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French Scrabble dictionary
L'Officiel du jeu Scrabble has been the official dictionary for Francophone Scrabble since January 1, 1990. It is published by Larousse and is often abbreviated to ODS. The current version is ODS 9.
History
1990 : Publication of the ODS 1, replacing the Petit Larousse Illustré (PLI), used as a reference by players until then.
1994 : Publication of the ODS 2, with 1500 new entries, correcting the few mistakes and omissions of the previous version.
1999 : Publication of the ODS 3, with 2000 new entries.
2004 : Publication of the ODS 4, with 750 new entries.
2008 : Publication of the ODS 5, with 2500 new entries.
2012 : Publication of the ODS 6, with 1550 new entries.
2016 : Publication of the ODS 7, with 1570 new entries
2020 : Publication of the ODS 8, with 1600 new entries
2024 : Publication of the ODS 9, with 750 new entries
Number of words
Version
Year
Entries
Words
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
ODS 1
1990
56,664
344,001
73
507
2,149
6,776
15,606
28,244
41,982
51,867
54,469
49,469
39,170
27,304
16,862
9,523
ODS 2
1994
58,154
353,526
74
534
2,233
6,984
16,016
28,957
43,115
53,272
55,885
50,802
40,264
28,121
17,428
9,841
ODS 3
1999
60,137
364,370
75
560
2,319
7,184
16,396
29,611
44,109
54,620
57,412
52,357
41,696
29,273
18,309
10,449
ODS 4
2004
60,894
369,085
75
571
2,364
7,277
16,622
29,996
44,664
55,309
58,149
53,026
42,227
29,666
18,550
10,589
ODS 5
2008
63,419
378,989
77
589
2,441
7,483
17,035
30,633
45,642
56,573
59,526
54,442
43,517
30,690
19,279
11,062
ODS 6
2012
64,970
386,264
80
610
2,509
7,645
17,318
31,070
46,329
57,467
60,487
55,436
44,468
31,491
19,892
11,462
ODS 7
2016
66,541
393,670
80
621
2,564
7,823
17,681
31,674
47,159
58,433
61,587
56,463
45,329
32,127
20,358
11,771
ODS 8
2020
68,125
402,325
81
633
2,623
7,980
17,991
32,230
48,039
59,584
62,954
57,784
46,501
32,962
20,886
12,077
N.B. A word and its plural form count as a single entry, but as two words
ODS2 : DISCUTAILLEE, S (transitive verb), ECLOSAI-T/AIENT (wrong conjugated forms of ECLORE), EINSTENIUM, S (wrong spelling of EINSTEINIUM) ; GARDIANNE,S (wrong spelling of GARDIANE) ; GEWURTZTRAMINER (wrong spelling of GEWURZTRAMINER) ; IMMUNOGLOBINE, S (wrong spelling of IMMUNOGLOBULINE) ; SUISSESSE, S (considered as a proper noun), THEPHILLIM (wrong spelling of TEPHILLIM).
ODS3 : BAGAGERIE, S (registered trademark) ; CHAUVISS-AIENT/AIS/AIT/ANT/EZ/ONS (wrong conjugated forms of CHAUVIR) ; COINTREAU, X (registered trademark) ; DRELINS (becomes invariable) ; DRINGS (becomes invariable) ; PIERRADE, S (registered trademark) ; REVEUILLI-EZ/ONS et VEUILLI-EZ/ONS (wrong conjugated forms of REVOULOIR) ; WILLIAMINE,S (registered trademark).
ODS4 : SEPTICOPYOEMIE, S (wrong spelling of SEPTICOPYOHEMIE).
