# L'Officiel du jeu Scrabble

L'Officiel du jeu Scrabble has been the official dictionary for Francophone Scrabble since January 1, 1990. It is published by Larousse and is often abbreviated to ODS. The current version is ODS 9.

## History

* 1990 : Publication of the ODS 1, replacing the Petit Larousse Illustré (PLI), used as a reference by players until then.
* 1994 : Publication of the ODS 2, with 1500 new entries, correcting the few mistakes and omissions of the previous version.
* 1999 : Publication of the ODS 3, with 2000 new entries.
* 2004 : Publication of the ODS 4, with 750 new entries.
* 2008 : Publication of the ODS 5, with 2500 new entries.
* 2012 : Publication of the ODS 6, with 1550 new entries.
* 2016 : Publication of the ODS 7, with 1570 new entries
* 2020 : Publication of the ODS 8, with 1600 new entries
* 2024 : Publication of the ODS 9, with 750 new entries

## Number of words

| Version | Year | Entries | Words | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
| ODS 1 | 1990 | 56,664 | 344,001 | 73 | 507 | 2,149 | 6,776 | 15,606 | 28,244 | 41,982 | 51,867 | 54,469 | 49,469 | 39,170 | 27,304 | 16,862 | 9,523 |
| ODS 2 | 1994 | 58,154 | 353,526 | 74 | 534 | 2,233 | 6,984 | 16,016 | 28,957 | 43,115 | 53,272 | 55,885 | 50,802 | 40,264 | 28,121 | 17,428 | 9,841 |
| ODS 3 | 1999 | 60,137 | 364,370 | 75 | 560 | 2,319 | 7,184 | 16,396 | 29,611 | 44,109 | 54,620 | 57,412 | 52,357 | 41,696 | 29,273 | 18,309 | 10,449 |
| ODS 4 | 2004 | 60,894 | 369,085 | 75 | 571 | 2,364 | 7,277 | 16,622 | 29,996 | 44,664 | 55,309 | 58,149 | 53,026 | 42,227 | 29,666 | 18,550 | 10,589 |
| ODS 5 | 2008 | 63,419 | 378,989 | 77 | 589 | 2,441 | 7,483 | 17,035 | 30,633 | 45,642 | 56,573 | 59,526 | 54,442 | 43,517 | 30,690 | 19,279 | 11,062 |
| ODS 6 | 2012 | 64,970 | 386,264 | 80 | 610 | 2,509 | 7,645 | 17,318 | 31,070 | 46,329 | 57,467 | 60,487 | 55,436 | 44,468 | 31,491 | 19,892 | 11,462 |
| ODS 7 | 2016 | 66,541 | 393,670 | 80 | 621 | 2,564 | 7,823 | 17,681 | 31,674 | 47,159 | 58,433 | 61,587 | 56,463 | 45,329 | 32,127 | 20,358 | 11,771 |
| ODS 8 | 2020 | 68,125 | 402,325 | 81 | 633 | 2,623 | 7,980 | 17,991 | 32,230 | 48,039 | 59,584 | 62,954 | 57,784 | 46,501 | 32,962 | 20,886 | 12,077 |
N.B. A word and its plural form count as a single entry, but as two words

## New words

* ODS1 (1990)
** 2 letters : BI
** 3 letters : ADO, ALU, BOG, DAW, GOS, LEM, LOG, LOS, MAO, MOB, NIF, OYE, PEC, POP, REZ, RIO, ROS, ZOB
* ODS2 (1994)
** 2 letters : EX
** 3 letters : ASA, BIO, CIF, CUT, FAX, FOG, GÉO, HUN, IBN, IBO, ISO, JAB, KOP, KWA, MAX, MÉO, MIX, MOS, NEM, OLA, OUH, RAC, RAP, TAG, UTE, WOK, YAM
* ODS3 (1999)
** 2 letters : AA
** 3 letters : AAS, ADA, CIS, CRÉ, DIN, DOC, FAF, IPÉ, IXA, IXÉ, JAM, KYU, MOA, MOX, NAY, NÉO, NEY, OUD, RAM, SAX, SPA, TAR, TIP, WEB, YUE, ZEF
* ODS4 (2004)
** 2 letters : none
** 3 letters : ÉWÉ, HUB, MÉL, PAP, SOM, TAF, TAT, WAD, WAP, ZEC, ZUP
* ODS5 (2008)
** 2 letters : BA, BÊ
** 3 letters : AÏD, DOP, DUB, ÉCO, EXO, FAQ, GEX, GUR, KÉA, KRU, MMM, MOR, MUG, OBA, PHÔ, QIN, YET, ZEK
* ODS6 (2012)
** 2 lettres : OM, TO, UD
** 3 lettres : ANI, COM, COX, DAH, DÉO, DZO, FON, KAT, KEN, KET, KOÏ, LED, LUO, NAC, NAN, NIM, SUP, TOF, TOS, UDS, WOH
* ODS7 (2016)
** 2 lettres : none
** 3 lettres : BEU, COT, DEM, EVE, FIU, GIF, LOA, LOL, OIS, OIT, VOC
* ODS8 (2020)
** 2 lettres : QI
** 3 lettres : APP, ARF, BIM, DEJ, DEL, DIP, FIX, GHI, MAG, QIS, RIB, TEF

## Deleted words

* ODS2 : DISCUTAILLEE, S (transitive verb), ECLOSAI-T/AIENT (wrong conjugated forms of ECLORE), EINSTENIUM, S (wrong spelling of EINSTEINIUM) ; GARDIANNE,S (wrong spelling of GARDIANE) ; GEWURTZTRAMINER (wrong spelling of GEWURZTRAMINER) ; IMMUNOGLOBINE, S (wrong spelling of IMMUNOGLOBULINE) ; SUISSESSE, S (considered as a proper noun), THEPHILLIM (wrong spelling of TEPHILLIM).
* ODS3 : BAGAGERIE, S (registered trademark) ; CHAUVISS-AIENT/AIS/AIT/ANT/EZ/ONS (wrong conjugated forms of CHAUVIR) ; COINTREAU, X (registered trademark) ; DRELINS (becomes invariable) ; DRINGS (becomes invariable) ; PIERRADE, S (registered trademark) ; REVEUILLI-EZ/ONS et VEUILLI-EZ/ONS (wrong conjugated forms of REVOULOIR) ; WILLIAMINE,S (registered trademark).
* ODS4 : SEPTICOPYOEMIE, S (wrong spelling of SEPTICOPYOHEMIE).
* ODS5 : CAROMS (wrong spelling of CARROM).
* ODS6 : PLACOPLATRE, S (registered trademark).
* ODS7 : AFFICIONADO (wrong spelling of AFICIONADO), ZODIAC, ONGLERIE (registered trademark).
* ODS8 : NEGRO, SILY, CHINETOQUE