The Million Word Crossword Dictionary

Competitive Comparisons

The heart of The Million Word Crossword Dictionary is hundreds of thousands of clues, individually selected by the authors, that have recently appeared in America’s most popular crosswords.

 

In addition, every conceivable topical area is comprehensively covered, from academic subjects (science, literature, geography, etc.) to popular culture (films, music, celebrities, etc.), to contemporary life (slang phrases, politics, brand names, etc.).  A few examples:

 

n      500+ makes and models of automobiles, from the Reo to the newest SUVs

n      3,000+ literary works

n      5,000+ films

n      20,000+ famous people from all fields and eras

 

Unlike any other, only The Million Word Crossword Dictionary fully reflects the diverse content and style of today’s crosswords.  The competitive comparison below shows some of the striking differences:

 Crossword Dictionary Competitive Comparison

 

 Million Word Random House NY Times Comprehensive A-Z

Total entries

 1,004,000 425,000 483,000 204,000

Synonyms

 520,000 356,000 409,000 126,000

Pop culture

 220,000 40,000 3,000 1,000

Fill-in-the-blank

 85,000 0 0 1,000

Others (slang, foreign words, 

abbreviations, etc.)

 179,000 29,000 71,000 76,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

Compare for yourself!

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No other crossword dictionary comes close!
 

The Million Word Crossword Dictionary
 

   

 

Random House Webster’s Crossword Dictionary

 
 
 
 
 

 

 

The New York Times Crossword Puzzle Dictionary

 
 
 

 

 

Swanfeldt Crossword Puzzle Dictionary

 
 
 

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