14 words that appeared in NSWL2018 are not in NSWL2020.

A complete list of deleted words is available for our adult members in
[{{SERVER}}/cgi-bin/services.pl Member Services].

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 == Availability ==
 NASPA members may download the word list and related files through [{{SERVER}}/cgi-bin/services.pl Member Services] in the following format:
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 School SCRABBLE competitors may apply for a complimentary season [[School SCRABBLE Membership|membership]].
 == Content ==

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	To view a list of differences between specific editions of NSWL and NWL, use Zyzzyva to search for words that are in one lexicon but not the other. There are 591 words that are in NWL2020 but not in NSWL2020; all words in NSWL2020 are in NWL2020.		To view a list of differences between specific editions of NSWL and NWL, use Zyzzyva to search for words that are in one lexicon but not the other. There are 591 words that are in NWL2020 but not in NSWL2020; all words in NSWL2020 are in NWL2020.
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−	~~. That includes 28 that are now classed as “offensive slurs” (thus also out of NWL), and 14 that are merely “offensive”.~~

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 * 28 words are now classified as offensive slurs and have also been removed from the NWL.
 * 14 offensive words are now considered inappropriate for school play.
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 A complete list of the deleted words is available for our adult members in
 [{{SERVER}}/cgi-bin/services.pl Member Services].

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 == Content ==
-This edition deletes 14 words identified as offensive slurs. These words - all 9 letters or longer in length - came from sources other than the [[OSPD]] and were mistakenly included in the NSWL when added to the NWL.
+This edition deletes 42 words - all 9 letters or longer in length - from the NSWL:
 A complete list of the deleted words is available for our adult members in
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 To view a list of differences between specific editions of NSWL and NWL, use Zyzzyva to search for words that are in one lexicon but not the other. There are 591 words that are in NWL2020 but not in NSWL2020; all words in NSWL2020 are in NWL2020.

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 The '''[[NASPA School Word List]]''' (2020 edition), NSWL2020, was edited by
-the NASPA [[Dictionary Committee]] in 2020, and incorporates changes made to
+the NASPA [[Dictionary Committee]] in 2020 and becomes effective on January 6, 2021. It replaces [[NSWL2018]].
-the corresponding [[NWL2020]] lexicon.
 Like its predecessors, it consists of those words that are acceptable in the regular [[NASPA Word List]] (NWL) that are considered appropriate for school use.
-−
 == Availability ==
-It will be available to NASPA members for electronic study and tournament adjudication purposes in the
+NASPA members may download the word list and related files through [{{SERVER}}/cgi-bin/services.pl Member Services] in the following format:
-It is also available for personal use as a free download (password required) through NASPA [{{SERVER}}/cgi-bin/services.pl Member Services].
+; [{{SERVER}}/cgi-bin/doc.pl?did=49 NSWL2020 (text)]
 == Content ==
-To view a list of differences between specific editions of NSWL and NWL, use Zyzzyva to search for words that are in one lexicon but not the other. There are 591 words that are in NWL2020 but not in NSWL2020; all words in NSWL2020 are in NWL2020.
+This edition deletes 14 words identified as offensive slurs. These words - all 9 letters or longer in length - came from sources other than the [[OSPD]] and were mistakenly included in the NSWL when added to the NWL.
-=== Deleted words ===
+A complete list of the deleted words is available for our adult members in
-words that appeared in NSWL2018 are not in NSWL2020.
+To view a list of differences between specific editions of NSWL and NWL, use Zyzzyva to search for words that are in one lexicon but not the other. There are 591 words that are in NWL2020 but not in NSWL2020; all words in NSWL2020 are in NWL2020.