Terms of Service & License Credits

1. Acceptance of Terms

By accessing and playing Spelling Bee Web, you agree to enjoy the service in good faith for personal, educational, and recreational entertainment.

2. Word List & Dictionary Credits (SCOWL)

The word data used in Spelling Bee Web is derived from SCOWL (Spell Checker Oriented Word Lists) release 2020.12.07, created by Kevin Atkinson, Alan Beale (12Dicts), and contributors.

The collective work is Copyright © 2000-2018 Kevin Atkinson. Permission to use, copy, modify, distribute, and sell these word lists is granted provided the copyright notice and permission notice appear in supporting documentation.

You can read the complete, unabridged upstream copyright and permission document here: /licenses/scowl/COPYRIGHT.txt.

3. Disclaimer of Warranties

The software, word puzzle data, and solver tools are provided "as is", without warranty of any kind, express or implied, including but not limited to fitness for a particular purpose.

4. Independent Creation

Spelling Bee Web is an independent software project and is not affiliated, sponsored, or endorsed by The New York Times Company.