Word Game Dictionary

The aim of the project is to provide a simple way for game developers to check a standard or custom dictionary for word matches.

I have included the OSPD English scrabble dictionary, but realistically any dictionary (or even multiple) could be used.

Why create this project?

There are a few reasons to have a game development specific set of dictionaries

• Using device dictionaries may yield undesired results. Many device dictionaries contain proper nouns, user saved words, or slang.
• Device dictionaries are typically designed for spellchecking. This means developers have to implement or subvert complex methods to yield the desired result.
• A custom library can help localization without requiring a user's device is in a specific language to access other dictionaries.
• I couldn't already find one on the internet.

Usage

iOS & OSX

Default usage of the OSPD Dictionary

Objective-C

WordGameDictionary* wgd = [[WordGameDictionary alloc] init];
[wgd checkWord:wordToCheck minimumLength:3]

Swift

var wgd = WordGameDictionary();
wgd.checkWord(wordToCheck, minimumLength: 3);

Using a custom dictionary

Objective-C

WordGameDictionary* wgd = [[WordGameDictionary alloc] initWithDictionaryFile:@"SPDR"];
[wgd checkWord:wordToCheck minimumLength:3]

Swift

var wgd = WordGameDictionary("SPDR");
wgd.checkWord(wordToCheck, minimumLength: 3);

Unity

Default usage of the OSPD Dictionary

C#

WordGameDict wgd = new WordGameDict();
wgd.CheckWord(wordToCheck, 3);

UnityScript

var wgd:WordGameDict = WordGameDict();
wgd.checkWord(wordToCheck, 3);

Using a custom dictionary

C#

WordGameDict wgd = new WordGameDict("SPDR.txt");
wgd.CheckWord(wordToCheck, 3);

UnityScript

var wgd:WordGameDict = WordGameDict("SPDR.txt");
wgd.checkWord(wordToCheck, 3);

Java

Coming Soon

C++

Coming Soon

Closing thoughts

Hopefully this library helps simplify your word game development. Let me know if you use it in your game!