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Asked: 2026-05-16T22:09:13+00:00

I have an application that uses predefined word lists but I want to extend

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I have an application that uses predefined word lists but I want to extend it to give the option of using their own custom lists.

Unfortunately lists like SOWPODS (the official Scrabble word list) are quite comprehensive and contain words I wouldn’t want popping up on the screen.

I can easily get hold of a banned word list and build it into my application as a kind of swear filter. Is this likely to get my app trapped by any application filtering that may be present on Google Marketplace and, if so, is there a way around it? (encryption, compression etc.)

EDIT: Most of the answers so far are missing the point that the user will be supplying the list so I have no control over its content and need to filter it in my app either on import or as it is used. (Though they will still blame me if the app “swears” at them)

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  1. Editorial Team

    Is there a reason you couldn’t just filter the words upon import against a “bad words” list that, according to a previous comment you made, it sounds like you already compiled?

    You could also add the option into a preferences menu so that it doesn’t filter them on import.

    Edit: Google’s policies don’t allow “excessive profanity.” If it is rejected, I assume you could just appeal with the argument that it is a filter against profanity and your app would be accepted.

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