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Citing the Wordsmyth Dictionaries in a Reference List

Posted on January 6, 2020April 10, 2020 by Wordsmyth

The following is a basic formula for citing a particular word’s entry in one of our dictionaries, which you can modify according to whatever style guide you are using.  (Specific examples using…

How to add a word that is not in Wordsmyth to your activities

Posted on October 23, 2019September 18, 2022 by Wordsmyth

When you create a wordlist in the Wordlist Maker, you can add more words to the list, even when the word is not in the Wordsmyth dictionaries. And you can use those…

How to s*rch the diction?ry using wild card symbols

Posted on April 5, 2013June 12, 2023 by Wordsmyth

Understanding how to use wild card symbols will increase your ability to find words you can’t spell or don’t fully recall. Wild card symbols also allow you to find groups of words that contain a particular letter pattern.

Look-up History

Posted on April 2, 2013April 8, 2020 by Wordsmyth

Nothing brings home to me just how much mileage I habitually rack up on the information highway like a glance at my browser history. Whether it’s showing me locations I visited “last…

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