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.

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);

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);

Coming Soon

Coming Soon

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