L'Officiel du jeu Scrabble

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

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  • 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

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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

New words

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  • ODS1 (1990)
    • 2 letters : BI
    • 3 letters : ADO, ALU, BOG, DAW, GOS, LEM, LOG, LOS, MAO, MOB, NIF, OYE, PEC, POP, REZ, RIO, ROS, ZOB
  • ODS2 (1994)
    • 2 letters : EX
    • 3 letters : ASA, BIO, CIF, CUT, FAX, FOG, GÉO, HUN, IBN, IBO, ISO, JAB, KOP, KWA, MAX, MÉO, MIX, MOS, NEM, OLA, OUH, RAC, RAP, TAG, UTE, WOK, YAM
  • ODS3 (1999)
    • 2 letters : AA
    • 3 letters : AAS, ADA, CIS, CRÉ, DIN, DOC, FAF, IPÉ, IXA, IXÉ, JAM, KYU, MOA, MOX, NAY, NÉO, NEY, OUD, RAM, SAX, SPA, TAR, TIP, WEB, YUE, ZEF
  • ODS4 (2004)
    • 2 letters : none
    • 3 letters : ÉWÉ, HUB, MÉL, PAP, SOM, TAF, TAT, WAD, WAP, ZEC, ZUP
  • ODS5 (2008)
    • 2 letters : BA, BÊ
    • 3 letters : AÏD, DOP, DUB, ÉCO, EXO, FAQ, GEX, GUR, KÉA, KRU, MMM, MOR, MUG, OBA, PHÔ, QIN, YET, ZEK
  • ODS6 (2012)
    • 2 lettres : OM, TO, UD
    • 3 lettres : ANI, COM, COX, DAH, DÉO, DZO, FON, KAT, KEN, KET, KOÏ, LED, LUO, NAC, NAN, NIM, SUP, TOF, TOS, UDS, WOH
  • ODS7 (2016)
    • 2 lettres : none
    • 3 lettres : BEU, COT, DEM, EVE, FIU, GIF, LOA, LOL, OIS, OIT, VOC
  • ODS8 (2020)
    • 2 lettres : QI
    • 3 lettres : APP, ARF, BIM, DEJ, DEL, DIP, FIX, GHI, MAG, QIS, RIB, TEF

Deleted words

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  • 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).
  • ODS5 : CAROMS (wrong spelling of CARROM).
  • ODS6 : PLACOPLATRE, S (registered trademark).
  • ODS7 : AFFICIONADO (wrong spelling of AFICIONADO), ZODIAC, ONGLERIE (registered trademark).
  • ODS8 : NEGRO, SILY, CHINETOQUE
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