Dictionary Data
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From Wordnik's OpenAPI specification (version 4.0), spec updated March 6, 2023, via APIs.guru.
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https://api.wordnik.com/v4| Method | Path | What it does |
|---|---|---|
| GET | /word.json/{word}/audio | Fetches audio metadata for a word. |
| GET | /word.json/{word}/definitions | Return definitions for a word |
| GET | /word.json/{word}/etymologies | Fetches etymology data |
| GET | /word.json/{word}/examples | Returns examples for a word |
| GET | /word.json/{word}/frequency | Returns word usage over time |
| GET | /word.json/{word}/hyphenation | Returns syllable information for a word |
| GET | /word.json/{word}/phrases | Fetches bi-gram phrases for a word |
| GET | /word.json/{word}/pronunciations | Returns text pronunciations for a given word |
| GET | /word.json/{word}/relatedWords | Given a word as a string, returns relationships from the Word Graph |
| GET | /word.json/{word}/scrabbleScore | Returns the Scrabble score for a word |
| GET | /word.json/{word}/topExample | Returns a top example for a word |
| GET | /words.json/randomWord | Returns a single random WordObject |
| GET | /words.json/randomWords | Returns an array of random WordObjects |
| GET | /words.json/reverseDictionary | Reverse dictionary search |
| GET | /words.json/search/{query} | Searches words |
| GET | /words.json/wordOfTheDay | Returns a specific WordOfTheDay |