What is the Consolidated Word List (CWL)?
The Consolidated Word List (CWL) was made available for several years as a download from Scripps’ website. Primarily collected from old National and regional bees, the list contained 24,000+ words; approximately 40% of the words had pronunciations and definitions. The list was divided into categories of Frequently Used Words, Moderately Frequently Used Words, and Infrequently Used Words. There was some overlap between the groups. This list is no longer available, but words from old CWL lists are included among the words we keep in our word banks.
