diff --git a/dictionaries/elisp/cspell-ext.json b/dictionaries/elisp/cspell-ext.json
index acad55f2e94..945dcd3c8ff 100644
--- a/dictionaries/elisp/cspell-ext.json
+++ b/dictionaries/elisp/cspell-ext.json
@@ -1,11 +1,9 @@
-// cSpell Settings
 {
     "id": "elisp",
     "version": "0.2",
     "name": "Emacs Lisp",
     "description": "Emacs Lisp dictionary for cspell.",
     "readonly": true,
-    // List of dictionary files to add to the global list of dictionaries
     "dictionaryDefinitions": [
         {
             "name": "elisp",
@@ -13,32 +11,22 @@
             "description": "Emacs Lisp dictionary for cspell."
         }
     ],
-    // Dictionaries to always be used.
-    // Generally left empty
     "dictionaries": [],
-    // Language Rules to apply to matching files.
-    // Files are matched on `languageId` and `locale`
     "languageSettings": [
         {
-            // VSCode languageId. i.e. typescript, java, go, cpp, javascript, markdown, latex
-            // * will match against any file type.
-            "languageId": "elisp",
-            // Language locale. i.e. en-US, de-AT, or ru. * will match all locales.
-            // Multiple locales can be specified like: "en, en-US" to match both English and English US.
+            "languageId": "elisp,lisp",
             "locale": "*",
-            // By default the whole text of a file is included for spell checking
-            // Adding patterns to the "includeRegExpList" to only include matching patterns
             "includeRegExpList": [],
-            // To exclude patterns, add them to "ignoreRegExpList"
             "ignoreRegExpList": [],
-            // regex patterns than can be used with ignoreRegExpList or includeRegExpList
-            // Example: "pattern": [{ "name": "mdash", "pattern": "—" }]
-            // This could be included in "ignoreRegExpList": ["mdash"]
             "patterns": [],
-            // List of dictionaries to enable by name in `dictionaryDefinitions`
             "dictionaries": ["elisp"],
-            // Dictionary definitions can also be supplied here. They are only used iff "languageId" and "locale" match.
             "dictionaryDefinitions": []
         }
+    ],
+    "overrides": [
+        {
+            "filename": ["**/*.{el,lisp,lsp,l}"],
+            "dictionaries": ["elisp"]
+        }
     ]
 }
diff --git a/dictionaries/elisp/cspell.json b/dictionaries/elisp/cspell.json
index 90d14d2f4b0..575df58da98 100644
--- a/dictionaries/elisp/cspell.json
+++ b/dictionaries/elisp/cspell.json
@@ -3,10 +3,9 @@
     "files": [
         "**/*.{md,txt}"
     ],
-    "dictionaries": [
-        "elisp"
-    ],
     "import": [
         "./cspell-ext.json"
-    ]
+    ],
+    "enableFiletypes": ["elisp", "lisp"],
+    "overrides": [{ "filename": "**/*.{md,txt}", "dictionaries": ["elisp"]}]
 }
diff --git a/dictionaries/elisp/package.json b/dictionaries/elisp/package.json
index 3547b78f4a7..8074adb5cde 100644
--- a/dictionaries/elisp/package.json
+++ b/dictionaries/elisp/package.json
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "@cspell/dict-elisp",
   "version": "1.0.0",
-  "description": "Emacs Lisp dictionary for cspell. -- Private until verified",
-  "private": true,
+  "description": "Emacs Lisp dictionary for cspell.",
   "publishConfig": {
     "access": "public"
   },
@@ -13,7 +12,9 @@
   },
   "scripts": {
     "build": "cross-env NODE_OPTIONS=--max_old_space_size=8192 cspell-tools-cli build",
-    "test": "head -n 1000 \"src/elisp.txt\" | cspell -c ./cspell-ext.json \"--locale=*\" \"--languageId=elisp\" stdin",
+    "test": "pnpm test:words && pnpm test:samples",
+    "test:words": "head -n 1000 \"src/elisp.txt\" | cspell -c ./cspell-ext.json \"--locale=*\" \"--languageId=elisp\" stdin",
+    "test:samples": "cspell -r samples .",
     "prepublishOnly": "echo OK",
     "prepare:dictionary": "pnpm run build"
   },
diff --git a/dictionaries/elisp/samples/cspell.json b/dictionaries/elisp/samples/cspell.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..52f2efc8582
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dictionaries/elisp/samples/cspell.json
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+{
+    "import": ["../cspell-ext.json"],
+    "enableFiletypes": ["elisp", "lisp"],
+    "words": ["elisp"]
+}
diff --git a/dictionaries/elisp/samples/examples.el b/dictionaries/elisp/samples/examples.el
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..f1cde1298f5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dictionaries/elisp/samples/examples.el
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+;;;; http://xahlee.info/emacs/emacs/elisp_examples.html
+
+;;;; Insert Text
+(defun my-insert-p-tag ()
+  "Insert <p></p> at cursor point."
+  (interactive)
+  (insert "<p></p>")
+  (backward-char 4))
+
+;;;; Insert Around Region
+(defun my-wrap-markup-region ()
+  "Insert a markup <b></b> around a region."
+  (interactive)
+  (let ((p1 (region-beginning))
+        (p2 (region-end)))
+    (goto-char p2)
+    (insert "</b>")
+    (goto-char p1)
+    (insert "<b>")))
+
+;;;; Select Current Word
+
+;; turn on highlight selection
+(transient-mark-mode 1)
+
+(defun my-select-current-word ()
+  "Select the word under cursor.
+“word” here is considered any alphanumeric sequence with “_” or “-”."
+  (interactive)
+  (let (pt)
+    (skip-chars-backward "-_A-Za-z0-9")
+    (setq pt (point))
+    (skip-chars-forward "-_A-Za-z0-9")
+    (set-mark pt)))
+
+;;;; Find Replace String in Region
+
+(defun my-replace-greek-region ()
+  "Replace “alpha” to “α” and other greek letters in current region."
+  (interactive)
+  (let (
+        (p1 (region-beginning))
+        (p2 (region-end)))
+    (save-restriction
+      (narrow-to-region p1 p2)
+      (goto-char (point-min))
+      (while (search-forward " alpha" nil t)
+        (replace-match " α" nil t))
+      (goto-char (point-min))
+      (while (search-forward " beta" nil t)
+        (replace-match " β" nil t))
+      (goto-char (point-min))
+      (while (search-forward " gamma" nil t)
+        (replace-match " γ" nil t)))))