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* {{word|PATAGON}}: Searching takes you to [http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/patagon Patagon] (capitalized) but it is listed under [http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/patacon patacon].
 
* {{word|PATAGON}}: Searching takes you to [http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/patagon Patagon] (capitalized) but it is listed under [http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/patacon patacon].
 
* {{word|PETTIES}}: Searching takes you to [http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/petty petty] (not a noun) but it is listed as a noun under [https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/petti petti].
 
* {{word|PETTIES}}: Searching takes you to [http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/petty petty] (not a noun) but it is listed as a noun under [https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/petti petti].
* {{word|PHOTURIS}}: Capitalized, but also listed without caps in the definition.
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* {{word|PHOTURIS}}: Capitalized, but also listed in bold without an initial capital letter in the definition.
 
* {{word|ROMANITE}}: Searching takes you to [http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/Romanite Romanite] (capitalized) but it is listed under [http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/rumanite rumanite].
 
* {{word|ROMANITE}}: Searching takes you to [http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/Romanite Romanite] (capitalized) but it is listed under [http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/rumanite rumanite].
  
 
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Revision as of 10:56, 11 April 2021

This page lists words which might appear to be invalid but actually are valid. It is, of course, not exhaustive.

  • ATLANTES: Plural of definition 3 of atlas.
  • BUCU: Searching cannot find certain accented characters, it is listed under bussu.
  • DADDED, DADDING: Listed under daud.
  • GINNELLED, GINNELLING: Listed under ginnle.
  • MAUGER, MAUGERED, MAUGERING: Searching does not direct to maugre where its variant spellings (as a verb) can be found in second entry.
  • MEDALISE, MEDALLISE: Searching does not direct to medallize unless MEDALIZE or MEDALLIZE are searched instead, MEDALISE and MEDALLISE have to be allowed on Countdown as per rule that says -ISE/-IZE variants of nouns and verbs need not be specified.
  • MENDON: Searching cannot find certain accented characters, it is listed under mendang.
  • MUJTAHIDUN: Searching cannot find certain accented characters, it is listed under mujtahidūn.
  • MUNSTER: Searching takes you to Munster (capitalized) but it is listed under muenster.
  • NIMBY: Searching takes you to Nimby (capitalized) but it is listed under nembie.
  • PATAGON: Searching takes you to Patagon (capitalized) but it is listed under patacon.
  • PETTIES: Searching takes you to petty (not a noun) but it is listed as a noun under petti.
  • PHOTURIS: Capitalized, but also listed in bold without an initial capital letter in the definition.
  • ROMANITE: Searching takes you to Romanite (capitalized) but it is listed under rumanite.