THE PEOPLE BEHIND THE WORDS

Credits & licences

British and American English word lists

The bonus recognition lists are derived from the English Speller Database (ESDB), created by Kevin Atkinson and its contributors. Copyright 2000–2026 Kevin Atkinson. The source licence permits use and distribution, including commercial use, subject to preserving its notices.

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Definition clues

The target clues were written for this prototype. WordWell does not use Oxford dictionary data.

Fonts

DM Sans and Manrope are bundled locally under the SIL Open Font License 1.1, so the game’s typography works offline too.

DM Sans licence →
Manrope licence →