Scrabble Dictionary Statistics
How complete each language's dictionary is — every
lexeme (dictionary sense) counts once, regardless of how many surface
word forms realize it.
Generated 2026-09-03 from nb.db (unpacked from the committed nb.db.xz),
en.db, and fr.db.
Norwegian Bokmål
64.0%
81,510 of 127,456 lexemes defined
English (US)
99.9%
1,092,180 of 1,092,857 lexemes defined
French
70.7%
99,559 of 140,839 lexemes defined
Comparison
| Metric | Norwegian Bokmål | English (US) | French |
|---|
| Surface word forms | 811,833 | 850,188 | 680,310 |
| Lexemes (distinct senses) | 127,456 | 1,092,857 | 140,839 |
| Lexemes with a definition | 81,510 | 1,092,180 | 99,559 |
| % of lexemes defined | 64.0% | 99.9% | 70.7% |
| Word forms covering a defined lexeme | 307,402 | 849,775 | 600,672 |
| % of word forms covering a defined lexeme | 37.9% | 100.0% | 88.3% |
| Distinct definitions written | 70,297 | 1,041,858 | 96,120 |
| Lexemes borrowing a sibling's definition | 17 | 0 | 1,120 |
| Word-form → lexeme links | 611,751 | 1,908,894 | 904,239 |
| Avg. forms per lexeme | 4.80 | 1.75 | 6.42 |
| Avg. lexemes per surface word | 0.16 | 1.29 | 0.21 |
| Definition sources | 9 | 1 | 1 |
Norwegian Bokmål (nb.db)
By part of speech
| Part of speech | Defined / total | % | |
|---|
| Noun |
59,550 / 98,917 |
60.2% |
|
| Adjective |
13,620 / 18,390 |
74.1% |
|
| Verb |
6,904 / 8,371 |
82.5% |
|
| Adverb |
729 / 891 |
81.8% |
|
| Interjection |
215 / 257 |
83.7% |
|
| Preposition |
232 / 252 |
92.1% |
|
| Determiner |
92 / 174 |
52.9% |
|
| Symbol |
55 / 56 |
98.2% |
|
| Pronoun |
35 / 52 |
67.3% |
|
| Subjunction |
38 / 46 |
82.6% |
|
| Abbreviation |
29 / 35 |
82.9% |
|
| Conjunction |
10 / 12 |
83.3% |
|
| Unknown |
1 / 3 |
33.3% |
|
By word length
Every surface word form counted once, at
whatever length it is — not once per lexeme (dictionary sense) the
way the part-of-speech table above is. An undefined lexeme with
several inflected forms shows up several times here.
| Length | Defined / total | % | |
|---|
| 1 |
5 / 5 |
100.0% |
|
| 2 |
182 / 188 |
96.8% |
|
| 3 |
1,313 / 1,433 |
91.6% |
|
| 4 |
4,546 / 6,151 |
73.9% |
|
| 5 |
10,139 / 14,955 |
67.8% |
|
| 6 |
17,694 / 29,826 |
59.3% |
|
| 7 |
25,333 / 54,176 |
46.8% |
|
| 8 |
33,268 / 85,680 |
38.8% |
|
| 9 |
40,442 / 114,105 |
35.4% |
|
| 10 |
43,558 / 127,318 |
34.2% |
|
| 11 |
41,084 / 118,515 |
34.7% |
|
| 12 |
33,495 / 93,957 |
35.6% |
|
| 13 |
25,029 / 70,407 |
35.5% |
|
| 14 |
18,192 / 53,702 |
33.9% |
|
| 15 |
13,122 / 41,415 |
31.7% |
|
By definition source
| Source | Definitions |
|---|
| Ordbok API | 67,840 |
| Derivational grounding (suffix-stripped stem + LLM composition) | 1,562 |
| DBnary (no.wiktionary extraction) | 340 |
| Compound decomposition (Norsk Ordbank leddanalyse + LLM composition) | 232 |
| Hand-written, checked against NAOB for accuracy (wording is original) | 223 |
| Wikidata Lexemes (nb glosses) | 32 |
| Bokmalsordboka / Nynorskordboka (ord.uib.no bulk data) | 28 |
| Hand-written from Norsk Scrabbleforbund's own short-word explanations | 22 |
| Hand-written from general knowledge | 18 |
English (US) (en.db)
By part of speech
| Part of speech | Defined / total | % | |
|---|
| Noun |
680,752 / 681,010 |
100.0% |
|
| Adjective |
195,953 / 196,351 |
99.8% |
|
| Verb |
181,340 / 181,357 |
100.0% |
|
| Adverb |
27,166 / 27,167 |
100.0% |
|
| Interjection |
3,115 / 3,118 |
99.9% |
|
| Preposition |
1,011 / 1,011 |
100.0% |
|
| Pronoun |
841 / 841 |
100.0% |
|
| Contraction |
464 / 464 |
100.0% |
|
| Numeral |
420 / 420 |
100.0% |
|
| Determiner |
388 / 388 |
100.0% |
|
| Conjunction |
356 / 356 |
100.0% |
|
| Symbol |
194 / 194 |
100.0% |
|
| Particle |
161 / 161 |
100.0% |
|
| Prefix |
13 / 13 |
100.0% |
|
| Unknown |
5 / 5 |
100.0% |
|
| Suffix |
1 / 1 |
100.0% |
|
By word length
Every surface word form counted once, at
whatever length it is — not once per lexeme (dictionary sense) the
way the part-of-speech table above is. An undefined lexeme with
several inflected forms shows up several times here.
