Short: Big English dictionary for AlphaSpell Author: Fergus Duniho and Ross Beresford Uploader: fdnh troi cc rochester edu Type: text/misc Architecture: generic This dictionary has been updated for AlphaSpell VI. This dictionary is based on version 1.3 of Ross Beresford's "UK Advanced Cryptics Dictionary." This is "a word list for crossword solvers and setters." The main differences between Ross Beresford's original dictionary and the AlphaSpell dictionary are these. (1) The AlphaSpell dictionary is one file, and the original dictionary is 26 files. (2) The AlphaSpell dictionary is compressed, and the original dictionary is straight ASCII. (3) The original dictionary contained phrases as well as words, but the AlphaSpell dictionary does not contain the phrases. This is because AlphaSpell is primarily a spelling checker, and it only checks words against words, not against phrases. Although AlphaSpell is primarily a spelling checker, it can also be used to solve crossword puzzles. For example, if you're looking for a five letter word whose second letter is p, you could send the pattern "?p???" to AlphaSpell. AlphaSpell is also useful for solving scrambled word puzzles. To get AlphaSpell, download /text/edit/ASpell5.lha from the Aminet.