Terms of Use

Welcome to The Word Index. By accessing or using our website at https://thewordindex.com, you agree to be bound by these Terms of Use. If you do not agree with any part of these terms, please do not use our website.

Use of Service

The Word Index provides free word search tools, including word finders, anagram solvers, and pattern matchers. You may use our services for personal, non-commercial purposes such as:

  • Solving word puzzles (crosswords, anagrams, word games, etc.)
  • Writing assistance and vocabulary exploration
  • Educational purposes
  • Personal research

Acceptable Use

When using The Word Index, you agree not to:

  • Use automated tools to scrape or download large portions of our data
  • Attempt to bypass rate limits or security measures
  • Use the service in any way that could damage, disable, or impair the website
  • Use the service for any unlawful purpose
  • Redistribute our word data commercially without permission

API Usage

Our internal API is provided for use through our website interface. Direct API access is rate-limited and intended for reasonable interactive use. Commercial or high-volume API usage requires explicit permission.

Intellectual Property

Our Content

The project's original application code is available under the MIT Licence in the repository. That code licence does not grant reuse rights for third-party lexical datasets, compiled lexical assets, source-derived study outputs, or separately authored site content. Check the applicable source and content terms before reuse.

Word Data

Our word database is compiled from multiple pinned third-party sources, each with its own attribution and reuse terms. Some source-rights questions remain under human review; see Data Sources. See our Data Sources page for full attribution and licensing information for each data source.

Disclaimer of Warranties

The Word Index is provided "as is" and "as available" without warranties of any kind, either express or implied, including but not limited to:

  • Accuracy or completeness of word data
  • Fitness for a particular purpose
  • Uninterrupted or error-free operation
  • Validity of words for specific games (game dictionaries vary)

Limitation of Liability

To the fullest extent permitted by law, The Word Index shall not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages arising from your use of the service, including but not limited to:

  • Lost games or contests due to word suggestions
  • Errors or omissions in word data
  • Service interruptions or downtime

Third-Party Links

Our website may contain links to third-party websites. We are not responsible for the content, privacy policies, or practices of these external sites.

Changes to Terms

We reserve the right to modify these Terms of Use at any time. Changes will be effective immediately upon posting on this page. Your continued use of the service after changes constitutes acceptance of the new terms.

Governing Law

These Terms of Use shall be governed by and construed in accordance with applicable law, without regard to conflict of law principles.