| Length | Defined / total | % | |
|---|
| 1 |
26 / 26 |
100.0% |
|
| 2 |
606 / 606 |
100.0% |
|
| 3 |
6,710 / 6,710 |
100.0% |
|
| 4 |
16,089 / 16,091 |
100.0% |
|
| 5 |
27,985 / 27,989 |
100.0% |
|
| 6 |
48,727 / 48,744 |
100.0% |
|
| 7 |
75,509 / 75,537 |
100.0% |
|
| 8 |
100,269 / 100,307 |
100.0% |
|
| 9 |
113,924 / 113,977 |
100.0% |
|
| 10 |
112,276 / 112,326 |
100.0% |
|
| 11 |
96,714 / 96,767 |
99.9% |
|
| 12 |
76,816 / 76,865 |
99.9% |
|
| 13 |
57,357 / 57,397 |
99.9% |
|
| 14 |
40,994 / 41,017 |
99.9% |
|
| 15 |
28,095 / 28,112 |
99.9% |
|
| 16 |
18,230 / 18,244 |
99.9% |
|
| 17 |
11,641 / 11,651 |
99.9% |
|
| 18 |
7,087 / 7,095 |
99.9% |
|
| 19 |
4,267 / 4,270 |
99.9% |
|
| 20 |
2,504 / 2,507 |
99.9% |
|
| 21 |
1,461 / 1,461 |
100.0% |
|
| 22 |
871 / 871 |
100.0% |
|
| 23 |
535 / 536 |
99.8% |
|
| 24 |
320 / 320 |
100.0% |
|
| 25 |
227 / 227 |
100.0% |
|
| 26 |
151 / 151 |
100.0% |
|
| 27 |
92 / 92 |
100.0% |
|
| 28 |
84 / 84 |
100.0% |
|
| 29 |
62 / 62 |
100.0% |
|
| 30 |
51 / 51 |
100.0% |
|
| 31 |
25 / 25 |
100.0% |
|
| 32 |
15 / 15 |
100.0% |
|
| 33 |
13 / 13 |
100.0% |
|
| 34 |
8 / 8 |
100.0% |
|
| 35 |
7 / 7 |
100.0% |
|
| 36 |
5 / 5 |
100.0% |
|
| 37 |
3 / 3 |
100.0% |
|
| 38 |
5 / 5 |
100.0% |
|
| 39 |
3 / 3 |
100.0% |
|
| 40 |
2 / 2 |
100.0% |
|
| 42 |
1 / 1 |
100.0% |
|
| 43 |
1 / 1 |
100.0% |
|
| 44 |
1 / 1 |
100.0% |
|
| 45 |
2 / 2 |
100.0% |
|
| 46 |
1 / 1 |
100.0% |
|
| 52 |
1 / 1 |
100.0% |
|
| 53 |
1 / 1 |
100.0% |
|
| 100 |
1 / 1 |
100.0% |
|
By definition source
| Source | Definitions |
|---|
| kaikki.org (English edition) | 1,041,858 |
French (fr.db)
By part of speech
| Part of speech | Defined / total | % | |
|---|
| Noun |
63,002 / 90,813 |
69.4% |
|
| Adjective |
21,469 / 32,976 |
65.1% |
|
| Verb |
12,523 / 13,472 |
93.0% |
|
| Adverb |
2,181 / 2,896 |
75.3% |
|
| Interjection |
218 / 371 |
58.8% |
|
| Pronoun |
64 / 83 |
77.1% |
|
| Preposition |
62 / 82 |
75.6% |
|
| Numeral |
0 / 78 |
0.0% |
|
| Conjunction |
27 / 39 |
69.2% |
|
| Determiner |
13 / 29 |
44.8% |
|
By word length
Every surface word form counted once, at
whatever length it is — not once per lexeme (dictionary sense) the
way the part-of-speech table above is. An undefined lexeme with
several inflected forms shows up several times here.
| Length | Defined / total | % | |
|---|
| 1 |
27 / 57 |
47.4% |
|
| 2 |
304 / 369 |
82.4% |
|
| 3 |
890 / 1,152 |
77.3% |
|
| 4 |
3,088 / 3,467 |
89.1% |
|
| 5 |
9,765 / 10,651 |
91.7% |
|
| 6 |
22,870 / 24,862 |
92.0% |
|
| 7 |
42,167 / 45,992 |
91.7% |
|
| 8 |
64,748 / 71,054 |
91.1% |
|
| 9 |
83,047 / 92,068 |
90.2% |
|
| 10 |
91,371 / 102,553 |
89.1% |
|
| 11 |
88,111 / 99,980 |
88.1% |
|
| 12 |
74,847 / 86,079 |
87.0% |
|
| 13 |
56,725 / 66,320 |
85.5% |
|
| 14 |
38,702 / 46,147 |
83.9% |
|
| 15 |
24,010 / 29,559 |
81.2% |
|
By definition source
| Source | Definitions |
|---|
| kaikki.org French Wiktionary extraction | 96,120 |