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Asked: 2026-05-21T16:45:34+00:00

I have a large dictionary file, dic.txt (its actually the SOWPODS ) with one

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I have a large dictionary file, dic.txt (its actually the SOWPODS) with one word from the English language per line. I want to automatically split this file into 3 different files easy_dic.txt (most common every day words we use – vocabulary of a 16 year old), medium_dic.txt (words not that much in common usage but still known to many people – knowledge of a 30 year old minus words found in easy_dic.txt), hard_dic.txt (very esoteric words that only professional Scrabble players would know). What’s the easiest way (you can use any resources from the internet) to accomplish this?

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  1. Editorial Team

    Google has the right tool :), and shares its DB!

    The Ngram viewer is a tool to check out and compare the frequency of appearance of words in literature, magazines, etc.

    You can download the DB, and train your dictionaries from here.

    HTH!

    BTW The tool is VERY fun to use and discover the word’s birth and disappearance dates.

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